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7 ways meaningful activities can help us get through the coronavirus pandemic

We hear over and over that it is important to remain occupied during pandemic restrictions. People are gardening, baking bread and taking on DIY projects in record numbers. But what exactly does all this "occupation" do for us in stressful times? [...]

The effect of internet influencers on men's body image

New research confirms men and teens are affected by Instagram influencers who set global benchmarks for ideal body shape, fashion and even facial trends. [...]

Release of immature blood cells from bone marrow as a signature of severe COVID-19

In severe cases of COVID-19 disease, not only classic immune cells play a role. In particular, the release of immature precursor cells from the bone marrow into the blood indicates a particularly severe course of the disease and could contribute to complications. This has been shown by an international research team involving the DFG Cluster of Excellence "Precision Medicine in Chronic Inflammation" (PMI). The team included physicians and researchers from Kiel University (CAU), the University Medical Center Schleswig-Holstein (UKSH) and the Universities of Bonn, Cologne, Luebeck, Tuebingen and Nijmegen as well as the Research Center Borstel—Leibniz Lung Center and the… [...]

Has quality suffered in the rush to publish COVID-19 research?

Rapid dissemination of information should not come at the expense of quality, ethical standards or oversight, according to the authors of a Perspective published online today by the Medical Journal of Australia. [...]

VR headsets and hypnosis may help distract patients undergoing medical procedures

New research presented at Euroanaesthesia (the annual meeting of the European Society of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care [ESAIC) shows that the use of virtual reality glasses or medical hypnosis can alleviate both pain and anxiety in patients undergoing short medical procedures. The study is by anaesthetist Dr. E. Kubra Okur Kavak, paediatrician Dr. Gerlant van Berlaer, and colleagues from the Brussels University Hospital in Belgium. [...]

Getting a grip on better health

Men with muscles like a young Arnold Schwarzenegger or a top weightlifter look powerful but a handshake will give away whether they're a healthy specimen—or at risk of a chronic disease or premature aging, experts say. [...]

Perth's Aboriginal babies show first signs of ear disease at just eight weeks

Telethon Kids Institute researchers have found close to 40% of Aboriginal babies begin to develop middle ear infections between two and four months of age in a first of its kind study in metropolitan Perth. [...]

Childhood dementia: Insights from the eyes

Is the eye a window to the brain in Sanfilippo syndrome, an untreatable form of childhood-onset dementia, Australian researchers ask in a new publication. [...]

Hong Kong reimposes strict social distancing as fourth wave strikes

Hong Kong reimposed social distancing measures at some of their strictest levels in the city since the start of the coronavirus pandemic on Monday, as authorities battle a fourth wave of infections. [...]

Fit gamers challenge 'fat' stereotype, new esports research

Esports players are up to 21 percent healthier weight than the general population, hardly smoke and drink less too, says a new QUT study. [...]