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UrduInflammatory bowel disease (IBD)–including Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis–often affects women of childbearing age. A study published in Alimentary Pharmacology & Therapeutics compared the health of pregnant and non-pregnant women with IBD. The study included 2,058 Korean women with IBD…
Therapy dogs may help lower emergency clinicians’ stress
New research published in Academic Emergency Medicine indicates that for physicians and nurses working evening shifts in the emergency department, interacting with a therapy dog for several minutes may help lower stress. In the 122-participant study, emergency providers randomized to…
Restricting sleep may affect emotional reactions
In a recent Journal of Sleep Research study, participants perceived pleasant and neutral pictures in a more negative way when their sleep was restricted for several nights in a row. In the study, participants were tested the morning after 5…
Building a bean that resists leafhoppers
Leafhoppers are tiny insects. They are only about 3 millimeters long, smaller than a grain of rice. But they can cause big damage to crops, including beans. In temperate areas, leafhoppers can cause bean crop losses of up to 20…
Revolutionary new method for dating pottery sheds new light on prehistoric past
A team at the University of Bristol has developed a new method of dating pottery which is allowing archaeologists to date prehistoric finds from across the world with remarkable accuracy. The exciting new method, reported in detail today in the…
Off-the-shelf artificial cardiac patch repairs heart attack damage in rats, pigs
Researchers from North Carolina State University have developed an “off-the-shelf” artificial cardiac patch that can deliver cardiac cell-derived healing factors directly to the site of heart attack injury. In a rat model of heart attack, the freezable, cell-free patch improved…
‘Fake news’ increases consumer demands for corporate action
New research finds that “fake news” inspires consumers to demand corrective action from companies – even if the company is a victim of the fake news story. The study also supports the idea that most people feel they are better…
Top NAU microbiologist joins COVID-19 Genomics Union to track virus
Team will use genomic sequencing to track new coronavirus, provide critical data for global biomedical researchers and give Arizona an edge in responding to the pandemic
Promising advance in depression research
Identification of key protein may lead to more effective anti-depressants
McGill researchers identify correlation between MBI and Alzheimer’s
Study could serve as screening tool for early diagnosis of dementia
Origins of Earth’s magnetic field remain a mystery
The existence of a magnetic field beyond 3.5 billion years ago is still up for debate
New ‘refrigerator’ super-cools molecules to nanokelvin temperatures
Technique may enable molecule-based quantum computing
When antireflux surgery is needed to treat GERD after endoscopy
New Rochelle, NY, April 8, 2020–Researchers report a growing awareness of gastroesophageal reflux problems among patients who undergo endoscopic, nonsurgical treatment for esophageal achalasia, frequently requiring future surgical intervention. Peroral endoscopic myotomy (POEM) has been a treatment of choice for…
Migration: What does it mean to be vulnerable?
EU funded project will examine how nine countries in Europe, North America, Africa, and the Middle East address the vulnerabilities affecting migrants.
That 10 pounds you gain while sheltering in place may be a risk, even if you lose it when we return
Lots of people give themselves permission to gain a few pounds during a stressful time such as COVID-19 sheltering in place. Because they know they will take it off when the new “normal” returns. But allowing your weight to fluctuate,…
Study reveals strongest predictors of menhaden growth in the Gulf of Mexico and Atlantic
New research suggests that large-scale environmental factors influence the size of one of the ocean’s most abundant forage species. Recently, scientists from LSU, NOAA, the University of Southern Mississippi and the University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science evaluated large-scale…
An experimental study demonstrates the effectiveness of online learning
High-quality online courses are no less effective than traditional classes when it comes to student learning outcomes. Online courses provide an opportunity to expand access to high-quality education without increasing costs: the number of students that universities will be able…
NASA finds very heavy rainfall in major tropical cyclone Harold
On April 8, Tropical Cyclone Harold is a major hurricane, a Category 4 on the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale, as it exits Fiji and heads toward the island of Tonga. NASA used satellite data to calculate the rainfall generated by…
Bristol leads archaeologists on 5,000-year-old egg hunt
Research reveals surprising complexity of ancient ostrich egg trade
Climate change could cause sudden biodiversity losses worldwide
A warming global climate could cause sudden, potentially catastrophic losses of biodiversity in regions across the globe throughout the 21st century, finds a new UCL-led study. The findings, published today in Nature , predict when and where there could be…
Public policies push schools to prioritize creating better test-takers over better people
UB-led study finds school principals prioritized academics at the cost of job skills and student self-esteem, self-awareness
The Lancet: Modelling study estimates impact of relaxing control measures on possible second wave of COVID-19 in China
Use of real-time monitoring of COVID-19 transmissibility and severity to fine-tune control strategies offers best chance to minimise second wave of infection in mainland China, outside Hubei province
The Lancet Gasteroenterology & Hepatology: First clinical trial finds probiotic treatment with dead bacteria is better than placebo at alleviating symptoms of irritable bowel syndrome
Probiotic bacteria that have been killed by heat can significantly improve symptoms of irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) compared to placebo, and are not associated with any safety risk, according to a new 12-week, randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled clinical trial with 443…
Rice chemist wins grant to simplify drug design
Fed award to László Kürti will support sophisticated, simplified drug precursors
