Model predicts Texas COVID infection rates weeks in advance

Researchers have developed a new model that can predict COVID-19 infection rates in Texas two to three weeks in advance.

Rae Lynn Mitchell-Texas A&M • futurity
April 19, 2021 ~6 min

MGH’s Complex Care Service untangles autoimmune mystery

The Complex Care Service was created for patients like Emily Hedspeth who are, as Thompson described, “the sickest 1 percent of the sickest 1 percent.”

Alvin Powell • harvard
April 15, 2021 ~10 min


Why you should get a COVID-19 vaccine – even if you've already had the coronavirus

If you've already had the coronavirus and recovered, you might be tempted to give the vaccine a pass. A scientist explains why the shot offers the best protection against future infection.

Jennifer T. Grier, Clinical Assistant Professor of Immunology,, University of South Carolina • conversation
March 25, 2021 ~7 min

Signs of Bartonella infection show up in people with schizophrenia

Researchers have found evidence of Bartonella infection in the blood of people with schizophrenia and schizoaffective disorder, a new study shows.

Tracey Peake-NC State • futurity
March 24, 2021 ~6 min

A year into the pandemic, the coronavirus is messing with our minds as well as our bodies

SARS-CoV-2 is much like a zombie virus. It interferes with normal sickness behavior and blocks pain, turning its victims into unsick spreaders of the virus.

Joe Alcock, Professor of Emergency Medicine, University of New Mexico • conversation
March 8, 2021 ~7 min

Shot to the bladder could ‘teach’ body to fight urinary tract infections

In a new study with mice, a vaccine administered directly to the bladder cleared the bacteria that cause urinary tract infection. Can it work for people?

Sarah Avery-Duke • futurity
March 3, 2021 ~4 min

Secondary blood infection linked to worse COVID-19 outcomes

People with severe COVID-19 and a secondary blood infection had longer hospital stays and poorer outcomes, research finds.

Patti Verbanas-Rutgers • futurity
Dec. 23, 2020 ~4 min

Bartonella infection can bring mental symptoms

There's growing evidence that Bartonella infection can involve skin lesions and mental symptoms, report researchers.

Tracey Peake-NC State • futurity
Dec. 9, 2020 ~5 min


Vaping may up your risk of lung disease by over 40%

People who used e-cigarettes in the past were 21% more likely to develop respiratory disease, and current users had a 43% higher risk, a new study finds.

Michelle Samuels-Boston U. • futurity
Nov. 30, 2020 ~6 min

Why do older people heal more slowly?

Healing is a complicated process. As people age, higher rates of disease and the fact that old cells lose the ability to divide slow this process down.

Matthew Steinhauser, Associate Professor of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh • conversation
Nov. 24, 2020 ~9 min

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