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A new study suggests that COVID-19 patients in intensive care units (ICU) are more likely to suffer from cardiac arrests or arrhythmias caused by systemic issues.Share on PinterestResearch suggests that systemic inflammation in response to severe cases of COVID-19 may be responsible for heart attacks and arrhythmias. New research found that COVID-19 patients in ICU…

A study of 575 people in Cameroon has shown that the presence of gut parasites is strongly associated with gut microbiome structure, which suggests that modulating the microbiome may reduce the risk of parasitic infections.Share on PinterestResearch suggests that gut parasites infect almost one-quarter of the world’s population.Experts think that almost one-quarter of the world’s…

There are concerns that doctors could misdiagnose diabetes in India due to higher rates of type 2 diabetes in younger and slimmer people. A new study has shown that an existing genetic test could accurately diagnose diabetes in people of Indian heritage.Share on PinterestA test for type 1 diabetes developed in European populations may be…

A study in New York City revealed a threefold higher risk of infection among pregnant women living in neighborhoods with the most crowded households. Poverty and unemployment also appeared to increase the likelihood of infection.Share on PinterestPeople, especially women, living in crowded homes may have a higher risk of contracting SARS-CoV-2.Image credit: Joe Raedle/Getty ImagesSARS-CoV-2,…

A new study has found that nanosponges — tiny, bio-friendly plastics coated in lung and immune cell membranes — act as a decoy for SARS-CoV-2, neutralizing the virus.Share on PinterestResearcher and associate professor Anna Honko prepares the assay.Image credit: Courtesy of the Griffiths lab at Boston University’s NEIDL.A team of scientists has found that a…