Tuskegee history shaped Black Americans’ COVID vax hesitancy

Memories of the infamous Tuskegee Syphilis Study may have affected the willingness of Black Americans in the South to get the COVID vaccine.

Lauren Baggett-U. Georgia • futurity
April 3, 2024 ~6 min

How animal behavior changed during COVID

During COVID-19 lockdowns, animal behavior changed in different ways depending on where the animals lived and what they ate.

NC State • futurity
March 29, 2024 ~6 min


Pandemic took a toll on undocumented immigrants’ mental health

Undocumented immigrants faced unique mental health challenges during COVID-19 pandemic, according to a new study.

Amy McCaig-Rice University • futurity
March 28, 2024 ~4 min

Nanoparticles could fight multiple strains of COVID virus

Particles that gum up the keys that the virus uses to enter cells could one day be an effective COVID treatment, researchers say.

U. Michigan • futurity
March 25, 2024 ~6 min

The pandemic changed people’s personality traits

New research digs into how the COVID-19 pandemic changed people's personality traits—and not always in the ways you might expect.

Leah Shaffer - Washington University in St. Louis • futurity
March 12, 2024 ~5 min

Antidepressant prescriptions for young women spiked during pandemic

Antidepressant dispensing to adolescents and young adults increased sharply after the COVID-19 pandemic began, researchers report.

Beata Mostafavi-Michigan • futurity
Feb. 27, 2024 ~4 min

More use of Paxlovid to treat COVID could save a lot of lives

"...there are real benefits to using Paxlovid, not just for the patients receiving treatment, but for the people around them."

Esther Robards-Forbes - UT Austin • futurity
Feb. 27, 2024 ~5 min

How effective are COVID self-tests?

"...the results of our study are impressive. Evidence shows that self-testing is an effective tool to prevent transmission of SARS-COV-2..."

Fabienne Landry-McGill • futurity
Feb. 9, 2024 ~7 min


Trust in doctors may help overcome COVID vax hesitancy

People who trust doctors were more likely to get a COVID-19 vaccine and booster. Trust in public officials did not have the same effect.

Rachel Harrison-NYU • futurity
Feb. 7, 2024 ~5 min

Gut bacteria may affect respiratory infection severity

Bacteria in the gut influence how susceptible mice are to respiratory virus infections and the severity of these infections, research finds.

LaTina Emerson-Georgia State • futurity
Feb. 2, 2024 ~5 min

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