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Tag: healthcare

UK Variant of COVID-19 COVID-19 Health 

BioNTech-Pfizer mRNA vaccine effective against UK variant of COVID-19

February 1, 2021April 1, 2021 Science ConnectedCOVID-19, healthcare, vaccinations, vaccines

Researchers find that the BioNTech-Pfizer vaccine is able to neutralize the UK variant of COVID-19 and provide people with immune protection.

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Cognitive Neuroscience Health 

Alzheimer’s Care Access: City vs Country

November 23, 2020November 17, 2020 Science ConnectedAlzheimer’s, healthcare, Medicare, mental health, neuroscience, nursing home, rural

Less access to healthcare may be leading to worse outcomes for people with Alzheimer’s in rural areas—but a change due to COVID-19 just might help.

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vaccine misinformation Health 

Social Media and Vaccine Misinformation

March 10, 2020February 24, 2021 Science Connectedhealthcare, herd immunity, social media, vaccine misinformation, vaccines

The type of media people use to inform their health decisions has an effect on vaccine misinformation spread and trust in medical expertise.

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EH Science: Hand-Washing, CDC:Kimberly Smith Health 

Tired Healthcare Workers Wash their Hands Less Often

November 11, 2014March 10, 2021 Science Connectedcleanliness, doctors, hand-washing, health, healthcare, hospitals, medicine, nurses, wash hands

Hand-washing in hospitals is known to reduce patient infections, but a new study has found that hospital workers wash their hands less frequently when tired.

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Spotlight: Health

Featured image: A laser treats the surface of copper, giving it a texture that would allow the metal to instantly kill bacteria. (Purdue University/Erin Easterling) Engineering Health 

Pathogens Perish on Laser-Treated Metal

April 15, 2021April 15, 2021 Science Connectedantimicrobial, bacteria, copper, lasers, materials engineering, pathogens
Pathogens in bacteria could be eliminated on contact, according to a new study using the antimicrobial properties of copper and laser...
Health Psychology 

How the Placebo Effect “Tricks” the Brain

April 12, 2021April 10, 2021 Science Connectedanalgesia, medication, pain, placebo effect, placebos
You have probably heard of the placebo effect, but what is it and how does it work? Can something that's in...
revolutionize medicine

One Million Volunteers Could One Day Revolutionize Medicine

April 2, 2021April 5, 2021 SciStartercitizen science, citizen science projects, medicine, volunteer
tissue damage from covid-19

Researchers Find Tissue Damage from Covid-19

April 1, 2021April 6, 2021 Science Connectedbiology, immunology, medicine, microbiology
is depression in our genes

Is Depression In Our Genes?

March 31, 2021April 14, 2021 Science Connecteddepression, epigenetics, genes, genetics, public health
A compound found in green tea stabilizes an anti-cancer protein known as the "guardian of the genome." Photo courtesy of the Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

How a Green Tea Antioxidant Helps Fight Cancer

March 11, 2021March 11, 2021 Science Connectedanti-cancer drug, anti-cancer protein, antioxidant, cancer, fight cancer, green tea
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