Unintended Consequences of COVID Mask Mandates
Governments need to be careful about the messaging around compulsory mask wearing to ensure the policy is fully effective, say researchers. When officials in Bangladesh…
Governments need to be careful about the messaging around compulsory mask wearing to ensure the policy is fully effective, say researchers. When officials in Bangladesh…
The Omicron variant was detected for the first time in South Africa in November 2021 and has since spread to many countries. It is expected…
In order to fight the COVID-19 pandemic in the long term, it is crucial to understand why one SARS-CoV-2 variant prevails over another. An international…
A huge unmet need exists for therapeutic targets to prevent or delay metastasis of breast cancer to the brain, the leading cause of death from…
Resilience to stress and differential symptoms correlate with regional changes in the brain. A recent study links anxiety behavior in rats, as well as post…
Tim Cope and Nick Housley unravel the neural pathways behind complex sensory and motor side effects of chemotherapy. Severe and persistent disability often undermines the…
Exercise not only trains the muscles but can also prevent the development of fatty liver. A new study by the German Center for Diabetes Research…
Ontario saw nine times more emergency department (ED) visits per month for cannabis poisonings in young children under the age of 10 after Canada legalized…
Enhanced nerve transmission seen in older adults who remained active. When elderly people stay active, their brains have more of a class of proteins that…
Declines in physical activity linked to poorer mental health, higher stress. For the new year, parents might want to resolve to get more exercise –…
Registry data reveals safety of COVID-19 vaccines in people with rheumatic and musculoskeletal diseases. COVID-19 is the disease caused by infection with the SARS-CoV-2 virus….
Women receiving one dose of a COVID-19 vaccine during a single menstrual cycle had an increase in cycle length of nearly one day, compared to…
Cedars-Sinai Investigators Found Evidence of an Overactive Immune Response. Infection with the virus that causes COVID-19 can trigger an immune response that lasts well beyond…
Among adults with a certain type of bleeding stroke, those who used marijuana within the last 3-30 days were more than twice as likely to…
Study shows toxin from anthrax microbe affects pain in mice. Anthrax has a scary reputation. Widely known to cause serious lung infections in humans and…
With help from 2,000 Framingham Heart Study participants, BU researchers studied how much being sedentary, walking, and routine exercise impacts fitness. Exercise is healthy. That…
Products popular among glasses-wearers during masked pandemic. The anti-fogging sprays and cloths many people use to prevent condensation on their eyeglasses when wearing a mask…
Disulfiram, a treatment for alcoholism, may cut severe SARS-CoV-2 infection, reduce likelihood of dying from COVID-19. As the COVID-19 pandemic continues, there’s a need for…