In the midst of the coronavirus pandemic, two human factors are battling it out: awareness of the virus’s severe consequences and fatigue from nine months of pandemic precautions. The results of that battle can be seen in the oddly shaped case, hospitalization, and fatality-count graphs, a new study suggests. The tension between awareness and fatigue can lead to case-count plateaus, […]
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Researchers from the University of Missouri School of Medicine have discovered a treatment combination that significantly reduces tumor growth and extends the life span of mice with liver cancer. This discovery provides a potentially new therapeutic approach to treating one of the leading causes of cancer-related death worldwide. A cancer translational research team consisting of physicians, and basic scientists created […]
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Switzerland announced Tuesday it had secured an additional three million doses of the Moderna vaccine as it tries to hedge its bets between rival COVID-19 jabs. “Since the development and availability of COVID-19 vaccines is subject to a great deal of uncertainty, the government is pursuing various options,” the Federal Office of Public Health said in a statement. Switzerland has […]
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Before having my son, I told myself I would be the most disciplined person ever. I would not spoil him. He would have distinct times for naps, meals, and play. Boy, was I kidding myself. In reality, it’s impossible to be so rigid, especially with babies. And even as they grow into toddlers and certain things stabilize, there’s always change […]
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If we are ever to return to some semblance of normality, then the world’s population needs to be immune to SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19. But with so many different vaccines in production, questions are undoubtedly going to be raised, such as can I still have a vaccine if I have been involved in a trial testing other versions? […]
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The close proximities and confined spaces of the dental office environment in a pandemic pose a host of potential health risks, and it may be even more problematic in dental schools and other large dental offices with similar cubicle set-ups. It’s a situation University of Michigan engineers have sought to make safer by analyzing the transport of aerosols within the […]
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We suspect that the new game Serena Williams and her daughter Olympia Ohanian played in their home on Monday is one kids and their parents around the world have invented in 2020, whether we planned it this way or not. The 3-year-old gave her mother a pretend COVID-19 test — because this is what normal looks like to her. “What […]
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A recent preclinical study from scientists at Sunnybrook Research Institute, Canadian Blood Services and the University of Toronto has demonstrated that focused ultrasound improves the delivery of intravenous immunoglobulin (IVIg), a blood product composed of antibodies from healthy donors, previously shown to have potential in treating a subgroup of patients with Alzheimer’s disease. The study has been published in the […]
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This week, Britain makes history as the first country to start distributing the Covid-19 vaccine created by American drugmaker Pfizer and Germany’s BioNTech. This feels like the moment we have been waiting for – the golden solution to months of uncertainty, fear, loss, and restrictions on our lives. But there are some who have expressed reluctance about taking the vaccine. Notably, […]
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A new study published in The Career Development Quarterly looked for potential links between negative or dysfunctional career thoughts and the quality of parental relationships in high school students with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). In the study of 102 adolescents (76 boys, 26 girls) with ADHD, male participants’ dysfunctional career thoughts were related to their relationships with their mothers. Those who […]
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