Cart is empty There may be important regional differences in the response to higher doses of steroids (dexamethasone) for patients with severe COVID-19, according to a recent sub-study of the COVID-STEROID 2 trial.
SARS-CoV-2 igM and igG antibody detection using a colloidal gold immunochromatography assay
The COVID-19 pandemic, which was caused by SARS-CoV-2, has had a significant effect on global public health, economies, and societies worldwide. Serum antibody testing is a critical method for the diagnosis of COVID-19 and can complement RT-PCR in the diagnosis of COVID-19 patients; however, the performance of rapid antibody assays in the clinical setting has not been established.
Study finds long-term outcomes of neonatal listeriosis are mainly due to prematurity rather than infection
Maternal-fetal listeriosis is a severe disease that can lead to miscarriage, premature birth or serious neonatal infection. But what are the long-term consequences of neonatal listeriosis on the health of surviving infants?
FERTILISER FIASCO
IT is ironic that there still is too much confusion about the fertiliser situation in the country at a time when farmers are supposed be in their fields.
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Black men with advanced prostate cancer less likely to receive crucial treatment, study finds
A new study led by investigators at the UCLA Health Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center found Black men diagnosed with more advanced stages of prostate cancer are significantly less likely to be prescribed novel hormone therapy than other racial and ethnic groups—including white or Latino men—despite the therapy being proven to effectively control the growth of prostate tumors and extend the lives of men with the disease.
Novel screening tool and recovery program may help reduce mental health problems after trauma
A novel screening tool helps to identify hospitalized trauma patients at high risk for later mental health problems, and an emotional recovery program for trauma patients is feasible, according to two studies published in the Journal of the American College of Surgeons (JACS).
Study in mice suggests that regular physical activity may prevent obesity-induced cognitive decline
Obesity is a major risk factor for cardiovascular metabolic diseases and neurodegenerative diseases such as dementia. Long-term exercise improves memory and spatial cognition, reduces age-related cognitive decline, and maintains brain volume, but the mechanisms are not fully understood.
Study finds 1 in 2 pre-mixed alcohol products feature misleading nutrition claims
New research shows that alcohol manufacturers are adding nutrition messages to their pre-mixed alcohol products to lure in consumers, a move that public health experts say should prompt regulators to take urgent action to restrict claims.
Research finds that poor quality school buildings are related to schoolchildren’s anxiety
New research has found that a student’s perception of their school building conditions is related to their anxiety. The researchers found that students who had a negative perception of their school’s physical environment reported higher levels of anxiety.
Q&A: The intersection of fertility, Zika, COVID-19, climate conditions, urbanicity and inequality
In 2020, then a sociology professor at the University of Texas at Austin and principal investigator of Decode Zika, Letícia Marteleto was leading a team interviewing 4,000 women in Pernambuco, the Brazilian state hit hardest by the Zika epidemic. When COVID-19 hit, the researchers began to interview women via phone instead of at their homes, and the project expanded into Decode Zika and COVID (DZC).