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Pattern even more pronounced among heavy users (20 out of preceding 30 days). Recent cannabis use is linked to extremes of nightly sleep duration —…
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A new opinion piece published online in the Annals of the American Thoracic Society provides an exhaustive examination of the ethics of using hospital resources…
Research uses data from the Canadian Longitudinal Study on Aging (CLSA). The COVID-19 pandemic has had a significant impact on the mental health of older…
Researchers say the device can tell with 95% percent accuracy if someone has a virus, a significant improvement over current rapid tests. University of Central…
‘Plague skeptics’ are wrong to underestimate the devastating impact that bubonic plague had in the 6th–8th centuries CE, argues a new study based on ancient…
Results confirm that protection wanes with time and suggest a third (booster) dose might be warranted A study published by The BMJ finds a gradual…
A chewing gum laced with a plant-grown protein serves as a “trap” for the SARS-CoV-2 virus, reducing viral load in saliva and potentially tamping down…
New study models future SARS-CoV-2 mutations and forecasts their ability to evade immune defenses developed by vaccines and antibody-based treatments. Since the study was completed,…
Vaccines are effective in decreasing hospitalization and deaths from COVID-19 infection but the emergence of viral variants of concern may diminish their efficacy. A study…
Having an elevated resting heart rate in old age may be an independent risk factor of dementia, according to a study at Karolinska Institutet in…