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COVID-19 pandemic-related restrictions significantly impact bean production A new study analyzing bean production and food security across 11 countries in sub-Saharan Africa, found COVID-19 pandemic-related restrictions to significantly impact bean production. Border controls and high transport costs have led to drops in production of the key food security crop, threatening to reverse gains made in achieving Sustainable Development Goals 1 and 2, towards no poverty and zero hunger, respectively...

Study identifies new cardiometabolic factors linked to SARS-CoV-2 infection As the COVID-19 pandemic lingers, researchers have found associations between certain lifestyle factors and a persons risk of getting infected. While it has already been established that those with Type II diabetes and a high body mass index (BMI) are at greater risk of experiencing hospitalizations and other severe complications related to COVID-19, they are also at greater risk of getting symptomatic infection in the ...

Exposure to endocrine-disrupting chemicals may increase likelihood of postpartum depression Endocrine-disrupting chemicals may influence hormonal shifts during pregnancy as well as contribute to postpartum depression, according to a small study published in the Endocrine Societys Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism. Postpartum depression is a serious and common psychiatric disorder that affects up to 1 in 5 childbearing women. The cause of postpartum depression is not well understoo...

Stroke survivors may be more likely to attempt or die by suicide than people who have not had a stroke, according to preliminary research to be presented at the American Stroke Association's International Stroke Conference 2021.

Silent heart attacks appear to increase future stroke risk in older adults Silent heart attacks appear to increase stroke risk in adults 65 and older, according to preliminary research to be presented at the American Stroke Association International Stroke Conference 2021. The virtual meeting is March 17-19, 2021 and is a world premier meeting for researchers and clinicians dedicated to the science of stroke and brain health. A silent heart attack, also known as a silent myocardial infarction, ...

Dementia risk escalates with the number and severity of strokes Having an ischemic stroke increases dementia risk, and that risk escalates with the number and severity of strokes, according to preliminary research to be presented at the American Stroke Associations International Stroke Conference 2021. The virtual meeting is March 17-19, 2021 and is a world premier meeting for researchers and clinicians dedicated to the science of stroke and brain health. Ischemic stroke is the most common stro...

Research finds disparities in stroke severity and care among Black and Hispanic women Black and Hispanic women ages 65-74 years old hospitalized with stroke had more severe strokes than their white counterparts, according to preliminary research to be presented at the American Stroke Association International Stroke Conference 2021. The virtual meeting is March 17-19, 2021 and is a world premier meeting for researchers and clinicians dedicated to the science of stroke and brain health. Accordin...

Psychologists have long found that people behave differently than when they learn of peers' actions.

Transparent, Reproducible AI Tool for Health Information Analysis Written by AZoRoboticsFeb 26 2021 Clinical research necessitates the mining of data to gain crucial insights. Machine learning, which involves developing algorithms to identify patterns, finds it hard to do this in the case of data related to health records since information of this kind is neither static nor collected regularly. Prof. Jeremy Weiss, an expert in machine learning and healthcare informatics. Image Credit: Carnegie ...

COVID-19 can spread from asymptomatic but infected people through small aerosol droplets in their exhaled breath. Most studies of the flow of exhaled air have focused on coughing or sneezing, which can send aerosols flying long distances.