Epidemiology
Common viruses may be triggering the onset of Alzheimer's disease

Common viruses may be triggering the onset of Alzheimer's disease

by Tufts UniversityVaricella zoster virus (VZV), which commonly causes chickenpox and shingles, activates herpes simplex virus (HSV) from dormancy in neural tissue grown in vitro, which then lead

Common viruses may be triggering the onset of Alzheimer's disease

by Tufts UniversityVaricella zoster virus (VZV), which commonly causes chickenpox and shingles, activates herpes simplex virus (HSV) from dormancy in neural tissue grown in vitro, which then lead
Researchers discover new bacterial strain causing widespread newborn deaths and disease in Uganda

Researchers discover new bacterial strain causing widespread newborn deaths and disease in Uganda

by Yale UniversityPaenibacillus spp associated with PIH using 16S metagenome sequencing (A) Proportions of 16S reads mapped to the ten most common genera by patient for the PIH (left) and NPIH (r

Researchers discover new bacterial strain causing widespread newborn deaths and disease in Uganda

by Yale UniversityPaenibacillus spp associated with PIH using 16S metagenome sequencing (A) Proportions of 16S reads mapped to the ten most common genera by patient for the PIH (left) and NPIH (r
Researchers find financial strain due to COVID-19 pandemic took significant toll on adolescent mental health

Researchers find financial strain due to COVID-19 pandemic took significant toll on adolescent mental health

by Children's Hospital of PhiladelphiaLongitudinal Mediation analysis examining the pathway between household wage loss reported in May–June 2020 and youth depressive symptoms reported in May

Researchers find financial strain due to COVID-19 pandemic took significant toll on adolescent mental health

by Children's Hospital of PhiladelphiaLongitudinal Mediation analysis examining the pathway between household wage loss reported in May–June 2020 and youth depressive symptoms reported in May
Listening to youth voices was missing in the COVID-19 pandemic response, researchers say

Listening to youth voices was missing in the COVID-19 pandemic response, researchers say

by Negin Riazi, Jessica A. Goddard, Karen A. Patte, Terrance J. Wade and Valerie Michaelson,The ConversationCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainThe new school year has brought aboutanother in

Listening to youth voices was missing in the COVID-19 pandemic response, researchers say

by Negin Riazi, Jessica A. Goddard, Karen A. Patte, Terrance J. Wade and Valerie Michaelson,The ConversationCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainThe new school year has brought aboutanother in
Study identifies emerging illnesses from COVID-19 in children

Study identifies emerging illnesses from COVID-19 in children

by National Jewish HealthCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainA National Jewish Health led study finds that children who develop shortness of breath after COVID-19 infection have evidence of peripher

Study identifies emerging illnesses from COVID-19 in children

by National Jewish HealthCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainA National Jewish Health led study finds that children who develop shortness of breath after COVID-19 infection have evidence of peripher
New evidence for optimizing malaria treatment in pregnant women

New evidence for optimizing malaria treatment in pregnant women

by Infectious Diseases Data ObservatoryMother with baby. Credit: Susan Elden, DFIDThe research, published today inThe Lancet Infectious Diseasesis the fruit of joint project between invest

New evidence for optimizing malaria treatment in pregnant women

by Infectious Diseases Data ObservatoryMother with baby. Credit: Susan Elden, DFIDThe research, published today inThe Lancet Infectious Diseasesis the fruit of joint project between invest
Crowded homes, poor neighborhoods linked to COVID-19

Crowded homes, poor neighborhoods linked to COVID-19

by Columbia University Irving Medical CenterCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainA study of nearly 400 pregnant women in New York City is among the first to show that lower neighborhood socioeconomic

Crowded homes, poor neighborhoods linked to COVID-19

by Columbia University Irving Medical CenterCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainA study of nearly 400 pregnant women in New York City is among the first to show that lower neighborhood socioeconomic
Many mothers may have delayed or abandoned plans for additional children because of COVID-19 pandemic

Many mothers may have delayed or abandoned plans for additional children because of COVID-19 pandemic

by NYU Langone HealthCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainNearly half of New York City mothers who had been trying to become pregnant again before the coronavirus pandemic began stopped in the first

Many mothers may have delayed or abandoned plans for additional children because of COVID-19 pandemic

by NYU Langone HealthCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainNearly half of New York City mothers who had been trying to become pregnant again before the coronavirus pandemic began stopped in the first
Baby infected with coronavirus in the womb

Baby infected with coronavirus in the womb

by Mehreen Zaigham,The ConversationCredit: AI-generated imageA pregnant woman with suspected COVID-19 was rushed by ambulance to Skåne University Hospital, in Malmo, Sweden, suffering from sudde

Baby infected with coronavirus in the womb

by Mehreen Zaigham,The ConversationCredit: AI-generated imageA pregnant woman with suspected COVID-19 was rushed by ambulance to Skåne University Hospital, in Malmo, Sweden, suffering from sudde
Baby infected with COVID-19 in the womb: study

Baby infected with COVID-19 in the womb: study

Credit: CC0 Public DomainDoctors in France have described what they said was the first confirmed case of a newborn infected in the womb with COVID-19 by the mother.The baby boy, born in March, suffere

Baby infected with COVID-19 in the womb: study

Credit: CC0 Public DomainDoctors in France have described what they said was the first confirmed case of a newborn infected in the womb with COVID-19 by the mother.The baby boy, born in March, suffere