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Effectiveness of ChAdOx1-S COVID-19 booster vaccine

Researchers assessed the effectiveness of ChAdOx1-S COVID-19 booster vaccination.

3 May 2022

Omicron caused an increase in COVID-19 cases in pregnant women, but less severe illness

Women who were pregnant during the recent Omicron surge were diagnosed with COVID-19 at a much higher rate than during previous phases of the pandemic, but were less likely to develop severe illness, a study by UT Southwestern and Parkland Health scientists found.

26 Apr 2022

Incidence of venous thromboembolism following COVID-19 vaccination

Researchers investigated the association between genetic predisposition to venous thromboembolism and increased risk of thrombosis post-COVID-19 vaccination.

22 Apr 2022

Discovering Genetic Variants that Significantly Predispose People to Critical COVID-19

We speak with postdoctoral researcher Erola Pairo-Castineira about her recent work which aimed to find the genetic factors that may predispose individuals to critical COVID-19 and learn how COVID-19 affects cells in the body.

22 Apr 2022

COVID-19 may affect a group of biochemical reactions called one-carbon metabolism

A new study addresses the relationship between SARS-CoV-2 to the metabolism of one-carbon molecules in the host, suggesting new therapeutic pathways.

13 Apr 2022

Epidemiologic characteristics of SARS-CoV-2 Omicron and Delta variant infection cases in Cantabria, Spain

Researchers performed a comparative assessment of the key epidemiological characteristics such as secondary attack rates, transmission, serial interval, and incubation period of SARS-CoV-2 infections by the Omicron and Delta variants.

12 Apr 2022

Immunocompromised hosts with Delta/Omicron co-infections

A recent study posted to the medRxiv* preprint server examined clinical cases of co-infections of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) Delta/Omicron variants and Omicron BA.1/ BA.2 sublineages in immunocompromised (IC) patients.

10 Apr 2022

B-cells have significant differences in women with postpartum depression, finds study

A study published in Molecular Psychiatry is the first to look at multiple levels of biology within women with postpartum depression (PPD) to see how women with the condition differ from those without it.

10 Apr 2022

Effectiveness of COVID-19 vaccines against hospitalization in those testing positive for Omicron and Delta variants

A recent study assessed the effectiveness of SARS-CoV-2 vaccines against the hospitalization of infected patients.

5 Apr 2022

Novel rapid genetic test could spare 14,000 newborns from lifelong hearing loss

Clinicians and nurses in neonatal intensive care units (NICU) across Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust (MFT) are the world’s first to deploy genedrive’s MT-RNR1 ID Kit, a new rapid genetic point of care test (POCT) to screen babies for the genetic variant m.1555A>G when admitted with suspected sepsis

4 Apr 2022

Study tracks the rapid shift from Omicron BA.1 to BA.2 sub-variant dominance in Sweden

Researchers tracked the rapid shift from the new SARS-CoV-2 VOC Omicron BA.1 sub-variant dominance to BA.2 sub-variant dominance in Sweden between January and March 2022.

29 Mar 2022

Study uncovers a gene that strongly associates with breast cancer patient's treatment outcomes

A multidisciplinary team of researchers from Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center and Kaiser Permanente Northern California have identified the first pharmacogenomic marker for anthracyclines and HER2-targeting drugs, two commonly used breast cancer chemotherapies.

23 Mar 2022

Predicting the risk of some common diseases in preimplantation fertilized embryos

A new study uses a novel strategy for whole-genome reconstruction by using parental genome sequencing and sibling embryo genotyping.

23 Mar 2022

Experts highlight understated ethics, unclear utility of polygenic embryo testing

New technologies are expanding the reach and accessibility of preimplantation genetic testing of human embryos. But what these advances can deliver is still unclear, and a frank assessment of their profound ethical implications is urgently needed, concludes a commentary in Nature Medicine.

22 Mar 2022

Genotyping News and Research

Effectiveness of ChAdOx1-S COVID-19 booster vaccine

Omicron caused an increase in COVID-19 cases in pregnant women, but less severe illness

Incidence of venous thromboembolism following COVID-19 vaccination

Discovering Genetic Variants that Significantly Predispose People to Critical COVID-19

COVID-19 may affect a group of biochemical reactions called one-carbon metabolism

Epidemiologic characteristics of SARS-CoV-2 Omicron and Delta variant infection cases in Cantabria, Spain

Immunocompromised hosts with Delta/Omicron co-infections

B-cells have significant differences in women with postpartum depression, finds study

Effectiveness of COVID-19 vaccines against hospitalization in those testing positive for Omicron and Delta variants

Novel rapid genetic test could spare 14,000 newborns from lifelong hearing loss

Study tracks the rapid shift from Omicron BA.1 to BA.2 sub-variant dominance in Sweden

Study uncovers a gene that strongly associates with breast cancer patient's treatment outcomes

Predicting the risk of some common diseases in preimplantation fertilized embryos

Experts highlight understated ethics, unclear utility of polygenic embryo testing

Using CRISPR/Cas to develop biosafety materials

Study suggests single nucleotide polymorphism in interferon receptor impacts COVID-19 outcomes

Novel genetic relationships with severe SARS-CoV-2

Whole-genome sequencing for determination of factors associated with critical COVID-19

Specific variant of the HLA-DPB1 gene linked with poor response to allergen immunotherapy

Study does not find association between hematological parameters and COVID-19-related hospitalization

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Achieving and maintaining ISO/IEC 27001 and BS 10012 certifications

Expanding research and clinical options for children with cancer

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