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Mini-antibodies efficiently block SARS-CoV-2 virus

Göttingen researchers have developed mini-antibodies that efficiently block the coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 and its dangerous new variants.

28 Jul 2021

Mental health consequences of the pandemic for medical personnel

Physicians, nursing staff, medical technical assistants, and pastoral workers in hospitals: they have all been placed under severe strain by the Covid-19 pandemic.

28 Jul 2021

Study explores why COVID-19 lockdown does not work in Africa as first pandemic response

In an African pandemic it is more productive to consider lockdowns, after using other non-medical measures first, Especially in countries with high levels of poverty and corruption, says Prof Nicholas Ngepah, a Professor of Economics at the University of Johannesburg in South Africa.

28 Jul 2021

Study: Back-burner relationships affect digital communications and sexual activity

Back burners are people with whom one communicates with the hope of establishing a future romantic or sexual relationship.

28 Jul 2021

COVID-19 lockdown negatively impacted Indian women's nutrition, study shows

The 2020 nationwide lockdown India imposed in response to the COVID-19 pandemic caused disruptions that negatively impacted women's nutrition, according to a new study from the Tata-Cornell Institute for Agriculture and Nutrition.

28 Jul 2021

Prevention of SARS-CoV-2 virus spread through aerosols

As the development of the COVID-19 pandemic to date has shown: aerosols contribute significantly to the occurrence of infection - and combating them can significantly reduce a resurgence of infection levels.

28 Jul 2021

Researchers use AI to identify main predictors of suicidal behaviors in students

How can we predict suicide risk in students, especially at a time when the COVID-19 pandemic has negatively affected many people's mental health? According to researchers from Montreal and France, self-esteem represents an important predictive marker of suicidal risk.

28 Jul 2021

Researchers investigate what motivates people to voluntarily wear masks

Protecting one's own health is generally an important motive for voluntarily wearing a face mask during the pandemic.

28 Jul 2021

Unraveling the mysterious mutations that make delta the most transmissible covid virus yet

Upon first inspection, the mutations in the highly contagious delta covid variant don't look that worrisome.

28 Jul 2021

Systematic review explores the effects of ivermectin in preventing and treating COVID-19

Ivermectin, a drug used to treat parasites such as scabies in humans and intestinal helminths in cattle, was screened in 2020 for activity against COVID-19. Laboratory tests suggested a weak effect on SARS-CoV-2 virus in a test tube but did not seem feasible in humans as the doses needed would be large.

28 Jul 2021

China earns a malaria-free certification from WHO

Following a 70-year effort, China has been awarded a malaria-free certification from WHO – a notable feat for a country that reported 30 million cases of the disease annually in the 1940s.

28 Jul 2021

Global leaders come together in a joint call for new international pandemic treaty

The international community should work together "towards a new international treaty for pandemic preparedness and response" to build a more robust global health architecture that will protect future generations, world leaders said in a commentary published today in several newspapers around the world.

28 Jul 2021

SARS-CoV-2 variants of concern employ different strategies of antibody escape

A recent study in the field of fluid analysis reveals a diverse set of strategies utilized by alpha and beta variants of the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS‑CoV‑2) in order to evade antibodies generated during an earlier infection with this virus. The paper is currently available on the bioRxiv* preprint server while it undergoes a peer-review process.

28 Jul 2021

covid 19 News and Research

Mini-antibodies efficiently block SARS-CoV-2 virus

Mental health consequences of the pandemic for medical personnel

Study explores why COVID-19 lockdown does not work in Africa as first pandemic response

Study: Back-burner relationships affect digital communications and sexual activity

COVID-19 lockdown negatively impacted Indian women's nutrition, study shows

Prevention of SARS-CoV-2 virus spread through aerosols

Researchers use AI to identify main predictors of suicidal behaviors in students

Researchers investigate what motivates people to voluntarily wear masks

Unraveling the mysterious mutations that make delta the most transmissible covid virus yet

Systematic review explores the effects of ivermectin in preventing and treating COVID-19

China earns a malaria-free certification from WHO

Global leaders come together in a joint call for new international pandemic treaty

SARS-CoV-2 variants of concern employ different strategies of antibody escape

How do people with post acute sequelae of COVID-19 react to SARS-CoV-2 vaccines?

Immunity to SARS-CoV-2 in renal transplant and dialysis patients using Pfizer/BioNTech and Moderna vaccines

SARS-CoV-2 spike-specific antibodies induced in breast milk by COVID-19 vaccines

Study suggests mRNA SARS-CoV-2 vaccines remain effective against variants

T cells are not critical for recovery of primates from acute COVID-19 infections, study reveals

Impaired immune response to SARS-CoV-2 mRNA vaccination in immunocompromised patients

Researchers warn against relaxing Covid-19 restrictions prematurely

Event guide: 4th Extra-Hepatic Lipid-Based Nanoparticles Delivery Summit eBook

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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