18-Year Study: Americans Are Eating More Ultra-Processed Foods
18-year study measures increase in industrially manufactured foods that may be contributing to obesity and other diseases. Consumption of ultra-processed foods has increased over the…
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Leprosy Found in Wild Chimpanzees for the First Time
Researchers have confirmed cases of the disease among two unconnected West African populations of chimpanzees, in Guinea-Bissau and the Ivory Coast. Analysis published in the…
COVID-19 Case Estimations From SARS-CoV-2 Genome Mutations
A new study published in Nature Communications reconstructs regional incidence profiles of COVID-19, highlighting the effects of non-pharmaceutical interventions (NPI) and different testing strategies. Daily…
Scientists Warn: Sunscreen That Includes Zinc Oxide Loses Effectiveness and Becomes Toxic After 2 Hours
Sunscreen that includes zinc oxide, a common ingredient, loses much of its effectiveness and becomes toxic after two hours of exposure to ultraviolet radiation, according…
Fluid Dynamics Shows Why You Should Wear Masks Outdoors To Prevent Coronavirus Exposure
Wind blowing in the same direction as a cough can increase viral transmission. As the highly infectious delta variant of the coronavirus continues to spread…
Oxytocin Hormone – Widely Used as an Autism Treatment – Shows No Benefit
Multicenter study finds that oxytocin was safe, but ineffective at boosting social skills among children with autism. Oxytocin, a naturally occurring hormone that acts as…
COVID Patients With High BMI Face Longer ICU Stay and Increased Risk of Death
High BMI independently associated with death and longer ICU stay for COVID patients. Obese patients (BMI >35 kg/m2) were twice as likely to experience a…
The Variant Hunters Film: The Story Behind the Race To Sequence the COVID-19 Virus
The variant hunters are helping us to understand how and why the COVID-19 virus is spreading, allowing us to fight back against the COVID-19 pandemic….
Brain’s White Matter Integrity Disrupted in People With Alzheimer’s Gene Mutation
The structural integrity of the brain’s white matter as measured with an advanced MRI technique is lower in cognitively normal people who carry a genetic…
COVID-19 Pandemic Led to Stark Rise in Depression and Anxiety Disorders Globally
First global estimates of impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on mental health in 2020 suggests additional 53 million cases of major depressive disorder and 76…
Researchers Link Sleep Quality to Mental Illness Using Wrist Activity Trackers
Multiple measures of sleep patterns and sleep efficiency are associated with lifetime diagnoses of mental illness, according to a new study that used wrist accelerometer…
New Genomics Study Unlocks Secrets of the Past To Help Shape Future of Healthcare for Millions
Largest ever Arab genome study from Qatar Genome Research Consortium sheds lights on the population structure and genetic diversity of modern Arab and Middle Eastern…
Farmed Carnivores May Become Hidden “Disease Reservoirs” Posing Risk to Human Health
Carnivorous animals lack key genes needed to detect and respond to infection by pathogens, a study has found. Farming large numbers of carnivores, like mink,…
Research Indicates Problematic Marijuana Use Is Correlated With Poorer COVID-19 Outcomes
Cannabis Use Disorder: Another COVID Risk Factor Should doctors take particular care to talk to patients about the potential dangers of COVID-19 if those patients…
Researchers Find microRNA Warning Signs for Dementia in the Blood
Levels of certain microRNAs indicate risk for cognitive decline. Researchers at the DZNE and the University Medical Center Göttingen (UMG) have identified molecules in the…
Healthcare of the Future: A Cryptography Game-Changer for Biomedical Research at Scale
Predictive, preventive, personalized, and participatory medicine, known as P4, is the healthcare of the future. To both accelerate its adoption and maximize its potential, clinical…
Researchers Find Evidence of Link Between Herpes Simplex (Cold Sores) and Neurodegenerative Diseases
A new study by researchers at University of Illinois Chicago suggests that when the protein optineurin, or OPTN, is present in cells it restricts the…
COVID-19 VOCs – Especially Delta Variant – More Virulent Than Original Strain
A large study from Ontario confirms that SARS-CoV-2 variants of concern (VOCs), especially the Delta variant, are more virulent than the native strain of the…