An investigation of SARS-CoV-2 infection in diabetic pregnancies

In a new study published in the journal BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth, researchers discuss the basic and clinical science of the potential inter-relationships between diabetes mellitus and coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) in pregnancies. Study: SARS-CoV-2 in diabetic pregnancies: a systematic scoping review. Image Credit: Halfpoint / Shutterstock.com About the study Both COVID-19 and diabetes mellitus are pandemic. Increased severity of […]

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Brain's motor cortex may play a larger role in Parkinson’s disease, study reveals

The role of neuron and dopamine loss in Parkinson's Disease (PD) has long been recognized by neuroscientists. However, how dopaminergic modulation affects brain regions involved in the control of voluntary movement remains a subject of investigation. Researchers in the Department of Neurobiology and Behavior in the College of Arts and Sciences and the Renaissance School of Medicine at Stony Brook […]

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Study: Children’s screen time surged during pandemic

Children have been spending almost triple the recommended amount of screen time during the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a new Western-led study. Published in the Journal of Affective Disorders Reports, the research found that, on average, children had nearly six hours of screen time each day. Some children in the study were on their screens even longer, at a staggering […]

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Study identifies new potential drug target for pneumonia

Researchers at Karolinska Institutet in Sweden report that a recently discovered inflammatory mediator, interleukin-26, appears to have an important role in pneumonia and contributes to the killing of bacteria. The study is published in the scientific journal Frontiers in Immunology. Bacterial lung infection affects both children and adults worldwide, and pneumonia remains a common cause of premature death in many […]

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“My body isn't a progress board“: The real impact of tracking your body’s data

Tracking your body’s metrics is popular in the fitness world, but it’s not useful for everyone.  The fitness industry is a world obsessed by numbers. Bodyweight, macros, step counts, kilograms… We’re regularly encouraged to monitor these things, whether by wearing a fitness tracker, downloading an app or keeping a journal.  I’ve never been totally against tracking as a general concept. There […]

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