Monthly Archives: June 2023

https://bjsm.bmj.com/content/early/2023/06/05/bjsports-2022-106653

https://bmcmedicine.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12916-023-02877-9  

Abstract: Parkinson’s disease is a neurodegenerative disease affecting mainly the elderly population. It is characterized by the loss of dopaminergic neurons of the substantia nigra pars compacta region. Parkinson’s disease patients exhibit motor symptoms like tremors, rigidity, bradykinesia/hypokinesia, and non-motor … Continue reading →

Xie, C., Xiang, S., Shen, C. et al. A shared neural basis underlying psychiatric comorbidity. Nat Med 29, 1232–1242 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41591-023-02317-4

https://www.nature.com/articles/s41591-023-02348-x.pdf

Im, P.K., Wright, N., Yang, L. et al. Alcohol consumption and risks of more than 200 diseases in Chinese men. Nat Med (2023). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41591-023-02383-8

What makes a COVID superspreader? Scientists learn more after deliberately infecting volunteers A rigorous study identifies ‘supershedders’ who spew huge amounts of virus into the air — despite having only mild symptoms. https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-023-01961-7 https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lanmic/article/PIIS2666-5247(23)00101-5/fulltext

Advance Announcement of Upcoming Research Seminar….   …………………………………………………………………….. Examples of Potential Risks to Subjects Potential risks fall into five broadly-defined categories. Research Compliance Services and the CPHS/IRB will weigh the potential risks of research against the potential benefits as part … Continue reading →

“Thirty randomized participants (mean [SD] age, 26.1 [2.9] years; 15 women [50%]) completed the study. Wearing the N95 mask resulted in reduced respiration rate and oxygen saturation by pulse oximetry (Spo2) within 1 hour, with elevated heart rate (mean change, … Continue reading →

https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.abn9257