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Telemedicine, continuous glucose monitoring helped attenuate COVID-19 impact on children with Type 1 diabetes

The rapid adoption of telemedicine and increased use of continuous glucose monitoring helped to attenuate the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on children with Type 1 diabetes, according to a new study from UT Southwestern researchers.

31 May 2022

Physicians should have rudimentary knowledge of the benefits of plant-based diet for six health conditions

A new commentary in the American Journal of Lifestyle Medicine says that all physicians should be aware of the benefits of a plant-based diet for six health conditions: weight loss and maintenance, cardiovascular disease, cancer, diabetes, Alzheimer's disease, and COVID-19.

31 May 2022

A multi-pronged effort needed to ensure all patients with obesity get better care

When a person with diabetes, high blood pressure, or osteoarthritis goes to their primary care clinic, they expect treatment that's grounded in modern medical evidence.

31 May 2022

Loneliness and social stress can have negative impact on COVID-19 vaccine antibody response, study reveals

Groundbreaking University of Limerick, Ireland research has revealed for the first time that loneliness and social stresses can have a negative impact on our antibody response to COVID-19 vaccines.

31 May 2022

Study analyzes how four types of COVID-19 vaccines prepare the body to fight SARS-CoV-2

Scientists at La Jolla Institute for Immunology have published the first analysis of how four types of COVID-19 vaccines prepare the body to fight SARS-CoV-2.

31 May 2022

Asymptomatic COVID-19 during pregnancy could have potential long-term consequences for the baby

According to a new University of Kentucky College of Medicine study, asymptomatic COVID-19 infection during pregnancy could still have potential long-term consequences for a developing baby.

31 May 2022

Study: Pulse oximeter devices overestimated blood oxygen levels in non-White patients with COVID-19

A retrospective analysis of over 7,000 patients with COVID-19 found that pulse oximeter devices — tools that measure oxygen levels in the blood and that are used in virtually every U.S. hospital — overestimated blood oxygen levels in non-White patients.

31 May 2022

Robust and highly multiplexed assay for identification of SARS-CoV-2 variants

Researchers compared the performance of a highly multiplexed mass spectrometry-based commercial assay to identify SARS-CoV-2 variants.

31 May 2022

Evidence on COVID-19 vaccine effectiveness and duration of protection against Omicron

Researchers reported the vaccine effectiveness and duration of immunity against SARS-CoV-2 Omicron.

31 May 2022

The effectiveness of tixagevimab/cilgavimab for prevention of SARS-CoV-2 infection and severe disease among immunocompromised patients

A recent article assessed the potency of tixagevimab/cilgavimab in averting SARS-CoV-2 infection in vaccinated immunocompromised people.

31 May 2022

The effect of CMV serostatus on humoral and cellular measures of vaccine responses after 2 and 3 doses of SARS-CoV-2 mRNA vaccines in older adults

Researchers evaluated the impact of CMV seropositivity on humoral and cellular immune responses generated after double and/or triple mRNA vaccination against SARS-CoV-2 among the elderly.

31 May 2022

Study evaluates protection conferred by prior infection and vaccination against the SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant within the California state prison system

A recent study evaluated the protection conferred by mRNA vaccines and prior infection against the SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant.

31 May 2022

Can COVID-19 pass from mothers to newborns?

Researchers from the Hospital General Universitario Gregorio Marañón have been investigating the spread of the disease from pregnant women to newborns.

31 May 2022

The pineapple-derived jacalin-related lectin as a potential anti-SARS-CoV-2 agent

Scientists demonstrated that the pineapple-derived jacalin-related lectin (AcmJRL/AnLec) could be an anti-SARS-CoV-2 agent.

31 May 2022

The immunogenicity and safety of the adjuvanted recombinant protein vaccine Sanofi/GSK-D614 or -B.1.351 administered as a heterologous booster dose

Researchers assessed the safety and immunogenicity of SARS-CoV-2 booster vaccines.

31 May 2022

Effectiveness of copper nanoparticle-based spray coating against SARS-CoV-2

Researchers demonstrate how copper NPs can potentially be incorporated into filters, PPE, facemasks, and clothing to effectively inactivate SARS-CoV-2.

31 May 2022

Politics and pandemic fatigue doom California’s covid vaccine mandates

In January, progressive California Democrats vowed to adopt the toughest covid vaccine requirements in the country. Their proposals would have required most Californians to get the shots to go to school or work — without allowing exemptions to get out of them.

31 May 2022

Got long covid? Medical expertise is vital, and seniors should prepare to go slow

Older adults who have survived covid-19 are more likely than younger patients to have persistent symptoms such as fatigue, breathlessness, muscle aches, heart palpitations, headaches, joint pain, and difficulty with memory and concentration — problems linked to long covid.

31 May 2022

HIV research enables knowledge transfer for improved COVID-19 response

Global virology and immunology networks that were originally developed for HIV vaccine research were rapidly adapted to study COVID-19.

31 May 2022

SARS-CoV-2 evolutionary trends provide insights into its adaptive process to human hosts

The loss of genome heterogeneity in CoVs leads to high viral fitness variants that adapt to the human host.

31 May 2022

covid 19 News and Research

Telemedicine, continuous glucose monitoring helped attenuate COVID-19 impact on children with Type 1 diabetes

Physicians should have rudimentary knowledge of the benefits of plant-based diet for six health conditions

A multi-pronged effort needed to ensure all patients with obesity get better care

Loneliness and social stress can have negative impact on COVID-19 vaccine antibody response, study reveals

Study analyzes how four types of COVID-19 vaccines prepare the body to fight SARS-CoV-2

Asymptomatic COVID-19 during pregnancy could have potential long-term consequences for the baby

Study: Pulse oximeter devices overestimated blood oxygen levels in non-White patients with COVID-19

Robust and highly multiplexed assay for identification of SARS-CoV-2 variants

Evidence on COVID-19 vaccine effectiveness and duration of protection against Omicron

The effectiveness of tixagevimab/cilgavimab for prevention of SARS-CoV-2 infection and severe disease among immunocompromised patients

The effect of CMV serostatus on humoral and cellular measures of vaccine responses after 2 and 3 doses of SARS-CoV-2 mRNA vaccines in older adults

Study evaluates protection conferred by prior infection and vaccination against the SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant within the California state prison system

Can COVID-19 pass from mothers to newborns?

The pineapple-derived jacalin-related lectin as a potential anti-SARS-CoV-2 agent

The immunogenicity and safety of the adjuvanted recombinant protein vaccine Sanofi/GSK-D614 or -B.1.351 administered as a heterologous booster dose

Effectiveness of copper nanoparticle-based spray coating against SARS-CoV-2

Politics and pandemic fatigue doom California’s covid vaccine mandates

Got long covid? Medical expertise is vital, and seniors should prepare to go slow

HIV research enables knowledge transfer for improved COVID-19 response

SARS-CoV-2 evolutionary trends provide insights into its adaptive process to human hosts

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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