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Study explores the effects of COVID-19 on Black and Latino individuals living with HIV

With the COVID-19 pandemic taking a disproportionate toll on low-income people of color, a research team headed by Marya Gwadz of the Silver School of Social Work at New York University set out to understand the ways the pandemic may put individuals at risk for adverse outcomes, and the ways they successfully adapted to and coped with the emerging pandemic, focused on those from low-socioeconomic status backgrounds who have lived with HIV for a decade or longer.

22 Feb 2021

Wastewater analysis shows the pattern of designer drug use in eight countries

Despite deaths and hospitalizations linked to many new psychoactive substances (NPS), an international wastewater study led by the University of South Australia shows just how prevalent 'party pills' and 'bath salts' are in different parts of the world.

22 Feb 2021

Research identifies failures with Australia and New Zealand's hotel-based COVID-19 quarantine

The researchers found a notable risk of failure with hotel quarantine in Australia and New Zealand. The two countries have collectively had 16 COVID-19 identified failures from hotel-based quarantine up to January 31, 2021. The two countries also have higher proportions of infected travelers, threatening both nations' status in eliminating the illness.

22 Feb 2021

University of Kansas earns funding to improve the use of technology in special education

The University of Kansas has earned funding to launch a center dedicated to connecting researchers, educators and higher education faculty across the country to improve the use of technology in special education.

22 Feb 2021

UH receives funding from Gilead Sciences to fight against HIV/AIDS epidemic

A University of Houston Graduate College of Social Work research center working to eradicate the underlying serious and systemic challenges that contribute to the HIV/AIDS epidemic in the Southern United States has received $5 million in renewal funding from biopharmaceutical company Gilead Sciences, Inc. to facilitate the continuation of its impactful work.

22 Feb 2021

COVID-19 pandemic has caused additional burden for parents of children with cancer

The COVID-19 pandemic has heaped additional financial strains, childcare complications and other problems on already-burdened caregivers of children diagnosed with cancer, according to a study from researchers at Duke Health and other institutions.

22 Feb 2021

Material hardship linked to poor mental and physical health in young adults

As the United States approaches the one-year anniversary of the start of COVID-19 lockdowns, a new study by researchers from Syracuse University and the University of Texas at San Antonio shows that material hardship - difficulty paying for food, bills and healthcare - is taking a toll on the mental and physical health of young adults.

22 Feb 2021

COST Action ERNST focuses on taking care of second victims

Patient Safety is a Priority in Europe and has improved over the years. Nevertheless, every year between 8 and 12% of the people admitted to hospitals and around 6% of those in primary care suffer from an adverse event (AE) while receiving healthcare.

22 Feb 2021

Active or passive food preparation can increase hunger and motivation to eat

Food preparation (both actively preparing food yourself as well as watching others) can lead to eating more, a new study in the journal Appetite reports.

22 Feb 2021

Henry Ford Hospital re-certified as a Comprehensive Stroke Center by The Joint Commission

Henry Ford Hospital has been re-certified by The Joint Commission as a Comprehensive Stroke Center, the highest distinction of its kind which recognizes hospitals that have the ability to receive and treat the most complex stroke cases.

22 Feb 2021

FDA issues guidance for medical product developers to address the emergence of SARS-CoV-2 variants

Today, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration issued guidances for medical product developers, specifically covering vaccines, diagnostics and therapeutics products, to address the emergence and potential future emergence of variants of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19.

22 Feb 2021

An overview of spike protein antigen COVID-19 vaccine candidates

A new paper in the journal Reviews in Medical Virology provides a perspective on current vaccine development strategies and tools, which may allow the production of safe and effective vaccines.

22 Feb 2021

COVID-19 vaccine candidate shows potential against SARS-CoV-2 and potential future zoonotic coronaviruses

A new study sheds light on the threat posed by future zoonotic coronaviruses to make similar leaps across species barriers to infect human beings and cause other pandemics.

22 Feb 2021

Neanderthal gene can confer protection against severe COVID-19, finds study

A new study has detailed how some of the genes in the human genome inherited from Neanderthals appear to confer a protective effect against severe COVID-19.

22 Feb 2021

Researchers explain SARS-CoV-2's replication-transcription complex

The current pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), is still spreading rapidly throughout the world. A new preprint on the bioRxiv* server describes the structure of an important viral non-structural protein NSP12-16 and its role in SARS-CoV-2 infection.

22 Feb 2021

Some nutritional supplements may help prevent or mitigate COVID-19 severity

A new study in the Journal of dietary supplements shows that nutritional supplements, including several vitamins and the mineral zinc, may be useful in preventing the infection or reducing its severity if caught.

22 Feb 2021

Superspreader events trigger emergence of novel SARS-CoV-2 variants in USA

A team of scientists from the USA and Germany has recently studied the evolution of SARS-CoV-2 in a representative set of sequences from the USA collected between 2020 and 2021. The findings reveal that the viral genome has accumulated multiple mutations over time with only occasional loss of mutation. The main driving forces behind such genetic variations include widespread infection and superspreader events.

22 Feb 2021

Study profiles the nose to predict immune response during COVID-19

SARS-CoV-2 resides in mucous membranes, making it easy to detect viral load in the nasal cavities. An international group of researchers has characterized the immunological and diagnosis characteristics of patients who may have or are confirmed with SARS-CoV-2 infection. The team found a distinct nasal cytokine profile that could help identify patients at risk for high inflammatory responses to SARS-CoV-2 infection.

22 Feb 2021

Why can SARS-CoV-2 infection cause neurological and cardiovascular symptoms?

Researchers from Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians & Surgeons, USA, present results linking oxidative stress and the activation of a biochemical pathway associated with Alzheimer’s disease to SARS-CoV-2 infection.

22 Feb 2021

The do’s and don’ts on social media for vaccine haves and have-nots

Posting about their day is a regular practice for Generations Y and Z, especially when they have something novel or exclusive to share.

22 Feb 2021

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Study explores the effects of COVID-19 on Black and Latino individuals living with HIV

Wastewater analysis shows the pattern of designer drug use in eight countries

Research identifies failures with Australia and New Zealand's hotel-based COVID-19 quarantine

University of Kansas earns funding to improve the use of technology in special education

UH receives funding from Gilead Sciences to fight against HIV/AIDS epidemic

COVID-19 pandemic has caused additional burden for parents of children with cancer

Material hardship linked to poor mental and physical health in young adults

COST Action ERNST focuses on taking care of second victims

Active or passive food preparation can increase hunger and motivation to eat

Henry Ford Hospital re-certified as a Comprehensive Stroke Center by The Joint Commission

FDA issues guidance for medical product developers to address the emergence of SARS-CoV-2 variants

An overview of spike protein antigen COVID-19 vaccine candidates

COVID-19 vaccine candidate shows potential against SARS-CoV-2 and potential future zoonotic coronaviruses

Neanderthal gene can confer protection against severe COVID-19, finds study

Researchers explain SARS-CoV-2's replication-transcription complex

Some nutritional supplements may help prevent or mitigate COVID-19 severity

Superspreader events trigger emergence of novel SARS-CoV-2 variants in USA

Study profiles the nose to predict immune response during COVID-19

Why can SARS-CoV-2 infection cause neurological and cardiovascular symptoms?

The do’s and don’ts on social media for vaccine haves and have-nots

Bringing real-time analytics to downstream bioprocess monitoring

Designing fluidic architecture for scalable diagnostic platforms

Evaluating new approaches for rare disease genomics

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