(Newswise)–Schizophrenia, a chronic, neurological brain disorder, affects millions of people around the world. It causes a fracture between a person’s thoughts, feelings and behavior. Symptoms include delusions, hallucinations, difficulty processing […]
COVID-19: A ‘Stress Test’ for the heart
(Newswise)–As we continue to learn more about COVID-19, caused by the novel coronavirus SARS-CoV-2, it is not yet clear all the ways the disease may affect our bodies in the […]
Nutrition, companionship reduce pain in mice with sickle cell disease, UCI-led study finds
(Newswise)–Researchers from the University of California, Irvine, and the University of Minnesota have found that an enriched diet and companionship can reduce pain in mice with sickle cell disease by […]
Genomic studies implicate specific genes in Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder
(Newswise)–After analyzing the genomes of more than one-quarter of a million military veterans, a team of scientists, led by researchers at University of California San Diego, Veterans Affairs San Diego […]
COVID-19 increases the mortality rate among pregnant women
(Newswise)–Contracting COVID-19 while pregnant can have deadly consequences for the mother, a new study published in the American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology shows. The study, which followed 240 pregnant women between March […]
At least 1 in 3 people infected with COVID-19 never develop symptoms, according to new analysis
LA JOLLA–A new data analysis including more than 1.8 million people confirms that asymptomatic infections of the SARS-CoV-2 virus are a major portion of COVID-19’s global footprint, representing at least […]
COVID-19, influenza and suicide fuel increase in deaths among ICE detainees
(Newswise)–Thirty-five people have died in the custody of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) since April 2018, with a seven-fold increase in deaths even as the average daily population decreased […]
Women at higher risk of fatal, nighttime cardiac arrest
(Newswise)–LOS ANGELES–New research from the Center for Cardiac Arrest Prevention in the Smidt Heart Institute at Cedars-Sinai has found for the first time that during nighttime hours, women are more […]
A closer look at T cells reveals big differences in mild vs. severe COVID-19 cases
(Newswise)–LA JOLLA–A big question on people’s minds these days: how long does immunity to SARS-CoV-2 last following infection? Now a research team from La Jolla Institute for Immunology (LJI), The […]
New COVID-19 strain found in over one-third of Los Angeles patients
(Newswise)–LOS ANGELES–A new strain of the coronavirus has been found in more than one-third of COVID-19 cases in Los Angeles and may be contributing to the acceleration of the recent surge of […]