coronavirus health news aug 2020

elderly
New research published today in The Journal of
Physiology shows that nitrate improves function in
the diaphragm, the muscle...
Half of parents report butting heads with
child’s grandparent over parenting
IMAGE: Clashes over parenting choices and
enforcing parents’ rules can cause major strife
between a child’s...
Scientists further cowpea research–
boosting canopy CO2 assimilation, wateruse
efficiency
Crops grow dense canopies that consist of several
layers of leaves–the upper layers with younger sun
leaves and the...
Gender parity & heart failure research:
Female authors could mean more female
participants
PHILADELPHIA– While about a quarter of
physicians and researchers working in advanced
heart failure (HF) and transplant...
IMAGE: UK academics and clinicians have
collaborated to develop a diagnostic definition of the
widely recognised but...
Effects of nutrient pollution in marine
ecosystems are compounded by human
activity
Excessive nutrients, such as nitrogen and
phosphorus, have devastating effects on coastal
marine ecosystems by causing algal...
New Guidelines for Phage Preparation
Can Accelerate Lifesaving Treatment
When clinicians resort to phage therapy for patients
who don’t respond to antibiotics, the patients are
usually very...
Preliminary study of 300-plus COVID-19
patients suggests convalescent plasma
therapy effective
From March 28, when Houston Methodist became
the first academic medical center in the nation to
infuse critically ill COVID-19...
A new, 20-minute assay for COVID-19
diagnosis
The findings, published in the Journal of Medical
Microbiology, show the rapid molecular test called
N1-STOP-LAMP, is 100%...
Global deaths due to smokeless tobacco
are up by a third, according to new study
The research, from the University of York, comes at
a time when there are concerns that spitting — a
behaviour common...
Task force examines role of mobile health
technology in COVID-19 pandemic
The technologies — including wearable sensors,
electronic patient-reported data and digital contact
tracing —...
Scientists identify the order of COVID-
19’s symptoms
Knowing the order of COVID-19’s symptoms may
help patients seek care promptly or decide sooner
than later to self-isolate,...
Frequently used serology test may not
detect antibodies that could confirm
protection against reinfection of COVID-
19, study shows
The results, published today in JCI Insight, highlight
findings from a quantitative serological enzymelinked
immunosorbent...
Monolayer transition metal
dichalcogenide lens for high resolution
imaging
IMAGE: Schematic of femtosecond laser fabrication
of a monolayer TMDC lens. Inset: (i) AFM image of
a monolayer TMDC...
Targeting the LANDO pathway holds a
potential clue to treating Alzheimer’s
disease
IMAGE: Bradlee Heckmann, Ph.D., of St. Jude
Immunology view more Credit: St. Jude Children’s
Research...
WTF, when will scientists learn to use
fewer acronyms?
Have you heard of DNA? It stands for Do Not
Abbreviate apparently. Jokes aside, it’s the most
widely used acronym...
Native trees thrive in teak plantations and
may protect the Panama Canal
IMAGE: Teak (Tectona grandis) plantation at the
Agua Salud Project. view more Credit: Jorge
Alemán, STRI Native...
Program achieves 85% reduction in
malaria cases, but does not eliminate the
disease
IMAGE: Mass drug administration campaign against
malaria in Magude, Mozambique. view more Credit:
ISGlobal The...
Comparing ICD-10 Codes With Electronic
Medical Records Among Patients With
COVID-19 Symptoms
What The Study Did: The goal of this study was to
compare International Statistical Classification of
Diseases and Related...
Patients’ access to opioid treatment
cumbersome
Cardiovascular risk factors tied to COVID-
19 complications and death
IMAGE: Cardiovascular risk profile of hospitalized
COVID-19 patients. Each line represents the result
of the meta-analysis...
A light bright and tiny: NIST scientists
build a better nanoscale LED