COVID Lockdown Wellbeing: Children Who Spent More Time in Nature Fared Best
Children from less affluent backgrounds are likely to have found COVID-19 lockdowns more challenging to their mental health because they experienced a lower connection with…
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Research Shows High Effectiveness of Mix-and-Match COVID-19 Vaccines
People who had received a first dose of the Oxford-AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine and received an mRNA vaccine for their second dose had a lower…
Immune Responses From 3 Different COVID-19 Vaccines Compared Over 8 Months
Strong antibody response to mRNA vaccines declined over an eight-month follow-up period; lower initial response to single-shot Ad26 vaccine remained stable over time, research shows….
New Nutrient Profiling System: Ranking Healthfulness of Foods From First to Worst
New nutrient profiling system, most comprehensive and science-based to date, clears up confusion to benefit consumers, policymakers. A scientific team at the Friedman School of…
Cross-Protective COVID Immunity: One Coronavirus Vaccine Can Provide Broad Immunity Against Other Coronaviruses
Study is the first to demonstrate cross-protective immunity by vaccines. Northwestern Medicine scientists have shown for the first time that coronavirus vaccines and prior coronavirus…
Persistent “Long COVID” Symptoms Suffered by More Than Half of People Diagnosed With COVID-19
Half of COVID survivors experience lingering symptoms six months after recovery. More than half of the 236 million people who have been diagnosed with COVID-19…
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…
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…
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….
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…
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…
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…
“Twindemic” Threat: Ominous Flu Season Paired With COVID – What You Need To Know About Vaccination
As winter looms and hospitals across the U.S. continue to be deluged with severe cases of COVID-19, flu season presents a particularly ominous threat this…
New Research Calls Into Question Popular COVID Test
Study questions popular COVID test, proposes new marker of disease severity. Researchers from Skoltech, U.S. companies VirIntel and Argentys Informatics, and two Russian Academy of…
New Vaccination Strategy Developed That Could Prevent Future Coronavirus Outbreaks
Researchers in Japan have developed a vaccination strategy in mice that promotes the production of antibodies that can neutralize not only SARS-CoV-2 but a broad…
Poor Oral Health May Impact COVID-19 Severity, Especially for Heart Patients
Oral health can be an additional, modifiable risk factor for high risk COVID-19 patients. The correlation between poor oral health and COVID-19 severity, as well…