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Using air filtration to remove airborne SARS-CoV-2 and other microbial aerosols in COVID wards

University of Cambridge researchers conducted a study in two repurposed COVID-19 units in Addenbrooke’s Hospital, Cambridge, UK, between January and February 2021. During this time, the alpha variant (lineage B1.1.7) accounted for >80% of the circulating SARS-CoV-2. This study, posted to the medRxiv* preprint server, aimed to provide evidence of the removal of SARS-CoV-2 and microbial bioaerosols using portable air filters with UV sterilization.

24 Sep 2021

Hopkins Medicine selected to explore the impacts of COVID-19 vaccination on menstruation

Johns Hopkins Medicine's Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics is one of five institutions selected by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to conduct research to explore the potential impacts of COVID-19 vaccination on menstruation.

24 Sep 2021

Community-based physical activity program could help diverse populations of cancer survivors

Breast cancer survivors who participated in Active Living After Cancer, an evidence-based 12-week group program, markedly increased their physical activity and ability to accomplish the basic pursuits of daily life, researchers from The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center reported today in Cancer.

23 Sep 2021

Potential covalent SARS-CoV-2 spike protein inhibitors

There remains a significant need for new and effective drugs that can be used to treat COVID-19.

23 Sep 2021

How SARS-CoV-2 spike binds to multiple host receptors

Researchers from the Genos Glycoscience Research Laboratory in Croatia have recently investigated the sites that the S protein is capable of binding with.

23 Sep 2021

COVID-19 vaccination and lactation

A new study evaluates the presence of antibodies in breastmilk and the immune responses of lactating women after vaccination of the COVID-19 vaccine.

23 Sep 2021

Design of mRNA vaccines to combat COVID-19

A recent review study discusses fundamental concepts in the successful delivery of nucleic acids in therapeutics.

23 Sep 2021

COVID-19 vaccination eases healthcare demand

A new study discusses a model that has been developed to predict the effects of relaxing restrictions on the number of new COVID-19 cases.

23 Sep 2021

COVID-19 transmission is higher with warm weather and increased visits to indoors public places, study finds

A new study finds that environmental factors and human mobility predict seasonal changes in COVID-19 rates, just as in influenza and similar diseases.

23 Sep 2021

Insulin resistance linked to an increased risk of major depressive disorder

Stanford Medicine scientists have linked insulin resistance to an increased risk of developing major depressive disorder.

23 Sep 2021

New methodology for evaluating transmissibility and competitive advantages of co-circulating SARS-CoV-2 variants

A new study examines how SARS-CoV-2 variants confer a competitive advantage on the virus, fueling further transmission and mortality.

23 Sep 2021

New web portal launched to help people address myths about Covid-19 vaccines

How do you have a constructive conversation with someone who doesn't want to or is reluctant to be vaccinated against Covid-19? A new web portal has been launched in Sweden to help ordinary people address myths and misconceptions about the vaccines, using evidence-based advice and support.

23 Sep 2021

Altered characteristics of granulocytes in COVID-19 patients can be linked to disease severity

COVID-19 disease severity seems to be affected by the characteristics of white blood cells called granulocytes, which are part of the innate immune system.

23 Sep 2021

Study finds decrease in Canadian suicide rates during the pandemic despite increase in unemployment

The results of research into suicide rates in Canada during the COVID-19 pandemic show that rates fell despite a simultaneous increase in unemployment.

23 Sep 2021

California moves on climate change, but rejects aggressive cuts to greenhouse emissions

As California trudges into another autumn marred by toxic wildfire smoke and drought-parched reservoirs, state lawmakers have cast climate change as a growing public health threat for the state's 40 million residents.

23 Sep 2021

KHN’s ‘What the Health?’: The autumn of Democrats’ discontent

Democrats in Congress and the White House are feverishly negotiating to pass as much of President Joe Biden's domestic agenda as they can agree on, even as Republicans who oppose much of the increased spending threaten to shut down the government and default on the nation's debt.

23 Sep 2021

People with natural immunity and subsequent mRNA vaccination can neutralize viral particles capable of resisting vaccine-induced antibodies

New research suggests SARS-CoV-2 spike protein substitution mutations can create a replication-defective viral particle that makes the virus resistant to vaccine-induced antibodies.

23 Sep 2021

Substantial differences in vaccination rates among immigrant health care workers in Norway

A new preprint examined the COVID-19 vaccination rates among HCWs in Norway, according to immigrant background.

23 Sep 2021

Varying immune responses after single dose of Pfizer and AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccines

A new preprint describes the significant variation in the early immune response elicited by two of the earliest vaccines to gain emergency authorization against COVID-19.

23 Sep 2021

Differences in blood gene expression among patients with varying COVID-19 severity

A new study published on the medRxiv* pre-print server and currently undergoing peer-review aims to answer this question through whole blood transcriptomics of individuals with varying degrees of COVID-19 severity. Transcriptomics, done by RNA sequencing, gives insights into the genes expressed in a cell at a given time point. It gives an analysis of all RNA molecules within a cell, in this case, whole blood.

23 Sep 2021

covid 19 News and Research

Using air filtration to remove airborne SARS-CoV-2 and other microbial aerosols in COVID wards

Hopkins Medicine selected to explore the impacts of COVID-19 vaccination on menstruation

Community-based physical activity program could help diverse populations of cancer survivors

Potential covalent SARS-CoV-2 spike protein inhibitors

How SARS-CoV-2 spike binds to multiple host receptors

COVID-19 vaccination and lactation

Design of mRNA vaccines to combat COVID-19

COVID-19 vaccination eases healthcare demand

COVID-19 transmission is higher with warm weather and increased visits to indoors public places, study finds

Insulin resistance linked to an increased risk of major depressive disorder

New methodology for evaluating transmissibility and competitive advantages of co-circulating SARS-CoV-2 variants

New web portal launched to help people address myths about Covid-19 vaccines

Altered characteristics of granulocytes in COVID-19 patients can be linked to disease severity

Study finds decrease in Canadian suicide rates during the pandemic despite increase in unemployment

California moves on climate change, but rejects aggressive cuts to greenhouse emissions

KHN’s ‘What the Health?’: The autumn of Democrats’ discontent

People with natural immunity and subsequent mRNA vaccination can neutralize viral particles capable of resisting vaccine-induced antibodies

Substantial differences in vaccination rates among immigrant health care workers in Norway

Varying immune responses after single dose of Pfizer and AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccines

Differences in blood gene expression among patients with varying COVID-19 severity

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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