(HealthDay)—People with asthma can breathe a little easier: New research suggests the condition does not increase your risk of hospitalization due to COVID-19. A review of records from 10 hospitals affiliated with Northwestern Medicine turned up more than 1,500 patients with COVID-19. Of these, 14% had asthma. Using models that accounted for age, sex and ethnicity while adjusting for asthma […]
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Researchers at the Department of Infection and Immunity of the Luxembourg Institute of Health (LIH) have developed LIH383, a novel molecule that binds to and blocks a previously unknown opioid receptor in the brain, thereby modulating the levels of opioid peptides produced in the central nervous system (CNS) and potentiating their natural painkilling and antidepressant properties. Opioid peptides are small […]
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The CDC has released new guidelines for people to stay safe this summer. Some types of community events, gatherings, and activities pose greater risk of SARS-CoV-2 transmission than others, warns the CDC. The less time that people spend in close contact with each other, the less likely they are to contract the virus or pass it to others — especially […]
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The Baudry Lab at The University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH) has identified 125 naturally occurring compounds that have a computational potential for efficacy against the COVID-19 virus from the first batch of 50,000 rapidly assessed by a supercomputer. It’s the first time a supercomputer has been used to assess the treatment efficacy of naturally occurring compounds against the proteins […]
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Study: Oxytocin can lead to aggression It’s long been known that the hormone Oxytocin may enhance positive feelings. But apparently, the so-called “love hormone can cause” aggression. To this end, Researchers have now. Their results could shed new light on the Oxytocin-treatment of various psychiatric disorders of social anxiety and autism to schizophrenia. Oxytocin is a hormone that in humans, […]
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Mexico posted another record one-day increase in confirmed coronavirus cases, with 5,662, while 667 more deaths were reported Thursday. The daily death toll has been hovering around 700 for much of this week, but the daily case load increase has usually remained below 5,000. Mexico now has seen 19,747 confirmed coronavirus deaths and 165,455 confirmed cases. Officials have acknowledged that […]
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A combination of two existing drugs is highly effective against SARS-CoV-2 in cell cultures, researchers in Norway and Estonia have found. In a separate experiment, the researchers used the same cell cultures to show that convalescent blood plasma may be ineffective if the patient donated it 2 months after receiving a diagnosis of COVID-19. This is the respiratory disease that […]
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A case of pink eye is now reason to be tested for COVID-19, according to University of Alberta researchers. Coughing, fever and difficulty breathing are common symptoms of the illness, but a recent case study involving an Edmonton woman and published in the Canadian Journal of Ophthalmology has determined that conjunctivitis and keratoconjunctivitis can also be primary symptoms. In March, […]
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In the first study to look at objective measures of sedentary behavior and cancer mortality, researchers from The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center found that greater inactivity was independently associated with a higher risk of dying from cancer. The most sedentary individuals had an 82% higher risk of cancer mortality compared to the least sedentary individuals. An accelerometer […]
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Researchers at a major Boston academic medical center designed, fabricated, tested, and implemented a reusable face shield for front-line medical staff within a couple of weeks. The work, presented June 18 in the journal Med, was carried out at the Brigham and Women’s Hospital Emergency Department in collaboration with members of the volunteer group Greater Boston Pandemic Fabrication Team (PanFab) […]
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