Category: Education
Speech-in-noise hearing impairment an early sign of dementia
Research has found that older adults who have difficulties hearing speech over noisy backgrounds – a condition referred to as “speech-in-noise hearing impairment” – have up to 91% increased risk of developing dementia in later years. Many people with dementia […]
Dual-drug therapy may be the answer to alcohol addiction
A drug and anti-drug therapy developed to treat alcohol use disorder (AUD) proved successful in a mouse trial and may even guide substance abuse treatment, so said researchers from the University of California San Francisco (UCSF). The idea is that […]
Antibodies produced in response to COVID-19 may trigger blood clots
A study of the antibodies naturally produced to fight SARS-CoV-2’s spike protein was found to differ from the antibodies of healthy individuals, according to researchers at the University of Reading (Reading), UK. It may also be triggering an exaggerated platelet […]
AztraZeneca’s Vaxzevria, highly effective after one dose vs Delta variants – Study
Vaxzevria, formerly AZD1222, was the Covid-19 vaccine co-invented by the University of Oxford and its spin-out company, Vaccitech. The vaccine has been granted a conditional marketing authorisation or emergency use in more than 80 countries across six continents. According to biopharmaceutical company […]
COVID-19 detection to be sped up with new Amazon initiative
To expedite disease testing during the COVID-19 pandemic tech giant Amazon has launched the Amazon Web Services (AWS) Diagnostic Development Initiative, which is expected to accelerate diagnostics research and development worldwide through the many cloud computing solutions provided, particularly in […]
Singapore succeeds in detection of Covid-19 variant in wastewater
Researchers from the Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) Interdisciplinary Research Group (IRG) at Singapore-MIT Alliance for Research and Technology (SMART), MIT’s research enterprise in Singapore, alongside collaborators from Biobot Analytics, Nanyang Technological University (NTU) and Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), have successfully developed an […]
Women with low bone density at higher risk of hearing loss, study finds
An extensive study of nearly 144,000 women has revealed that risk of hearing loss was amplified by up to 40% in study participants with osteoporosis or low bone density (LBD). Led by researchers from Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston […]
Smartphone breaks do not alleviate boredom or fatigue
Using smartphones during short breaks from work was found to be unhelpful in reducing boredom or fatigue, according to researchers at the Behavioral Science Institute at Radboud University, The Netherlands. The researchers had observed a group of postgraduate students to […]
Bed sharing not required for babies to develop strong infant-mother attachment
The practice of bed-sharing is neither associated with positive nor negative outcomes related to infant attachment and maternal bonding, according to new research led by the University of Kent (Kent), UK. Parents quite often share their bed with their baby […]
Sleeping well ‘essential’ to personal health and public safety
A new position statement from the American Academy of Sleep Medicine (AASM) has highlighted that sleep is a biological necessity. The AASM also underscored that not getting enough sleep, as well as untreated sleep disorders, has significant and detrimental effects […]
