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Repurposing an existing, cheap drug into long-acting injectable therapy to treat Covid-19

Researchers from the University of Liverpool have shown the potential of repurposing an existing and cheap drug into a long-acting injectable therapy that could be used to treat Covid-19.

16 Apr 2021

Plans to hold Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic games must be reconsidered, argue experts

As the countdown to the Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic games reaches 100 days, plans to hold the games this summer must be reconsidered as a matter of urgency, argue experts in The BMJ today.

16 Apr 2021

Recovered COVID-19 patients may need only a single vaccine dose, suggests study

People who have recovered from COVID-19 had a robust antibody response after the first mRNA vaccine dose, but little immune benefit after the second dose, according to new research from the Penn Institute of Immunology. The findings, published today in Science Immunology, suggest only a single vaccine dose may be needed to produce a sufficient antibody response.

16 Apr 2021

Researchers probe intriguing interaction between sugars and the SARS-CoV-2 spike protein

A new study posted to the bioRxiv preprint server focuses on a novel formulation of magnetization or saturation transfer. This method is developed by amalgamating theoretical and computational approaches based on a Bayesian deconvolution algorithm, which helps obtain data more accurately and determine the ligand-protein interaction.

16 Apr 2021

Diseases can alter the social networks and economic growth of countries for generations

A new paper in the Review of Economic Studies indicates that disease can alter the social networks and economic growth of countries for generations, even after the disease itself is eradicated.

16 Apr 2021

Increased COVID-19 cases in US counties are attributed to meatpacking plants

An estimated 334,000 COVID-19 cases are attributable to meatpacking plants, resulting in $11.2 billion in economic damage, according to a new study led by a researcher at the University of California, Davis. The study was published in the journal Food Policy.

16 Apr 2021

Intestinal worm infection can cause severe sexually transmitted viral diseases

Infection with parasitic intestinal worms (helminths) can apparently cause sexually transmitted viral in-fections to be much more severe elsewhere in the body.

16 Apr 2021

Child vaccination rates decreased dramatically during COVID-19 pandemic, shows study

The numbers of recommended vaccine doses, including measles vaccine, administered to children decreased dramatically after the declaration of a national state of emergency on March 13, 2020, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a Kaiser Permanente study published in Pediatrics.

16 Apr 2021

CRISIS survey offers better insights into the psychological and physical impact of COVID-19

To better understand the psychological and physical impact caused by the profound consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic - and also inform priorities for interventions and policy changes to address the mental health consequences of the pandemic.

16 Apr 2021

A new approach to estimate the risks of exposure to COVID-19 under different indoor settings

Two MIT professors have proposed a new approach to estimating the risks of exposure to Covid-19 under different indoor settings.

16 Apr 2021

Analysis: Hispanic, Black, and Native Americans have carried the burden of COVID-19 pandemic

A UCLA Fielding School of Public Health-led team has found that Hispanic, Black, and Native Americans have carried the burden of the pandemic, both in overall mortality and specifically in years of potential life lost, in an analysis of 45 U.S. states and the District of Columbia (D.C.).

16 Apr 2021

Modeling study suggests how different SARS-CoV-2 mutations prevent antibody binding

This suggests a cocktail of antibodies will work better at neutralizing the virus than a single antibody alone. In a study published in the bioRxiv* preprint server, researchers report the structure of binding complexes of the different classes of antibodies to the spike RBD using computational modeling, which may also help explain how the virus generates escape mutations.

16 Apr 2021

Study: Norovirus clusters are resistant to detergent and ultraviolet disinfection

Clusters of a virus known to cause stomach flu are resistant to detergent and ultraviolet disinfection, according to new research co-led by Danmeng Shuai, Ph.D., an associate professor of civil and environmental engineering at the George Washington University and Nihal Altan-Bonnet, Ph.D., a senior investigator and the head of the Laboratory of Host-Pathogen Dynamics at the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, part of the National Institutes of Health.

16 Apr 2021

More SARS-CoV-2 variants have emerged from immunocompromised hosts, shows research

A number of SARS-CoV-2 variants have emerged from immunocompromised hosts, research has identified. It is thought that variants of concern - including B.1.1.7, a variant first identified in Kent - were a result of long-term infection in people with a weakened immune system.

16 Apr 2021

COVID-19 pandemic limits access to opioid dependency treatment, increases overdose deaths

COVID-19 has been associated with increases in opioid overdose deaths, which may be in part because the pandemic limited access to buprenorphine, a treatment used for opioid dependency, according to a new study led by Princeton University researchers.

16 Apr 2021

New model for making accurate short-term projections of COVID-19 cases

A new study by Texas A&M University researchers published in PLOS ONE details a new model for making short-term projections of daily COVID-19 cases that is accurate, reliable and easily used by public health officials and other organizations.

16 Apr 2021

Single dose of Oxford–AstraZeneca COVID vaccine shown to be more immunogenic than natural infection

By investigating antibody and T cell responses to a single dose of the Oxford–AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine, researchers from Sri Lanka and the United Kingdom have found that more than 90% of vaccinated individuals produced an adequate amount of antibodies after receiving only one dose of the vaccine – irrespective of their age and gender.

16 Apr 2021

Study: Previous COVID-19 infection does not completely protect against reinfection in young people

A past COVID-19 infection does not completely protect against reinfection in young people, according to an observational study of more than 3,000 healthy members of the US Marines Corps most of whom were aged 18-20 years, published in The Lancet Respiratory Medicine journal.

16 Apr 2021

Epigenetic endowment of every person has an impact on COVID-19 severity

COVID-19, caused by the infection of the SARS-CoV-2 virus, has changed people's behavioral patterns since the moment it became a global pandemic.

15 Apr 2021

COVID-19 vaccine INO-4800 shows efficacy against SARS-CoV-2 variants

Researchers in the United States have demonstrated the efficacy of the vaccine INO-4800 against variants of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) – the agent that causes coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19).

15 Apr 2021

Disease/Infection News

Repurposing an existing, cheap drug into long-acting injectable therapy to treat Covid-19

Plans to hold Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic games must be reconsidered, argue experts

Recovered COVID-19 patients may need only a single vaccine dose, suggests study

Researchers probe intriguing interaction between sugars and the SARS-CoV-2 spike protein

Diseases can alter the social networks and economic growth of countries for generations

Increased COVID-19 cases in US counties are attributed to meatpacking plants

Intestinal worm infection can cause severe sexually transmitted viral diseases

Child vaccination rates decreased dramatically during COVID-19 pandemic, shows study

CRISIS survey offers better insights into the psychological and physical impact of COVID-19

A new approach to estimate the risks of exposure to COVID-19 under different indoor settings

Analysis: Hispanic, Black, and Native Americans have carried the burden of COVID-19 pandemic

Modeling study suggests how different SARS-CoV-2 mutations prevent antibody binding

Study: Norovirus clusters are resistant to detergent and ultraviolet disinfection

More SARS-CoV-2 variants have emerged from immunocompromised hosts, shows research

COVID-19 pandemic limits access to opioid dependency treatment, increases overdose deaths

New model for making accurate short-term projections of COVID-19 cases

Single dose of Oxford–AstraZeneca COVID vaccine shown to be more immunogenic than natural infection

Study: Previous COVID-19 infection does not completely protect against reinfection in young people

Epigenetic endowment of every person has an impact on COVID-19 severity

COVID-19 vaccine INO-4800 shows efficacy against SARS-CoV-2 variants

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