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Structural inequalities increase risk of SARS-CoV-2 infection and mortality, study finds

A new study by researchers at Harvard found that people in less privileged neighborhoods are at a higher risk of being infected with SARS-CoV-2 and of more severe COVID-19.

11 Dec 2020

Researchers investigate whether tailored online exercise benefits ‘long Covid’ patients

Researchers at the University of Warwick and University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust are to investigate whether a tailored online exercise and support programme would benefit those experiencing long-term symptoms of Covid-19 - what has been dubbed 'long Covid'.

11 Dec 2020

Lung ultrasounds can predict outcomes in COVID-19 patients

For some, COVID-19 can result in severe pneumonia or even death, while others remain purely asymptomatic. A diagnostic tool could help physicians predict if a patient with COVID-19 will worsen.

11 Dec 2020

'Community connectors' can help reduce loneliness and social isolation

An existing service in the North West of England called Community Connectors, which enables adults to access social activities within their community, can help reduce loneliness and social isolation, according to an analysis published in Health & Social Care in the Community.

11 Dec 2020

Favipiravir does not attenuate the progression of COVID-19

Scientists have conducted an observational study to evaluate the efficacy of an anti-influenza medicine favipiravir in treating hospitalized COVID-19 patients.

11 Dec 2020

Research reveals the transmission of parasitism among farmed and wild fish

Researchers of the SAIGAS (Service for the Analysis, Research and Management of Wild Animals) Group of the Faculty of Veterinarian Sciences of the CEU Cardenal Herrera (CEU UCH) University of Valencia recently published the results of project "Parapez-2" in order to "Assess the transmission of parasitism among farmed and wild fish" in fish farms of the Canary Islands and the Valencia region.

11 Dec 2020

Pandemic-related selective increase in obsessive-compulsive symptoms in UK study

A new study shows how a large-scale wave of increased OC symptoms affected public behavior, such as seeking information about the pandemic.

11 Dec 2020

COVID-19 related to high anxiety and depression symptoms among physicians in Bangladesh

A study from Bangladesh, one of the poorest countries in the world, reveals a high prevalence of anxiety and depressive symptoms among frontline physicians.

11 Dec 2020

Current testing-isolation policies effectively prevent campus transmission of COVID-19

A new study, shows that while students showed a high degree of compliance with restrictive measures, they continued to contract the infection from off-campus.

11 Dec 2020

Pulmonary rehabilitation may promote recovery in severe COVID-19

A new study compares rehabilitation outcomes between COVID-19 patients and those with ordinary pneumonia, to evaluate the effectiveness of interventions.

11 Dec 2020

COVID-19 lockdown causes record drop in CO2 emissions for 2020

Carbon dioxide emissions fell by a record 2.4 billion in 2020, according to researchers at the UEA, University of Exeter, and the Global Carbon Project.

11 Dec 2020

AI tool helps clinical labs to rule out COVID-19

Hospital-based laboratories and doctors at the front line of the COVID-19 pandemic might soon add artificial intelligence to their testing toolkit.

11 Dec 2020

COVID-19 pandemic reveals need for consensus on definition of essential oral healthcare

The COVID-19 pandemic has revealed the need for consensus on the definition of essential oral healthcare. The article "Pandemic considerations on essential oral healthcare" provides a layered model of essential oral healthcare, integrating urgent and basic oral healthcare, as well as advanced and specialist oral healthcare.

11 Dec 2020

SARS-CoV-2 genetic material can be reliably detected in self-collected saliva samples

Researchers at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (MSK) have found that SARS-CoV-2 genetic material can be reliably detected in self-collected saliva samples at a rate similar to that of nasopharyngeal and oropharyngeal swabs.

11 Dec 2020

First patient participates in immunotherapy trial despite COVID-19 pandemic

Since 2016, Bernard Thurman has undergone traditional treatments, experimental therapies and surgeries to counter the cancer within him, but nothing has successfully eradicated the disease.

11 Dec 2020

Social media appeals from COVID-19 frontliners have more impact on general audience

Anyone who's on social media right now has probably seen them: Passionate pleas from health care workers, asking for the public to realize how bad the COVID-19 pandemic has gotten, and urging them to take steps to slow the spread of coronavirus.

11 Dec 2020

Three leading experts urge US government to be vigilant against anti-vaccination advocates

As the world watches how UK residents respond to COVID-19 vaccinations, three leading experts on the virus are urging Americans and the US government to be vigilant against anti-vaccination advocates and their "rumors, misinformation, and conspiracy theories in a fractured media universe."

11 Dec 2020

Study shows how coronavirus uses spike proteins to infiltrate cells of different animals

Humans, followed by ferrets and to a lesser extent cats, civets and dogs are the most susceptible animals to SARS-CoV-2 infection, according to an analysis of ten different species carried out by researchers at the Centre for Genomic Regulation (CRG), based in Barcelona.

11 Dec 2020

Rapid lateral flow immunoassay enables fluorescence detection of SARS-Cov-2 RNA

The COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted the need for rapid and accurate nucleic acid detection at the point of care. To meet this need, scientists from the Suzhou Institute of Biomedical Engineering and Technology have developed a novel amplification-free rapid SARS-CoV-2 nucleic acid detection platform based on hybrid capture fluorescence immunoassay (HC-FIA).

11 Dec 2020

Data confirms early cases of SARS-CoV-2 in Boston area

SARS-CoV-2 was introduced to the Boston area of Massachusetts many times in early 2020, according to a new analysis of virus genomes, but only a small number of importations - including one related to an international business conference - led to most cases there.

11 Dec 2020

covid 19 News and Research

Structural inequalities increase risk of SARS-CoV-2 infection and mortality, study finds

Researchers investigate whether tailored online exercise benefits ‘long Covid’ patients

Lung ultrasounds can predict outcomes in COVID-19 patients

'Community connectors' can help reduce loneliness and social isolation

Favipiravir does not attenuate the progression of COVID-19

Research reveals the transmission of parasitism among farmed and wild fish

Pandemic-related selective increase in obsessive-compulsive symptoms in UK study

COVID-19 related to high anxiety and depression symptoms among physicians in Bangladesh

Current testing-isolation policies effectively prevent campus transmission of COVID-19

Pulmonary rehabilitation may promote recovery in severe COVID-19

COVID-19 lockdown causes record drop in CO2 emissions for 2020

AI tool helps clinical labs to rule out COVID-19

COVID-19 pandemic reveals need for consensus on definition of essential oral healthcare

SARS-CoV-2 genetic material can be reliably detected in self-collected saliva samples

First patient participates in immunotherapy trial despite COVID-19 pandemic

Social media appeals from COVID-19 frontliners have more impact on general audience

Three leading experts urge US government to be vigilant against anti-vaccination advocates

Study shows how coronavirus uses spike proteins to infiltrate cells of different animals

Rapid lateral flow immunoassay enables fluorescence detection of SARS-Cov-2 RNA

Data confirms early cases of SARS-CoV-2 in Boston area

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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