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Birth during the pandemic associated with slightly lower scores in infants' motor and social skills

Columbia researchers found that babies born during the pandemic's first year scored lower on a developmental screening test of social and motor skills at 6 months - regardless of whether their mothers had COVID during pregnancy - compared to babies born just before the pandemic.

4 Jan 2022

BNT162b2 provides low vaccine responders adequate anti-spike and neutralizing antibodies to prevent SARS-CoV-2

A new study, published on the medRxiv* preprint server, investigated the changes in SARS-CoV-2 antibody levels among HCWs after SARS-CoV-2 vaccination. The study also assessed whether low responders produced sufficient SARS-CoV-2 anti-spike and neutralizing antibodies.

4 Jan 2022

Exposure to parasitic roundworm linked with lower lung-function and asthma in younger men

By looking at the exposure to the parasitic roundworm Ascaris lumbricoides/suum in Nothern Europe (Norway, Denmark and Estonia), the study finds that younger men exposed to Ascaris had a striking reduction in lung function and nearly five times higher odds of having asthma compared to the non-exposed.

4 Jan 2022

Bedfont Scientific Ltd. spreads festive joy by donating 250 presents this Christmas

Bedfont and its sponsored football team, Medway United FC, have teamed up to donate 125 gifts to Medway hospital and 125 gifts to Children’s Cancer Charity, My Shining Star.

From Bedfont® Scientific Ltd 4 Jan 2022

Study suggests increased vaccine breakthrough for SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant in Houston, Texas

A recent study reveals early signals of substantially increased vaccine breakthrough for the Omicron variant of SARS-CoV-2 in Houston, Texas.

4 Jan 2022

Characteristics and outcomes in patients hospitalized with COVID-19 in South Africa

A new research letter assessed patients hospitalized with a positive SARS-CoV-2 test during the fourth wave compared to the previous waves.

4 Jan 2022

New insights into how tiny bacteria from the environment have adapted to live inside humans

The microbes that live inside our mouths, collectively known as the oral microbiome, impact our overall health in many ways that are not yet fully understood.

4 Jan 2022

As covid hits nursing homes’ finances, town residents fight to save Alzheimer’s facility

Marvin Querry, 86, was on his tractor, planting rye on his 770-acre western Missouri farm, when the call came in early November.

4 Jan 2022

Modeling shows SARS-CoV-2 Omicron will place a severe burden on UK's health services

Researchers use data and a mathematical model to determine the impact of the SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant on future risk of infection.

3 Jan 2022

CDC report shows COVID vaccines safe for children, serious side effects rare

Researchers determine the characteristics and clinical outcomes of COVID-19 in children and adolescents 18 years or younger.

3 Jan 2022

Olfactory receptor gene may play a role in breast cancer metastasis to the brain

An olfactory receptor gene that aids in the sense of smell may also play a role in the metastasis of breast cancer to the brain, bones and lung, researchers from Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) have found.

3 Jan 2022

T-cell responses to SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant confer protection to vaccinated individuals

Researchers ascertain whether the SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant evades cellular immunity.

3 Jan 2022

Study finds increased oxidative stress, oxidant damage and glutathione deficiency in COVID-19 patients

Researchers at Baylor College of Medicine have investigated the effect of infection with COVID-19 on the levels of oxidative stress, oxidant damage and glutathione, the most abundant physiological antioxidant.

3 Jan 2022

New treatment method leads to fewer episodes of overeating in patients with morbid obesity

Patients with morbid obesity experienced improvement in their quality of life and distinctly fewer episodes of overeating after ten weeks with a new treatment method developed at NTNU.

3 Jan 2022

Alzheimer’s disease risk genes disturb the brain protective mechanism

The brain has a natural protective mechanism against Alzheimer's disease, and researchers at Baylor College of Medicine, Texas Children's Hospital and collaborating institutions have discovered that gene variants associated with risk of developing the disease disturb the protective mechanism in ways that can lead to neurodegeneration.

3 Jan 2022

Around 132 million COVID-19 vaccinations administered in the UK in 2021

Around 132 million COVID-19 vaccinations were administered across all four nations of the UK in 2021, as part of the largest vaccination programme in British history.

2 Jan 2022

SARS-CoV-2 omicron variant may be less severe than the delta variant

A new study reveals that omicron infections in South Africa are associated with lower rates of hospital admissions and lower disease severity compared to beta and delta infections.

31 Dec 2021

New technique combines bioprinting with cryopreservation to construct frozen structures

A new technique takes bioprinting - in which an ink of cells is printed, layer by layer, to form a structure - to a whole new, and icy level. Investigators from the Zhang lab at Brigham and Women's Hospital have developed a technology that they term "cryobioprinting," a method that uses a bioink embedded with cells to print frozen, complex structures that can be easily stored for later use.

31 Dec 2021

SUSU researchers identify biological indicators of long-lasting PTSD

War veterans have helped scientists of South Ural State University identify biological indicators which signal whether people have a post-traumatic stress disorder or a susceptibility to it.

30 Dec 2021

Study uses metabolomics to discriminate drug-induced liver injury phenotypes

Drug-induced liver injury (DILI) is an adverse reaction to ingesting a drug, which can appear both in developmental stages, in their clinical use and even after being approved as a drug.

30 Dec 2021

Hospital News and Research

Birth during the pandemic associated with slightly lower scores in infants' motor and social skills

BNT162b2 provides low vaccine responders adequate anti-spike and neutralizing antibodies to prevent SARS-CoV-2

Exposure to parasitic roundworm linked with lower lung-function and asthma in younger men

Bedfont Scientific Ltd. spreads festive joy by donating 250 presents this Christmas

Study suggests increased vaccine breakthrough for SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant in Houston, Texas

Characteristics and outcomes in patients hospitalized with COVID-19 in South Africa

New insights into how tiny bacteria from the environment have adapted to live inside humans

As covid hits nursing homes’ finances, town residents fight to save Alzheimer’s facility

Modeling shows SARS-CoV-2 Omicron will place a severe burden on UK's health services

CDC report shows COVID vaccines safe for children, serious side effects rare

Olfactory receptor gene may play a role in breast cancer metastasis to the brain

T-cell responses to SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant confer protection to vaccinated individuals

Study finds increased oxidative stress, oxidant damage and glutathione deficiency in COVID-19 patients

New treatment method leads to fewer episodes of overeating in patients with morbid obesity

Alzheimer’s disease risk genes disturb the brain protective mechanism

Around 132 million COVID-19 vaccinations administered in the UK in 2021

SARS-CoV-2 omicron variant may be less severe than the delta variant

New technique combines bioprinting with cryopreservation to construct frozen structures

SUSU researchers identify biological indicators of long-lasting PTSD

Study uses metabolomics to discriminate drug-induced liver injury phenotypes

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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