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Trauma centers expand care to treat patients with mental health and substance use disorders

Most patients who show signs of alcohol or opioid/stimulant drug use associated with injury now undergo screening and/or intervention in Level I and II trauma centers, according to national survey results.

14 Feb 2022

Study analyzes antigenic properties of SARS-CoV-2 Omicron sublineages

A new study elucidated the antigenic properties of the sublineages of the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 Omicron variant.

14 Feb 2022

Study examines the viral dynamics of Hong Kong's four SARS-CoV-2 waves

Researchers evaluate the efficiency of COVID-19 elimination strategies implemented in Hong Kong.

13 Feb 2022

New explanation for why older adults have difficulty retrieving memories

When a person tries to access a memory, their brain quickly sifts through everything stored in it to find the relevant information.

11 Feb 2022

Study investigates population immunity to SARS-CoV-2 through heterogenous pathways

A new study demonstrates COVID-19 vaccine-specific differences in the antibody responses and memory B-cell immunity in a sample population comprising of 197 vaccinated individuals in Mexico.

11 Feb 2022

Epigenetic effects of pollutants may persist long enough to influence the evolutionary process

A new study led by University of Liverpool researchers has shown that the effects of pollutants can be transmitted over many generations in water fleas and may persist long enough to influence the evolutionary process.

10 Feb 2022

Omicron resists antibodies, causes less severe disease than previous SARS-CoV-2variants

In two recent studies, researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis found evidence that the omicron variant of the virus that causes COVID-19 causes less severe disease than previous variants — at least in rodents — but that many antibody-based therapies may not be effective against it.

10 Feb 2022

Researchers identify and characterize a previously unrecognized key player in cancer evolution

Researchers led by bioengineers at the University of California San Diego have identified and characterized a previously unrecognized key player in cancer evolution: clusters of mutations occurring at certain regions of the genome.

9 Feb 2022

AI based home monitoring during COVID-19 pandemic

Researchers conducted an open, prospective pilot feasibility analysis through artificial intelligence (AI)-based platform to provide clinical decision support on COVID-19 outcomes.

9 Feb 2022

Study finds strong evidence of extensive SARS-CoV-2 infection of white-tailed deer

The scientists tested samples collected from free-living and confined deer in Iowa to see if infection and subsequent transmission of SARS-CoV-2 in deer happens in nature.

9 Feb 2022

Study finds rising racial disparities in opioid and stimulant deaths

Between 2009 and 2019, overdose deaths in the United States involving opioids and stimulant drugs, such as cocaine and methamphetamine, surged compared to deaths from stimulants alone.

8 Feb 2022

Regulatory sequences in the genomes of mammals help explain how cancer invades normal tissues

Researchers from UConn Heath and Yale University have made new advances connecting the evolution of pregnancy and cancer metastasis.

8 Feb 2022

Study identifies lower viral load in the nasopharyngeal samples of patients infected with SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant

In a new study, researchers determined if the higher transmission rate of the SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant is due to a higher viral load compared to the Delta variant.

8 Feb 2022

Novel fast-spreading HIV-1 variant found circulating in the Netherlands

Researchers identify 17 individuals who were infected with a highly virulent variant of HIV-1.

7 Feb 2022

New personalized test to detect leukemia relapse sooner and avoid false negative results

Researchers have developed a new protocol for monitoring acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL), the most common cancer in children, to inform more effective treatment strategies and detect disease recurrence.

7 Feb 2022

Evolutionary history of ACE2 binding across a diverse range of sarbecoviruses and ACE2 orthologs

Researchers have been investigating sarbecovirus lineages and the ability of those lineages to evolve the ability to bind ACE2.

7 Feb 2022

Innate immune processes involved in SARS-CoV-2 recognition and resultant inflammation

A new article reviewed the innate immune detection and signaling pathways that the host uses against SARS-CoV-2.

7 Feb 2022

Northwestern researchers study COVID-19 mechanisms, infection patterns and impact on gender minorities

Northwestern Medicine investigators continue to study the COVID-19 pandemic, from the biological mechanisms of disease and infection patterns to the pandemic's impact on women and sexual and gender minorities.

6 Feb 2022

Switching from metered-dose inhaler to a dry powder reduces carbon footprint of asthma treatment

Switching from a metered-dose inhaler to a dry powder version for maintenance therapy more than halves the carbon footprint of people with asthma, and without any worsening of their condition, finds a pharma industry sponsored study published online in the journal Thorax.

6 Feb 2022

A novel approach to predict mutations within the SARS-CoV-2 spike

A study posted recently to the bioRxiv* preprint server demonstrated that the emergence of new spike variants of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2) can be predicted.

6 Feb 2022

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Trauma centers expand care to treat patients with mental health and substance use disorders

Study analyzes antigenic properties of SARS-CoV-2 Omicron sublineages

Study examines the viral dynamics of Hong Kong's four SARS-CoV-2 waves

New explanation for why older adults have difficulty retrieving memories

Study investigates population immunity to SARS-CoV-2 through heterogenous pathways

Epigenetic effects of pollutants may persist long enough to influence the evolutionary process

Omicron resists antibodies, causes less severe disease than previous SARS-CoV-2variants

Researchers identify and characterize a previously unrecognized key player in cancer evolution

AI based home monitoring during COVID-19 pandemic

Study finds strong evidence of extensive SARS-CoV-2 infection of white-tailed deer

Study finds rising racial disparities in opioid and stimulant deaths

Regulatory sequences in the genomes of mammals help explain how cancer invades normal tissues

Study identifies lower viral load in the nasopharyngeal samples of patients infected with SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant

Novel fast-spreading HIV-1 variant found circulating in the Netherlands

New personalized test to detect leukemia relapse sooner and avoid false negative results

Evolutionary history of ACE2 binding across a diverse range of sarbecoviruses and ACE2 orthologs

Innate immune processes involved in SARS-CoV-2 recognition and resultant inflammation

Northwestern researchers study COVID-19 mechanisms, infection patterns and impact on gender minorities

Switching from metered-dose inhaler to a dry powder reduces carbon footprint of asthma treatment

A novel approach to predict mutations within the SARS-CoV-2 spike

Bringing real-time analytics to downstream bioprocess monitoring

Designing fluidic architecture for scalable diagnostic platforms

Evaluating new approaches for rare disease genomics

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