What if a message from a stranger was enough to change the course of your life? That’s exactly what happened to Katheryn Abbatuan, 30, and her partner, Robin Thelander, 35. The couple were on holiday in Scandanavia in June 2019 when an older man in a cafe approached them and wrote a message on a napkin, holding his view of […]
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Penn State University has reported that 28 students across its campuses have tested positive for the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) in the span of one week. According to the data from the Penn State University's COVID-19 dashboard released on Friday, 14 students tested positive for COVID-19 after the school performed 4,474 asymptomatic tests between August 21 and 27. Meanwhile, 14 others […]
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Low socioeconomic families—and particularly women—experienced increased financial hardship, food insecurity, domestic violence and mental health challenges during COVID-19 lockdown measures in Bangladesh, a new research study shows. In the first study of its kind, Australian and Bangladeshi researchers documented the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic and associated lockdown measures on the wellbeing of women and their families in rural Bangladesh. […]
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One year after the diagnosis of low-grade malignant brain tumor, a University of Gothenburg study shows, just under three people in ten were in full-time employment. Another year later, the proportion remained below half. For this young patient group, returning to work is a key health factor. Every year, some 100 people in Sweden are diagnosed with low-grade brain tumor […]
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Using a novel technique which enables high resolution imaging of damaged lung tissues, scientists have found the changes caused by severe Covid-19 in the structure of the organ’s blood vessels and air sacs, findings that may support the development of new treatment methods against the disease. In the study, published in the journal eLife, the scientists developed a new X-ray […]
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(HealthDay)—Young people seldom say a food or drink is “too sweet.” A new study suggests that may be because they’re less sensitive to sugar than adults and prefer more of it. Researchers found that compared to adults, kids and teens needed 40% more sugar in a solution to detect sweetness. The researchers also found that young people have a bigger […]
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Antibodies that people make to fight the new coronavirus last for at least four months after diagnosis and do not fade quickly as some earlier reports suggested, scientists have found. Tuesday’s report, from tests on more than 30,000 people in Iceland, is the most extensive work yet on the immune system’s response to the virus over time, and is good […]
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The University of Alabama reported Friday that an additional 481 students have tested positive for COVID-19, bringing the total to more than 1,000 infections since students returned to campus for the fall. The University of Alabama System released new numbers on its dashboard of cases for all three campuses. The additional 481 cases on the Tuscaloosa campus were reported between […]
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As countries around the world race to develop a vaccine for SARS-CoV-2, the virus responsible for COVID-19, researchers are working to understand exactly how it causes the myriad of symptoms that seem to linger long after active viral infection. In a study published in scientific journal PNAS, researchers led by Osaka University identified an effective treatment for the deadly over-activation […]
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A new study in people with acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) has found a link between a low diversity of fungi in their lungs and their likelihood of developing severe disease. New research has found that the inflammatory cascade associated with ARDS is linked to a low diversity of fungi in a person’s lungs. The findings, which the scientists are […]
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