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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

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

Disease/Infection News

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

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

Exploring the nanoscale: How AFM is transforming cosmetic science

Innovating Texture and Culture in Plant-Based Foods

Advancing brain microphysiological systems (bMPS)

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