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Study recommends blinded crossover and continued follow-ups to evaluate SARS-CoV-2 vaccine durability

A new multicenter study has shown that blinded crossover and continued follow-up of trial participants can help assess vaccine durability and potential delayed enhancement of disease.

18 Dec 2020

Transfer learning exploits chest-Xray to diagnose COVID-19 pneumonia

A new study from Athens, Greece, describes the use of a deep learning algorithm that uses chest X-rays to diagnose COVID-19 pneumonia.

18 Dec 2020

Could neurological complications be common even in mild COVID-19?

News-Medical talks to Dr. Pria Anand about her research into COVID-19 that suggests neurologic complications are common even in mild infections.

18 Dec 2020

AAHMS report spells out the necessary steps to maintain control over COVID-19 in 2021

High levels of testing, efficient vaccine distribution and addressing pandemic mental health impacts are critical if Australia is to maintain control over COVID-19 in 2021, the country’s learned body for health and medical sciences has concluded.

18 Dec 2020

CN Bio and University of Melbourne announce partnership focused on respiratory therapies for recovering COVID-19 patients

CN Bio, a leading cell culture company, that has developed single and multi-organ microphysiological systems (MPS) to improve the accuracy and efficiency of drug discovery, today announced a collaboration with the University of Melbourne, focused on respiratory therapies for recovering COVID-19 patients.

18 Dec 2020

Study: At least a fifth of the world’s population may not have access to covid-19 vaccine until 2022

Nearly a quarter of the world’s population may not have access to a covid-19 vaccine until at least 2022, warns a study published by The BMJ today.

18 Dec 2020

UEA study offers recommendations to reduce Covid-19 transmission in universities

Universities should keep their windows fully open and students shouldn’t share personal items – according to new University of East Anglia research into reducing the spread of Covid-19.

18 Dec 2020

Experts to share the lessons learnt from COVID-19 first wave

The Physiological Society and the Intensive Care Society have come together to host an exciting three-day virtual conference this week, which will review the challenges of understanding the pathophysiological changes occurring throughout the body following COVID-19 infection.

18 Dec 2020

Abbott gets CE Mark for new quantitative SARS-CoV-2 IgG lab-based serology test

Abbott announced today it received CE Mark for its new quantitative SARS-CoV-2 IgG (Immunoglobulin G) lab-based serology test.

18 Dec 2020

Project explores how carers recognize and manage health deterioration in people with learning disabilities, autism

A research team at Northumbria University have launched a major project exploring how carers recognise and manage deterioration in the health of people with learning disabilities and autism.

18 Dec 2020

West Nile virus-infected mosquitoes are abundant in lower-income areas of Baltimore

In a new study published in the Journal of Medical Entomology, researchers at the University of Maryland (UMD) found higher rates of West Nile virus-infected mosquitoes in lower-income neighborhoods in urban areas of Baltimore, Maryland.

18 Dec 2020

COVID-19 particles will remain infectious as temperature begins to drop

Winter is coming in the northern hemisphere and public health officials are asking how the seasonal shift will impact the spread of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19?

18 Dec 2020

New framework could help people with serious illnesses to follow their appointments during COVID-19

The current surge in coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) cases poses challenges for providers and institutions in delivering care to infected patients while also placing demands on them to keep up with timely and sometimes critical care for patients with cancer, heart disease and other serious illnesses who might experience advanced complications and/or earlier death if they have lapses in their care.

18 Dec 2020

Healthcare workers can develop severe mental health problems after COVID-19

Researchers at the University of Ottawa have found the mental health effects of the COVID-19 pandemic have particularly impacted healthcare professionals and their sleep, putting these frontline workers at risk of severe future mental health problems.

17 Dec 2020

COVID-19 pandemic highlights the risk of using systemic corticosteroids

Healthcare workers in tropical and sub-tropical settings where strongyloidiasis is prevalent or caring for patients who have travelled to such areas, need to maintain a high level of awareness about the use of corticosteroids, including when this class of anti-inflammatories is given to patients suspected of infection with SARS-CoV-2.

17 Dec 2020

Research shows that people affected with COVID-19 suffer from cognitive effects

More and more evidence is coming out that people with COVID-19 are suffering from cognitive effects, such as brain fog and fatigue.

17 Dec 2020

New toolkit aims to maximize high-quality collection of thrombosis data in COVID-19 clinical studies

The ASH Research Collaborative and the International Society of Haemostasis and Thrombosis, two organizations with multidisciplinary expertise in blood clotting and bleeding disorders, have developed a toolkit to help clinical researchers from across medical disciplines design clinical trials that further the understanding of blood clotting events associated with COVID-19.

17 Dec 2020

Supercomputer simulations lead to an important viral inhibitor discovery

University of New Hampshire researchers recently used Comet at the San Diego Supercomputer Center at UC San Diego and Stampede2 at the Texas Advanced Computing Center to identify new inhibitor binding/unbinding pathways in an RNA-based virus.

17 Dec 2020

Temple researchers receive new grant to address racial disparities in lung cancer care

The path to cancer care is rarely straight-forward. But for Black men and women in particular, it is cluttered with obstacles, some of which are systemic - arising from policies, procedures, or practices that contribute to inequalities in care or that completely block access to critical services.

17 Dec 2020

Continued vigilance is required in England following exit from second lockdown

Researchers in the UK have presented data from the latest in a series of community surveys assessing the prevalence of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) in England.

17 Dec 2020

covid 19 News and Research

Study recommends blinded crossover and continued follow-ups to evaluate SARS-CoV-2 vaccine durability

Transfer learning exploits chest-Xray to diagnose COVID-19 pneumonia

Could neurological complications be common even in mild COVID-19?

AAHMS report spells out the necessary steps to maintain control over COVID-19 in 2021

CN Bio and University of Melbourne announce partnership focused on respiratory therapies for recovering COVID-19 patients

Study: At least a fifth of the world’s population may not have access to covid-19 vaccine until 2022

UEA study offers recommendations to reduce Covid-19 transmission in universities

Experts to share the lessons learnt from COVID-19 first wave

Abbott gets CE Mark for new quantitative SARS-CoV-2 IgG lab-based serology test

Project explores how carers recognize and manage health deterioration in people with learning disabilities, autism

West Nile virus-infected mosquitoes are abundant in lower-income areas of Baltimore

COVID-19 particles will remain infectious as temperature begins to drop

New framework could help people with serious illnesses to follow their appointments during COVID-19

Healthcare workers can develop severe mental health problems after COVID-19

COVID-19 pandemic highlights the risk of using systemic corticosteroids

Research shows that people affected with COVID-19 suffer from cognitive effects

New toolkit aims to maximize high-quality collection of thrombosis data in COVID-19 clinical studies

Supercomputer simulations lead to an important viral inhibitor discovery

Temple researchers receive new grant to address racial disparities in lung cancer care

Continued vigilance is required in England following exit from second lockdown

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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