Tendentious projections about COVID-19 in Brazil provided an appealing excuse for individuals and decision-makers to justify poor choices during a critical phase of the pandemic. The erroneous results likely contributed to premature resumption of in
INTRODUCTION: Cognitive abilities have substantial heritability throughout life, as shown by twin- and population-based studies. However, there is limited understanding of the genetic factors related to cognitive decline in aging across
CONCLUSIONS: Most (87.5%) individuals with SCI reported a moderate or severe increase in spasticity during COVID-19 restrictions. Individuals with disabilities are an especially sensitive group and require specialised care during extraordinary
CONCLUSIONS: Clinical characteristics and baseline laboratory values may help identify patients at increased risk for severe disease outcome, such as need for intensive care, presence of shock and decreased cardiac function.
Data transparency has played a key role in this pandemic. The aim of this paper is to map COVID-19 data availability and accessibility, and to rate their transparency and credibility in selected countries, by the source of information. This is used
Traffic related non-tailpipe particulate matter emissions can rival the continuously decreasing tailpipe emissions in modern fleets. Non-tailpipe emissions have become the dominating source of traffic emissions in California already. This study
The pandemic of novel coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has been a severe threat to public health. The policy of close contract tracing quarantine is an effective strategy in controlling the COVID-19 epidemic outbreak. In this paper, we developed a
CONCLUSION: SARS-CoV-2 identification in the systemic circulation is associated with MACE and necroptosis activity. The increased pMLKL and Troponin-I indicated the occurrence of necroptosis in the heart and suggested necroptosis effectors could
Previous pandemics and related lockdowns have had a deleterious impact on pregnant women's mental health. We studied the impact of the SARS-CoV-2/Covid-19 pandemic and France's first lockdown on pregnant women's mental health. A cross-sectional study