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Higher risk of West Nile virus infection in low-income urban neighborhoods in Baltimore

In Baltimore, Maryland, people living in low-income urban neighborhoods are more at risk of contracting West Nile virus, a mosquito-borne disease, than people living in more affluent neighborhoods. So reports a new study published in the Journal of Medical Entomology.

14 Dec 2020

Higher proportion of male bosses found to have negative attitudes toward depression

A higher proportion of male than of female managers have negative attitudes toward depression, a University of Gothenburg study shows.

14 Dec 2020

Sharing health data could improve a person's weight loss maintenance

Creating healthy habits, like increasing physical activity and improving eating habits, can be difficult to maintain long term, especially without accountability.

14 Dec 2020

UHN gave first COVID-19 vaccine in Canada

University Health Network today gave the first COVID-19 vaccine in Canada. This landmark event signals a potential turning point in the pandemic and underlines the value of science and worldwide cooperation.

14 Dec 2020

GSA publishes three new scientific articles on COVID-19 and older adults

The Gerontological Society of America's highly cited, peer-reviewed journals are continuing to publish scientific articles on COVID-19.

14 Dec 2020

Huntsman Cancer Institute receives $3 million CDC grant to improve colorectal cancer screening

Huntsman Cancer Institute at the University of Utah has been awarded a five-year, $3 million grant from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to improve Utah's colorectal cancer screening rates.

14 Dec 2020

COVID-19 pandemic impacts retirement homes differently, research shows

Research from McMaster University shows the Ontario retirement homes impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic are those with more residents, those connected to a nursing home, owned by large corporations, or offering many on-site services.

14 Dec 2020

Researchers in Canada explore risks of SARS-CoV-2 transmission in retirement homes

Researchers at the McMaster University, Canada, have found that the higher the population in retirement homes, the higher the risk of COVID-19 outbreaks. Moreover, they found that retirement homes in a community with a higher ethnic concentration are also more likely to face COVID-19 outbreaks.

14 Dec 2020

AI-enabled real-time social-media monitoring of public sentiments on COVID-19 vaccination

The onslaught of the COVID-19 pandemic, the hunt for a drug, and the successful development of a vaccine has impacted people beyond measure worldwide.

14 Dec 2020

UK researchers examine university students behavior amid COVID-19 prevention measures

A team of UK-based researchers at the University of Bristol and the University of Exeter found that university students report fewer daily contacts amid the coronavirus pandemic. However, most of these contacts were those not affiliated with the university, indicating potential transmission to other people other than students and staff.

14 Dec 2020

Researchers test commercial assays to detect SARS-CoV-2 antibodies six months after infection

Researchers at the Hospices Civils de Lyon (HCL) in France found that people infected with SARS-CoV-2 can develop antibodies that persist for up to six months. After testing commercial assays to detect antibodies, the Wantai antibody assay has a positivity rate of 100%.

14 Dec 2020

Emergence of resistant SARS-CoV-2 variant in immunocompromised patient following therapeutic antibody use

The focus is increasingly moving towards vaccine roll-out as the world faces the real possibility of the second year of social and economic restrictions.

14 Dec 2020

COVID-19 vaccination may potentially cut hospitalizations, deaths by 60% in Ontario, Canada

A new study suggests an impact of the COVID-19 vaccine on SARS-CoV-2 attack rate, and hospitalizations, even with no protection against infection.

14 Dec 2020

Risk factors for COVID-19 vaccine acceptance

A recent study adds more evidence to the supposition that willingness to accept the COVID-19 vaccine depends on a variety of factors.

14 Dec 2020

Epitope “megapools” could help determine role T cell immunity plays in COVID-19

Researchers in the United States and Australia have conducted a comprehensive analysis of the epitope recognition patterns associated with severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection in humans.

14 Dec 2020

Prior T cell immunity to SARS-CoV-2 unlikely to be the result of seasonal coronavirus infection

Scientists have suggested that a proportion of the population have pre-existing immunity to COVID-19 because of T cells primed against SARS-CoV-2 antigens.

14 Dec 2020

D614G mutation promotes lysosomal trafficking of SARS-CoV-2 spike protein

In the current COVID-19 pandemic, SARS-CoV-2 has led to millions of infections worldwide, with over 1.5 million deaths.

14 Dec 2020

Recovered COVID-19 patients exhibit persistent cellular immunity

Researchers at The Rockefeller University in New York have conducted a study showing that infection with severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) – the agent that causes coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) – triggers persistent T cell responses that last for at least six months.

14 Dec 2020

SARS-CoV-2 Nsp3 protease activity and nanobody inhibitor development

A new study published in the pre-print server bioRxiv* explores the viral enzyme PLpro, encoded in the nonstructural protein nsp3, and its inhibitors. T

14 Dec 2020

RNA editing within host linked to SARS-CoV-2 variants

Since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, the causative virus, SARS-CoV-2, has undergone several mutations.

14 Dec 2020

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Higher risk of West Nile virus infection in low-income urban neighborhoods in Baltimore

Higher proportion of male bosses found to have negative attitudes toward depression

Sharing health data could improve a person's weight loss maintenance

UHN gave first COVID-19 vaccine in Canada

GSA publishes three new scientific articles on COVID-19 and older adults

Huntsman Cancer Institute receives $3 million CDC grant to improve colorectal cancer screening

COVID-19 pandemic impacts retirement homes differently, research shows

Researchers in Canada explore risks of SARS-CoV-2 transmission in retirement homes

AI-enabled real-time social-media monitoring of public sentiments on COVID-19 vaccination

UK researchers examine university students behavior amid COVID-19 prevention measures

Researchers test commercial assays to detect SARS-CoV-2 antibodies six months after infection

Emergence of resistant SARS-CoV-2 variant in immunocompromised patient following therapeutic antibody use

COVID-19 vaccination may potentially cut hospitalizations, deaths by 60% in Ontario, Canada

Risk factors for COVID-19 vaccine acceptance

Epitope “megapools” could help determine role T cell immunity plays in COVID-19

Prior T cell immunity to SARS-CoV-2 unlikely to be the result of seasonal coronavirus infection

D614G mutation promotes lysosomal trafficking of SARS-CoV-2 spike protein

Recovered COVID-19 patients exhibit persistent cellular immunity

SARS-CoV-2 Nsp3 protease activity and nanobody inhibitor development

RNA editing within host linked to SARS-CoV-2 variants

Advancing Motor Neuron Disease Diagnosis with Non-Invasive Ultrasound and AI

How agentic AI is reshaping laboratory workflows

Fourier 80: bringing benchtop NMR systems to the laboratory

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