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Yale School of Public Health and Tevogen Bio partner to expand school's regulatory sciences program

The Yale School of Public Health is partnering with Tevogen Bio, a clinical stage biotechnology company, on a major expansion of the school's regulatory sciences program.

14 Jul 2021

Antidepressants may lower risk of death, complications in people with diabetes and depression

People with diabetes and depression who take antidepressants may have a lower risk of death and of serious diabetes complications, according to a new study published in the Endocrine Society's Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism.

14 Jul 2021

High individual-level variability in SARS-CoV-2 shedding may explain superspreading

Researchers in the United States have provided a high-resolution description of the viral dynamics involved in acute infection with severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) – the agent that causes coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19).

14 Jul 2021

Prenatal exposure to air pollution associated with poor academic skills in childhood

Children exposed to elevated levels of air pollution may be more likely to have poor inhibitory control during late childhood and poor academic skills in early adolescence, including spelling, reading comprehension, and math skills.

13 Jul 2021

Study examines asymptomatic, presymptomatic and symptomatic transmission dynamics of SARS-CoV-2

A new preprint, available on the medRxiv* server, describes how researchers found at least a third of infected individuals to be asymptomatic, but that a fifth of them successfully passed on the virus to others. In comparison, about a quarter of symptomatic cases did so, especially when the symptoms included fever, cough and shortness of breath. In these circumstances, up to 30% of them transmitted the virus.

13 Jul 2021

California takes a nibble at offering food stamps to undocumented immigrants

One week the food pantry had frozen crabmeat; other weeks, deli meat or plant-based "meat." The week before the Fourth of July, there was no meat at all, and a reminder that the pantry would be closed the next two weeks.

13 Jul 2021

Teen volunteers get a foot in the door for nursing home careers

Jasmine De Moya, 17, has dreamed for years of working in the medical field, and she yearned to spend time with older people, missing her grandparents, who live in the Dominican Republic.

13 Jul 2021

Study highlights mainstream news media’s role in public health communication during the pandemic

A study by Nanyang Technological University, Singapore has found that as the type of COVID-19 misinformation rectified by Singapore's mainstream news media evolved over the course of the pandemic, the role played by the media in debunking those myths became increasingly important to citizens in the nation's fight to manage the outbreak.

12 Jul 2021

People's desire to live into older ages reduced by hypothetical adverse life scenarios

A new study sheds light on how the specter of dementia and chronic pain reduce people's desire to live into older ages.

12 Jul 2021

UCR scientists receive additional federal funding to boost research on brain injury

Earlier this year, Viji Santhakumar, an associate professor of molecular, cell and systems biology at the University of California, Riverside, received funding from the National Institute of Neurological Disaster and Stroke of the National Institutes of Health, or NIH, to further pursue research on moderate concussive brain injury.

12 Jul 2021

Students at Lewis Katz School of Medicine stand to benefit from new $1 million NIGMS grant

Rapid evolution in the field of biomedical research demands well-trained scientists. Adapting biomedical research training programs to keep up with the increasingly complex and interdisciplinary nature of the field, however, presents complex challenges for higher-education institutions.

12 Jul 2021

Real-life romantic couples more likely to begin as friends, study finds

Movies and television often show romance sparking when two strangers meet. Real-life couples, however, are far more likely to begin as friends. Two-thirds of romantic relationships start out platonically, a new study in Social Psychological and Personality Science finds.

12 Jul 2021

Study: Diet rich in fermented foods boosts microbial diversity, decreases inflammation

A diet rich in fermented foods enhances the diversity of gut microbes and decreases molecular signs of inflammation, according to researchers at the Stanford School of Medicine.

12 Jul 2021

Researchers receive NIH grant to explore how imaging can help predict atrial fibrillation recurrence

A team led by researchers from Cleveland Clinic and Case Western Reserve University have received a $2.95 million grant over four years from the National Institutes of Health to explore how imaging can be used to predict the risk of atrial fibrillation recurrence.

12 Jul 2021

Men exhibit more bullying behaviors than women in academic medical settings

A greater proportion of men than women exhibit bullying behaviors during medical training and academic practice, and only a minority of victims report their experiences, suggests new research published in the online journal BMJ Open.

12 Jul 2021

UArizona-led center receives $3 million NSF grant to advance at-home health care technology

The last two decades have seen an uptick in people choosing to monitor their health using wearable technologies such as Fitbits and Apple Watches.

9 Jul 2021

Study: 55% of university students have tried plant-based meat alternative

Fifty-five percent of Midwest university students had tried a plant-based meat alternative and attributed this choice to the enjoyment of new food, curiosity about the products, and environmental concern, according to a new study in the Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior, published by Elsevier.

8 Jul 2021

students News and Research

Yale School of Public Health and Tevogen Bio partner to expand school's regulatory sciences program

Antidepressants may lower risk of death, complications in people with diabetes and depression

High individual-level variability in SARS-CoV-2 shedding may explain superspreading

Prenatal exposure to air pollution associated with poor academic skills in childhood

Study examines asymptomatic, presymptomatic and symptomatic transmission dynamics of SARS-CoV-2

California takes a nibble at offering food stamps to undocumented immigrants

Teen volunteers get a foot in the door for nursing home careers

Study highlights mainstream news media’s role in public health communication during the pandemic

People's desire to live into older ages reduced by hypothetical adverse life scenarios

UCR scientists receive additional federal funding to boost research on brain injury

Students at Lewis Katz School of Medicine stand to benefit from new $1 million NIGMS grant

Real-life romantic couples more likely to begin as friends, study finds

Study: Diet rich in fermented foods boosts microbial diversity, decreases inflammation

Researchers receive NIH grant to explore how imaging can help predict atrial fibrillation recurrence

Men exhibit more bullying behaviors than women in academic medical settings

UArizona-led center receives $3 million NSF grant to advance at-home health care technology

Study: 55% of university students have tried plant-based meat alternative

Kids misusing soft drinks to corrupt SARS-CoV-2 tests

Repurposed drugs for COVID-19 treatment identified through virtual screening and cell-based assays

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How the Arts Reshape Brain Function: Susan Magsamen on the Future of Neuroaesthetics

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