Changes in sleep duration and its association with health-related characteristics during school closures in the COVID-19 pandemic have been identified.
Fear and Worry Over COVID-19 can Lead to Impaired Cognitive Function
People more worried about COVID-19 and its effects performed worse at information processing tests and had a distorted view of risk levels.
People more worried about COVID-19 and its effects performed worse at information processing tests and had a distorted view of risk levels.
‘Changes in sleep duration and its association with health-related characteristics during school closures in the COVID-19 pandemic have been identified.
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It was found that the participants had significantly longer sleep and better health-related quality of life when compared to the pre-pandemic period. Moreover, they also reported less caffeine and alcohol use. Hence, the longer sleep duration was considerably related to better health-related characteristics.
However, the study also cautions that depressive symptoms at the time were associated with a worsening of the same health-related characteristics among youths. These findings are thereby important for consideration when evaluating and implementing school closures during the pandemic.
Can COVID-19 Infection of the Mother Affect a Child�s Neurodevelopment?
Maternal SARS-CoV-2 infection exposure may be associated with the neurodevelopment of the infants.
Maternal SARS-CoV-2 infection exposure may be associated with the neurodevelopment of the infants.
Can Genome Editing Hold the Potential to Treat the Consequences of Severe COVID-19?
Cells lining the blood vessel walls can now be edited for the first time using genome editing, serving as a potential application to treat various diseases.
Cells lining the blood vessel walls can now be edited for the first time using genome editing, serving as a potential application to treat various diseases.
