Globally, about 2.2 billion people have a vision impairment or blindness and approximately half of the cases could have been…
Considerations for target oxygen saturation in COVID-19 patients: are we under-shooting?
The current target oxygen saturation range for patients with COVID-19 recommended by the National Institutes of Health is 92–96%.
In utero and childhood exposure to tobacco smoke and multi-layer molecular signatures in children
The adverse health effects of early life exposure to tobacco smoking have been widely reported. In spite of this, the…
OCT-based technique captures subtle details of photoreceptor function
Researchers have developed a new instrument that has, for the first time, measured tiny light-evoked deformations in individual rods and…
Cryo-EM study yields new clues to chicken pox infection
Scientists studying the varicella zoster virus found that an antibody that blocks infection doesn’t work exactly as they’d thought.
Cold-weather accounts for almost all temperature-related deaths
With the number of extreme weather days rising around the globe in recent years due to global warming, it is…
Why doesn’t Ebola cause disease in bats, as it does in people?
A new study uncovered new information on why the Ebola virus can live within bats without causing them harm, while…
Police officers face multifaceted, compounding stressors that can lead to adverse events
Repeated exposure to high-stress calls for service and ongoing exposure to stress without relief were two of the contributing factors…
School flu vaccine program reduces community-wide influenza hospitalizations
A city-wide school influenza vaccine intervention was associated with a decrease in influenza-associated hospitalizations for all age groups and a…
Persistence of ADHD into adulthood is an important predictor of car crash risk
A new study reports that the risk of being involved in car crashes increases for those diagnosed with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder…