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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.

Study supports that Omicron variant has shifted to better usage of Cathepsin B/L entry pathway

A new study analyzed new data on the Omicron variant and indicated the altered cell entry pathways compared to other variants.

21 Jan 2022

Exploring the likelihood of SARS-CoV-2 becoming an endemic disease

Several deadly pandemics have emerged in human history that have either disappeared or turned into epidemics. Researchers explored the likelihood that SARS-CoV-2 would also eventually become an endemic disease.

21 Jan 2022

Prevalence and evolution of PTSD symptoms in cancer patients during COVID-19 pandemic

The focus of this study was to investigate the evolution of PTSD symptoms in cancer patients over the first year of the COVID19 pandemic.

21 Jan 2022

New COVID-19 vaccine promises vaccine equity because it has no patents

Corbevax, a new vaccine against COVID-19, may have better success as a candidate for vaccine equity because it carries no patents, relies on long-established recombinant technology for manufacture and has the support of the US and Indian governments, its makers and health experts say.

21 Jan 2022

SARS-CoV-2 prevalence in bivalve mollusks from harvesting areas in Southern Italy

The goal of the current study was to collect data on the prevalence of SARS-CoV-2 in bivalve mollusks harvested in the Campania region using dd RT-PCR for the detection of low levels of virus in mollusk tissues.

21 Jan 2022

Relationship between SARS-CoV-2 infection rates and government-implemented stringency measures in Africa

Researchers ask: how can they evaluate the effects of policy measures on socioeconomic conditions to their effectiveness in stopping the spread of the virus?

21 Jan 2022

Call for pharmaceutical companies to release COVID-19 vaccine data

Scientists are beginning to grow worried about the seeming reluctance of these companies to release the raw data from the clinical trials.

21 Jan 2022

Cannabidiol found to inhibit SARS-CoV-2 infection in human cells and mice

An interdisciplinary team of researchers from the University of Chicago has found evidence that cannabidiol (CBD), a product of the cannabis plant, can inhibit infection by SARS-CoV-2 in human cells and in mice.

21 Jan 2022

Nano-bubbles containing ACE2 protein can block infection from broad strains of SARS-CoV-2

Scientists at Northwestern Medicine and The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center have identified natural nano-bubbles containing the ACE2 protein (evACE2) in the blood of COVID-19 patients and discovered these nano-sized particles can block infection from broad strains of SARS-CoV-2 virus in preclinical studies.

21 Jan 2022

Interactions that involve sharing saliva help babies to identify who has close relationships

Learning to navigate social relationships is a skill that is critical for surviving in human societies. For babies and young children, that means learning who they can count on to take care of them.

21 Jan 2022

Study investigates people's perceptions of COVID quarantine hotels during pandemic

As vaccination rates continue to rise and government border policies change, the need for hotel quarantine is fading.

21 Jan 2022

CENTOGENE teams up with Insilico Medicine to improve therapeutic targets for Niemann-Pick disease type C

A commercial-stage company focused on generating data-driven insights to diagnose, understand and treat rare diseases, and Insilico Medicine, an end-to-end Artificial Intelligence (AI) - driven drug discovery company, today announced a research and development collaboration to accelerate the discovery of novel therapeutic targets for Niemann-Pick disease type C

21 Jan 2022

Study evaluates socio-economic burden imposed on Chinese healthcare system during COVID

In a recent study published in the journal Public Health, a research team from China has evaluated and presented the economic burden of public healthcare and hospitalization associated with COVID-19 in China.

20 Jan 2022

Study uncovers clue to why pigs don't get sick when exposed to COVID-19

Iowa State University scientists may have uncovered an important clue that sheds light on why pigs don't get sick when exposed to the coronavirus

20 Jan 2022

The tetrapeptide tuftsin effectively impairs the binding of SARS-CoV-2 S1 to ACE2

In their recent study posted to the preprint server bioRxiv*, the researchers from China have shown that tuftsin, a natural phagocytosis-stimulating peptide, can effectively impair the binding of SARS-CoV-2 spike S1 subunit to ACE2 receptor in a dose-dependent manner and therefore can be considered a potential drug against SARS-CoV-2 infection.

20 Jan 2022

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Study supports that Omicron variant has shifted to better usage of Cathepsin B/L entry pathway

Exploring the likelihood of SARS-CoV-2 becoming an endemic disease

Prevalence and evolution of PTSD symptoms in cancer patients during COVID-19 pandemic

New COVID-19 vaccine promises vaccine equity because it has no patents

SARS-CoV-2 prevalence in bivalve mollusks from harvesting areas in Southern Italy

Relationship between SARS-CoV-2 infection rates and government-implemented stringency measures in Africa

Call for pharmaceutical companies to release COVID-19 vaccine data

Cannabidiol found to inhibit SARS-CoV-2 infection in human cells and mice

Nano-bubbles containing ACE2 protein can block infection from broad strains of SARS-CoV-2

Interactions that involve sharing saliva help babies to identify who has close relationships

Study investigates people's perceptions of COVID quarantine hotels during pandemic

CENTOGENE teams up with Insilico Medicine to improve therapeutic targets for Niemann-Pick disease type C

Study evaluates socio-economic burden imposed on Chinese healthcare system during COVID

Study uncovers clue to why pigs don't get sick when exposed to COVID-19

The tetrapeptide tuftsin effectively impairs the binding of SARS-CoV-2 S1 to ACE2

Kingston University's social care students given opportunity to support people with dementia

SARS-CoV-2 breakthrough infections elicit potent neutralizing antibody responses

Biden administration’s rapid-test rollout doesn’t easily reach those who need it most

Scientists explore the possibility of Omicron ending the COVID-19 pandemic

New cryo-EM method may be able to shortcut a big step in modern vaccine development

Achieving and maintaining ISO/IEC 27001 and BS 10012 certifications

Expanding research and clinical options for children with cancer

Examining how pain could play a direct protective role in the gut

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