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Emergence of new HIV variant underscores importance of monitoring virus mutations

A new study published in the journal Science reported the presence of a subtype-B variant of HIV-1 with remarkably high virulence, circulating in the Netherlands during the past two decades.

20 Feb 2022

The relative contagiousness of the Alpha, Delta, and Omicron SARS-CoV-2 variants

A new study, available on the arXiv* server, proposes a simple dynamic model for estimating the relative contagiousness of two variants of SARS-CoV-2, namely Alpha and Delta. Furthermore, it demonstrates how to compute the effective reproduction number for a new variant without contemporaneous sequencing results. This is important to assess the state of the pandemic in real-time.

20 Feb 2022

Full schedule of CoronaVac vaccine shown to be highly effective in children

A recent study on vaccine effectiveness showed that a complete primary immunization with CoronaVac effectively protects against severe coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) for children and adolescents between 6 and 16 years of age – consistent with the results from phase 2 clinical trials. The paper is currently available on the Preprints with The Lancet* server while it undergoes peer review.

20 Feb 2022

Benchmarking models of SARS-CoV-2 transmission through aerosols and droplets

A new study generated a consolidated set of parameters involving the exhalation of particles.

20 Feb 2022

Gradual decline in pathogenicity and enhanced cytokine induction in SARS-CoV-2 variants

A new study focuses on understanding the factors associated with the ability of the Omicron variant to infect a wide range of age groups.

20 Feb 2022

N-glycosylation blockers reduce SARS-CoV-2 infection

A new Virology study shows that the N-glycosylation pattern of SARS-CoV-2 is crucial to normal spike activity.

20 Feb 2022

Inhalable antibody fragments offer broad protection from SARS-CoV-2 variants

A new study describes a potential new approach to treating COVID-19 in the form of single-chain fragment variable (scFv) antibodies.

20 Feb 2022

Mechanism of fatty-acid coupled adaptive immunity in SARS-CoV-2 revealed

A new study explains how SARS-CoV-2 adapts its immunogenicity to the immune response of the host.

20 Feb 2022

Researchers develop novel anti-SARS-CoV-2 Omicron vaccine candidate

Researchers have developed a new vaccine candidate that is specifically targeted against the SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant.

20 Feb 2022

Four times as many children hospitalized during Omicron COVID wave compared to Delta

The emergence of the SARS-CoV-2 Delta and Omicron variants caused severe disease and hospitalizations among children and adolescents.

20 Feb 2022

The impact of SARS-CoV-2 on lipids

SARS-CoV-2 appears to alter host lipid biosynthesis by relying on certain human metabolic pathways to survive and multiply effectively.

20 Feb 2022

Study identifies a protein complex critical for regulating apoptosis and necroptosis

Cell death plays an important role in normal human development and health but requires tightly orchestrated balance to avert disease. Too much can trigger a massive inflammatory immune response that damages tissues and organs. Not enough can interfere with the body's ability to fight infection or lead to cancer.

18 Feb 2022

Syndrome News and Research

Emergence of new HIV variant underscores importance of monitoring virus mutations

The relative contagiousness of the Alpha, Delta, and Omicron SARS-CoV-2 variants

Full schedule of CoronaVac vaccine shown to be highly effective in children

Benchmarking models of SARS-CoV-2 transmission through aerosols and droplets

Gradual decline in pathogenicity and enhanced cytokine induction in SARS-CoV-2 variants

N-glycosylation blockers reduce SARS-CoV-2 infection

Inhalable antibody fragments offer broad protection from SARS-CoV-2 variants

Mechanism of fatty-acid coupled adaptive immunity in SARS-CoV-2 revealed

Researchers develop novel anti-SARS-CoV-2 Omicron vaccine candidate

Four times as many children hospitalized during Omicron COVID wave compared to Delta

The impact of SARS-CoV-2 on lipids

Study identifies a protein complex critical for regulating apoptosis and necroptosis

Omicron outbreak in an indoor convention in New York

Study characterizes COVID-19 vaccine effectiveness at longer dose intervals

Research provides a stronger connection between autoantibody formation and clotting in COVID-19

Study reports a highly attenuated SARS-CoV-2 that could serve as a live-attenuated vaccine platform

SARS-CoV-2 Mpro inhibitor, nirmatrelvir, found to reduce COVID-19 progression and death

The ability of therapeutic monoclonal antibodies to neutralize SARS-CoV-2 Omicron BA.2 variant

Demonstrating effectiveness of BNT162b2 vaccine in preventing reinfections after COVID-19 recovery

Meta-analysis of population-based seroprevalence studies to estimate SARS-CoV-2 seroprevalence in Africa

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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