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Study reveals measures to tackle musical COVID-19 transmission

As the COVID-19 pandemic swept the globe in 2020, musicians around the world were desperate for the answers to two pressing questions: Can playing musical instruments transmit COVID-19? And if so, what can be done?

28 Aug 2021

Young children picked up extra weight during the COVID-19 pandemic

A Kaiser Permanente study of nearly 200,000 children showed that children gained excess weight during the COVID-19 pandemic, especially those between 5 and 11 years old. The study was published in the Journal of the American Medical Association.

28 Aug 2021

Pfizer COVID-19 jab side effects likely to be mild to moderate in extremely vulnerable 12-15 year olds

The side effects of the Pfizer-BioNTech jab against COVID-19 are likely to be mild to moderate and clear up quickly in 12-15 year olds at high risk of complications from the infection because of certain coexisting conditions, reveals a small study accepted for publication in the Archives of Disease in Childhood.

28 Aug 2021

Scientists analyze the impact of two strategies in stopping COVID-19 pandemic

How can we best organise on-site workplace and school attendance periods and remote work to slow the circulation of Sars-CoV-2? Is it better to separate classes? Bring your whole team in at the same time? Set this up on daily or weekly schedules?

28 Aug 2021

Mobile telemedicine unit found to be effective in treating opioid use disorder in rural areas

Rural regions in the U.S. have been disproportionately affected by the opioid epidemic, while also having the fewest number of programs to treat opioid use disorder.

28 Aug 2021

NYU Tandon describes novel peptide with broad therapeutic potential to combat multiple diseases

NYU Tandon professors Mary Cowman and Jin Ryoun Kim recently published a paper describing a novel peptide with broad therapeutic potential to combat chronic inflammation in multiple diseases.

28 Aug 2021

Northwestern researchers continue investigation on all aspects of COVID-19 pandemic

Northwestern Medicine scientists continue to investigate all aspects of the COVID-19 pandemic: from molecular mechanisms of infection, to child hospitalization and single-dose vaccine response.

28 Aug 2021

Ultrasound-based technology for measuring brain pressure could replace surgery

A new invention may be on the verge of replacing a costly cranial surgical procedure currently being performed on some traffic accident victims and other patient groups. The ultrasound-based technology has now been granted CE approval for the European market.

28 Aug 2021

Bhutan starts immunizing children in the 12 to 19 age group against COVID-19

Bhutan is following up on its success in vaccinating 90 per cent of its adult population against COVID-19 by embarking on a plan to immunize children in the 12 to 19 age group.

27 Aug 2021

Hemodynamic-guided management may reduce hospitalizations in patients with earlier stage heart failure

Hemodynamic guided management may reduce heart failure hospitalizations in patients with earlier stage heart failure, according to late breaking research presented in a Hot Line session today at ESC Congress 2021 and published in The Lancet.

27 Aug 2021

NIH begins clinical trial to assess extra COVID-19 vaccine dose in people with autoimmune disease

The National Institutes of Health has begun a clinical trial to assess the antibody response to an extra dose of an authorized or approved COVID-19 vaccine in people with autoimmune disease who did not respond to an original COVID-19 vaccine regimen.

27 Aug 2021

Additional COVID-19 support deployed to the South West of England

From Friday 27 August additional support will be deployed to some local authorities in the South West of England.

27 Aug 2021

SARS-CoV-2 destabilizes host RNA to improve fitness

In a study recently published in the journal Nature Communications, scientists have mapped the interactions between SARS-CoV-2 RNA and host RNA. They have observed that the virus heavily methylates its genome using the methylation machinery of the host RNA, leading to an improvement in viral fitness.

27 Aug 2021

Recognizing viral genomes in quick, ‘CRISP’ ways

Researchers from China recently reviewed the latest advancements, applications, and prospects of virus detection using CRISPR-Cas systems.

27 Aug 2021

MS patients on anti-CD20 therapy have robust T cell responses to SARS-CoV-2 vaccination

Scientists have observed that MS patients exhibit a robust T cell response despite a reduced humoral response to COVID-19 vaccines. Read more here.

27 Aug 2021

The negative impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on adult mental health in the UK

A review of the literature on the impact of COVID-19 on adult mental health in the UK has revealed a decline in mental health. Read more here.

27 Aug 2021

Medicaid vaccination rates founder as states struggle to immunize their poorest residents

Medicaid enrollees are getting vaccinated against covid-19 at far lower rates than the general population as states search for the best strategies to improve access to the shots and persuade those who remain hesitant.

27 Aug 2021

States pull back on covid data even amid delta surge

Two state government websites in Georgia recently stopped posting updates on covid-19 cases in prisons and long-term care facilities, just as the dangerous delta variant was taking hold.

27 Aug 2021

ACTG announces positive data for monoclonal antibody combination therapy from the ACTIV-2 study

The AIDS Clinical Trials Group, the largest global HIV research network, which has expanded its focus to include evaluating outpatient treatment for COVID-19, today announced positive data for the monoclonal antibody combination therapy BRII-196/BRII-198 from the ACTIV-2 study of Outpatient Monoclonal Antibodies and Other Therapies.

27 Aug 2021

New ESC guidelines for diagnosis and treatment of heart failure published

The European Society of Cardiology Guidelines for the diagnosis and treatment of acute and chronic heart failure are published online today in European Heart Journal.

27 Aug 2021

covid 19 News and Research

Study reveals measures to tackle musical COVID-19 transmission

Young children picked up extra weight during the COVID-19 pandemic

Pfizer COVID-19 jab side effects likely to be mild to moderate in extremely vulnerable 12-15 year olds

Scientists analyze the impact of two strategies in stopping COVID-19 pandemic

Mobile telemedicine unit found to be effective in treating opioid use disorder in rural areas

NYU Tandon describes novel peptide with broad therapeutic potential to combat multiple diseases

Northwestern researchers continue investigation on all aspects of COVID-19 pandemic

Ultrasound-based technology for measuring brain pressure could replace surgery

Bhutan starts immunizing children in the 12 to 19 age group against COVID-19

Hemodynamic-guided management may reduce hospitalizations in patients with earlier stage heart failure

NIH begins clinical trial to assess extra COVID-19 vaccine dose in people with autoimmune disease

Additional COVID-19 support deployed to the South West of England

SARS-CoV-2 destabilizes host RNA to improve fitness

Recognizing viral genomes in quick, ‘CRISP’ ways

MS patients on anti-CD20 therapy have robust T cell responses to SARS-CoV-2 vaccination

The negative impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on adult mental health in the UK

Medicaid vaccination rates founder as states struggle to immunize their poorest residents

States pull back on covid data even amid delta surge

ACTG announces positive data for monoclonal antibody combination therapy from the ACTIV-2 study

New ESC guidelines for diagnosis and treatment of heart failure published

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