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Study identifies five key elements common to successful mental health interventions

Individuals with chronic health conditions are more likely to also struggle with mental health, a problem that only intensified during the COVID-19 pandemic.

15 Dec 2021

UB researchers analyze pandemic-related shifts in alcohol sales across 16 U.S. states

An analysis of data from 16 U.S. states suggests that the first few months of the COVID-19 pandemic saw increases in wine and spirit sales, accompanied by notable changes in the relationship between alcohol sales and people's visits to businesses that sell alcohol.

15 Dec 2021

Evaluation of SARS-CoV-2 Omicron's immune evasion potential

Researchers use VSV vector and Omicron spike protein containing all 32 mutations to create the pseudotyped SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant (PV-Omicron).

15 Dec 2021

New Canadian study shows how SARS-CoV-2 transmission occurred in schools

Researchers explore the frequency, cluster size, and transmission rate of COVID-19 in schools using a simple mathematical model.

15 Dec 2021

Discovery can pave the way for new strategies to reduce atherosclerosis using omega-3 fatty acids

A receptor activated by substances formed from omega-3 fatty acids plays a vital role in preventing inflammation in blood vessels and reducing atherosclerosis, a new study from Karolinska Institutet in Sweden published in The Journal of Clinical Investigation reports.

15 Dec 2021

Mask laws could prevent unnecessary COVID-19 deaths, study shows

A study of the impact of national face mask laws on COVID-19 mortality in 44 countries with a combined population of nearly one billion people found that, over time, the increase in COVID-19 related deaths was significantly slower in countries that imposed mask laws compared to countries that did not.

15 Dec 2021

CDC researchers analyze the earliest batch of COVID-19 tests

The earliest batch of COVID-19 tests distributed by the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) exhibited false positive reactivity of negative controls due to flaws in assay design and contamination in one of the assay components, according to a CDC internal investigation published this week in the open-access journal PLOS ONE.

15 Dec 2021

Novel bioinformatics pipeline for fast and scalable analysis of large viral phylogenies

A team of researchers recently developed a bioinformatics approach to analyze viral phylogenetic clusters.

15 Dec 2021

West African countries must increase COVID-19 vaccination rates to achieve population-level immunity

West African nations need to drastically ramp up their COVID-19 vaccination programmes by factor of 10 if they are to reach at least 60% coverage by 2022 and achieve the population level immunity needed to bring the pandemic under control in Africa and elsewhere, indicates an analysis published in the open access journal BMJ Global Health.

15 Dec 2021

Trajectory of SARS-CoV-2 vaccination and immunity examined in new model

Researchers have created a model of looking at the spread of COVID-19 that takes both vaccination rates and rates of loss of immunity into account and can be adjusted as factors change.

15 Dec 2021

Mattresses and mold removal: Medi-Cal to offer unconventional treatments to asthma patients

Growing up amid the dusty agricultural fields of the Central Valley, Ruby Marentes-Cabrera can't recall a time when it wasn't difficult to breathe.

15 Dec 2021

Colorado hospitals in ‘critical condition’ as state weathers another surge

Harold Burch's home has a spectacular view in Paonia, a rural part of Colorado's Western Slope at the foot of Mount Lamborn. But the landscape has been little consolation to the 60-year-old as he has battled a cascade of health problems during the pandemic.

15 Dec 2021

Climate change will affect bats hosting future coronaviruses, scientists predict

A new study led by David T. S. Hayman of Massey University in New Zealand details the creation of an ecological modeling pipeline to identify bat biodiversity data and patterns on bat distribution based on climate and landscape relationships.

14 Dec 2021

Surveillance key to dealing with novel SARS-CoV-2 variants of concern

Researchers critically evaluate the performance of public health surveillance systems in detecting COVID-19 community outbreaks in Australia.

14 Dec 2021

Survey finds increase in American adults skipping medical care due to cost

Nearly one-third (30%) of Americans skipped needed medical care in the past three months due to cost, the highest reported number since the COVID-19 pandemic began and a threefold increase from March to October, according to the latest survey from the nonprofit, nonpartisan organization West Health and Gallup, the global analytics and advice firm.

14 Dec 2021

Self-collected samples on par with gold standard for detection of SARS-CoV-2

Researchers directly compare the diagnostic sensitivity of self-collected samples.

14 Dec 2021

Deaths attributable to air pollution have dropped with reductions in vehicle emissions, study shows

Decreasing vehicle emissions since 2008 have reduced by thousands the number of deaths attributable to air pollution, yielding billions of dollars in benefits to society, according to a new study led by researchers at Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health.

14 Dec 2021

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Study identifies five key elements common to successful mental health interventions

UB researchers analyze pandemic-related shifts in alcohol sales across 16 U.S. states

Evaluation of SARS-CoV-2 Omicron's immune evasion potential

New Canadian study shows how SARS-CoV-2 transmission occurred in schools

Discovery can pave the way for new strategies to reduce atherosclerosis using omega-3 fatty acids

Mask laws could prevent unnecessary COVID-19 deaths, study shows

CDC researchers analyze the earliest batch of COVID-19 tests

Novel bioinformatics pipeline for fast and scalable analysis of large viral phylogenies

West African countries must increase COVID-19 vaccination rates to achieve population-level immunity

Trajectory of SARS-CoV-2 vaccination and immunity examined in new model

Mattresses and mold removal: Medi-Cal to offer unconventional treatments to asthma patients

Colorado hospitals in ‘critical condition’ as state weathers another surge

Climate change will affect bats hosting future coronaviruses, scientists predict

Surveillance key to dealing with novel SARS-CoV-2 variants of concern

Survey finds increase in American adults skipping medical care due to cost

Self-collected samples on par with gold standard for detection of SARS-CoV-2

Deaths attributable to air pollution have dropped with reductions in vehicle emissions, study shows

WHO and UNICEF warn about the lack of basic water services in health care facilities

Nanotrap particles can improve current sequencing workflows of SARS-CoV-2

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