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New risk factors linked to increased risk of COVID-19 infection

April 3, 2021 (COVID-19), Factors, Increased, Infection, Linked, New, of, risk, to

As the COVID-19 pandemic lingers, researchers have found associations between certain lifestyle factors and a person’s risk of getting infected.

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Company at heart of J&J vaccine woes has series of citations

April 3, 2021 at, citations, Company, has, heart, J&J, of, Series, vaccine, Woes

The company at the center of quality problems that led Johnson & Johnson to discard an unknown amount of its

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Researchers demonstrate first human use of high-bandwidth wireless brain-computer interface

April 2, 2021 brain-computer, demonstrate, First, high-bandwidth, Human, interface, of, Researchers, Use, wireless

Brain-computer interfaces (BCIs) are an emerging assistive technology, enabling people with paralysis to type on computer screens or manipulate robotic

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Increased rates of organ damage after discharge from hospital with COVID-19

April 2, 2021 (COVID-19), after, damage, discharge, From, hospital, Increased, of, organ, rates, with

People discharged from hospital after COVID-19 appear to have increased rates of organ damage (“multiorgan dysfunction”) compared with similar individuals

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UK variant hunters lead global race to stay ahead of COVID

April 1, 2021 ahead, Covid, global, hunters, lead, of, race, Stay, to, UK, variant

On March 4, 2020, when there were just 84 confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the U.K., professor Sharon Peacock recognized

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Mysteries of malaria infections deepen after human trial study

March 31, 2021 after, deepen, Human, infections, malaria, mysteries, of, study, trial

Scientists have discovered that tracking malaria as it develops in humans is a powerful way to detect how the malaria

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Care home residents gain 62% protection from single dose of COVID-19 vaccine

March 31, 2021 (COVID-19), 62%, care, dose:, From, gain, home, of, protection, residents, single, vaccine

A single dose of either the Oxford-AstraZeneca or Pfizer vaccines gives residents of care homes substantial protection against SARS-CoV-2 infection

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High risk of acute kidney injury in patients undergoing treatment for infected total knee replacement

March 30, 2021 acute, for, high, in, infected, injury, kidney, Knee, of, patients, replacement, risk, total, treatment, Undergoing

Acute kidney injury (AKI) occurred in nearly 20 percent of patients who underwent surgery with implantation of antibiotic-loaded “spacers” and

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During the first wave of the coronavirus pandemic, older adults left home predominantly for physical exercise

March 29, 2021 adults, Coronavirus, during, exercise, First, for, home, left, of, Older, pandemic, physical, predominantly, the, wave

In spring 2020, when the first wave of the coronavirus pandemic hit Finland, older adults drastically reduced their out-of-home activities.

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People gave up on flu pandemic measures a century ago when they tired of them – and paid a price

March 25, 2021 –, A, ago, and, century, flu, gave, measures, of, on, paid, pandemic, people, Price, them, They, Tired, up, when

Picture the United States struggling to deal with a deadly pandemic. State and local officials enact a slate of social-distancing