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A pandemic is a global disease outbreak. During a pandemic, transmission can be anticipated in the workplace, not only from patient to workers in health care settings, but also among co-workers in general work settings. A pandemic would cause high levels of illness, death, social disruption, and economic loss. Everyday life would be disrupted because so many people in so many places become seriously ill at the same time. Impacts could range from school and business closings to the interruption of basic services such as public transportation and food delivery.

Digital mental health companies draw scrutiny and growing concerns

When Pat Paulson's son told her he was feeling anxious and depressed at college, Paulson went through her Blue Cross Blue Shield provider directory and started calling mental health therapists.

8 Jul 2022

The putative impact of vitamin D receptor gene polymorphisms on SARS-CoV-2 infection among different variants

Researchers assessed the association between SARS-CoV-2 variants and the vitamin D receptor gene.

8 Jul 2022

Nanoparticle vaccine could protect against animal viruses including future SARS-CoV-2 variants

A recent study published in the Science journal depicted that mosaic receptor-binding domain (RBD) nanoparticles immunize from diverse sarbecovirus challenges, including severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), among animal models.

8 Jul 2022

Discovery of multiple new SARS-CoV-2 MPro inhibitors

In a recent study posted to the bioRxiv* preprint server, researchers performed an extensive library docking for new severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) main protease (Mpro) covalent and non-covalent inhibitors.

8 Jul 2022

Research assesses antigenic co-evolution of SARS-CoV-2 variants

In a recent study posted to the bioRxiv* preprint server, researchers analyzed antigenic variety across the significant severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) variants, like Omicron lineages.

8 Jul 2022

Smoking cigarettes while wearing a mask may impair blood vessel function

Smoking traditional or non-combustible cigarettes while wearing a surgical mask results in a two-fold rise in exhaled carbon monoxide and impaired blood vessel function compared to non-mask periods.

8 Jul 2022

Stillbirths and preterm births significantly lower in COVID vaccinated women

In a recent study posted to the medRxiv* preprint server, researchers determined the association between messenger ribonucleic acid (mRNA) coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) vaccinations and perinatal outcomes including congenital abnormalities, stillbirths, and premature births in Australia.

8 Jul 2022

Antibodies transmitted through breast milk persist six months after COVID mRNA vaccination

Researchers describe the effects of COVID-19 vaccines in lactating mothers and relates their antibody response to the protection of their children.

7 Jul 2022

Global health campaigners disappointed with WTO deal to waive some patent rules on vaccine exports

A decision by the World Trade Organization (WTO) to waive certain intellectual property (IP) rules in order to widen access to COVID-19 vaccines has been met with disappointment by global health campaigners.

7 Jul 2022

Parental involvement plays a key role in children's academic achievement during school closures

During the COVID-19 pandemic, many children were unable to study in the classroom with teachers' supervision. A recent study in the British Journal of Educational Psychology reveals an important role for parental involvement in children's academic achievement during school closures.

7 Jul 2022

The Life Sciences; Where are we now, and where are we going?

As part of our SLAS Europe 2022 coverage, we spoke to Gerrit Gutzke and Michael Bussmann from Azenta Life Sciences about the products they offer for life sciences research.

From Society for Laboratory Automation and Screening (SLAS) 7 Jul 2022

Feds want a policy that advocates say would let hospitals off the hook for covid-era lapses

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services is responding to the chaos of the covid-19 pandemic by proposing to hide from the public a rating that lets consumers compare hospitals' safety records and to waive approximately $350 million in financial penalties for roughly 750 hospitals with the worst patient-safety track records.

7 Jul 2022

The co-created challenges and opportunities of climate change and COVID-19 interactions

A new review aimed to highlight the opportunities as well as challenges of the interaction of COVID-19 and climate change.

7 Jul 2022

COVID-19 was the third leading cause of death in the US in 2020 and 2021

In a recent article published in the journal JAMA Internal Medicine, investigators examined the major causes of mortality across the United States (US) in the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) pandemic.

7 Jul 2022

SARS-CoV-2 RBD vulnerability discovered - target for antibodies against variants

A new study successfully identified a potent neutralization epitope in SARS-related coronaviruses.

6 Jul 2022

COVID-19 impairs the insulin/IGF signaling pathway

Scientists evaluate the impact of SARS-CoV-2 on the insulin/IGF signaling pathway.

6 Jul 2022

Vaccine generates antibodies that target SARS-CoV-2 spike protein regions shared among many coronaviruses

Could the SARS-CoV-2 vaccine reawaken previous antibody responses and point the way to a universal coronavirus vaccine? A new analysis of the antibody response to a COVID-19 vaccine suggests the immune system's history with other coronaviruses, including those behind the common cold, shapes the patient's response, according to a study published today in Cell Reports.

6 Jul 2022

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Digital mental health companies draw scrutiny and growing concerns

The putative impact of vitamin D receptor gene polymorphisms on SARS-CoV-2 infection among different variants

Nanoparticle vaccine could protect against animal viruses including future SARS-CoV-2 variants

Discovery of multiple new SARS-CoV-2 MPro inhibitors

Research assesses antigenic co-evolution of SARS-CoV-2 variants

Smoking cigarettes while wearing a mask may impair blood vessel function

Stillbirths and preterm births significantly lower in COVID vaccinated women

Antibodies transmitted through breast milk persist six months after COVID mRNA vaccination

Global health campaigners disappointed with WTO deal to waive some patent rules on vaccine exports

Parental involvement plays a key role in children's academic achievement during school closures

The Life Sciences; Where are we now, and where are we going?

Feds want a policy that advocates say would let hospitals off the hook for covid-era lapses

The co-created challenges and opportunities of climate change and COVID-19 interactions

COVID-19 was the third leading cause of death in the US in 2020 and 2021

SARS-CoV-2 RBD vulnerability discovered - target for antibodies against variants

COVID-19 impairs the insulin/IGF signaling pathway

Vaccine generates antibodies that target SARS-CoV-2 spike protein regions shared among many coronaviruses

Individuals under 65 years may be the predominant drivers of COVID-19 in West Africa

Researchers reveal the exceptional capacity of Omicron to evade the immune system

The host cell membrane binding surfaces of SARS-CoV-2 spike variants

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