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A pandemic is a global disease outbreak. During a pandemic, transmission can be anticipated in the workplace, not only from patient to workers in health care settings, but also among co-workers in general work settings. A pandemic would cause high levels of illness, death, social disruption, and economic loss. Everyday life would be disrupted because so many people in so many places become seriously ill at the same time. Impacts could range from school and business closings to the interruption of basic services such as public transportation and food delivery.

Significant humoral immune evasion contributes to the emergence and rapid spread of Arg346-mutated BA.4 and BA.5 sublineages

=Researchers measured the neutralizing titers of plasma samples against the SARS-CoV-2 new variant of concern Omicron's sub-variants BA.4 and BA.5 with arginine (Arg)346 mutations.

29 Sep 2022

COVID-19 pandemic may have caused personality changes in younger adults, research finds

A research team led by faculty at the Florida State University College of Medicine found the COVID-19 pandemic appeared to cause personality changes, especially in younger adults.

28 Sep 2022

Religious leaders influence COVID-19 vaccine decision-making among Evangelical Christians

Evangelical Christians who sought information from their religious leaders about getting the COVID-19 vaccine were significantly less likely to be vaccinated, while evangelicals who spoke with a health care provider about the vaccine were more likely to be vaccinated, according to a new Virginia Commonwealth University-led study involving a survey of 531 self-identified evangelical Christians in the U.S.

28 Sep 2022

Letting go of goals during COVID is the key to staying mentally healthy

People who shelved their long-term goals during the pandemic were better able to avoid anxiety and depression, according to a new study.

28 Sep 2022

EHR-enabled tool to address child obesity can help children achieve positive BMI

An electronic health record (EHR) program to help primary care doctors address child obesity is an effective tool to promote positive body mass index (BMI) trends, especially among young children with obesity, according to a new University of Missouri School of Medicine study that examined the effectiveness of the FitTastic tool over an average follow-up period of nearly three years.

28 Sep 2022

COVID-19 pandemic may have altered the trajectory of personality across the United States

Despite a long-standing hypothesis that personality traits are relatively impervious to environmental pressures, the COVID-19 pandemic may have altered the trajectory of personality across the United States, especially in younger adults, according to a new study published this week in the open-access journal PLOS ONE by Angelina Sutin of Florida State University College of Medicine, and colleagues.

28 Sep 2022

New Zika vaccine technology found to be highly effective and safe in preclinical mouse models

Researchers from the University of California, Los Angeles have developed a Zika vaccine technology that is highly effective and safe in preclinical mouse models.

28 Sep 2022

What is the role of N-glycans and calnexin-calreticulin chaperones in SARS-CoV-2 spike maturation?

A new study showed that SARS-CoV-2 Spike N-glycosylation patterns, intracellular lectins, and the associated molecular chaperones play crucial roles in the viral-host-cell invasion and function.

28 Sep 2022

COVID-19 cases, hospitalizations, and fatalities prevented by SARS-CoV-2 vaccination within the first 6 months after the vaccine became available

Researchers assessed the effect of SARS-CoV-2 vaccination in the US.

28 Sep 2022

Q-LAAD: a dynamic, cost-effective rapid antigen test for detection of SARS-CoV-2

Researchers developed a high-throughput, rapid antigen SARS-CoV-2 spike protein detection test using allonamers, a new type of aptamers that carry out allosteric regulation instead of catalytic activity.

28 Sep 2022

Wearable devices show promise in identifying early population changes in COVID-19 activity

Today, viral illnesses like COVID-19 are tracked using multiple different methods, including lab data, health care visits and wastewater surveillance.

28 Sep 2022

Wastewater epidemiology can guide local clinical decisions on circulating viruses

The findings of a new study posted to the medRxiv* preprint server depicted that wastewater-based epidemiology (WBE) can provide information on the circulating respiratory viruses in a community. As well as saving time and money, this method may assist in appropriate clinical decision-making, behavior modification, and public health interventions.

28 Sep 2022

Food, vaccines, bacteria, and viruses may all prime our immune system to attack SARS-CoV-2

Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2), the causal agent of the ongoing coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, primarily causes mild to moderate upper-respiratory tract illness. However, some individuals with COVID-19 develop severe infections and require hospital admission.

27 Sep 2022

Frequent binge drinking in young women heightens their risk of contracting COVID-19

Women in their mid 20s who reported frequent binge drinking during the COVID-19 pandemic were more likely to become infected with COVID-19, according to Rutgers researchers who said physicians need to develop pandemic-related prevention methods to tackle substance use issues.

27 Sep 2022

Configuration of brain networks before COVID-19 moderates the effects of coping and perceived stress

The COVID-19 pandemic generated a unique scenario to analyze the psychological impact of global and extreme situations on the population.

27 Sep 2022

Natural product SSP derived from a Chinese herb may have broad antiviral activities against respiratory viral infections

A research team comprised of members of the School of Chinese Medicine, AIDS Institute, Department of Microbiology, School of Clinical Medicine and State Key Laboratory for Emerging Infectious Diseases, the LKS Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong (HKUMed) have discovered a natural product SSP derived from a Chinese herb Spatholobus Suberectus Dunnthat demonstrated broad antiviral activities against SARS-CoV-1, SARS-CoV-2, influenza, and HIV-1 as an entry blocker.

27 Sep 2022

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Significant humoral immune evasion contributes to the emergence and rapid spread of Arg346-mutated BA.4 and BA.5 sublineages

COVID-19 pandemic may have caused personality changes in younger adults, research finds

Religious leaders influence COVID-19 vaccine decision-making among Evangelical Christians

Letting go of goals during COVID is the key to staying mentally healthy

EHR-enabled tool to address child obesity can help children achieve positive BMI

COVID-19 pandemic may have altered the trajectory of personality across the United States

New Zika vaccine technology found to be highly effective and safe in preclinical mouse models

What is the role of N-glycans and calnexin-calreticulin chaperones in SARS-CoV-2 spike maturation?

COVID-19 cases, hospitalizations, and fatalities prevented by SARS-CoV-2 vaccination within the first 6 months after the vaccine became available

Q-LAAD: a dynamic, cost-effective rapid antigen test for detection of SARS-CoV-2

Wearable devices show promise in identifying early population changes in COVID-19 activity

Wastewater epidemiology can guide local clinical decisions on circulating viruses

Food, vaccines, bacteria, and viruses may all prime our immune system to attack SARS-CoV-2

Frequent binge drinking in young women heightens their risk of contracting COVID-19

Configuration of brain networks before COVID-19 moderates the effects of coping and perceived stress

Natural product SSP derived from a Chinese herb may have broad antiviral activities against respiratory viral infections

CDC awards five state public health departments to establish the Pathogen Genomics Centers of Excellence network

SARS-CoV-2 infections linked to increased incidence of new-onset type 1 diabetes in pediatric populations

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