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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

Study implicates diaphragm dysfunction as a potential cause for prolonged COVID-19 impairments

Using a neuromuscular ultrasound technique, researchers reveal that COVID-19 patients have a very high prevalence of diaphragm dysfunction.

14 Dec 2020

High blood pressure may accelerate cognitive decline at any age

A new study published in Hypertension has found that high blood pressure at any age for any duration may contribute to cognitive decline.

14 Dec 2020

Households are a high-risk setting for SARS-CoV-2 transmission

The results of a new study have confirmed that households, and other crowded indoor environments, are high-risk settings for SARS-CoV-2 transmission.

14 Dec 2020

GlobalData: U.S. cannot wait on vaccines to fight COVID-19

Following the news that the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has recommended emergency approval for the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine and that the US has reported its highest one-day COVID-19 death tally;

14 Dec 2020

Experts debate how to transform services to improve UK mental health support

New research into the concerns of people with healthcare needs amid COVID-19 were explored, as a panel of industry leaders debated how to transform services to improve UK mental health support, in Connect Health’s latest Change webinar.

14 Dec 2020

Report: COVID-19 has had little positive impact on perceptions of pharmaceutical companies

A report launched today by pharmaceutical company Takeda UK reveals that, despite heightened public and media attention on the industry’s efforts to develop vaccines and treatments, the COVID-19 pandemic has had little positive impact on perceptions of pharmaceutical companies.

14 Dec 2020

Study: Lack of water puts health care workers and patients at higher risk of COVID-19 infection

Around 1.8 billion people are at heightened risk of COVID-19 and other diseases because they use or work in health care facilities without basic water services, warn WHO and UNICEF.

14 Dec 2020

Expansion of telepsychiatry may outlast the COVID-19 pandemic

Once the COVID-19 pandemic is over, a lot of things will go back to normal. We'll stop wearing masks. We'll crowd into restaurants. We'll walk whatever direction we want to down grocery store aisles. But some changes that the pandemic spurred might be here to stay. Among them: the expansion of telepsychiatry.

11 Dec 2020

GMU professor receives $250,000 for Medical Society Consortium on Climate and Health

Edward Maibach, Director, Center for Climate Change Communication; Faculty, Communication, received $250,000 from the Kresge Foundation for The Medical Society Consortium on Climate and Health.

11 Dec 2020

Access to outdoor spaces benefits mental health, wellbeing during COVID-19 lockdown

People in European countries with the strictest COVID-19 lockdown policies were more likely to show symptoms of depression and anxiety, according to an international study investigating the impact of disconnecting from nature.

11 Dec 2020

Political partisanship has played a much stronger role in individual social mobility during COVID-19

In the United States, political partisanship has played a much stronger role in individuals' decisions to limit their social mobility during the COVID-19 pandemic than the local incidence of the disease in their own communities, according to a new survey-based study of 1,135,638 million responses collected between April 4 and September 10, 2020 via Survey Monkey from randomly chosen people.

11 Dec 2020

Strong social support associated with fewer mental health problems in young adults

A team of McGill University researchers has found that young adults who perceived higher levels of social support reported fewer mental health problems.

11 Dec 2020

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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

Study implicates diaphragm dysfunction as a potential cause for prolonged COVID-19 impairments

High blood pressure may accelerate cognitive decline at any age

Households are a high-risk setting for SARS-CoV-2 transmission

GlobalData: U.S. cannot wait on vaccines to fight COVID-19

Experts debate how to transform services to improve UK mental health support

Report: COVID-19 has had little positive impact on perceptions of pharmaceutical companies

Study: Lack of water puts health care workers and patients at higher risk of COVID-19 infection

Expansion of telepsychiatry may outlast the COVID-19 pandemic

GMU professor receives $250,000 for Medical Society Consortium on Climate and Health

Access to outdoor spaces benefits mental health, wellbeing during COVID-19 lockdown

Political partisanship has played a much stronger role in individual social mobility during COVID-19

Strong social support associated with fewer mental health problems in young adults

Advancing brain microphysiological systems (bMPS)

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