Study supports airborne transmission of COVID-19 in enclosed spaces

 Researchers were able to link a community outbreak of COVID-19 in China to a source patient who likely spread the virus to fellow bus riders through the bus`s air conditioning system.

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COVID-19 likely to be more lethal during winters, warn health experts

"Based on our knowledge of other respiratory viruses, it may be possible that the coronavirus infections might rise in the coming winter months," said Dr Richa Sareen, Consultant, Pulmonology at Fortis Hospital in New Delhi, 

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Women using cannabis for bothersome menopause symptom management

A new study indicates that a growing number of women are either using cannabis or want to use it for the management of bothersome menopause symptoms. 

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Heart disease in teenagers, young adults may be linked to diabetes exposure in the womb

Heart disease in young adults and teenagers may be related to exposure to diabetes in the womb, according to new research.

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Hormone therapy slows progression of atherosclerosis, provides multiple health benefits

Atherosclerosis is a chronic inflammatory process of blood vessels that is central to most cases of cardiovascular disease. The risk of cardiovascular disease in women rapidly increases after menopause and remains the leading cause of death in US women.

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Homemade masks release fibres into air, important to wash them, says research amid COVID-19 outbreak

The study found that talking gave off about 10 times more particles than simple breathing without wearing a mask.

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Recurrent heart attacks on the decline, yet risk remains high, says study

"Improvements in the emergency treatment of heart attacks and better treatment options for people who survive a heart attack may explain the overall decline," said the lead author.

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Antifungal preventive medications reduce mortality risk for lung transplant patients: Study

The retrospective study, published in the Annals of the American Thoracic Society, is the largest ever to evaluate the effectiveness of antifungal preventive drugs in lung transplant recipients who are particularly susceptible to invasive fungal infections. 

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Childhood sexual abuse: Psychological and physical effects are closely linked

Authored by Pascale Vezina-Gagnon, a PhD candidate at Universite de Montreal`s Department of Psychology, under the supervision of Professor Isabelle Daigneault, the study is published today in Health Psychology.

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Diminished response by 'killer' T cells found in elderly COVID-19 patients

Older patients with the disease have lower frequencies of the immune cells needed to expel the virus from the body, the researchers found. The study was published this week in mBio, an open-access journal of the American Society for Microbiology.

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Couples can show linked behaviour in terms of risk factors to prevent type 2 diabetes

In the study, the authors compared the degree of spousal concordance in a set of detailed pathophysiological mechanisms and risk factors for type 2 diabetes to understand where in the causal cascade spousal similarities are most relevant.

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Rheumatoid arthritis associated with 23% increased risk of diabetes: Study

The research was conducted by Zixing Tian and Dr Adrian Heald, University of Manchester, UK, and colleagues. Inflammation has emerged as a key factor in the onset and progression of T2D, and RA is an autoimmune and inflammatory disease. 

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COVID-19 likely to become a seasonal disease in countries with temperate climates: Scientists

Collaborating author Dr Hadi Yassine, of Qatar University in Doha, affirms and states that there could be multiple waves of COVID-19 before herd immunity is achieved. 

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COVID-19 infection may be diagnosed through emergency stroke scans: New research

The findings have important implications in the management of patients presenting with suspected stroke through early identification of COVID-19.

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Brain injury can be detected in 15 minutes by rapid blood test: Study

For the rapid test, the vision included using a hand-held device with a cartridge that would measure GFAP in a patient`s blood.

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Azithromycin, potential COVID-19 drug, may increase risk for cardiac events

Azithromycin`s association with cardiac events also has been debated. In 2012, the FDA issued a warning for azithromycin stating that it had been linked to cardiac events, but subsequent studies have yielded mixed results.

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Children taking steroids at increased risk of diabetes, high blood pressure, blood clots

The study, which was published in the American Journal of Epidemiology, examined the records of more than 933,000 US children from ages one to 18 with or without autoimmune diseases, such as inflammatory bowel disease, juvenile arthritis, or psoriasis.

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COVID-19 will become seasonal virus in countries with temperate climates: Scientists

These conclusions highlight the absolute importance of public health measures needed just now to control the virus.

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Older people who have experienced falls should be screened for Alzheimer`s: Study

The findings, available online in the Journal of Alzheimer`s Disease, suggest that older people who have experienced falls should be screened for Alzheimer`s and that new strategies may be needed to reduce the risk of falling for people in the disease`s early stages.

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Biologic therapy for psoriasis may reduce heart disease, reveals study

The study provides a characterisation of a lipid-rich necrotic core, a dangerous type of coronary plaque made up of dead cells and cell debris that is prone to rupture. Ruptured plaque can lead to a heart attack or stroke.

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Asthma patients given risky levels of steroid tablets, say researchers

The study was published in the Medical Journal of Australia.  

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Babies of depressed mothers exhibit stronger signs of stress: Scientists

These babies show a significantly increased heart rate, which researchers fear may lead to imprinted emotional stresses as the child grows up. The interaction of mother and infant, especially in the early months of life, plays a huge role in healthy development. 

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Engineers in Kerala develop indigenous device that can help prevent blood clot in deep vein

The engineering team included Jithin Krishnan, Biju Benjamin and Koruthu P Varughese from Sree Chitra Tirunal Institute for Medical Sciences and Technology in Trivandrum.

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Indian scientists prepare web-based COVID predictor to predict sequence of viruses online

They also carried out integrating the knowledge of genetic variability, recognise candidates of synthetic vaccine based on conserved genomic regions that are highly immunogenic.

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Optimal detection, treatment of cardiac risk could save millions of lives, says Study

There are more than 1.8 million people in England on the coronary heart disease register and more than one million on the stroke or mini-stroke (TIA) register. 

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Body temperature plays critical role in realising diet-induced health benefits: Study

A new study from teams led by Scripps Research Professors Bruno Conti, PhD, and Gary Siuzdak, PhD, highlights the critical role that body temperature plays in realising these diet-induced health benefits. 

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Children's asthma symptoms could be better controlled with personalised treatments: Study

The trial, which compares patients treated according to small genetic differences with patients treated according to existing guidelines, is the first of its kind in children and teenagers.

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COVID-19 patients suffer long-term lung and heart damage: Study

Researchers in the COVID-19 `hot spot` in the Tyrolean region of Austria recruited consecutive coronavirus patients to their study, who were hospitalised at the University Clinic of Internal Medicine in Innsbruck, the St Vinzenz Hospital in Zams or the cardio-pulmonary rehabilitation centre in Munster, Austria. 

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Indian researchers develop diagnostic therapy for lung cancer

A patent application has been already filed for the invention.

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A person's sleep pattern may forecast when will Alzheimer's disease begin

The research was led by UC Berkeley neuroscientists Matthew Walker and Joseph Winer that was published in the journal Current Biology.

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Researchers develop new model to predict survival in colorectal cancer

The research team, led by Mohanad Mohammed at the University of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa investigated publicly-available microarray and RNASeq data from 54 matched formalin-fixed paraffin-embedded samples from the Affymetrix GeneChip and RNASeq platforms. 

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Poor sleep, high blood pressure and gut microbiome links discovered: Study

The research aimed to determine whether a 28-day period of disrupted sleep changed the microbiota in rats. The gut microbiota refers to the collection of microorganisms living in the intestines. 

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Children have potential to transmit COVID-19 virus even if antibodies detected: Study

"With most viruses, when you start to detect antibodies, you won`t detect the virus anymore. But with COVID-19, we`re seeing both," said Burak Bahar, MD, lead author of the study and director of Laboratory Informatics at Children`s National.

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COVID-19: One vaccine would be sufficient to combat global infections, says study

The study was conducted by a team of scientists from the Walter Reed Army Institute of Research led by Morgane Rolland, chief of viral genetics and systems serology for the WRAIR Military HIV Research Program and Dr Kayvon Modjarrad, director of the institute`s Emerging Infectious Diseases Program. 

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One COVID-19 vaccine would be sufficient to combat global infections: Study

The study was conducted by a team of scientists from the Walter Reed Army Institute of Research led by Morgane Rolland, chief of viral genetics and systems serology for the WRAIR Military HIV Research Program and Dr Kayvon Modjarrad, director of the institute`s Emerging Infectious Diseases Program. 

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People with less body response to stress task had more PTSD signs after COVID-19 began

 Researchers had anticipated that the reverse would be true -- that those with higher heart rate reactions to the stress task would experience more distress related to COVID-19. 

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Brain protein linked to seizures, abnormal social behaviours, say researchers

The findings of the study can further scientists` understanding of the mechanisms that lead to neurodevelopmental disorders, allowing researchers to discover novel interventions for treating these disorders by targeting astrocytes during a specific developmental period.

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Research shows how brain flexibility emerges in infants

For this study, the authors used magnetic resonance imaging to examine brain activity up to seven times in 52 typically developing infants under the age of two during natural sleep. 

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