More adults than ever have been seeking ADHD medications – an ADHD expert explains what could be driving the trend

The COVID-19 pandemic may have played a considerable role in the uptick of adults being treated for ADHD. But more data is needed to determine whether the trends will continue.

Margaret Sibley, Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, School of Medicine, University of Washington • conversation
Aug. 4, 2023 ~10 min

Moderna COVID vax is safest and most effective for older adults

The risk of negative effects of both mRNA COVID vaccines is very low, but older adults fare better with the Moderna vaccine, researchers find.

Corrie Pikul-Brown • futurity
Aug. 3, 2023 ~7 min


Breath test flags COVID-19 in less than a minute

A new breath test quickly identifies people infected with COVID. It provides results in less than a minute.

Jim Dryden-WUSTL • futurity
Aug. 1, 2023 ~7 min

Newfound antibodies neutralize all COVID variants, other viruses

Newly-discovered, exceptionally potent antibodies can neutralize virtually all known variants of the COVID-19 virus—including Omicron.

Federico Graciano - Duke-NUS • futurity
July 28, 2023 ~5 min

Did the COVID vax really alter people’s periods?

COVID vaccines are not likely to blame for any major changes to the menstrual cycle, a new study shows.

Andrew Thurston-Boston U. • futurity
July 26, 2023 ~6 min

The case of the missing Lyme vaccine

Science can protect your dog, but not you. Expert explains why '90s vaccine for humans disappeared and details efforts to develop a new one.

Alvin Powell • harvard
July 24, 2023 ~10 min

Blame capitalism? Why hundreds of decades-old yet vital drugs are nearly impossible to find

The shortages, which have been going on for years, have typically affected only low-cost generics rather than profitable brand-name drugs.

Geoffrey Joyce, Director of Health Policy, USC Schaeffer Center, and Associate Professor, University of Southern California • conversation
July 20, 2023 ~9 min

COVID-19 came from animals. Why aren’t we working to prevent new scourge?

New research finds threat not just in foreign lands, live markets in U.S. enormous, largely unregulated.

Alvin Powell • harvard
July 19, 2023 ~10 min


Nursing homes use surprisingly little COVID antiviral drugs

Given the high risk of nursing home resident populations to COVID-19, their use of oral antiviral drugs is surprisingly low, research finds.

Mark Michaud-U. Rochester • futurity
July 19, 2023 ~3 min

Asymptomatic COVID-19 is linked to a gene variant that boosts immune memory after exposure to prior seasonal cold viruses

Researchers found that people with a specific gene variant were two to eight times more likely to not have symptoms after infection.

Danillo Augusto, Assistant Professor of Biological Sciences, University of North Carolina – Charlotte • conversation
July 19, 2023 ~5 min

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