People with opioid use disorder who received telehealth services were more likely to stay on their medications and had a lower risk of overdose during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Scientists developed a method that can assess thousands of potential mutations to the SARS-CoV-2 virus and identify those that could affect performance of rapid antigen tests.
Tiny magnetically controlled “robots” that can scrub experimental teeth might one day be adapted to help people who lack the fine motor skills to brush and floss on their own.
April 5, 2022 —
After a booster vaccination, levels of antibodies in the blood that could bind to and neutralize a new Omicron subvariant increased substantially.
April 5, 2022 —
In mice, a compound called SP9 blocked the excess secretion of mucus, a feature of many lung diseases that can cause difficulty breathing and other symptoms.
March 22, 2022 —
Schools with mandatory masking during the Delta surge had less in-school transmission of SARS-CoV-2 than schools with optional or partial masking policies.
March 22, 2022 —
A drug approved to treat high blood pressure, called verapamil, protected insulin-producing cells in the pancreas in people with type 1 diabetes.
March 22, 2022 —
Researchers found that a hormone called FSH can act on neurons in the brain and increase the production of proteins implicated in Alzheimer’s disease.
March 15, 2022 —
A new imaging technique found that fewer connections between brain cells were associated with the cognitive decline seen in people with early-stage Alzheimer’s disease.
March 15, 2022 —
People who used electronic cigarettes had unique microbial communities in their mouths that more closely resembled those of smokers than of nonsmokers.
March 15, 2022 —
Scientists discovered how a mislocated protein implicated in several neurodegenerative diseases affects another protein that’s needed for normal nerve cell functioning.
