When obesity occurs, a person’s own fat cells can set off a complex inflammatory chain reaction that can further disrupt
Month: June 2020
Wearable sensor may help to assess stress in healthcare workers
A wearable biosensor may help monitor stress experienced by healthcare professionals, according to a study published in Physiological Reports. In the
Negative emotions cause stronger appetite responses in emotional eaters
Turning to a tub of ice cream after a break-up may be a cliché, but there’s some truth to eating
Study in twins finds our sensitivity is partly in our genes
Some people are more sensitive than others—and around half of these differences can be attributed to our genes, new research
Immune cells multiply and diversify in mouse lungs at birth
An explosion in the number and types of immune cells in the lungs of newborn mice likely helps them adapt
Genetic risk scores may improve clinical identification of patients with heart attack risk
Genetic variants have been linked with a higher risk of having a heart attack, permitting the calculation of “polygenic risk
How to stay safe at home
As lockdown gradually begins to ease, we are now at increased risk of picking up the virus and bringing it
COVID-19 outbreak lasts days longer for each day’s delay in social distancing
A new analysis of COVID-19 outbreaks in 58 cities has found that places that took longer to begin implementing social
Study seeks to optimize comfort for patients removed from ventilators at end of life
A paper recently published online in the journal Chest reports on a study of the palliative ventilator withdrawal (PVW) procedure performed in
Killing coronavirus with handheld ultraviolet light device may be feasible
A personal, handheld device emitting high-intensity ultraviolet light to disinfect areas by killing the novel coronavirus is now feasible, according
