Low school test scores linked to racial segregation and lead exposure in North Carolina: Structural racism and environmental contamination team up to hold children back, study finds
Black children who have been exposed to the metal lead have lower test scores than their peers, and this effect is exacerbated for those who...
Study estimates level of protection induced by booster doses of mRNA COVID-19 vaccine
A team of scientists from Israel and the USA has recently conducted a study to understand the association between magnitudes of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)...
Andy Cohen's 3-Month-Old Daughter Lucy in a Vegetable-Themed Romper is Too Cute For Words
Brace yourselves. Lucy, Andy Cohen’s 3-month-old daughter, wearing a bright yellow romper covered in vegetables just might be the cutest thing you’ll see all day....
Climate change affected the spread of 58% of infectious diseases
Researchers investigated the impact of climate change on the spread of pathogenic diseases. They found that 58% of infectious diseases have been affected by climate...
Toolkit provides framework for management of obesity
Research finds that overweight and obesity can have considerable health and psychological consequences for all people, and primary care teams need tools and resources to...
What causes multiple sclerosis? Researchers are closer to figuring it out
Multiple sclerosis used to be referred to as a "mystery illness" but now MS risk is less of a mystery as we gain a better...
Evidence of SARS-CoV-2 virus infecting astrocyte cells in the brain
A team of researchers affiliated with several institutions in Brazil has found evidence of the SARS-CoV-2 virus infecting astrocyte cells in the human brain. In...
RSV, colds, fever, COVID: This year’s back-to-school guide for parents
When children go back to school, parents go back to monitoring their kids' coughs, sniffles, fevers, and other symptoms of illness. But this year will...
Another tantalizing step closer to a universal flu vaccine
Development of a universal flu vaccine has been a long-sought goal, and as flu scientists begin to see light at the end of a decades-long...
Decision model favors left atrial appendage occlusion for stroke prevention in patients at highest risk for bleeding
A decision model found that the relative clinical benefit of left atrial appendage occlusion (LAAO) and oral anticoagulants (OAC) in patients with atrial fibrillation depends...