coronavirus health news sept 2020

Scientists develop model to determine
which US states are in a second wave of
coronavirus
Scientists have developed a mathematical model to
determine whether or not US states are in a ‘second
surge period’...
Fewer than 40% of Americans plan to get
a coronavirus vaccine as soon as one is
available
Fewer than 40% of Americans plan to get a
coronavirus vaccine as soon as one is available,
new survey finds as Trump pushes...
FDA will make it harder for COVID-19
vaccines to get approved
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is
expected to issue new, tougher requirements for its
approval of a coronavirus...
CDC advises Americans to not trick-ortreating
or to costume parties in new
coronavirus guidance
Halloween is canceled: CDC advises Americans to
not go trick-or-treating or to costume parties but to
stay home and carve...
Exercising regularly and not smoking can
have a dramatic effect on your lifespan
study shows
Healthy habits could add EIGHT YEARS to your life:
Exercising regularly and not smoking can have a
dramatic effect on your...
UV-C light is effective for killing COVID-19
on N95s, study demonstrates
Researchers say the outside and inside of the
facemasks were decontaminated in a prototype
phototherapy unit that dispenses...
Why children ARE more protected from
severe COVID-19 than adults
Children may be protected from coronavirus by the
portion of the immune system that we have from
birth, a new study finds. Researchers...
COVID-19 mortality rates higher among
men than women
“The COVID-19 pandemic has revealed a striking
gender bias with increased mortality rates in men
compared with women...
Test, isolate, communicate: Keys to
controlling a COVID-19 outbreak in a
long-term care facility
A new study led by Carl Shrader, a physician and
researcher in the Department of Family Medicine in
the West Virginia University...
Who’s Tweeting about scientific
research? And why?
Scientists candidly tweet about their unpublished
research not only to one another but also to a
broader audience of engaged...
Is rheumatoid arthritis two different
diseases?
Rheumatoid arthritis is the most common type of
autoimmune arthritis, caused when the immune
system attacks healthy cells...
Small increase in risk of autism seen for
pre- and post-term births
The causes of ASD are complex and remain
unresolved, but they likely involve both genetic and
environmental factors. Some...
Nationwide study shows disparities in
COVID-19 infection for Black and
Hispanic people
Previous research suggests that people from racial
and ethnic minority backgrounds are at greater risk
of severe or deadly...
Complications from diabetes linked to
worse memory, IQ in children
DKA happens when diabetes goes undiagnosed or
is poorly managed. With DKA, blood sugar gets very
high as acidic substances...
COVID opens a partisan gap on voting by
mail
Before the pandemic, there wasn’t any difference in
the rates at which Democratic and Republican
voters actually cast...
Study shows light therapy is safe and
may benefit patients with TBI
BOSTON – Light therapy is safe and has
measurable effects in the brain, according to a
pioneering study by researchers...
Global change ecologist leads NASA
satellite study of rapid greening across
Arctic tundra
IMAGE: The study is the first to measure vegetation
changes across the Arctic tundra, from Alaska and
Canada to Siberia,...
Having high cholesterol levels early in life
leads to heart problems by middle age
Having elevated cholesterol during the teens or
early twenties increases a person’s risk of having a
heart attack,...
News coverage in Chicago
disproportionately devalues Black and
Mount Sinai researchers develop COVID-
19 mortality prediction model
IMAGE: Evaluation results for test datasets 1 (A)
and 2 (B) are shown here in terms of the ROC
curves obtained, as...
Stanford researchers combine CAT scans
and advanced computing to fight
wildfires
IMAGE: A piece of burning wood shown in X-ray
(left) and CAT scan (right). view more Credit:
Emeric Stephane...
Stanford psychologists investigate
COVID-19’s mental toll on teenagers