PRESS-NEWS.org - Press Release Distribution
PRESS RELEASES DISTRIBUTION

Effect of high-dose zinc, ascorbic acid supplementation vs usual care on symptom length, reduction among ambulatory patients with SARS-CoV-2 infection

2021-02-12
(Press-News.org) What The Study Did: These findings suggest that treatment with zinc, ascorbic acid or both doesn't affect SARS-CoV-2 symptoms.

Authors: Milind Y. Desai, M.D., M.B.A., of the Cleveland Clinic in Ohio, is the corresponding author.

To access the embargoed study: Visit our For The Media website at this link https://media.jamanetwork.com/ 

(doi:10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2021.0369)

Editor's Note: The article includes conflict of interest disclosures. Please see the article for additional information, including other authors, author contributions and affiliations, conflict of interest and financial disclosures, and funding and support.

INFORMATION:

Media advisory: The full study is linked to this news release.

Embed this link to provide your readers free access to the full-text article This link will be live at the embargo time http://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamanetworkopen/fullarticle/10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2021.0369?utm_source=For_The_Media&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=ftm_links&utm_term=021221

About JAMA Network Open: JAMA Network Open is the new online-only open access general medical journal from the JAMA Network. On weekdays, the journal publishes peer-reviewed clinical research and commentary in more than 40 medical and health subject areas. Every article is free online from the day of publication.



ELSE PRESS RELEASES FROM THIS DATE:

Pediatric hospital admissions in 2020 compared with decade before COVID-19

2021-02-12
What The Study Did: Pediatric admissions to U.S. hospitals decreased last year across an array of pediatric conditions and some may represent unmet needs in pediatric care during the COVID-19 pandemic. Authors: Christopher M. Horvat, M.D., M.H.A., of UPMC Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh, is the corresponding author. To access the embargoed study: Visit our For The Media website at this link https://media.jamanetwork.com/  (doi:10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2020.37227) Editor's Note: The article includes conflict of interest and funding/support disclosures. Please see the article for additional information, including other authors, author contributions and affiliations, conflict of interest and financial disclosures, and funding and support. INFORMATION: Media advisory: ...

Variations in sensitivity of serological tests among individuals infected with SARS-CoV-2

2021-02-12
What The Study Did: This observational study investigated the sensitivity of antibody tests to detect previous SARS-CoV-2 infection using existing clinical data across the University of California Health system. Authors: Atul J. Butte, M.D. Ph.D., of the University of California, San Francisco, is the corresponding author. To access the embargoed study: Visit our For The Media website at this link https://media.jamanetwork.com/ (doi:10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2021.0337) Editor's Note: The article includes conflict of interest and funding/support disclosures. Please ...

Green tea compound aids tumor-suppressing, DNA-repairing protein

Green tea compound aids tumor-suppressing, DNA-repairing protein
2021-02-12
TROY, N.Y. -- An antioxidant found in green tea may increase levels of p53, a natural anti-cancer protein, known as the "guardian of the genome" for its ability to repair DNA damage or destroy cancerous cells. Published today in END ...

Assessing brain capillaries in COVID-19

2021-02-12
What The Study Did: This case series analyzes brains from autopsies of patients who died of COVID-19 as confirmed by nucleic acid test and with severe pulmonary pathology. Authors: David W. Nauen, M.D., Ph.D., of Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, is the corresponding author. To access the embargoed study: Visit our For The Media website at this link https://media.jamanetwork.com/ (doi:10.1001/jamaneurol.2020.0225) Editor's Note: The article includes conflicts of interest disclosures. Please see the article for additional information, including other authors, author contributions and affiliations, ...

Study explores neurocognitive basis of bias against people who look different

2021-02-12
PHILADELPHIA--The "scarred villain" is one of the oldest tropes in film and literature, from Scar in "The Lion King" to Star Wars' Darth Vader and the Joker in "The Dark Knight." The trope is likely rooted in a long-evolved human bias against facial anomalies -- atypical features such as growths, swelling, facial paralysis, and scars. A new brain-and-behavior study from researchers in the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania illuminates this bias on multiple levels. The researchers, whose findings were published this week in the Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences, used surveys, social simulations, and functional MRI (fMRI) studies to study hundreds of participants' responses and attitudes towards ...

Flowers of St. John's Wort serve as green catalyst

Flowers of St. Johns Wort serve as green catalyst
2021-02-12
Since ancient times, St. John's Wort has been used as a medicinal herb covering a wide range of applications such as the treatment of burns, skin injuries, neuralgia, fibrosis, sciatica and depression. Due to its high medicinal potential, the plant known in technical terminology as Hypericum perforatum even became "Medicinal Plant of the Year" in 2015. Now, scientists at TU Dresden have shown that there is much more to the herb than its healing properties. To this end, two interdisciplinary groups from biology and inorganic chemistry have joined forces and thus achieved astonishing results. Originally, the research groups led by botanist Prof. Stefan Wanke ...

