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Funyuns and flu shots? Gas station company ventures into urgent care

When Lou Ellen Horwitz first learned that a gas station company was going to open a chain of urgent care clinics, she was skeptical.

16 Aug 2023

CovARC: a streamlined, scalable and accurate COVID-19 risk calculation system

A gamified tool to estimate infection risks associated with day-to-day activities during the COVID-19 pandemic.

16 Aug 2023

Study uses genomic data to produce high-resolution serial interval estimates for COVID-19

Researchers developed an approach for integrating whole-genomic viral sequences and epidemiological information for serial interval (SI) estimation.

16 Aug 2023

Rutgers scientists discover first lipid vascular 'zip code' in the lungs

Researchers at Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey and Rutgers New Jersey Medical School (NJMS), together with other collaborating groups, have discovered the first lipid vascular 'ZIP code' in the lungs.

16 Aug 2023

UCF researcher receives $3.4 million to develop new antibiotic to treat tuberculosis

A College of Medicine researcher is developing a new antibiotic related to penicillin to treat tuberculosis (TB) and related lung infections.

16 Aug 2023

Study shows COVID-19 vaccination reduces, but does not entirely ameliorate, excess diabetes incidence after COVID-19

Researchers investigate the effect of COVID-19 and its vaccination on the incidence and persistence of type 2 diabetes.

15 Aug 2023

Study explores the protective effect of transmembrane mucins against SARS-CoV-2 infection

A recent study analyzed the role played by host mucins and mucin glycans with regard to SARS-CoV-2 entry into the airway epithelial cells.

15 Aug 2023

Human challenge trials: A game-changer in vaccine development? Examining their role in shaping the pandemic response

The history of using human challenge trials in developing vaccines.

15 Aug 2023

Is COVID-19 self-testing effective?

Real-world evidence on the performance of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) self-testing strategies.

15 Aug 2023

Investigating the potential differences in waning of post-vaccination neutralizing antibody titers

The decline patterns of neutralizing antibodies following coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) vaccination.

15 Aug 2023

Study reveals coping mechanisms used by South African healthcare workers during the pandemic

A new study by UC Berkeley Anthropology Professor Andrew Wooyoung Kim reveals resilient coping mechanisms used by healthcare workers during the COVID-19 pandemic in metro Johannesburg, South Africa.

15 Aug 2023

Integrated mental health care improves children's mental health and school performance

New research led by Boston Medical Center and Boston University School of Public Health found that children who received integrated mental health care showed improvements in both mental health and school performance.

14 Aug 2023

Trained scent dogs can more effectively detect COVID-19 infections than RT-PCR tests

It's an idea that has finally gained scientific consensus: Dogs can be a faster, more precise, less expensive - not to mention friendlier - method of detecting COVID-19 than even our best current technology.

14 Aug 2023

New insights into how coronaviruses invade cells

Unexpected new insights into how COVID-19 infects cells may help explain why coronaviruses are so good at jumping from species to species and will help scientists better predict how COVID-19 will evolve.

14 Aug 2023

Most people in Canada now have hybrid immunity against COVID-19

Most people in Canada now have hybrid immunity against SARS-CoV-2 through a mix of infection and vaccination, new research in CMAJ (Canadian Medical Association Journal) shows.

14 Aug 2023

Olfactory dysfunction following mild SARS-CoV-2 infection associated with neurological changes in structural connectivity

Researchers investigated the changes in olfactory bulb volume and structural connectivity of the brain in patients with olfactory dysfunction following mild SARS-CoV-2.

14 Aug 2023

The protective effect of previous infections and vaccinations on SARS-CoV-2 Omicron infection

Researchers estimate the protective effect of hybrid immunity on infection with the SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant.

14 Aug 2023

Does convalescent serum treatment lower mortality in SARS-CoV-2-infected individuals?

Researchers evaluated the impact of convalescent serum therapy on all-cause mortality among COVID-19 patients.

14 Aug 2023

Significant association found between the rs1205 T-Dom genotype and risk of COVID-19 death or hospitalization among American Indians

Researchers identify an association between the C-reactive protein gene variant rs1205 and COVID-19 severity.

14 Aug 2023

No evidence that COVID-19 vaccines cause sudden cardiac arrest or myocarditis in athletes

It is now almost a rule of thumb: As soon as an athlete falls to the ground with a sudden cardiac arrest, social media is awash with claims that COVID-19 vaccinations are to blame.

11 Aug 2023

covid 19 News and Research

Funyuns and flu shots? Gas station company ventures into urgent care

CovARC: a streamlined, scalable and accurate COVID-19 risk calculation system

Study uses genomic data to produce high-resolution serial interval estimates for COVID-19

Rutgers scientists discover first lipid vascular 'zip code' in the lungs

UCF researcher receives $3.4 million to develop new antibiotic to treat tuberculosis

Study shows COVID-19 vaccination reduces, but does not entirely ameliorate, excess diabetes incidence after COVID-19

Study explores the protective effect of transmembrane mucins against SARS-CoV-2 infection

Human challenge trials: A game-changer in vaccine development? Examining their role in shaping the pandemic response

Is COVID-19 self-testing effective?

Investigating the potential differences in waning of post-vaccination neutralizing antibody titers

Study reveals coping mechanisms used by South African healthcare workers during the pandemic

Integrated mental health care improves children's mental health and school performance

Trained scent dogs can more effectively detect COVID-19 infections than RT-PCR tests

New insights into how coronaviruses invade cells

Most people in Canada now have hybrid immunity against COVID-19

Olfactory dysfunction following mild SARS-CoV-2 infection associated with neurological changes in structural connectivity

The protective effect of previous infections and vaccinations on SARS-CoV-2 Omicron infection

Does convalescent serum treatment lower mortality in SARS-CoV-2-infected individuals?

Significant association found between the rs1205 T-Dom genotype and risk of COVID-19 death or hospitalization among American Indians

No evidence that COVID-19 vaccines cause sudden cardiac arrest or myocarditis in athletes

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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