Probiotics delay COVID infection and cut symptoms

Probiotics may be a relatively simple and inexpensive way to treat people after a COVID exposure, a new study suggests.

Sarah Avery-Duke • futurity
Dec. 20, 2023 ~6 min

For many who are suffering with prolonged grief, the holidays can be a time to reflect and find meaning in loss

A trauma-informed therapist discusses how grief affects the brain and highlights the role of a sixth stage of grief – finding meaning – in the healing process.

Mandy Doria, Assistant Professor of Psychiatry, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus • conversation
Dec. 20, 2023 ~9 min


In addition to long COVID, there’s also long flu

People hospitalized with seasonal influenza can suffer long-term, negative health effects, especially involving their lungs and airways.

Kristina Sauerwein-Washington University • futurity
Dec. 15, 2023 ~9 min

Most US parents plan to vaccinate kids against ‘tripledemic’

Most parents in the US say they intend to vaccinate their children against COVID-19, influenza, and RSV—the so-called "tripledemic."

Texas A&M University • futurity
Dec. 14, 2023 ~5 min

Health misinformation is rampant on social media – here's what it does, why it spreads and what people can do about it

Studies show that health misinformation on social media has led to fewer people getting vaccinated and more lives lost to COVID-19 and other life-threatening diseases.

Monica Wang, Associate Professor of Public Health, Boston University • conversation
Dec. 13, 2023 ~11 min

Rural communities are being left behind because of poor digital infrastructure, research shows

New research reveals the digital divide that was exposed by the COVID pandemic.

Sarah Lindop, Senior Lecturer in Finance, Aberystwyth University • conversation
Dec. 6, 2023 ~6 min

Researchers redesign future mRNA therapeutics to prevent potentially harmful immune responses

Researchers have discovered that misreading of therapeutic mRNAs by the cell’s decoding machinery can cause an unintended immune response in the body. They

Cambridge University News • cambridge
Dec. 6, 2023 ~7 min

More older Americans use cannabis now than before pandemic

More older Americans use cannabis now than before the pandemic, with 12% saying they’ve consumed a THC-containing substance in the past year.

Kara Gavin-U. Michigan • futurity
Dec. 5, 2023 ~6 min


People who experienced childhood adversity had poorer COVID-19 outcomes, new study shows

People with adverse experiences during childhood − whether physical, emotional or sexual abuse − had higher rates of death and hospitalization decades later from COVID-19.

Jamie Hanson, Assistant Professor of Psychology, University of Pittsburgh • conversation
Nov. 29, 2023 ~5 min

Wastewater tests enhance COVID hospitalization forecasts

Testing wastewater for COVID-19 is better than clinical data at predicting future COVID hospital admissions, a new study shows.

Matt Michael - Syracuse U. • futurity
Nov. 28, 2023 ~5 min

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