[ad_1] A repurposed mouse model can develop symptoms of both severe COVID-19 (lung damage, blood clots, abnormal blood vessels, and death) as well as milder diseases, including loss of smell, according to a recent study published by the University of London. ‘Iowa in Nature. The study also showed that convalescent …
Read More »Popular weight loss surgery in teens weakens bones
[ad_1] IMAGE: CT scan in a 17-year-old woman before sleeve gastrectomy. The volumetric bone mineral density before surgery was 183 mg / cm3. View More Credit: Radiological Society of North America “Childhood obesity is a major public health problem that has been increasing over the past 10 years,” said lead …
Read More »The study sheds new light on the impact of COVID-19 in the pediatric population
[ad_1] Reviewed by Emily Henderson, B.Sc.November 24, 2020 In the most comprehensive analysis to date of U.S. children tested and treated for COVID-19, an organization representing seven of the nation’s largest pediatric medical centers reports that certain groups of children are doing significantly worse than children in general during the …
Read More »Patients, caregivers, young people, people in precariousness … The pandemic also has a psychological impact
[ad_1] The psychological consequences of the health crisis are worrying. Those suffered by Covid patients to begin with. “At least 20% of them have psychological consequences: chronic anxiety disorder, post-traumatic stress disorder, depressive pathology. The neuroinflammatory disorders caused by the virus could be one of the determining factors “, wrote …
Read More »E-cigarette users have an increased susceptibility to the flu, COVID-19
[ad_1] Reviewed by Emily Henderson, B.Sc.November 18, 2020 In a controlled study of smokers, non-smokers, and e-cigarette users, researchers at the University of North Carolina School of Medicine found that e-cigarette users exhibited significantly altered immune responses to a influenza virus infection pattern, suggesting a increased susceptibility to the disease. …
Read More »The new prediction model could make it easier to find which children will develop NAS
[ad_1] Reviewed by Emily Henderson, B.Sc.November 12, 2020 A new prediction model designed by Vanderbilt could make it easier to determine which babies will develop neonatal abstinence syndrome (NAS), a drug withdrawal syndrome in newborns that occurs after exposure to opioids during pregnancy. According to the recommendations of the American …
Read More »The “Goldilocks” neonatal immune response may protect against autism
[ad_1] Philadelphia, November 10, 2020 – The causes of autism spectrum disorder (ASD), including genetic and environmental factors, are not fully understood. Many studies have already shown that severe maternal infection during pregnancy is associated with an increased risk to offspring in both humans and animals. New research, however, shows …
Read More »Vitamin D can relieve the symptoms of severe atopic dermatitis in children
[ad_1] Vitamin D used as adjuvant therapy in children with severe atopic dermatitis may improve clinical outcomes, according to a recent study. Vitamin D used as adjuvant therapy in children with severe atopic dermatitis (AD) may improve clinical outcomes, according to study Posted in Pharmacological research and perspectives. Previously, vitamin …
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