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Study shows how neighborhood-level social vulnerability impacts COVID-19 hospitalization outcomes

COVID-19 has sent nearly 900,000 Americans to the hospital in the past two years. A new study shows that the ZIP codes they came from had a lot to do with how sick they were when they got to the hospital, and how much care they needed once they were there.

21 Feb 2022

Prime Minister sets out the Government's plans to live with and manage COVID

Vaccines will remain the first line of defense against Covid-19 as the Prime Minister sets out the Government's plans to live with and manage the virus.

21 Feb 2022

SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant prompts system sciences and precision medicine

In a new review study, researchers aimed to describe the emergence of the Omicron variant, its structure, its impact on health and health systems, and the challenges that can be expected due to this variant.

21 Feb 2022

Comparative transmission study of SARS-CoV-2 Omicron and Delta variant in England

Researchers performed an epidemiological cohort study to assess differences in transmission of the SARS-CoV-2 Omicron and Delta variants in England.

21 Feb 2022

Pathogens in pneumonia-associated respiratory samples from Wuhan prior to SARS-CoV-2 emergence

An interesting paper in PLoS Pathogens describes the broad situation with respect to respiratory pathogens that cause acute respiratory infection (ARI) and pneumonia in the city.

21 Feb 2022

Molecular characteristics of SARS-CoV-2 variants enabling antibody escape

A new review paper published in PLoS Pathogens discusses the new variants and the structural mechanism underlying antibody-mediated neutralization as well as mutational antibody escape.

21 Feb 2022

Mathematical model of host immune response to SARS-CoV-2 demonstrates that age-related risk factors increased viral load

Researchers evaluated the host immune responses to SARS-CoV-2 and its prolonged symptoms.

21 Feb 2022

Study measures recovery rate of SARS-CoV-2-induced olfactory loss

Researchers estimated the trajectory of COVID-19-induced olfactory loss over six months duration and assessed predictive features related to the recovery of olfactory function.

21 Feb 2022

The effect of COVID-19 vaccination on long COVID symptoms

Researchers assessed the effectiveness of COVID-19 vaccines in patients experiencing long COVID.

21 Feb 2022

Surfactant-containing oral mouthwashes target the lipid envelope of SARS-CoV-2

Researchers demonstrated the composition and importance of SARS-CoV-2 lipid envelope and assessed the antiviral potential of oral mouthwashes targeting these lipid envelopes.

21 Feb 2022

Study suggests non-classical inhibition of TBK1/IKKε is protective against severe COVID-19 immunopathology in vivo

A study posted suggested the inhibition of TBK1 and its homolog KKε could decrease the severity of COVID-19.

21 Feb 2022

Comparing the genomic landscapes of SARS-CoV-2 isolated from animal species relative to that in humans

A recent study identified six candidate mutations in the SARS-CoV-2 genome adaptive to animal hosts.

21 Feb 2022

Biochemical changes in lung physiology not responsible for severe clinical outcomes in the older population

Researchers investigated whether age-dependent changes in lung physiology make the elderly disproportionately susceptible to SARS-CoV-2 infection.

21 Feb 2022

Mechanisms of IL-6 expression in peripheral monocyte-derived macrophages infected with SARS-CoV-2

Researchers examined the detailed mechanisms of ‘cytokine storm’ that induces ARDS, often resulting in the death of severely ill COVID-19 patients.

21 Feb 2022

Impact of COVID-19 lockdown on BMI of obese and normal-weight children in Switzerland

A new study evaluated the effects of the COVID-19-related lockdown on the BMI of children treated for obesity.

21 Feb 2022

HIV patient treated with blood stem cell transplant for leukemia achieves long-term remission

A patient living with HIV who received a blood stem cell transplant for high-risk acute myeloid leukemia has been free of the virus for 14 months after stopping HIV antiretroviral drug treatment, suggesting a cure, according to the Weill Cornell Medicine physician-scientists who performed the transplant and managed her care

21 Feb 2022

New network model may be used to form effective strategies to contain infectious diseases

Researchers from Tokyo Metropolitan University have performed numerical simulations based on network theory which show how numbers of infections in a pandemic change when a new variant emerges.

21 Feb 2022

Treatment with direct-acting antivirals reduces emergency visits, hospitalizations among hepatitis C patients

Researchers at Henry Ford Health System, as part of a national hepatitis C collaborative, report that patients with chronic hepatitis C who are treated with direct-acting antiviral medicines are less likely to be hospitalized or seek emergency care for liver and non-liver related health issues.

21 Feb 2022

Omicron surge linked to rise in January unemployment

Unemployment rose for people with and without disabilities as the surge in the omicron variant affected the labor market in January, according to today's National Trends in Disability Employment (nTIDE) COVID Update.

21 Feb 2022

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

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Study shows how neighborhood-level social vulnerability impacts COVID-19 hospitalization outcomes

Prime Minister sets out the Government's plans to live with and manage COVID

SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant prompts system sciences and precision medicine

Comparative transmission study of SARS-CoV-2 Omicron and Delta variant in England

Pathogens in pneumonia-associated respiratory samples from Wuhan prior to SARS-CoV-2 emergence

Molecular characteristics of SARS-CoV-2 variants enabling antibody escape

Mathematical model of host immune response to SARS-CoV-2 demonstrates that age-related risk factors increased viral load

Study measures recovery rate of SARS-CoV-2-induced olfactory loss

The effect of COVID-19 vaccination on long COVID symptoms

Surfactant-containing oral mouthwashes target the lipid envelope of SARS-CoV-2

Study suggests non-classical inhibition of TBK1/IKKε is protective against severe COVID-19 immunopathology in vivo

Comparing the genomic landscapes of SARS-CoV-2 isolated from animal species relative to that in humans

Biochemical changes in lung physiology not responsible for severe clinical outcomes in the older population

Mechanisms of IL-6 expression in peripheral monocyte-derived macrophages infected with SARS-CoV-2

Impact of COVID-19 lockdown on BMI of obese and normal-weight children in Switzerland

HIV patient treated with blood stem cell transplant for leukemia achieves long-term remission

New network model may be used to form effective strategies to contain infectious diseases

Treatment with direct-acting antivirals reduces emergency visits, hospitalizations among hepatitis C patients

Omicron surge linked to rise in January unemployment

Emergence of new HIV variant underscores importance of monitoring virus mutations

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