Nature may improve mental health amid COVID-19 pandemic
Photo Cred: Sebastian Voortman/Pexels By Katherine Shagoury Nature around one’s home may help mitigate some of the negative mental health effects of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, according to a...
Read MoreConnection between household chemicals, gut microbiome, researchers find
Photo Cred: Karolina Grabowska/Pexels By Katherine Shagoury Researchers from Washington State University found a correlation between the levels of bacteria and fungi in the gastrointestinal tract of children and the...
Read MoreProviding social support services for patients with diabetes may improve outcomes
Photo Cred: Giang Vu/Unsplash By Katherine Shagoury New research reveals a perceived lack of support from family and friends affects a patient’s ability to manage type 2 diabetes, according to...
Read MoreAir pollution may make coronavirus more severe for some patients
Photo Cred: Lukas Kloeppel/Pexels By Katherine Shagoury Long-term exposure to urban air pollution may have made the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) more deadly for some, according to a new study by...
Read MoreIndoor airborne spread of COVID-19 supported in new study
Photo Cred: CHUTTERSNAP/Unsplash By Katherine Shagoury New research from the University of Georgia supports growing evidence for airborne transmission of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) in enclosed spaces, as described in...
Read MoreFew in population developed COVID-19 antibodies in first wave, research suggests
Photo Cred: Nout Gons/Pexels By Katherine Shagoury A cross-sectional, nationwide analysis of more than 28,000 patients on dialysis in the United States found that fewer than 10 percent of U.S....
Read MoreResearchers predict COVID-19 will eventually become seasonal virus
Photo Cred: Aaron Burden/Unsplash By Katherine Shagoury The novel coronavirus (COVID-19), the illness caused by the SARS-CoV-2 virus, will likely become seasonal in countries with temperate climates, but only when...
Read MoreNew research identifies proteins that could prevent COVID-19 transmission through placenta
Photo Cred: Freestocks/Unsplash By Katherine Shagoury Researchers from Boston Medical Center’s Maxwell Finland Laboratory for Infectious Diseases identified properties in placenta tissue that may play an important role in preventing...
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