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Study reveals how the brain’s blue spot shapes selective attention

How can we shift from a state of inattentiveness to one of highest attention? The locus coeruleus, literally the "blue spot," is a tiny cluster of cells at the base of the brain.

7 Jan 2022

Reinfection with SARS-CoV-2 in children

These findings bear out earlier reports that COVID-19 is less frequent and severe in children than adults.

7 Jan 2022

Levels of infectious SARS-CoV-2 in vaccinated and unvaccinated individuals

A new study assessed the levels of infectious virus (obtained from the nasopharynx) in vaccinated and unvaccinated individuals.

7 Jan 2022

Researchers isolate Omicron variant, leveling the path to vaccine development and vaccine efficacy studies

Researchers from India have now successfully grown and isolated the Omicron variant from hamsters in vivo with further culturing in the Vero CCL-81 cells in vitro, in a step forward towards testing the effectiveness of existing SARS-CoV-2 vaccines and generation of new Omicron appropriate vaccines.

7 Jan 2022

New method to estimate how individual mutations affect transmission of SARS-CoV-2

A new study, posted to the medRxiv* preprint server, constructs an analytical SIR-based epidemiological model to analyze the effects of mutations on SARS-CoV-2 transmission from genomic surveillance data.

5 Jan 2022

After SARS-CoV-2 booster dose memory B cells adapt to Omicron

Memory B cells never forget recurrent viral exposures and severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) is no exception, according to a new medRxiv* preprint study.

5 Jan 2022

Change in glutathione reductase lowers inflammation in present-day humans

Very few proteins in the body have a change that makes them unique compared to the corresponding proteins in Neanderthals and apes.

5 Jan 2022

Scientists estimate transmission advantage of Omicron over Delta variant as +105%

Researchers use statistical models to assess the transmission of the SARS-CoV-2 Omicron using variant-specific screening tests and genome sequencing.

5 Jan 2022

AIBS scientists shed light on discrepancies in grant review participation

While numerous studies have described the funding discrepancies faced by scientists at minority-serving institutions (MSIs), there is a relative paucity of information available about MSI-based scientists' participation in grant review, the process used by research funders to allocate their budgets.

5 Jan 2022

Study offers more insight into respiratory event-related sleep fragmentation and OSA severity

Obstructive sleep apnea is a common breathing disorder causing excessive daytime sleepiness and increasing the risk for cardiovascular disease, hypertension, and stroke.

4 Jan 2022

Exercise performance in vaccinated and unvaccinated individuals previously infected with SARS-CoV-2

A cross-sectional report from Israel demonstrated the protective effect of BNT162b2 mRNA vaccine (Pfizer–BioNTech) even after mild to moderate COVID-19).

4 Jan 2022

SARS-CoV-2 spike T cell responses from vaccines or infection remain robust against Omicron

In a new study, a team of researchers from multi-national institutions discovered that 70-80% of CD4 and CD8 T cell responses to spike were consistent across research groups. Moreover, although having far more mutations, the magnitude of Omicron cross-reactive T cells was comparable to that of the Beta and Delta variants.

3 Jan 2022

Frequency News and Research

Study reveals how the brain’s blue spot shapes selective attention

Reinfection with SARS-CoV-2 in children

Levels of infectious SARS-CoV-2 in vaccinated and unvaccinated individuals

Researchers isolate Omicron variant, leveling the path to vaccine development and vaccine efficacy studies

New method to estimate how individual mutations affect transmission of SARS-CoV-2

After SARS-CoV-2 booster dose memory B cells adapt to Omicron

Change in glutathione reductase lowers inflammation in present-day humans

Scientists estimate transmission advantage of Omicron over Delta variant as +105%

AIBS scientists shed light on discrepancies in grant review participation

Study offers more insight into respiratory event-related sleep fragmentation and OSA severity

Exercise performance in vaccinated and unvaccinated individuals previously infected with SARS-CoV-2

SARS-CoV-2 spike T cell responses from vaccines or infection remain robust against Omicron

The impact of natural selection on sequence diversity in SARS-CoV-2

T-cell responses to SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant confer protection to vaccinated individuals

SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant highly resistant to vaccine-elicited and therapeutic antibodies

Omicron infection induces cross-reactive immune responses

P323L mutations in SARS-CoV-2 are highly predictive of the emergence of new variants

Reviewing myocarditis and pericarditis in immunosuppressed individuals following COVID-19 mRNA vaccination

Study explores relative reproduction of the SARS-CoV-2 omicron variant in South Africa

COVID mRNA vaccines show diminished neutralization responses against Omicron

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The Critical Role of Sample Storage in Drug Discovery and Development

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