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Newswise: UTSW researchers document “infodemic” of false information on COVID-19 in first year of pandemic
Released: 4-Aug-2022 11:00 AM EDT
UTSW researchers document “infodemic” of false information on COVID-19 in first year of pandemic
UT Southwestern Medical Center

More than 225,000 tweets with the hashtags #scamdemic and #plandemic led to an “infodemic” of misinformation and disinformation on Twitter during the first year of the pandemic, according to a study by UT Southwestern researchers published in PLOS ONE.

Released: 2-Aug-2022 4:30 PM EDT
Crude and adjusted comparisons of cesarean delivery rates using the Robson classification
McMaster University

The authors conducted a population-based cohort study including 1,951,984 deliveries in Sweden and British Columbia, Canada, from 2004 to 2016, with data obtained from national and provincial birth registers. They assessed differences in caesarean delivery rates between countries and over time using the WHO-endorsed caesarean delivery classification. They compared these differences in caesarean delivery rates with and without accounting for population differences in maternal, fetal, and obstetric practice factors, such as maternal age, maternal body-mass-index, fetal weight and fetal position.

Released: 1-Aug-2022 2:55 PM EDT
Bacteria use genetic switch to defend death by metals
Griffith University

Griffith University researchers have discovered a genetic switch in a common bacterium that helps defend itself against the human body’s natural immune system.

   
Newswise: A new study gives an important understanding of how molecular motor proteins are involved in malaria transmission
Released: 28-Jul-2022 3:45 PM EDT
A new study gives an important understanding of how molecular motor proteins are involved in malaria transmission
University of Nottingham

Scientists at the University of Nottingham have made a major breakthrough in understanding how malaria parasites divide and transmit the disease, which could be a major step forwards in helping to prevent one of the biggest killer infections in the world.

   
Newswise: Disparities in United States COVID-19 Vaccine Distribution
Released: 28-Jul-2022 2:35 PM EDT
Disparities in United States COVID-19 Vaccine Distribution
UC San Diego Health

Health care facilities in Black metropolitan counties, Hispanic rural counties and hardest-hit counties were less likely to administer COVID-19 vaccines during initial rollout, UC San Diego study finds.

Newswise: Oldest DNA from domesticated American horse lends credence to shipwreck folklore
Released: 27-Jul-2022 4:05 PM EDT
Oldest DNA from domesticated American horse lends credence to shipwreck folklore
Florida Museum of Natural History

An abandoned Caribbean colony unearthed centuries after it had been forgotten and a case of mistaken identity in the archaeological record have conspired to rewrite the history of a barrier island off the Virginia and Maryland coasts.

Newswise: Oldest DNA from domesticated American horse lends credence to shipwreck folklore
Released: 27-Jul-2022 2:00 PM EDT
Oldest DNA from domesticated American horse lends credence to shipwreck folklore
University of Florida

A single horse tooth from Haiti reveals that popular folklore that the Spanish shipwrecked horses off the coast of the U.S. is likely true.

Newswise: Exploring factors that may underlie how domestic cats can live in groups
21-Jul-2022 11:05 AM EDT
Exploring factors that may underlie how domestic cats can live in groups
PLOS

New study uncovers links between hormones, gut microbes, and social behavior in cohabitating cats.

Newswise: A Novel COVID-19 Vaccine Using Modified Bacterial DNA
20-Jul-2022 2:05 PM EDT
A Novel COVID-19 Vaccine Using Modified Bacterial DNA
UC San Diego Health

UC San Diego researchers describe a different way to build a COVID-19 vaccine, one that would, in theory, remain effective against new and emerging variants and could be taken as a pill, by inhalation or other delivery methods.

12-Jul-2022 12:05 PM EDT
COVID-19 patients more likely to develop cardiovascular diseases and diabetes soon after infection
PLOS

Disease risk returns to baseline after 23 weeks for diabetes, and 7 weeks for cardiovascular diseases.

Released: 15-Jul-2022 12:30 PM EDT
Consider farmers at individual level when controlling livestock disease outbreaks, researchers say
University of Warwick

Incorporate the actions of individual farmers when forming policies to tackle livestock disease outbreaks, say researchers from the University of Warwick and University of Nottingham

Released: 15-Jul-2022 3:05 AM EDT
Study: Individualized eating program helps dieters lose weight, keep it off
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

An individualized diet program that empowers users to create their own plan based on targeted levels of protein and fiber shows promise at helping people lose extra pounds and keep them off.

Released: 14-Jul-2022 5:45 PM EDT
Sentences Have Their Own Timing in the Brain
Max Planck Institute for Psycholinguistics

Our brain links incoming speech sounds to knowledge of grammar, which is abstract in nature.

7-Jul-2022 12:05 PM EDT
Moderate drinking linked to brain changes and cognitive decline
PLOS

Consumption of seven or more units of alcohol per week is associated with higher iron levels in the brain, according to a study of almost 21,000 people publishing July 14th in the open access journal PLOS Medicine. Iron accumulation in the brain has been linked with Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s diseases and is a potential mechanism for alcohol-related cognitive decline.

Newswise: Research probes how people control unwanted thoughts
7-Jul-2022 12:10 PM EDT
Research probes how people control unwanted thoughts
PLOS

While thinking an unwanted thought could make it more likely to recur, we can proactively control this process

   
Newswise: Those with Substance Use Disorder Largely Resilient During the Pandemic, IU Study Finds
Released: 12-Jul-2022 9:50 AM EDT
Those with Substance Use Disorder Largely Resilient During the Pandemic, IU Study Finds
Indiana University

A study by Indiana University faculty found that despite COVID-19 pandemic challenges, those with substance use disorder were largely resilient and employed effective coping mechanisms.

   
Released: 12-Jul-2022 2:05 AM EDT
Sperm are masters of Tetris packing
University of Bonn

If you are moaning once again about your suitcase being far too small as your vacation approaches, you should take human sperm cells as an inspiration.

Newswise: Swans Sacrifice Rest to Squabble
Released: 8-Jul-2022 3:25 PM EDT
Swans Sacrifice Rest to Squabble
University of Exeter

Swans give up resting time to fight over the best feeding spots, new research shows.

Released: 8-Jul-2022 3:15 PM EDT
Artificial intelligence folds RNA molecules
Ruhr-Universität Bochum

For the function of many biomolecules, their three-dimensional structure is crucial. Researchers are therefore not only interested in the sequence of the individual building blocks of biomolecules, but also in their spatial structure.

   


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