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New pediatric obesity program makes treatment more accessible

Posted: 17 Jun 2022 06:00 PM PDT

A clinical trial finds new Guided Self-Help program is effective in treating pediatric obesity and improving family attendance rates.

Rethinking the rabies vaccine

Posted: 17 Jun 2022 11:34 AM PDT

Researchers may have discovered the path to better rabies vaccine design. Researchers share one of the first high-resolution looks at the rabies virus glycoprotein in its vulnerable 'trimeric' form.

Math model predicts efficacy of drug treatments for heart attacks

Posted: 17 Jun 2022 08:15 AM PDT

Researchers used mice to develop a mathematical model of a myocardial infarction. The new model predicts several useful new drug combinations that may one day help treat heart attacks, according to researchers.

Transparent face masks protect while facilitating communication, study finds

Posted: 17 Jun 2022 07:18 AM PDT

Commercially available transparent face masks allow for the perception of facial expressions while suppressing the dispersion of respiratory droplets that spread the SARS-CoV-2, and thus have a clear advantage over surgical face masks, a new study shows.

ADHD and ASD: What the eyes could reveal

Posted: 17 Jun 2022 07:16 AM PDT

Researchers found that recordings from the retina could identify distinct signals for both attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and autism spectrum disorder (ASD), providing a potential biomarker for each condition.

Long COVID risk less during Omicron compared to Delta, study finds

Posted: 16 Jun 2022 04:46 PM PDT

A new study finds that the Omicron variant is less likely to cause long COVID than the Delta variant.

Up to 80% of athletes who die suddenly had no symptoms or family history of heart disease

Posted: 16 Jun 2022 04:46 PM PDT

Recommendations on how to use gene testing to prevent sudden cardiac death in athletes and enable safe exercise have just been published.

The lasting symptoms among COVID-19 long haulers

Posted: 16 Jun 2022 10:52 AM PDT

More than two years after the COVID-19 pandemic erupted, scientists have become increasingly aware of a group of patients -- so-called 'long haulers' -- who remain plagued by a combination of symptoms long after the infection passes. In a new study, researchers describe their findings related to their multidisciplinary clinical work in this area.