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Virtual reality platform helps UWF nursing students step into real-life scenarios

University of West Florida Usha Kundu, MD College of Health School of Nursing students graduating this semester will be among the first who had practice stepping into real-life scenarios during their entire academic career.

4 May 2023

Study provides the most comprehensive characterization of global COVID-19 variant transitions

A team of researchers at Los Alamos National Laboratory recently published the most comprehensive study of global COVID-19 variant transitions, which showed significant diversity in variant spread around the globe related to vaccination rates, number of co-circulating variants and immunity from previous infection.

4 May 2023

The African Personalized Medicine Agenda

In this interview, Rizwana Mia, the Senior Program Manager at South African Medical Research Council, talks to News Medical about the African personalized medicine agenda.

From MGI 4 May 2023

How the COVID pandemic has improved genomics

In this interview, Davide Cacchiarelli, Molecular Biology and Genomics Professor at the University of Naples talks to NewsMed about how the COVID pandemic has highlighted the vital role of genomic surveillance and improved genomics.

From MGI 4 May 2023

Study suggests SARS-CoV-2 vaccination in pregnancy induces diverging maternal and infant cord antibody functions

Researchers explored the differences in infant and maternal cord antibody functions between SARS-CoV-2 infection and vaccination during pregnancy.

4 May 2023

Advancing the development of vaccines through recombinant technology

In this interview, News-Medical talks to Dr. Amy Sheng, the head of CRO at Sino Biological, about current developments in the field of vaccine development through recombinant techniques.

From Sino Biological Inc. 4 May 2023

COVID-19 risk: natural immunity vs. vaccine induced immunity

Researchers evaluated the immune protection conferred by previous SARS-CoV-2 infection and/or COVID-19 vaccines.

4 May 2023

Does stress increase biological age?

Researchers evaluated stress-induced biological age (BA) changes among mice and humans.

4 May 2023

What are the top 10 public health challenges in 2023?

Researchers discuss the global public health challenges for the year 2023, which include health systems, mental health, substance abuse, infectious diseases, malnutrition and food insecurity, sexual and reproductive health, environmental pollution, climate, cancer, and diabetes.

3 May 2023

Revving up COVID mRNA vaccines: Algorithm generates 128-fold increase in antibodies

Research paper proposes a new method for predicting highly expressed genes based on codon usage bias and minimum free energy of mRNA secondary structures. The method involves constructing a stochastic grammar that generates sequences with high CAI and low MFE, and testing it on two mRNA vaccines.

3 May 2023

Wildlife in Britain found free of SARS-CoV-2, but novel virus discovered in stoats

Scientists in the United Kingdom have conducted a large-scale screening for sarbecoviruses and pan-coronaviruses in British Wildlife to investigate the occurrence of widespread spillover events. They have identified a novel minacovirus in stoats recently introduced to the Orkney Islands.

3 May 2023

Study finds small but positive impact of school-based interventions on childhood obesity

Researcher paper is an update of a Cochrane systematic review on childhood obesity prevention interventions. It includes randomized controlled trials published until June 2021 that assess the effectiveness, adverse effects, and cost-effectiveness of interventions on the weight of children aged 6-18 years.

3 May 2023

New study reveals the best diets for a healthy heart

Research provides an overview of established and emerging diets in cardiovascular health. It covers the benefits of vegetarian diets, cereal fiber, and a pro-vegetarian food pattern in reducing the risk of cardiovascular diseases.

3 May 2023

Researchers report positive results from Phase 2 clinical trial of investigational treatment against long COVID fatigue

Researchers from the University of Oxford have reported findings from a Phase 2 clinical trial investigating the efficacy of an investigational treatment against long COVID fatigue.

3 May 2023

Study examines the reinfection of SARS-CoV-2 variants in children

Researchers characterized the children with severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 reinfection.

3 May 2023

Using PandaOmics to identify dual-purpose therapeutic targets to treat aging and glioblastoma

A new research paper was published in Aging (listed by MEDLINE/PubMed as "Aging (Albany NY)" and "Aging-US" by Web of Science) Volume 15, Issue 8, entitled, "Identification of dual-purpose therapeutic targets implicated in aging and glioblastoma multiforme using PandaOmics - an AI-enabled biological target discovery platform."

3 May 2023

Key to preventing runaway inflammation in patients with severe COVID-19

A treatment to prevent runaway inflammation in patients with severe COVID-19 is a step closer after a University of Queensland-led study into how immune cells respond to the virus.

3 May 2023

Genome-based surveillance offers new hope in the fight against healthcare-associated infections

Researchers discuss major healthcare-associated pathogens, as well as current and future public health priorities related to these microorganisms.

2 May 2023

Novel chronic murine wound mouse model to study cellular senescence

A new research paper was published on the cover of Aging (listed by MEDLINE/PubMed as "Aging (Albany NY)" and "Aging-US" by Web of Science) Volume 15, Issue 8, entitled, "A chronic wound model to investigate skin cellular senescence."

2 May 2023

New insight into how the occludin protein mediates cell-to-cell transmission of SARS-CoV-2 virus

While the coronavirus continues to infect people around the world, researchers at the University of Missouri have identified a specific protein inside the human body that plays a critical role in how the virus spreads from cell to cell after infection -; a discovery that will help better understand the COVID-19 disease and could lead to the development of new antiviral drugs in the future.

2 May 2023

covid 19 News and Research

Virtual reality platform helps UWF nursing students step into real-life scenarios

Study provides the most comprehensive characterization of global COVID-19 variant transitions

The African Personalized Medicine Agenda

How the COVID pandemic has improved genomics

Study suggests SARS-CoV-2 vaccination in pregnancy induces diverging maternal and infant cord antibody functions

Advancing the development of vaccines through recombinant technology

COVID-19 risk: natural immunity vs. vaccine induced immunity

Does stress increase biological age?

What are the top 10 public health challenges in 2023?

Revving up COVID mRNA vaccines: Algorithm generates 128-fold increase in antibodies

Wildlife in Britain found free of SARS-CoV-2, but novel virus discovered in stoats

Study finds small but positive impact of school-based interventions on childhood obesity

New study reveals the best diets for a healthy heart

Researchers report positive results from Phase 2 clinical trial of investigational treatment against long COVID fatigue

Study examines the reinfection of SARS-CoV-2 variants in children

Using PandaOmics to identify dual-purpose therapeutic targets to treat aging and glioblastoma

Key to preventing runaway inflammation in patients with severe COVID-19

Genome-based surveillance offers new hope in the fight against healthcare-associated infections

Novel chronic murine wound mouse model to study cellular senescence

New insight into how the occludin protein mediates cell-to-cell transmission of SARS-CoV-2 virus

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