COVID-19 pandemicBackground: In March 2020, COVID-19 infections began to rise exponentially in the USA, placing substantial burden on the healthcare system. As a result, there was a rapid change in transplant practices and policies, with cessation of most procedures. O...
The COVID-19 pandemic has posed unique risks to people with Alzheimer disease and dementia. Research from 2020 has shown that these people have a relatively high risk of contracting severe COVID-19, and are also at risk of neuropsychiatric disturbances as a result of lockdown measures and soci...
As a global health emergency, the rapid spread of the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) led to the implementation of widespread restrictions (e.g., quarantine, physical/social distancing measures). However, while these restrictions reduce the viral spread of COVID-19, they may exacerbate beha...
The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic led to sudden extreme changes in lifestyle, potentially causing adverse changes in physical activity, sedentary behavior, and dietary habits. The objective of the study was to investigate the effects of COVID-19 quarantine on physical activity, dieta...
Before the COVID-19 pandemic, people with mobility, vision, hearing, and cognitive disabilities were at a higher risk of lower psychosocial well-being than people without disabilities. It is, therefore, of great importance to investigate whether the pandemic has exacerbated this difference. Objective...
SYDNEY, June 7 (Xinhua) -- Researchers from the University of Sydney have surveyed over 1,000 Australians on their experiences with mental health during the COVID-19 pandemic, and now seek to use the results to inform future policy.
The COVID-19 pandemic caused an unprecedented impact on global socio-economic processes by threatening billions of people's lives and health. In order to prevent the spread of dangerous disease, the national governments had imposed movement restrictions, whic...
Objective: The 2019 coronavirus disease (COVID-19) is a global public health emergency resulting in lockdowns, associated food habits and lifestyle changes and constraint public health delivery. The aim of this study was to investigate the impact of the COVID-19 induced lockdown in Italy on ...
More information:Jan O. Korbel et al, Effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on life scientists,Genome Biology(2020).DOI: 10.1186/s13059-020-02031-1 European Molecular Biology Laboratory Citation
COVID-19 has not affected all scientists equally. A survey of principal investigators indicates that female scientists, those in the ‘bench sciences’ and, especially, scientists with young children experienced a substantial decline in time devoted to research. This could have important short- and ...