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Researchers develop universal AI algorithm to "clean" noisy single-cell RNA sequencing data

Just as asking a single person about their health will provide tailored, personalized information impossible to glean from a large poll, an individual cell's genome or transcriptome can provide much more information about their place in living systems than sequencing a whole batch of cells.

7 Apr 2022

The dynamics of the Omicron wave in England

Researchers investigated the transmission dynamics of SARS-CoV-2 VOC Omicron in England using PCR testing and genomic sequencing data from the REACT-1 study.

7 Apr 2022

COVID-19 protection increases after fourth vaccine dose but declines quickly

A new study published in The New England Journal of Medicine has focussed on the relative effectiveness of the fourth dose, compared to the three doses vaccination regime, against confirmed infection and severe illness among older persons in the Israeli population.

6 Apr 2022

Insights into the pathophysiology of NeuroCOVID

A new study describes the neurological features of COVID-19, both short- and long-term.

6 Apr 2022

SARS-CoV-2 transmission from human to free-roaming dogs during a severe COVID-19 outbreak in the Amazonian Region of Ecuador

A new study shows how free-roaming village dogs in an Ecuadorian village within the Amazon jungle have been infected with the virus, presumably by the human hosts.

6 Apr 2022

Researchers identify novel SARS-CoV-2 Delta-Omicron recombinant strain in Europe

A new study presented the rapid profiling of a SARS-CoV-2 Delta-Omicron recombinant sequence from Europe.

6 Apr 2022

Do androgens play a role in COVID-19 severity?

Researchers assess the association between the AR polyQ polymorphism with COVID-19 severity using a large cohort of 1,136 COVID-19 male patients.

5 Apr 2022

Does COVID-19 vaccination benefit those with prior SARS-CoV-2 infection?

Researchers evaluate the effectiveness of four COVID-19 vaccines against symptomatic infection, hospitalization, and death in convalescent individuals.

5 Apr 2022

Pre-existing memory B cell dynamics during SARS-CoV-2 Omicron breakthrough infection

A new study analyzed the recall of pre-existent cross-reactive memory B cells upon the SARS-CoV-2 Omicron breakthrough infections.

5 Apr 2022

A critical subset of fibroblasts may lie at the origins of rare autoimmune disease

Supporting actors sometimes steal the show. In a new study published today in Cell, researchers headed by Prof. Ido Amit at the Weizmann Institute of Science have shown that supporting cells called fibroblasts, long viewed as uniform background players, are in fact extremely varied and vital.

5 Apr 2022

“MixOmicron” SARS-CoV-2 recombinant evades variant screening

A new study describes a new variant that resembles the SARS-CoV-2 Omicron BA.21 for the most part but has a small segment at the 3’ tip that belongs to the BA.1 variant.

5 Apr 2022

Study detects SARS-CoV-2 BA.1/BA.2 recombinant in two epidemiologically linked cases

Researchers have focussed on detecting BA.1/BA.2 recombinant in travelers through surveillance.

5 Apr 2022

Framework for genomic surveillance of SARS-CoV-2 Mpro evolution

A recent study posted to the bioRxiv* preprint server investigated the active genetic evolution of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) main protease (Mpro), its emerging mutations, and the existence of antiviral resistance against Mpro inhibitors like paxlovid.

5 Apr 2022

Air surveillance of SARS-CoV-2 and other respiratory pathogens

A recent study posted to the medRxiv* preprint server reported severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2) detection in air samples from real-world congregate settings.

4 Apr 2022

The SAVE initiative to monitor the impact of SARS-CoV-2 variants

The SAVE initiative assesses the impact of SARS-CoV-2 variants on diagnostics, vaccines, and therapies, as well as communicating public health dangers.

4 Apr 2022

Genetic risk score predicts the likelihood of cardiovascular events in people with Type 2 diabetes

A risk score based on a gene map predicted the likelihood of high blood pressure leading to heart problems or stroke in people with Type 2 diabetes, according to a study published today in the American Heart Association's peer-reviewed journal Hypertension.

4 Apr 2022

The emergence and limited spread of the Mu SARS-CoV-2 variant

A recent report provides insights into the restricted worldwide spread of the SARS-CoV-2 Mu (B.1.621) variant.

4 Apr 2022

Novel rapid genetic test could spare 14,000 newborns from lifelong hearing loss

Clinicians and nurses in neonatal intensive care units (NICU) across Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust (MFT) are the world’s first to deploy genedrive’s MT-RNR1 ID Kit, a new rapid genetic point of care test (POCT) to screen babies for the genetic variant m.1555A>G when admitted with suspected sepsis

4 Apr 2022

Human genome sequenced in its entirety for the first time

An international team of almost one hundred scientists has uncovered the complete, gap-free human genome by deciphering the remaining and hitherto unknown sequences – opening the door for novel approaches to treat various diseases. This seminal, historical study is published in the renowned journal Science.

3 Apr 2022