Few changes seen in ‘Big Five’ personality traits during early days of COVID-19
A new study suggests that adults experienced few changes in “Big Five” personality traits as a result of the initial
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Mental fatigue of multiple sclerosis linked to inefficient recruitment of neural resources
Researchers at Kessler Foundation conducted a pilot study comparing the effects of mental fatigue on brain activation patterns in people
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FDA warns again about dangers of methanol-based hand sanitizers
(HealthDay)—The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is warning consumers not to use alcohol-based hand sanitizers containing methanol, or wood alcohol,
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Adjusting FRAX estimates to account for site of recent fracture
A prior fracture is a well-documented risk factor for future fracture, with the risk highest in the two years following
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Work absences in April highest on record, suggesting under-count of COVID cases
In mid-April, as the COVID-19 epidemic roared through the nation, 2,017,105 jobholders were absent from work because they were ill.
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Large proportion of COVID-19 studies have low-level evidence
(HealthDay)—A large proportion of studies on COVID-19 have a low level of evidence, according to a research letter published online
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Rates of diabetes in pregnancy continue to rise in the Northern Territory
The burden of diabetes in pregnancy has grown substantially in the Northern Territory (NT) over three decades and is contributing
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Discovery of a rare human gene mutation that causes MAIT cells to disappear
A collaboration between Monash Health, the Australian Genomics Health Alliance (AGHA) and researchers at the Monash Biomedicine Discovery Institute has
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Dangerous blood clots form in leg arteries of COVID-19 patients
COVID-19 is associated with life-threatening blood clots in the arteries of the legs, according to a study published in Radiology.
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Physicians give first comprehensive review of COVID-19’s effects outside the lung
After only a few days caring for critically ill COVID-19 patients at the start of the outbreak in New York
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