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Scientists search for cause of mysterious covid-related inflammation in children

Like most other kids with covid, Dante and Michael DeMaino seemed to have no serious symptoms.

20 Oct 2021

Two doses of Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine effective in preventing COVID-19 hospitalization among adolescents

The Centres for Disease Control and Prevention conducted a study to determine the vaccination efficacy in the adolescent population, published recently.

20 Oct 2021

COVID-19 vaccine breakthrough infections among immunocompromised individuals

A study of breakthrough infections in immunocompromised people following two doses of the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine against SARS-CoV-2 concluded that immunocompromised people would be best served with a third dose of the vaccine for better protection.

19 Oct 2021

Factors impacting mental health and wellbeing of long covid patients

A new preprint deals with the mental baggage accompanying this condition, often termed “long covid.”

19 Oct 2021

Modelling suggests fall in acute admissions with mass COVID-19 vaccinations

A new study explores the utility of modeling the impact of mass vaccination on the number of hospital beds occupied by acute COVID-19 cases.

18 Oct 2021

Study focuses on high COVID-19 risk in people with low-status jobs

Workplace infection risk and failing crisis information dissemination are both factors contributing to high incidence of COVID-19 among foreign-born workers in low-status occupations, a report from the University of Gothenburg’s Unit of Occupational and Environmental Medicine shows.

18 Oct 2021

What will it take to boost vaccinations? The scene from Kentucky’s back roads

In the end it was the delta variant that drove Rose Mitchell, 89, down the winding mountain road to the Full Gospel Church of Jesus Christ to get the shot. Her pastor, Billy Joe Lewis, had told his congregation that, No, ma'am, a covid vaccine would not leave the "mark of the beast" nor rewrite their genetic codes.

18 Oct 2021

People with obesity overrepresented among COVID-19 patients receiving intensive care

People with obesity were overrepresented among adults in Sweden receiving intensive care for COVID-19 during the first wave of the pandemic. Just over 39 percent had obesity, compared with some 16 percent in the population.

18 Oct 2021

Fibrin immunotherapy may resolve blood clotting induced by SARS-CoV-2

A group of researchers from the United States discovered that the spike glycoprotein of the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) can induce the formation of highly inflammatory blood clots amenable to neutralization by a fibrin-targeting monoclonal antibody – opening the door for a completely new strategy to reduce thrombotic inflammation in coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19).

17 Oct 2021

AI-based technology rapidly identifies genetic causes of rare disorders with high accuracy

An artificial intelligence (AI)-based technology rapidly diagnoses rare disorders in critically ill children with high accuracy, according to a report by scientists from University of Utah Health and Fabric Genomics, collaborators on a study led by Rady Children's Hospital in San Diego.

15 Oct 2021

AI algorithm accurately detects disease-causing variants in infants with rare diseases

Fabric Genomics and Rady Children's Institute for Genomic Medicine today announced the publication of a retrospective study in Genome Medicine showing that across six leading genomic centers and hospitals, researchers were able to detect more than 90% of disease-causing variants in infants with rare diseases using the Fabric GEM AI algorithm and whole-genome and whole-exome data from previously diagnosed newborns and rare disease patients at Rady Children's Hospital - San Diego and other clinical sites.

15 Oct 2021

Scientists testify the importance of timely influenza vaccination

With flu season approaching in the United States, new research from an international team of scientists testifies to the importance of timely vaccination

15 Oct 2021

COVID-19 linked to newborn complications

A recent study discusses whether pregnant women with the COVID-19 are at a higher risk for poor outcomes for themselves and their babies.

13 Oct 2021

Poor timing of flu vaccinations associated with poor birth outcomes and cesarean births

With flu season approaching in the United States, new research from an international team of scientists testifies to the importance of timely vaccination: Poor timing of influenza vaccination campaigns in the semi-arid region of Brazil led to an increase in premature births, lower birth-weight babies and the need to deliver more babies by cesarean section, the researchers found.

13 Oct 2021

Intensive Care News and Research

Scientists search for cause of mysterious covid-related inflammation in children

Two doses of Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine effective in preventing COVID-19 hospitalization among adolescents

COVID-19 vaccine breakthrough infections among immunocompromised individuals

Factors impacting mental health and wellbeing of long covid patients

Modelling suggests fall in acute admissions with mass COVID-19 vaccinations

Study focuses on high COVID-19 risk in people with low-status jobs

What will it take to boost vaccinations? The scene from Kentucky’s back roads

People with obesity overrepresented among COVID-19 patients receiving intensive care

Fibrin immunotherapy may resolve blood clotting induced by SARS-CoV-2

AI-based technology rapidly identifies genetic causes of rare disorders with high accuracy

AI algorithm accurately detects disease-causing variants in infants with rare diseases

Scientists testify the importance of timely influenza vaccination

COVID-19 linked to newborn complications

Poor timing of flu vaccinations associated with poor birth outcomes and cesarean births

Penn Medicine's new Pavilion is set to open this month to staff, patients, and visitors

An investigation of SARS-CoV-2 infection in diabetic pregnancies

Study shows an association between initial SARS-CoV-2 viral load and disease severity

Abnormal T cell responses to COVID-19 do not appear to be the cause of MIS-C in children

non-RBD mutation in SARS-CoV-2 variants enhances resistance to neutralizing antibodies

Liquid biopsy enables early, accurate identification of breast cancer patients with poor prognosis

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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