Here comes the new generation of climate models: the future of rainfall in the Alps

2021-02-12
Less intense mean daily precipitation, more intense and localised extreme events. This is what the future climate scenarios indicate for the Eastern Alps, according to the study "Evaluation and Expected Changes of Summer Precipitation at Convection Permitting Scale with COSMO-CLM over Alpine Space", published by the CMCC Foundation in the journal Atmosphere. The research is conducted in the context of the European project H2020 EUCP (European Climate Prediction system) and contributes to the work of the international scientific community for the development of climate models that can support ...

Biodiversity protects bee communities from disease

2021-02-12
Photos A new analysis of thousands of native and nonnative Michigan bees shows that the most diverse bee communities have the lowest levels of three common viral pathogens. University of Michigan researchers netted and trapped more than 4,000 bees from 60 species. The bees were collected at winter squash farms across Michigan, where both managed honeybee colonies and wild native bees pollinate the squash flowers. All but one species--Apis mellifera, the common European honeybee--are native bees. The number of bee species found at each farm ranged from seven to 49. Consistently, lower virus levels were strongly linked to greater species richness among the local bee communities. ...

New insight into protein structures that could treat Huntington's disease

New insight into protein structures that could treat Huntingtons disease
2021-02-12
In Huntington's disease, a faulty protein aggregates in brain cells and eventually kills them. Such protein aggregates could, in principle, be prevented with a heat shock protein. However, it is not well known how these proteins interact with the Huntington's disease protein. New research by Patrick van der Wel (University of Groningen, the Netherlands) and colleagues at the University of Texas has partially resolved the structure of heat shock proteins that bind to such aggregating proteins, helping us to understand how they work. The results were published on 11 February in the journal Nature Communications. Heat shock proteins (Hsp) are produced by cells that are exposed to stressful conditions. The Hsp family is diverse, and quite a few of the ...

Identifying risk factors for elevated anxiety in young adults during COVID-19 pandemic

2021-02-12
A new study has identified early risk factors that predicted heightened anxiety in young adults during the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. The findings from the study, supported by the National Institutes of Health and published in the Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, could help predict who is at greatest risk of developing anxiety during stressful life events in early adulthood and inform prevention and intervention efforts. The investigators examined data from 291 participants who had been followed from toddlerhood to young adulthood as part of a larger study on temperament and socioemotional development. The researchers ...

LAST 30 PRESS RELEASES:

Cosmic butterfly reveals clues to Earth's creation

Phone snubbing more damaging to insecure partners, study finds

Treating heart failure patients with anti-obesity medication reduces greenhouse gas emissions and improves clinical outcomes

Cardiac arrest in space: New research shows that automatic chest compressions are more effective for CPR when both rescuer and patient are floating in microgravity

Older age and low fitness levels are associated with heartbeat abnormalities that increase future cardiovascular risk

‘Built for cutting flesh, not resisting acidity’: sharks may be losing deadly teeth to ocean acidification

Study reveals beneficial effects of diet and exercise on alcohol-related adverse liver health

Making the weight in four years

AI review unveils new strategies for fixing missing traffic data in smart cities

Scientists discovered hopfion crystals – which are flying in spacetime

For bees, diet isn’t one-size-fits-all

How a malaria-fighting breakthrough provides lasting protection

Cognitive Behavioural therapy can alter brain structure and boost grey matter volume, study shows

Largest ever study into cannabis use investigates risk of paranoia and poor mental health in the general population

Most US neurologists prescribing MS drugs have received pharma industry cash

A growing baby planet photographed for first time in a ring of darkness

Brain’s immune cells key to wiring the adolescent brain

KAIST develops AI that automatically detects defects in smart factory manufacturing processes even when conditions change​

Research alert: Alcohol opens the floodgates for bad bacteria

American Gastroenterological Association, Latica partner to assess living guidelines using real-world evidence

University of Tennessee collaborates on NSF grants to improve outcomes through AI

New technique at HonorHealth Research Institute uses ultrasound to activate drugs targeting pancreatic cancer

Companies 'dumbed down' cryptocurrency disclosures in good markets prior to reporting standardization, Rotman research finds

MSU study: What defines a life well-lived? Obituaries may have the answers.

Wind isn’t the only threat: USF-led scientists urge shift to more informed hurricane scale

Study: Fossils reveal reliable record of marine ecosystem functioning

New Simon Fraser University–University of Exeter partnership fast-tracks path to become a lawyer

Busy bees can build the right hive from tricky foundations

Deep sea worm fights ‘poison with poison’ to survive high arsenic and sulfide levels

New monthly pill shows potential as pre-exposure prophylaxis HIV drug candidate

[Press-News.org] Effect of high-dose zinc, ascorbic acid supplementation vs usual care on symptom length, reduction among ambulatory patients with SARS-CoV-2 infection