Increases in maternal opioid use have led to an almost doubling in the number of babies born with neonatal abstinence syndrome (NAS) in the U.S. in the past 10 years. This statistic led the Centers for Disease Control and ...
Jul 16, 2021
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COVID-19 is marked by heightened inflammation and abnormal clotting in the blood vessels, particularly in the lungs, and is believed to contribute to progression to severe disease and death. New trial results show that administering ...
Jul 14, 2021
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As conversations about race and institutional racism sweep through the nation, Jamie Abaied, an associate professor in UVM's Psychological Science Department, has been examining how parents—particularly white parents—continue ...
Jul 2, 2021
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Findings from a study on the feasibility of addressing anxiety, pain and stress with Olfactory Virtual Reality (OVR)—a new form of VR that incorporates the sense of smell into its augmented reality—paint a clearer picture ...
Jun 14, 2021
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Youth brain activation data from the largest longitudinal neuroimaging study to date provides valuable new information on the cognitive processes and brain systems that underlie adolescent development and might contribute ...
Jun 7, 2021
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High blood pressure, or hypertension, is the leading modifiable risk factor for cardiovascular diseases and premature death worldwide. And key to treating patients with conditions ranging from chest pain to stroke is understanding ...
Jun 7, 2021
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Despite a daunting more than 130 million cases of SARS-CoV-2 infections to date worldwide, another global pathogen—the Aedes mosquito-borne dengue virus—saw a record number of over 400 million cases in 2019. But vaccine ...
May 24, 2021
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In looking at the broader impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on health and wellbeing, public health experts are examining screening rates for cancer. A new study looking at U.S. mammography screening rates during the first five ...
Mar 31, 2021
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As the United States struggles to control record-breaking increases in COVID-19 infections and hospitalizations, the roll-out of two approved vaccines offers tremendous hope for saving lives and curbing the pandemic. To achieve ...
Jan 21, 2021
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A novel new study suggests that the behavior public officials are now mandating or recommending unequivocally to slow the spread of surging COVID-19—wearing a face covering—should come with a caveat. If not accompanied ...
Jan 14, 2021
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