March 1, 2021
A new study from University of Kansas journalism & mass communication researchers examines what influences people to be susceptible to false information about health and argues big tech companies have a responsibility to help prevent the spread of misleading and dangerous information.
STUDY EXAMINES WHAT MAKES PEOPLE SUSCEPTIBLE TO FAKE HEALTH NEWS
March 1, 2021
Extreme rainfall associated with climate change is causing harm to babies in some of the most forgotten places on the planet setting in motion a chain of disadvantage down the generations, according to new research in Nature Sustainability.
March 1, 2021
By analyzing the genome of tens of thousand people, a team has discovering similarities between the genetic bases of anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa or binge-eating disorder, and those of psychiatric disorders. Eating disorders differ in their genetic association with anthropometric traits. Thus, genetic predisposition to certain weight traits may be a distinctive feature of anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa or binge-eating disorder.
March 1, 2021
Higher consumption of fruits and vegetables is associated with a lower risk of death in men and women, according to data representing nearly 2 million adults. Five daily servings of fruits and vegetables, eaten as 2 servings of fruit and 3 servings of vegetables, may be the optimal amount and combination for a longer life. These findings support current U.S. dietary recommendations to eat more fruits and vegetables and the simple public health message “5-a-day.”
The right “5-a-day” mix is 2 fruit and 3 vegetable servings for longer life
March 1, 2021
A new paper published online in the Annals of the American Thoracic Society discusses how smoking may affect risk for COVID-19 and the types of research that are needed to better understand the link between smoking and COVID-19 risk.
Paper addresses research needed to understand smoking and COVID-19
March 1, 2021
A new study provides evidence that COVID-19 patients' heart damage is caused by the virus invading and replicating inside heart muscle cells, leading to cell death and interfering with heart muscle contraction. The researchers used stem cells to engineer heart tissue that models the human infection and could help in studying the disease and developing possible therapies.
COVID-19 can kill heart muscle cells, interfere with contraction
March 1, 2021
As we take time this Women's History Month to celebrate the inspiring contributions of women who helped shape the world, I think of the many scientists, advocates, and policymakers who helped improve the lives of millions through advances in women’s health research.
Exceptional Individuals and Strong Collaborations Drive Advances in Women’s Health
February 26, 2021
The rush for scientific understanding of the novel coronavirus has focused on biological mechanisms: how people get infected, the response of the human body, and the fastest path to a vaccine. As an aerosol scientist, Tami Bond went a different route, convening a research team that would treat the virus like any other aerosol. This team set out to quantify the dynamics of how aerosols like viruses travel from one person to another, under different circumstances.
Indoors, outdoors, 6 feet apart? Transmission risk of airborne viruses can be quantified
February 25, 2021
When women undergo breast imaging shortly after receiving a COVID-19 vaccine in the arm, their tests may show swollen lymph nodes in the armpit area. Radiologists say that this is usually a normal finding, and if there are no other concerns, no additional imaging tests are needed unless the lymph nodes remain swollen for more than six weeks after vaccination. The team has published an approach to help avoid delays in both vaccinations and breast cancer screening.
What to do when a mammogram shows swollen lymph nodes in women just vaccinated for COVID
February 25, 2021
Purdue University is committed to in-person learning, and the school is leaning on the brainpower of its researchers to find cutting-edge ways to manage the pandemic on campus. A new study is underway—with mostly Boilermakers enrolled—to see if smartwatches could provide the earliest clues that the wearer could be developing COVID-19, even before the first hint of a symptom. The work is the first step toward a possible method to monitor students’ health en masse; they could be handed a smartwatch, much like a basic school supply, or perhaps use their own device to provide their biometric data as an early indicator that they might be getting sick.
