The complex food shopping patterns that financially insecure families employ have been upended by COVID-19. To facilitate advocacy and policy…
Loneliness alters your brain’s social network
Social media sites aren’t the only things that keep track of your social network — your brain does, too. But…
Following a variety of healthy eating patterns associated with lower heart disease risk
Greater adherence to a variety of healthy eating patterns was associated with a lower risk of cardiovascular disease.
Maternal transmission of COVID-19 to baby during pregnancy is uncommon, study finds
Transmission of COVID-19 from mother to baby during pregnancy is uncommon, and the rate of infection is no greater when…
Tuberculosis vaccine strengthens immune system
A tuberculosis vaccine developed 100 years ago also makes vaccinated persons less susceptible to other infections. While this effect has…
Researchers develop model to predict likelihood of testing positive for COVID-19, disease outcomes
A new risk prediction model for healthcare providers can forecast an individual patient’s likelihood of testing positive for COVID-19 as…
Brothers in arms: The brain and its blood vessels
The brain and its surrounding blood vessels exist in a close relationship. Researchers have discovered how cells of the blood…
Research delves into causes of nightmares that shadow female survivors of sexual trauma
A new study attempts to shed light on triggers of post-trauma nightmare occurrences — a topic that has received scant…
Combination drug treatments for COVID-19 show promise in cell culture tests
Researchers have established a cell culture that allows them to test antibody-laden plasma, drugs and drug combinations in the laboratory.…
Super-potent human antibodies protect against COVID-19 in animal tests
Researchers have discovered antibodies in the blood of recovered COVID-19 patients that provide powerful protection against SARS-CoV-2, the coronavirus that…