Urban Indian Health Institute (UIHI) released a study with the first-ever national data regarding American Indian and Alaska Native peoples’ knowledge, attitudes, and beliefs about a COVID-19 vaccine. The study surveyed American Indians and Alaska Natives across 46 states—representing 318 different tribal affiliations—to gather information ranging from individuals’ willingness to receive a COVID-19 vaccine to […]
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COVID-19 Trial Tests if Common Drug Can Keep Patients Out of Hospital
At-risk people diagnosed with COVID-19 across the United States and Canada can participate in a clinical trial testing whether a common drug can keep them from getting sicker and keep them out of the hospital. The trial, conducted by Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, is based on a discovery by the University […]
Motherhood Does Not Drive Support For Gun Control
A recent study has found that moms are not more likely than other women to support gun control efforts. In fact, this new study finds that parenthood doesn’t have a substantial effect on the gun control views of men or women. “Everybody ‘knows’ that moms are more politically liberal on gun control issues,” says Steven […]
Non-Immigrant Kids Respond Differently When Immigrant Children Are Bullied
A recent study finds that, while youth think all bullying is bad, non-immigrant adolescents object less to bullying when the victim is an immigrant. However, the study found that the more contact immigrant and non-immigrant children had with each other, the more strongly they objected to bullying. “We know that bystanders can play a key […]
UVA on Battling Diseases by Exercise
A top exercise researcher and colleagues at the University of Virginia School of Medicine have launched an ambitious effort to understand the whole-body benefits of exercise so that doctors can use that information to prevent and treat disease. Zhen Yan, PhD, and his collaborators aim to identify the sources, functions and targets of the molecules […]
Study: Dak Prescott Most Cost-Effective QB
New research from PlayUSA finds the players who give more bang for their buck. Salary to performance ratio finds Dallas Cowboys’ QB Dak Prescott to be the most cost-effective QB, with a cost of $28,902 per touchdown. Survey finds Tom Brady to be the most ‘overvalued’ player in the league, according to fans. The astronomical […]