High antiviral antibody levels may herald pediatric COVID-19 complication

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Measuring blood antibody levels against SARS-CoV-2 may distinguish children with multisystem inflammatory syndrome (MIS-C), which appears to be a serious but rare complication of viral infection, say researchers at Emory University School of Medicine and Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta. Children with MIS-C had significantly higher levels of antiviral antibodies—more than 10 times higher—compared to children with milder symptoms of COVID-19, […]

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How birth control, girls’ education can slow population growth

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Widespread use of contraceptives and, to a lesser extent, girls’ education through at least age 14 have the greatest impact in bringing down a country’s fertility rate. Education and family planning have long been tied to lower fertility trends. But new research from the University of Washington analyzes those factors to determine, what accelerates a decline in otherwise high-fertility countries. […]

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Adeoye named head of new emergency medicine department

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Opeolu M. Adeoye, MD, a noted leader and physician-scientist whose research focuses on improving outcomes for patients who have suffered strokes or other injuries to the brain, has been named head of the newly established Department of Emergency Medicine at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis. Adeoye, whose appointment will begin Feb. 1, also will become the inaugural […]

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Almost 14 million U.S. adults vape, with use rising fastest in young

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(HealthDay)—The number of Americans using electronic cigarettes is soaring, especially among youth, a new study finds. Nearly 14 million U.S. adults vaped in 2018, up from just over 11 million adults in 2016. The increase was seen in all socioeconomic groups, the researchers found. “An increasing number of individuals are using e-cigarettes, especially in the younger age groups, which suggests […]

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Powerful drug discovery protocol for autism is accelerating the development of new treatments

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A sensitive and reliable new protocol for assessing social deficits in animal models of autism and certain psychiatric conditions is expediting the search for effective treatments. Developed by University at Buffalo researchers, the new protocol is described in a paper published today in Nature Protocols. “The protocol we developed is facilitating studies on social behaviors and mental disorders related to […]

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Dylon warns against bath dye pranking trend

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Prank videos are as old as the internet itself, like the OG video of the old man watching the countryside-driving-then-scary-girl-jumps-out clip or, of course, rickrolling. Each year or so, though, a dubious prank video pops up that actually could end up being quite worrying if it catches on to the general public. The most recent of these stems from YouTuber […]

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