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Early clinical data demonstrates the efficacy of existing drug in treating COVID-19

In what has the potential to significantly change how Corona patients are being treated and the severity of the disease, research spearheaded at Jerusalem's Hebrew University gathered early clinical evidence demonstrating the efficacy of an existing drug in treating COVID-19.

22 Dec 2020

Inside the first chaotic days of the effort to vaccinate America

One tray of COVID-19 vaccine from pharmaceutical giant Pfizer contains 975 doses — way too many for a rural hospital in Arkansas.

22 Dec 2020

Gene-regulating snippet of RNA may contribute to breast cancer metastasis

Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory (CSHL) scientists have discovered a gene-regulating snippet of RNA that may contribute to the spread of many breast cancers.

22 Dec 2020

Large proportion of UK population hesitant over COVID-19 vaccine

Researcher Dr. Alex de Figueiredo from the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine has conducted a study showing that a significant proportion of people in the UK will probably be reluctant to receive a vaccine to protect against coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19).

22 Dec 2020

Comparing Google AI and human intelligence for the forecasting of COVID-19

Junko Kurita et al. from Japan have compared Google AI forecasting with a statistical model by human intelligence and recently presented it in a preprint medRxiv* paper.

22 Dec 2020

Many US health experts underestimated the coronavirus … until it was too late

A year ago, while many Americans were finishing their holiday shopping and finalizing travel plans, doctors in Wuhan, China, were battling a mysterious outbreak of pneumonia with no known cause.

21 Dec 2020

Everyday physical activities are less intensive than organized sports, shows study

In spring 2020, when soccer and sports clubs closed for sever-al weeks due to the Corona pandemic, children and adoles-cents looked for alternative physical activities.

21 Dec 2020

Researchers develop a method to examine the body’s own pain control system

When two painful stimuli act on us at the same time, we perceive the one of them as less painful. This phenomenon is part of the body’s own pain control system.

21 Dec 2020

New report addresses the recovery of surgical services in post-pandemic

In 2013, the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) established the GlobalSurg Collaborative, a network that has since grown to include more than 5,000 practicing surgeons from all corners of the planet.

21 Dec 2020

Thermo Fisher announces construction of new cGMP plasmid DNA manufacturing facility

Thermo Fisher Scientific, the world leader in serving science, today announced the construction of a new cGMP plasmid DNA manufacturing facility in Carlsbad, Calif.

From Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. 18 Dec 2020

Study highlights how the sex differences in COVID-19 are linked to ACE2 protein

Female COVID-19 patients face less severe disease complications and a lower risk of dying than male patients thanks to hormones and chromosomes that contribute to a stronger immune response, according to new research from a University of Alberta-led team.

17 Dec 2020

Researchers identify key gene necessary for cells to consume and destroy viruses

A team led by UT Southwestern researchers has identified a key gene necessary for cells to consume and destroy viruses. The findings, reported online today in Nature, could lead to ways to manipulate this process to improve the immune system's ability to combat viral infections, such as those fueling the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.

17 Dec 2020

Using hypoxia adaptations in marine mammals to understand COVID-19

News-Medical talks to Terrie Williams about how the diving physiology that adapts marine mammals to hypoxia can improve our understanding of COVID-19.

16 Dec 2020

Study shows COVID-19 infection does not damage the auditory system

Since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, there have been reports in the professional literature on possible hearing loss caused by the disease. A new study from Tel Aviv University (TAU), in collaboration with the Galilee Medical Center, finds no evidence of damage to the auditory system as a result of COVID-19 infection.

15 Dec 2020

Flavobac™ Cold & Flu Guard provides a natural barrier against bacteria and viruses

Flavobac Cold & Flu Guard, developed by leading preventative dentistry provider Oraldent, is a completely natural oral and nasal barrier against bacteria and viruses, including SARS-CoV-2 and influenza.

15 Dec 2020

Recommendations to prevent SARS-CoV-2 spread via aerosols in hospitals and nursing homes

A variety of measures are necessary to prevent the spread of the coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 in hospitals and nursing homes. It is particularly important to develop an appropriate strategy to protect healthcare workers from airborne transmission.

14 Dec 2020

Prior T cell immunity to SARS-CoV-2 unlikely to be the result of seasonal coronavirus infection

Scientists have suggested that a proportion of the population have pre-existing immunity to COVID-19 because of T cells primed against SARS-CoV-2 antigens.

14 Dec 2020

Case study suggests kindergartens are not SARS-CoV-2 super-spreaders

A new study by researchers at the Institute of Tropical Medicine and International Health at the Charite Universitaetsmedizin Berlin found that kindergartens are not silent transmission reservoirs.

11 Dec 2020

Osteoporosis drug also promotes infiltration of immune cells in breast tumors

The team of Eva González-Suarez, from the CNIO and IDIBELL, and the team of Christos Sotiriou, from the Jules Bordet Institute, demonstrate that a drug already used to treat osteoporosis promotes the infiltration of immune cells in breast tumors.

10 Dec 2020

Researchers find new method for safe and effective delivery of medicines to the lungs

Investigators at Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey and Rutgers New Jersey Medical School recently identified a new method for safe and effective delivery of medicines to the lungs that can be used for multiple clinical applications, potentially including aerosol vaccination.

10 Dec 2020

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Early clinical data demonstrates the efficacy of existing drug in treating COVID-19

Inside the first chaotic days of the effort to vaccinate America

Gene-regulating snippet of RNA may contribute to breast cancer metastasis

Large proportion of UK population hesitant over COVID-19 vaccine

Comparing Google AI and human intelligence for the forecasting of COVID-19

Many US health experts underestimated the coronavirus … until it was too late

Everyday physical activities are less intensive than organized sports, shows study

Researchers develop a method to examine the body’s own pain control system

New report addresses the recovery of surgical services in post-pandemic

Thermo Fisher announces construction of new cGMP plasmid DNA manufacturing facility

Study highlights how the sex differences in COVID-19 are linked to ACE2 protein

Researchers identify key gene necessary for cells to consume and destroy viruses

Using hypoxia adaptations in marine mammals to understand COVID-19

Study shows COVID-19 infection does not damage the auditory system

Flavobac™ Cold & Flu Guard provides a natural barrier against bacteria and viruses

Recommendations to prevent SARS-CoV-2 spread via aerosols in hospitals and nursing homes

Prior T cell immunity to SARS-CoV-2 unlikely to be the result of seasonal coronavirus infection

Case study suggests kindergartens are not SARS-CoV-2 super-spreaders

Osteoporosis drug also promotes infiltration of immune cells in breast tumors

Researchers find new method for safe and effective delivery of medicines to the lungs

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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