Amazonian crops domesticated 10,000 years ago
As agriculture emerged in early civilizations, crops were domesticated in four locations around the world — rice in China; grains and pulses in the Middle East; maize, beans and squash in Mesoamerica; and potatoes and quinoa in the Andes. Now,…
New fossil from Brazil hints at the origins of the mysterious tanystropheid reptiles
New species named after Tolkien’s Aragorn hints at early southern evolution for these reptiles
Exploring mechanisms of resistance to HIV in people with sickle cell disease
Cell studies reveal differences in immune markers, but no difference in infection susceptibility
Whether marijuana helps with pain is unclear, study suggests
Daily users with severe pain report worsening health
A bad egg does good for its mother
Study finds damaged fertilized egg sends signal that helps mother live a longer healthy life
Testing asymptomatic individuals to assess COVID-19 spread in Luxembourg
The ‘CON-VINCE’ study kicks off
Children of parents with mental illness have higher risk of injuries
Children to parents suffering from mental illness have a higher risk of injuries than other children, according to a study by researchers at Karolinska Institutet in Sweden. The risk is elevated up to 17 years of age and peaks during…
Parents’ mental illness linked to heightened risk of child injury
The risk is particularly high during the first year of a child’s life
AGS COVID-19 policy brief offers roadmap for care of older adults in nursing homes
In a policy brief published today in its namesake journal (DOI: 10.1111/jgs.16477), the American Geriatrics Society (AGS) offered a roadmap to guide federal, state, and local governments addressing COVID-19 concerns for a critical–and critically impacted–group: Older adults in nursing homes…
COVID-19 news from Annals of Internal Medicine
All coronavirus-related content published in Annals is free
Ménière’s disease: New clinical practice guideline
To enhance diagnostic accuracy and treatment
Does long-term exposure to air pollution lead to a steeper rate of cognitive decline?
MINNEAPOLIS – People who live in urban areas with higher levels of air pollution may score lower on thinking and memory tests and may also lose cognitive skills faster over time, or it is possible they also may not, according…
National online education platforms could make STEM degrees more affordable, Russia-based study shows
Online education platforms scale college STEM instruction with equivalent learning outcomes at lower cost
Study questions impact of pregnancy-related programme on stillbirth rates
Clinicians in many countries are using what’s known as the Growth Assessment Protocol (GAP) to monitor fetal growth in pregnant women. Some reports state that the programme may be linked with reduced rates of stillbirth, but rigorous studies have not…
Impulse for research on fungi
Fungi play an important role for mankind. In the soil, they decompose dead organic material, making it accessible to plants as a nutrient. In industrial biotechnological plants, fungi produce vast quantities of chemicals and food every day. In addition, fungi…
Researchers discover new information on interstellar magnetic field in solar neighborhood
An international research team led by the Department of Physics and Astronomy at the University of Turku, Finland, mapped the interstellar magnetic field structure and interstellar matter distribution in the solar neighbourhood. The results of the study have been published…
First study on the health conditions of adults one month into COVID-19 lockdown
Early evidence of people’s health conditions after one-month of lockdown in China
Carbon emission scheme ‘succeeding despite low prices’
A European Union (EU) programme aimed at reducing carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions has made significant progress despite low prices in carbon markets, according to a study at the Universities of Strathclyde and Pittsburgh. Under the EU’s Emissions Trading System (ETS),…
New tool helps gather useful genetic information obtained from blood, skin tissues
Researchers at CHOP and University of Pennsylvania developed an online tool to refine results from RNA sequencing obtained from clinically accessible tissues
COVID-19 critical care bed modelling study: potential shortage in Canada
A national modelling paper predicting the number of available ICU beds across Canada during the COVID-19 pandemic suggests that self-isolation will likely not be enough to keep demand from exceeding supply. It is published in CMAJ ( Canadian Medical Association…
Potential harms of chloroquine, hydroxychloroquine and azithromycin for treating COVID-19
Chloroquine, hydroxychloroquine and azithromycin are being used to treat and prevent COVID-19 despite weak evidence for effectiveness, and physicians and patients should be aware of the drugs’ potentially serious adverse events, states a review in CMAJ ( Canadian Medical Association…
Loss of smell in patient with COVID-19
What The Study Did: The case of a patient with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) whose main symptom was a loss of smell without nasal obstruction is reported in this article. Authors: Michael Eliezer, M.D, of Lariboisière University Hospital in Paris,…
Examining association of preoperative metformin, surgical outcomes in patients with diabetes
What The Study Did: Metformin is the most commonly prescribed noninsulin medication for type 2 diabetes and this observational study examined postoperative death and hospital readmission among adults with type 2 diabetes who had a prescription for metformin before major…
Differences by race/ethnicity in stage at diagnosis, treatment, survival for cancers
What The Study Did: Data for 950,000 black, white, Asian and Hispanic patients in the U.S. diagnosed with prostate, ovarian, breast, stomach, pancreatic, lung, liver, esophageal, or colorectal cancers were analyzed to examine differences by race and ethnicity in stage…
COVID-19 in children in Spain
What The Study Did: Describes testing for and treatment of children with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) in Madrid. Authors: Alfredo Tagarro, Ph.D., M.D., of the Hospital Infanta Sofía de San Sebastián de los Reyes in Madrid, Spain, is the corresponding…
Belle II yields first results in search of the Z’ boson
The Belle II experiment started about one year ago. Physical Review Letters has now published the initial results of the detector. The work deals with a new particle in the context of dark matter, which accounts for about 25 percent of the universe.