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Immune responses in patients with varying degrees of SARS-CoV-2 infection

In a recent research article published in the journal PLoS ONE, researchers looked at immunological responses in relation to established risk factors for serious illness. This prospective cohort study reports on long-lasting SARS-CoV-2 specific antibody and T-cellular immune responses six months after infection in rt-PCR confirmed cases of different illness severity (community and hospitalized patients).

24 Feb 2022

Scientists discover how a rare genetic disorder disrupts key neural interactions in the developing brain

Every time you chew, talk, yawn, or sense the zap of a toothache, cranial nerve cells are shuttling electrochemical signals to your brain.

23 Feb 2022

First reported case of a cat infected with SARS-CoV-2 Delta AY.3 variant

Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) is hurting our loved ones — even those that walk on four legs. Researchers from the University of Pennsylvania documented the recovery of an 11-year old indoor housecat living in Delaware who first presented to the veterinary hospital after experiencing distressing gastrointestinal symptoms.

23 Feb 2022

Study on Omicron related mortality in cancer patients during recent COVID wave

A recent pre-proof study published in the journal Cancer Cell assessed the CFR of cancer patients during the third wave of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic caused by the SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant.

23 Feb 2022

Cell stress-related biochemical events may be partly driving Parkinson's disease

Parkinson's disease may be driven in part by cell stress-related biochemical events that disrupt a key cellular cleanup system, leading to the spread of harmful protein aggregates in the brain, according to a new study from scientists at Scripps Research.

23 Feb 2022

Novel AI tool can spot difficult-to-diagnose cardiac conditions

Physician-scientists in the Smidt Heart Institute at Cedars-Sinai have created an artificial intelligence (AI) tool that can effectively identify and distinguish between two life-threatening heart conditions that are often easy to miss: hypertrophic cardiomyopathy and cardiac amyloidosis.

23 Feb 2022

$Tics associated with Tourette syndrome have a fractal pattern, research shows$

Tics associated with Tourette syndrome have a fractal pattern, research shows

During the pandemic, news reports surfaced of a surge of young adults showing up at doctors' offices with unexplainable movement disorders that looked, perhaps to a nonspecialist, a little bit like Tourette syndrome.

23 Feb 2022

White blood cell count as a prognostic indicator of COVID-19

Based on a new study, researchers concluded WBC count variations worsen clinical outcomes such as severity, mortality, and hospital discharge rates leading to a poorer prognosis in COVID-19 patients.

23 Feb 2022

Study demonstrates that TMPRSS2, which is key to SARS-CoV-2 cell entry, is a tumor suppressor

The role played by the host enzyme TMPRSS2 in infection and cancer is the focus of a new study.

23 Feb 2022

Understanding the immune responses after secondary vaccinations with Pfizer and Moderna vaccines

In a new study, researchers assessed the serological responses to secondary booster doses of Pfizer's Comirnaty and Moderna's Spikevax COVID-19 vaccines.

23 Feb 2022

Study proposes SARS-CoV-2-encoded peptide presented by HLA-E may suppress inhibition of natural killer cells

A recent study reported the abrogation of inhibition of the NK cells by a SARS-CoV-2-encoded protein presented by HLA-E.

23 Feb 2022

Study explores the impact of COVID-19 on pancreatic cells

New study findings showed that SARS-CoV-2 caused a productive yet restricted infection of pancreatic islet cells and an insignificant inflammatory response.

23 Feb 2022

Cardiopulmonary limitations six months after surviving COVID-19

A recent prospective cohort study assessed the cardiopulmonary effects in patients six months after COVID-19 infection.

23 Feb 2022

Outcomes of phase 3 clinical trial of CVO PLUS CURATIF capsules for COVID-19 treatment

A phase 3 randomized clinical trial has recently been conducted to investigate the efficacy of a capsule formulation in treating mild-to-moderate COVID-19 patients.

23 Feb 2022

Study shows BCG vaccine provides no protection against SARS-CoV-2 in mice and hamsters

Researchers investigated the effectiveness of the BCG vaccines against SARS-CoV-2 infections using three animal models.

23 Feb 2022

SARS-Cov-2 reinfection in Syrian hamsters does not result in disease

Researchers have been investigating the reinfection of different SARS-CoV-2 variants in Syrian hamsters and found that this does not seem to result in disease or any significant pulmonary pathology.

23 Feb 2022

EULAR develops new recommendations for cardiovascular risk management

EULAR, the European Alliance of Associations for Rheumatology, has developed new recommendations for CVR management in people with gout, vasculitis, systemic sclerosis (SSc), myositis, mixed connective tissue disease (MCTD), Sjögren's syndrome (SS), systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), and antiphospholipid syndrome (APS).

23 Feb 2022

High nasopharyngeal viral load in SARS-CoV-2 Omicron-induced infection

In a recent study posted to the Research Square* pre-print server, a team of researchers from Italy and the United States (US) retrospectively reviewed and compared viral load in severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) Omicron and previous SARS-CoV-2 strain-induced infection.

23 Feb 2022

More evidence vaccines prevent ICU admission and mortality from SARS-CoV-2

In a recent study posted to the medRxiv* preprint server, researchers estimated the comparative virulence of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) between the vaccinated and unvaccinated subjects hospitalized with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) in Canada.

23 Feb 2022

Closing bars and restaurants does not appear to have suppressed COVID-19 in Japan

In a recent study posted in the Research Square* preprint server, which is under consideration at the journal Scientific Reports, a team of researchers conducted a longitudinal survey in 11 Japanese prefectures to evaluate whether early closure of full-service restaurants and bars reduced the incidence and symptoms of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) during February 2021.

23 Feb 2022

Syndrome News and Research

Immune responses in patients with varying degrees of SARS-CoV-2 infection

Scientists discover how a rare genetic disorder disrupts key neural interactions in the developing brain

First reported case of a cat infected with SARS-CoV-2 Delta AY.3 variant

Study on Omicron related mortality in cancer patients during recent COVID wave

Cell stress-related biochemical events may be partly driving Parkinson's disease

Novel AI tool can spot difficult-to-diagnose cardiac conditions

Tics associated with Tourette syndrome have a fractal pattern, research shows

White blood cell count as a prognostic indicator of COVID-19

Study demonstrates that TMPRSS2, which is key to SARS-CoV-2 cell entry, is a tumor suppressor

Understanding the immune responses after secondary vaccinations with Pfizer and Moderna vaccines

Study proposes SARS-CoV-2-encoded peptide presented by HLA-E may suppress inhibition of natural killer cells

Study explores the impact of COVID-19 on pancreatic cells

Cardiopulmonary limitations six months after surviving COVID-19

Outcomes of phase 3 clinical trial of CVO PLUS CURATIF capsules for COVID-19 treatment

Study shows BCG vaccine provides no protection against SARS-CoV-2 in mice and hamsters

SARS-Cov-2 reinfection in Syrian hamsters does not result in disease

EULAR develops new recommendations for cardiovascular risk management

High nasopharyngeal viral load in SARS-CoV-2 Omicron-induced infection

More evidence vaccines prevent ICU admission and mortality from SARS-CoV-2

Closing bars and restaurants does not appear to have suppressed COVID-19 in Japan

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