In a new study, researchers found that half of the patients they treated for mild COVID-19 infection still had coronavirus for up to eight days after symptoms disappeared. The research letter was published online in the American Thoracic Society’s American…
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New study outlines tool that can assess the chance a disease outbreak is of unnatural origins
Did coronavirus mutate from a virus already prevalent in humans or animals or did it originate in a laboratory? As scientists grapple with understanding the source of this rapidly spreading virus, the Grunow-Finke assessment tool (GFT) may assist them with…
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New study uses robots to uncover the connections between the human mind and walking control
Many of us aren’t spending much time outside lately, but there are still many obstacles for us to navigate as we walk around: the edge of the coffee table, small children, the family dog. How do our brains adjust to…
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Coronavirus study that you can all help with as Britain enters lockdown
The streets of the UK are almost empty at the moment, as it was announced that we are all to avoid going outside except for essentials. In what’s being called a lockdown, people are being asked to leave only for…
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Potential treatment for Lyme disease kills bacteria that may cause lingering symptoms, study finds
For decades, the routine treatment for Lyme disease has been standard antibiotics, which usually kill off the infection. But for up to 20% of people with the tick-borne illness, the antibiotics don’t work, and lingering symptoms of muscle pain, fatigue…
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Study: Mother’s gut microbiota may shape metabolism of offspring
A team of researchers affiliated with a large number of institutions across Japan has found that in mice, a mother’s gut microbiota may shape the metabolism of her offspring in later life. In their paper published in the journal Science,…
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Patients Who Quit Smoking Before Weight-Loss Surgery Often Relapse: Study
FRIDAY, Feb. 21, 2020 — Many people who quit smoking before having weight-loss surgery go back to cigarettes after the procedure, a new study finds. Researchers followed 1,770 adults for seven years after they had weight-loss surgery at 10 U.S….
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Study finds key mechanism for how typhoid bacteria infects
A new study has uncovered key details for how the Salmonella bacteria that causes typhoid fever identifies a host’s immune cells and delivers toxins that disrupt the immune system and allow the pathogen to spread. The findings, published Feb. 21…
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Study Connects Body Shaming Teen Girls With Increased Alcohol & Drug Use
Living in a human body (especially as a woman/femme person) can be a fraught experience. For teen girls, navigating interpersonal relationships, puberty and the ever-present pressures to try and have bodies that look a certain way can understandably have lasting…
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Most coronavirus infections are mild, says Chinese study
Most people infected by the new coronavirus in China have mild symptoms, with older patients and those with underlying conditions most at risk from the disease, according to a study by Chinese researchers. The disease has now killed nearly 1,900…
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