The authors examine a relationship between tweet sentiment and stock market behavior during the early weeks of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Read More...Understanding investors behaviors during the COVID-19 outbreak using Twitter sentiment analysis
The authors examine a relationship between tweet sentiment and stock market behavior during the early weeks of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Read More...Association of depression and suicidal ideation among adults with the use of H2 antagonists
In this study, the authors investigate associations between use of histamine H2 receptor antagonists and suicidal ideation in different age groups.
Read More...Can Children Acquire Their Parents’ History of Fracture?
While the genetic basis of hip fracture risk has been studied extensively in adults, it is not known whether parental history of bone fractures affects their children's fracture risk. In this article, the authors investigated whether a parental history of bone fractures influences the rate of fractures in their children. They found that adolescent children whose parents had a more extensive history of fractures were more likely to have a history of fractures themselves, suggesting that parents' medical histories may be an important consideration in future pediatric health research.
Read More...Fitness social media is positively associated with the use of performance-enhancing drugs among young men
Here the authors investigated the relationship between fitness-related social media and the high usage of performance-enhancing drugs (PEDs) specifically by men in the US age 18-35. In a survey with 149 participants they identified that young men that use fitness-related social media are more likely to use PEDs. Their results suggest the necessity to consider potential risk behaviors which may be related to social media consumption.
Read More...Protective effect of bromelain and pineapple extracts on UV-induced damage in human skin cells
In this study, the authors tested whether the compound bromelain extracted from pineapples could protect skin cells from UV damage.
Read More...Risk-adjusted return measures for selecting optimal mutual fund investment portfolios
The authors looked at different combinations of risk-adjusted return measures to determine which combination would provide an optimal return for investors. They found that different combinations performed better dependent on investment timeframe.
Read More...Percentages are a better format for conveying medical risk than frequencies
It can be challenging for the general public to understand data on medical risk. Weseley-Jones and Mordechai tackle this issue by conducting a survey to assess people's skill and comfort with understanding medical risk information in percentage and frequency formats.
Read More...Constructing an equally weighted stock portfolio based on systematic risk (beta)
In this article, the authors investigate whether stock selection across various sectors is efficient enough to outperform an overall market. Stocks from 2006 to 2020 were selected across sectors to calculate beta values using the Capital Asset Pricing Model.
Read More...C reactive protein and risk of neurological deficits and disability in patients with acute ischemic stroke
The authors looked at the correlation between C reactive protein levels and neurological deficits in patients who had suffered an ischemic stroke.
Read More...QuitPuff: A Simple Method Using Saliva to Assess the Risk of Oral Pre-Cancerous Lesions and Oral Squamous Cell Carcinoma in Chronic Smokers
Smoking generates free radicals and reactive oxygen species which induce cell damage and lipid peroxidation. This is linked to the development of oral cancer in chronic smokers. The authors of this study developed Quitpuff, simple colorimetric test to measure the extent of lipid peroxidation in saliva samples. This test detected salivary lipid peroxidation with 96% accuracy in test subjects and could serve as an inexpensive, non-invasive test for smokers to measure degree of salivary lipid peroxidation and potential risk of oral cancer.
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