Over 300,000 people die each year in the U.S. due to sudden cardiac death. In many cases, sudden cardiac
Month: December 2020
Community-based programs reduce sexual violence, study shows
Through small, neighborhood classes, researchers at UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh and Promundo-US significantly reduced sexual violence among teenage boys
Community spread of COVID-19 tied to patient survival rates at area hospitals
High rates of COVID-19 in the county where a hospital is located appears to reduce survival rates among hospitalized patients
Hand-held device measures aerosols for coronavirus risk assessment
Because of the role they play in coronavirus transmission, understanding aerosol concentrations and persistence in public spaces can help determine
Too much of a good thing—persistent IFNγ depletes progenitor blood cells via BST2
When a person has an infection, the body activates immune responses to fight it. IFNγ is an inflammatory molecule produced
Cannabis use blunts stress reactivity in female rats
Female rats that inhaled vaporized cannabis daily for a month developed a blunted physiological response to stress, according to a
Even after long-term exposure, bionic touch does not remap the brain
Advances in neuroscience and engineering have generated great hope for Luke Skywalker-like prosthetics: robotic devices that are almost indistinguishable from
Pregnant women with COVID-19 pass no virus but fewer-than-expected antibodies to newborns
Pregnant women may be especially vulnerable to developing more severe cases of COVID-19 following SARS-CoV-2 infection, but little is known
Disarming cancer: Getting the upper hand on treatment-resistant quasi-mesenchymal cells
Cancer is at its most deadly when two things occur: the cancer cells metastasize, spreading to new sites in the
Cholesterol recycling supports myelin repair
As known from diseases such as arteriosclerosis, cholesterol deposits along blood vessels can be harmful. Similar problems occur in neurological
