February 6, 2021
So far, many more women have gotten vaccinated in Philadelphia than men, according to city health department data. Women account for 2 of every 3 vaccine recipients in Philly, making up 66% out of about 150k total doses administered. The gender imbalance, which holds true across the state and nation, has to do with who is eligible to get the shot right now, health officials say. Philadelphia Health Commissioner Thomas Farley said the early skew was expected “The vast majority of those in our database that have been vaccinated so far are health care workers,” Farley said last week, “which are more likely to be women.” Health care workers made up the entire first group of vaccine recipients in Philadelphia — Phase 1A.
Why 2 of 3 people who’ve gotten the COVID vaccine so far in Philly are women
February 4, 2021
It’s pretty easy to spot differences between the two people on these positron emission tomography (PET) scans. In the scan of the male individual on the left, you see lots of small, dark spots around the neck and shoulders. But you can’t see any on the female on the right. What’s the explanation? Is this a sex difference? No! Brown fat! This energy-burning type of fat happens to show up as small, dark spots in the neck and shoulder area on PET scan studies. So, as these scans reveal, the individual on the left possesses an abundance of brown fat, while the person on the right has essentially none. This wide range of difference in abundance is true for both men and women.
Large Study Reveals Prevalence, Health Benefits of Brown Fat
February 4, 2021
WGHI Women's Health Research Pilot Grant Program awarded two research projects in 2021. This award is made possible though donations and gifts, and in partnership with the Indiana Clinical and Translational Sciences Institute (CTSI).
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February 3, 2021
This funding opportunity announcement (FOA) invites research projects that seek to model the underlying mechanisms, processes, and trajectories of social relationships and how these factors affect outcomes in health, illness, recovery, and overall wellbeing. Both animal and human subjects research projects are welcome. Researchers proposing basic science experimental studies involving human participants should consider the companion FOA PAR-21-144 "Research on Biopsychosocial Factors of Social Connectedness and Isolation on Health, Wellbeing, Illness, and Recovery (R01 Basic Experimental Studies with Humans Required)".
February 3, 2021
Researchers have developed a computerized adaptive screener to identify youth at risk for attempting suicide. The screener, called the computerized adaptive screen for suicidal youth (CASSY), consists of 11 questions on average and correctly identified 82.4% of youth who went on to attempt suicide in the three months following screening. The results suggest this screener could serve as an easy-to-use way for providers to detect youth suicide risk in emergency department settings. The findings, funded by the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH), part of the National Institutes of Health, appear in the journal JAMA Psychiatry.
Computerized adaptive screener may help identify youth at risk for suicide
February 2, 2021
People with measurable levels of brown fat were less likely to have type 2 diabetes, cardiovascular disease, heart failure, or high blood pressure. Brown fat appeared to be protective even if people were overweight or obese, highlighting its potential as a target for disease prevention.
February 2, 2021
Research in mice showed that gut bacteria use an essential amino acid to protect the host from invading pathogens. The results could aid efforts seeking alternatives to antibiotics.
February 2, 2021
Two safe and highly effective COVID-19 vaccines are now available in the United States. All Boilermakers, especially the most vulnerable, are strongly encouraged to receive the two-dose vaccine as soon as they are eligible as part of their continued commitment to protect themselves, protect others and protect Purdue.
February 2, 2021
The SARS-CoV-2 virus mutates fast. That’s a concern because these more transmissible variants of SARS-CoV-2 are now present in the U.S., U.K. and South Africa and other countries, and many people are wondering whether the current vaccines will protect the recipients from the virus. Furthermore, many question whether we will we be able to keep ahead of future variants of SARS-CoV-2, which will certainly arise.
February 2, 2021
The W.H.O. and the C.D.C. provide differing views, and experts partly blame a lack of data because expectant mothers have been excluded from clinical trials.
