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New study to accelerate early detection of COVID-19 in healthcare professionals

The West Virginia University Rockefeller Neuroscience Institute, WVU Medicine, and smart ring maker Oura Health today (April 8) announced a national study designed to accelerate early detection of the COVID-19 virus symptoms and contagiousness.

8 Apr 2020

A simple fix to increase breathing devices for COVID-19 patients

Engineers and scientists in Leeds, UK, have developed a way to turn a sleep apnea machine into a ventilator to treat people with COVID-19.

8 Apr 2020

Life in refugee camps causes havoc on the health of many children

Greek and Norwegian researchers have conducted a study on the health conditions in six refugee camps in Greece.

8 Apr 2020

Early bedtime may help reduce children's risk of becoming overweight or obese

Going to bed early and following a consistent bedtime routine may help reduce children's risk of becoming overweight or obese, according to a new study published in Acta Paediatrica.

8 Apr 2020

Baby's brain consolidates details of individual experience during sleep

The brain is permanently exposed to new impressions. Even when sleeping, it does not rest and processes recent experiences.

7 Apr 2020

Study identifies six self-care strategies to combat clinician burnout

Staffing and equipment shortages and other issues related to the COVID-19 pandemic add to the long-standing challenges to reduce burnout among nurses, physicians and other healthcare professionals.

7 Apr 2020

Study reveals how serotonin balances communication within the brain

Our brain is steadily engaged in soliloquies. These internal communications are usually also bombarded with external sensory events.

7 Apr 2020

How to sleep better during coronavirus lockdown

We are all facing restrictions in a bid to minimize the transmission rate and impact of COVID-19, but there is no denying that life in lockdown is hard.

7 Apr 2020

Do video games make children fatter?

A new study published in the journal JAMA Pediatrics in April 2020 reports that children who use video games for more extended periods before the age of 5 years may be slightly fatter by the age of 14 if they also drink sugary drinks and have irregular bedtimes.

6 Apr 2020

Feel good music to lighten the lockdown and soothe self-isolation

A University professor - who is also a DJ and a global leader in the study of pop music - has drawn up a series of playlists that aim to lighten the lockdown and soothe self-isolation.

6 Apr 2020

ATS releases new guidance to help clinicians manage COVID-19 patients

An American Thoracic Society-led international task force has released a guidance document to help clinicians manage COVID-19 patients in the face of a worldwide pandemic and minimal empirical evidence to guide treatment.

6 Apr 2020

Wearing facemasks in public could help protect from COVID-19

Wearing a face-mask while out-and-about on public transport, in shops and in crowded places could help protect people from COVID-19 - according to new research from the University of East Anglia.

6 Apr 2020

‘Staying away from grandma’ isn’t an option in multigenerational homes

The Walker family never thought having an age range of 3 to 96 under the same roof would be risky.

6 Apr 2020

Coronavirus pandemic affecting the Earth's movement

The coronavirus disease (COVID-19) global pandemic has changed many things across the globe bringing chaos to lives and economies. However, efforts to curb the spread of the virus, have lowered pollution levels, carbon emissions, and oceans and rivers appear cleaner. Now, it seems that the lockdown efforts have also affected the planet's movement.

5 Apr 2020

Researchers identify the most common characteristics of fatal COVID-19 cases

In a new study, researchers identified the most common characteristics of 85 COVID-19 patients who died in Wuhan, China in the early stages of the coronavirus pandemic.

3 Apr 2020

New study overturns ‘snapshot’ model of cell cycle accepted since 1974

Cells have a big decision: Should they replicate or sleep? Healthy cells can go either way. Cancer cells' replication switches are stuck in the 'on' position.

2 Apr 2020

Study shows efficacy of parent-based treatment for childhood anxiety

A study in the Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, published by Elsevier, reports that an entirely parent-based treatment, SPACE (Supportive Parenting for Anxious Childhood Emotions), is as efficacious as individual cognitive-behavioral therapy for the treatment of childhood and adolescent anxiety disorders.

2 Apr 2020

Scientists work on early alert system for COVID-19

To better understand early signs of coronavirus and the virus' spread, physicians around the country and data scientists at UC San Diego are working together to use a wearable device to monitor more than 12,000 people, including thousands of healthcare workers.

1 Apr 2020

Study identifies three unknown genetic mechanisms that cause myopia

Three previously unknown genetic mechanisms have been discovered in causing myopia otherwise known as short or near-sightedness, finds a new study.

1 Apr 2020

Teen marijuana use associated with insomnia later on

Smoke a lot of weed as a teenager, and when you reach adulthood you'll be more likely to have trouble falling or staying asleep, according to a new University of Colorado Boulder study of more than 2,000 twins.

31 Mar 2020