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Nucleocapsid-based vaccines may prevent SARS-CoV-2 dissemination to distal organs

A team of scientists recently investigated and compared the efficacy of spike-based and nucleocapsid-based COVID-19 vaccines in mice infected with SARS-CoV-2. Their findings reveal that nucleocapsid-based vaccines are effective in preventing SARS-CoV-2 infection in distal organs, such as the brain.

27 Apr 2021

Global hemoglobin cut-off to define anemia overestimates disease burden in Indian children

Anemia rates among children and teenagers in India may be 20 per cent lower than currently reported as diagnosis is based on ethnically inappropriate blood count thresholds, a study argues.

27 Apr 2021

Researchers develop eleven SARS-CoV-2 RBD nanobodies using computational design

To develop therapeutics that block this binding process, a team of researchers recently used an integrated computational approach to design nanobodies (Nbs) against the SARS-CoV-2 RBD, using neutralizing/monoclonal antibodies specific to RBD of the spike protein.

27 Apr 2021

Big investors push nursing homes to upgrade care and working conditions

Nursing homes and long-term care facilities, where 182,000 Americans perished during the covid pandemic, have taken heat from government regulators, residents and their families. Now the industry is hearing it from an unexpected source: their investors.

27 Apr 2021

Pandemic imperiled non-English speakers more than others

In March 2020, just weeks into the Covid-19 pandemic, the incident command center at Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston was scrambling to understand this deadly new disease. It appeared to be killing more Black and brown patients than whites. For Latinos, there was an additional warning sign: language.

27 Apr 2021

New study looks at the impact of Covid-19 pandemic on UK healthcare

Just one third of people in the UK managed to access the hospital care they needed at the peak of the first wave of the Covid-19 pandemic – according to new research from the University of East Anglia.

27 Apr 2021

CDISC, NORD announce partnership to develop global data standards for rare diseases

CDISC and the National Organization for Rare Disorders have announced a partnership to develop global data standards for rare diseases.

27 Apr 2021

Research shows gender differences in barriers to mental healthcare for military veterans

Gender differences are clear when it comes to military veterans seeking and accessing mental health support due to stigma around seeking such help, suggests research published online in the journal BMJ Military Health.

27 Apr 2021

Study highlights the psychological and social concerns of musculoskeletal trauma patients

Musculoskeletal injuries comprise a large percentage of hospital admissions for adults and often lead to chronic pain and long-term disability.

27 Apr 2021

Study: Pharmacies can be a significant access barrier to key medication for addiction

One in five pharmacies refuse to dispense a key medication to treat addiction, according to new research.

27 Apr 2021

Most faculty members deal with student mental health issues, but only a few have received training

Nearly 80 percent of higher education faculty report dealing with student mental health issues--issues that more than 90 percent of faculty believe have worsened or significantly worsened during the pandemic, according to a new nationwide survey led by a Boston University mental health researcher.

27 Apr 2021

Doctoral students recommend changing the protocols around use of tear gas on crowds

A new study by five doctoral students in neuroscience at the University of Minnesota Medical School calls attention to a lack of regulation and unknown long-term health effects of tear gas. Based on their research, the group recommends changing the protocols around the use of tear gas as a crowd control measure at both the local and national level.

27 Apr 2021

A new roadmap for advancing TBI care

Brain research and advocacy nonprofit Cohen Veterans Bioscience (CVB) today announced the launch of a National TBI Precision Solutions Research Roadmap, with the advent of the first in a series of publications resulting from its Brain Trauma Blueprint framework program.

26 Apr 2021

Survey: CDC's opioid prescribing guideline for pain treatment should be revoked

The CDC's opioid prescribing guideline has failed to reduce addiction and overdoses, significantly worsened the quality of pain care in the United States and should be revoked, according to a large new survey of patients and healthcare providers by Pain News Network, an independent, non-profit news organization.

26 Apr 2021

Stroke-related deaths increased during the first lockdown

Deaths of people who suffered strokes increased during the first lockdown compared to the three previous years, new data analysis has found. Despite the pandemic, health care quality was maintained at a high level.

26 Apr 2021

Stigma, discrimination impede engagement in HIV prevention and treatment

Stigma and discrimination, such as homophobia and racism, impede engagement in HIV prevention and use of biomedical tools for treatment in both HIV-negative and HIV-positive gay and bisexual men, according to a Rutgers study.

26 Apr 2021

Ultraviolet C radiation is effective in inactivating SARS-CoV-2 on glass surfaces, a study finds

A team of scientists from the Texas Biomedical Research Institute and UV Innovators, Inc., USA, recently developed an ultraviolet C radiation emitting device called NuvaWave, which is capable of inactivating severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) on glass surfaces within seconds.

26 Apr 2021

Researchers characterize India’s devastating second wave of COVID-19

The COVID-19 pandemic continues to take a heavy toll on human health worldwide. The second wave in India has caught everyone by surprise, showing up the total lack of foresight or precautions. With well over 0.2 million deaths in India, and infections raging out of control, a new study predicts 0.35 million daily cases at the peak of the second wave.

26 Apr 2021

SARS-CoV-2 antibody response robust in nursing home residents after Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine

However, with the waning of the immune response, it is not clear if these older people respond to the vaccine as well as younger individuals do. A recent study explored this question and found that though the antibody levels were somewhat lower in this group, they were still robust. This is a promising observation.

26 Apr 2021

Host cell transmembrane protein MARCH8 targets lysine residues to inhibit SARS-CoV-2 and other viruses

A new study deals with the inhibitory activity of a membrane protein that has broad-spectrum activity against multiple viruses, showing that this is due to its effect on cytoplasmic lysine residue incorporation into replicating virions.

26 Apr 2021

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Nucleocapsid-based vaccines may prevent SARS-CoV-2 dissemination to distal organs

Global hemoglobin cut-off to define anemia overestimates disease burden in Indian children

Researchers develop eleven SARS-CoV-2 RBD nanobodies using computational design

Big investors push nursing homes to upgrade care and working conditions

Pandemic imperiled non-English speakers more than others

New study looks at the impact of Covid-19 pandemic on UK healthcare

CDISC, NORD announce partnership to develop global data standards for rare diseases

Research shows gender differences in barriers to mental healthcare for military veterans

Study highlights the psychological and social concerns of musculoskeletal trauma patients

Study: Pharmacies can be a significant access barrier to key medication for addiction

Most faculty members deal with student mental health issues, but only a few have received training

Doctoral students recommend changing the protocols around use of tear gas on crowds

A new roadmap for advancing TBI care

Survey: CDC's opioid prescribing guideline for pain treatment should be revoked

Stroke-related deaths increased during the first lockdown

Stigma, discrimination impede engagement in HIV prevention and treatment

Ultraviolet C radiation is effective in inactivating SARS-CoV-2 on glass surfaces, a study finds

Researchers characterize India’s devastating second wave of COVID-19

SARS-CoV-2 antibody response robust in nursing home residents after Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine

Host cell transmembrane protein MARCH8 targets lysine residues to inhibit SARS-CoV-2 and other viruses

Advancing brain microphysiological systems (bMPS)

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