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Smoking cessation therapy for hospitalized patients may help avoid many premature deaths

Smoking cigarettes causes 480,000 premature deaths each year in the United States, due mainly to a two-fold risk of cardiovascular disease and a 20-fold risk of lung cancer. Although smoking rates have declined dramatically, there are currently 35 million smokers in the U.S.

25 Mar 2021

New xylem filters can remove bacteria and viruses from contaminated drinking water

The interiors of nonflowering trees such as pine and ginkgo contain sapwood lined with straw-like conduits known as xylem, which draw water up through a tree's trunk and branches.

25 Mar 2021

New recommendations to improve “mother's own milk” for premature infants

For premature infants who can't breastfeed on their own, "mother's own milk" (MOM) is by far the best nutrition. There's an urgent need for effective ways to increase the relatively low rates of MOM feeding for preterm infants born to Black and Hispanic mothers.

25 Mar 2021

Researchers are testing wearable devices to detect early Alzheimer's, other neurodegenerative diseases

The development of a wearable to detect early Alzheimer's and other neurodegenerative diseases years before symptoms show has taken a step closer to reality today, as UK charity Alzheimer's Research UK announces a partnership with Boston University that will see the first digital data flowing into its global Early Detection of Neurodegenerative diseases (EDoN) initiative.

25 Mar 2021

New initiatives expand COVID-19 saliva-based testing to underserved schools in Illinois

The University of Illinois System, with a $1.4 million grant from The Rockefeller Foundation, announces the expansion of its SHIELD Illinois and SHIELD CU COVID-19 testing initiatives to help safely reopen underserved K-12 schools in communities across the state using the covidSHIELD test, an innovative, saliva-based test developed at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign.

24 Mar 2021

Wellness program for residents produces reductions in burnout risks

With heavy workloads and high professional and personal demands, medical residents in training - and those in urology residency programs - face a high risk of burnout.

24 Mar 2021

School-based telehealth could help improve access to care for underserved children

Many children of low-income families across the country do not have access to quality health care. Lack of health care can have a domino effect, affecting educational outcomes in the classroom.

24 Mar 2021

Research reveals varied experiences of people involved in maternity care during COVID-19 pandemic

Doctors, midwives and midwifery students were more concerned about their exposure to COVID-19 while at work than the women receiving maternity care in the same settings, while the partners of those women reported feeling isolated because of changes to the way care was provided, new Curtin University research has found.

24 Mar 2021

Delaying second doses of COVID-19 vaccines can reduce positive cases

Delaying second doses of COVID-19 vaccines should reduce case numbers in the near term; however, the longer term case burden and the potential for evolution of viral ‘escape’ from immunity will depend on the robustness of immune responses generated by natural infections and one or two vaccine doses, according to a study from McGill University and Princeton University published today in Science.

24 Mar 2021

Researchers develop “Crisis Standards of Care” policy to address ethical issues

During a public health crisis like the COVID-19 pandemic, U.S. hospitals need to allocate scarce medical resources in an equitable manner, according to clinicians and ethicists at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine.

24 Mar 2021

Study shows how surveillance-based informative testing mitigates COVID-19 spread

While COVID-19 cases may be on the decline, the virus is still prevalent nationwide, and higher education institutions need to prepare for a successful 2021 academic year.

24 Mar 2021

Research identifies ways to prevent coronavirus spread to the nervous system

A number of studies have shown that human coronaviruses, including SARS-CoV-2 which causes COVID-19, appear to attack neurons and the nervous system in vulnerable populations.

23 Mar 2021

‘Press 1 for English’: Vaccination sign-ups prove daunting for speakers of other languages

In late February, a week after Virginia launched a centralized website and call center for covid-19 vaccine preregistration, Zowee Aquino alerted the state to a glitch that could prove fatal for non-English speakers trying to secure a shot.

23 Mar 2021

Indiana school goes extra mile to help vulnerable kids weather pandemic

After Covid-19 forced Olivia Goulding's Indiana middle school to switch back to remote learning late last year, the math teacher lost contact with many of her students.

23 Mar 2021

Researchers use new approach to detect COVID-19 in wastewater

There are many ways to test municipal wastewater for signs of the virus that causes COVID-19, but scientists in Houston have determined theirs is the best yet.

23 Mar 2021

Swiss research shows clusters of SARS-CoV-2 infection are rare within school classes

Researchers from Switzerland recently presented the results of a longitudinal cohort study they conducted in the city of Zurich. The prospective cohort study's key objective was to analyze the longitudinal changes in SARS-CoV-2 seroprevalence and assess the clustering of seropositive children in school classes from June to November 2020 in Zurich, Switzerland.

23 Mar 2021

Most cancer patients with COVID-19 produce antibodies at a rate comparable to general population

Most people with cancer who are infected by the novel coronavirus produce antibodies at a rate comparable to the rest of the population--but their ability to do so depends on their type of cancer and the treatments they've received, according to a new study by researchers at Montefiore Health System and Albert Einstein College of Medicine.

22 Mar 2021

students News and Research

Smoking cessation therapy for hospitalized patients may help avoid many premature deaths

New xylem filters can remove bacteria and viruses from contaminated drinking water

New recommendations to improve “mother's own milk” for premature infants

Researchers are testing wearable devices to detect early Alzheimer's, other neurodegenerative diseases

New initiatives expand COVID-19 saliva-based testing to underserved schools in Illinois

Wellness program for residents produces reductions in burnout risks

School-based telehealth could help improve access to care for underserved children

Research reveals varied experiences of people involved in maternity care during COVID-19 pandemic

Delaying second doses of COVID-19 vaccines can reduce positive cases

Researchers develop “Crisis Standards of Care” policy to address ethical issues

Study shows how surveillance-based informative testing mitigates COVID-19 spread

Research identifies ways to prevent coronavirus spread to the nervous system

‘Press 1 for English’: Vaccination sign-ups prove daunting for speakers of other languages

Indiana school goes extra mile to help vulnerable kids weather pandemic

Researchers use new approach to detect COVID-19 in wastewater

Swiss research shows clusters of SARS-CoV-2 infection are rare within school classes

Most cancer patients with COVID-19 produce antibodies at a rate comparable to general population

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