Those bereaved during pandemic inform national end of life care survey
The first national UK study focused on those bereaved during the COVID-19 pandemic has found individualised, compassionate palliative care is challenging, but not impossible.
Category: Health
Gene protection for COVID-19 identified
The first evidence of a genetic link explaining why some people who catch COVID-19 don’t become sick has been discovered.
Study: Intense teen romance, controlling parents predictors for high blood pressure in adulthood
New research from the University of Virginia has found that teens who have intense romantic relationships to the exclusion of self-discovery and healthy friendships may face...
Why are some COVID test results false positives, and how common are they?
Two COVID-19 cases previously linked to Melbourne’s current outbreak have now been reclassified as false positives.
Why some diabetics don’t take their medication
University of Otago research into what helps and hinders people with type 2 diabetes correctly taking, and continuing to take, metformin, features in New Zealand Medical...
3D genome structure influences cancer
For the first time, scientists have examined how the three-dimensional (3D) structure of a patient’s genome can contribute to bladder cancer and pediatric brain tumors, according...
Guppy research shows ADHD drugs can affect later generations
By studying guppies, scientists at the University of Toronto and Florida State University found that behaviors affected by methylphenidate hydrochloride (MPH) – the active ingredient in...
Bacteria are connected to how babies experience fear
Why do some babies react to perceived danger more than others? According to new research from Michigan State University and the University of North Carolina, Chapel...
COVID vaccination less effective for those with rheumatic, musculoskeletal diseases
Johns Hopkins Medicine researchers recently reported that while two doses of a vaccine against SARS-CoV-2—the virus that causes COVID-19—confers some protection for people who have received...
Study: Sudden hearing loss not associated with COVID-19 vaccination
In a new study, Johns Hopkins Medicine researchers have tried to address recent reports that sudden sensorineural hearing loss—a condition that occurs as a result of...
