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Associations between maternal COVID-19 vaccination and hospitalization among infants

Researchers assessed the efficacy of maternal mRNA vaccinations during pregnancy against hospitalization for COVID-19 in infants aged <6 months.

24 Jun 2022

Symptomatology of long COVID among children below 14 years of age in Denmark

Researchers investigated long COVID symptoms among SARS-CoV-2-infected Danish children below 14 years of age.

24 Jun 2022

Characterization of SARS-CoV-2 Omicron persistence and infectivity among children

Researchers characterized the persistence and infectivity of SARS-CoV-2 Omicron among children.

24 Jun 2022

Mapping the trajectory of SARS-CoV-2 evolution inside the host

In a recent study posted to the bioRxiv* pre-print server, researchers in the United States mapped the trajectory of within-host evolution of acute severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection.

24 Jun 2022

COVID-19 rebound risks similar for Paxlovid and Molnupiravir

In a recent article posted to the medRxiv* preprint server, investigators in the United States illustrated that rebound of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection can occur in some patients following molnupiravir and Paxlovid SARS-CoV-2 therapy.

23 Jun 2022

Epstein-Barr virus can reactivate in long COVID

In a recent study posted to the medRxiv* preprint server, researchers at the University of California, San Francisco, and Monogram Biosciences examined the connections between the post-acute sequelae of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) (PASC) and Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) reactivation.

23 Jun 2022

Overlap in pro-inflammatory genes and pathways between COVID-19 and MIS-C

In a recent study posted to the medRxiv* pre-print server, researchers in the United States characterized differential host immune responses in acute coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) and multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children (MIS-C) to inform future development of novel biomarkers for both diseases.

23 Jun 2022

Mild COVID causes increase in neurotoxic metabolites

In a recent study posted to the bioRxiv* pre-print server, researchers investigated the blood levels of neurotoxic metabolites in patients with mild coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19).

23 Jun 2022

Fragment crystallizable-altered COVID-19 antibodies efficacious across two animal models

A recent article posted to the bioRxiv* preprint server identified numerous efficacious severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) antibodies from convalescent SARS-CoV-2 patients.

23 Jun 2022

Study links post-COVID symptoms with alterations in gut microbiota

A team of scientists has recently highlighted the significance of gut microbiota alterations induced by SARS-CoV-2 in triggering post-COVID-19 symptoms.

23 Jun 2022

Scientists reveal mutational frequency in SARS-CoV-2 proteome based on structural characteristics

Scientists have focused on studying the mutational frequency of SARS-CoV-2 proteome based on structural characteristics.

23 Jun 2022

The effect of immunization with bivalent oral poliovirus vaccine on the incidence of COVID-19

Researchers evaluated the impact of the OPV on the incidence of COVID-19.

23 Jun 2022

The duration of protection conferred by a previous SARS-CoV-2 infection amongst children and adolescents

Researchers evaluated the immunity dynamics following infection with SARS-CoV-2 in children and adolescents.

23 Jun 2022

Mutation in SARS-CoV-2 nucleocapsid protein found to enhance replication and pathogenicity

Researchers investigated a highly variable region at residues 203 to 205 in the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) nucleocapsid (N) protein.

23 Jun 2022

An integrated molecular diagnostic approach for detecting SARS-CoV-2 variants

Researchers developed an integrated approach combining NGS, molecular barcoding, machine learning, and bioinformatics to enable high-throughput detection of SARS-CoV-2 variants.

23 Jun 2022

Addressing parents' hesitancy to vaccinate their children against COVID

Researchers examine notable risk factors related to vaccine hesitancy among parents.

23 Jun 2022

Correlates of anamnestic humoral immunity throughout SARS-CoV-2 variants of concern

A recent work posted to the bioRxiv* preprint server assessed the indicators of anamnestic humoral immunity among the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) variants of concern (VOCs).

23 Jun 2022

Research assesses ability of SARS‐CoV‐2‐neutralising mAbs to prevent COVID‐19

In a recent study published in the Cochrane Library, researchers searched multiple databases to identify randomized controlled trials (RCTs) that evaluated severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS‐CoV‐2)‐neutralizing monoclonal antibodies (mAbs).

23 Jun 2022

Analyzing biophysical restrictions of SARS-CoV-2 N-terminal domain

In a recent article posted to the bioRxiv* preprint server, researchers at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Scripps Research Institute, and Case Western Reserve University evaluated the biophysical limitations of the spike (S) N-terminal domain (NTD) of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2).

23 Jun 2022

SARS-CoV-2 evades natural killer cell cytotoxic responses

In a recent study posted to the bioRxiv* preprint server, researchers at Stanford University School of Medicine revealed the mechanism via severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) escapes natural killer (NK) cell cytotoxic reactions.

22 Jun 2022

Severe Acute Respiratory News and Research

Associations between maternal COVID-19 vaccination and hospitalization among infants

Symptomatology of long COVID among children below 14 years of age in Denmark

Characterization of SARS-CoV-2 Omicron persistence and infectivity among children

Mapping the trajectory of SARS-CoV-2 evolution inside the host

COVID-19 rebound risks similar for Paxlovid and Molnupiravir

Epstein-Barr virus can reactivate in long COVID

Overlap in pro-inflammatory genes and pathways between COVID-19 and MIS-C

Mild COVID causes increase in neurotoxic metabolites

Fragment crystallizable-altered COVID-19 antibodies efficacious across two animal models

Study links post-COVID symptoms with alterations in gut microbiota

Scientists reveal mutational frequency in SARS-CoV-2 proteome based on structural characteristics

The effect of immunization with bivalent oral poliovirus vaccine on the incidence of COVID-19

The duration of protection conferred by a previous SARS-CoV-2 infection amongst children and adolescents

Mutation in SARS-CoV-2 nucleocapsid protein found to enhance replication and pathogenicity

An integrated molecular diagnostic approach for detecting SARS-CoV-2 variants

Addressing parents' hesitancy to vaccinate their children against COVID

Correlates of anamnestic humoral immunity throughout SARS-CoV-2 variants of concern

Research assesses ability of SARS‐CoV‐2‐neutralising mAbs to prevent COVID‐19

Analyzing biophysical restrictions of SARS-CoV-2 N-terminal domain

SARS-CoV-2 evades natural killer cell cytotoxic responses

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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