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Duke Clinical & Translational Science Institute
Duke-Kannapolis launches kidney disease study for people of African descent April 14, 2021
Dr. Opeyemi Olabisi (second from left), principal investigator for the Duke APOL1 Study, joins the Duke CTSI TransPop team for the study launch in Kannapolis.
Through her participation in COVID-19 research with the Duke Clinical and Translational Science Institute (CTSI), Connelia Houston learned about a new study in Kannapolis for people of African descent.
The Duke APOL1 Study at the N.C. Research Campus needs people like Houston who are 50 or older, have African ancestry and do not have kidney disease, diabetes or HIV. Houston, an attorney in Charlotte who lives in Harrisburg, decided to enroll.
Pandemic stress, boredom caused some PA residents to increase cigarette use
Penn State College of Medicine researchers found stress, increased free time and feelings of boredom may have contributed to an increase in the number of cigarettes smoked per day during the early months of the COVID-19 pandemic by nearly a third of surveyed Pennsylvania smokers
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Pandemic stress, boredom caused some PA residents to increase cigarette use
Zachary Sweger
March 30, 2021
HERSHEY, Pa. Stress, increased free time and feelings of boredom may have contributed to an increase in the number of cigarettes smoked per day during the early months of the COVID-19 pandemic by nearly a third of surveyed Pennsylvania smokers. Penn State College of Medicine researchers said understanding risk factors and developing new strategies for smoking cessation and harm reduction may help public health officials address concerning trends in tobacco use that may have develope
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