In a recent study published in JAMA Network Open, researchers investigate the association between coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic-related school disruptions and youth mental health emergencies in Italy. Study:  COVID-19 Pandemic School Disruptions and Acute Mental Health in Children and Adolescents. Image Credit: shisu_ka / Shutterstock.com How did the pandemic affect…

In a recent study published in The Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology, a group of researchers investigated the association between coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) and the incidence of type 2, type 1, non-specific, and gestational diabetes, and the effect of COVID-19 vaccination. Study: Incidence of diabetes after SARS-CoV-2 infection in England and the implications…

Study reveals a mechanism behind multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children (MIS-C).  Early in the COVID-19 pandemic, some children fought off COVID with few, if any, symptoms, only to go into organ failure a few weeks later. Most recovered after aggressive treatment, but their sudden illness, dubbed multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children (MIS-C), remained a mystery. …

A recent study published in the journal Nature Genetics reported that genetic risk factors for influenza and coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) are distinct. Influenza and COVID-19 are respiratory diseases caused by the influenza virus and severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) and share clinical risk factors and symptoms. However, the extent of their shared…

In a recent review article published in the journal Communications Psychology, researchers discussed the motivations behind joining digital communities and their diverse individual-level and social impacts, spanning various psychological domains. Their conclusions indicate that while online communities present risks, they also offer significant opportunities for support and prevention, highlighting the growing importance of these communities…

A team of researchers, led by the University of Houston, has discovered two new ways of preventing and treating respiratory viruses. In back-to-back papers in Nature Communications, the team - from the lab of Navin Varadarajan, M.D. Anderson Professor of William A. Brookshire Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering - reports the development and validation of NanoSTING, a…

It's not easy to make public health decisions without access to good data. And epidemiologists and public health workers for Native American communities say they're often in the dark because state and federal agencies restrict their access to the latest numbers. The 2010 reauthorization of the Indian Health Care Improvement Act gave tribal epidemiology centers…

A recent The Lancet Psychiatry study investigated whether psychiatric and cognitive symptoms commence or persist beyond a year of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)-related hospitalization. They investigated early aspects of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection that predict long-term symptoms and relationships between the symptoms and occupational functioning. Study: Cognitive and psychiatric…

In a recent study published in the journal PLOS ONE, researchers from the United States of America investigated the antiviral effects of valproic acid (VPA), alone and in combination with docosahexaenoic acid (DHA), against infection with severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). They found that VPA, especially when combined with DHA, reduced SARS-CoV-2 infection…

In a recent study published in Science Advances, researchers evaluated the impact of mucosal versus intramuscular vaccine immunization on airborne infection and transmission of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) in Syrian hamsters. ​​​​​​​Study:  Mucosal immunization with ChAd-SARS-CoV-2-S prevents sequential transmission of SARS-CoV-2 to unvaccinated hamsters . Image Credit: luchschenF/Shutterstock.com Background  SARS-CoV-2…