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The effect of ORF3c, a SARS-CoV-2 accessory protein, on cellular innate immune responses, autophagy, and lung cell mitochondrial metabolism

Researchers explored the role of the ORF3c, a SARS-CoV-2 accessory protein not so extensively studied as yet.

7 Oct 2022

Neonatal mice-based model established that allows for the transmission of clinical SARS-CoV-2 isolates

Researchers established a neonatal mice model that enabled SARS-CoV-2 transmission.

7 Oct 2022

The magnitude and duration of the protective effect of prior infection and hybrid immunity against Omicron infection and severe disease

Researchers reviewed the duration and magnitude of the protective effect of previous SARS-CoV-2 infections and hybrid immunity against SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant of concern infections and COVID-19 severity.

7 Oct 2022

Study using human and animal-derived cell lines suggests human origin of SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant

Researchers examined the replicative capacity of seven SARS-CoV-2 isolates in 17 cell lines to understand their phenotypic variations and host range.

7 Oct 2022

AI model could be used to enable more effective care for skin cancer patients

The artificial intelligence model could be utilized to enable more effective care for skin cancer patients and could lead to similar breakthroughs in the diagnosis and treatment of other cancers.

7 Oct 2022

Research shows several advantages of bariatric surgery

Individuals with severe obesity often reward themselves with food. Recent research shows that dieting is good for changing eating habits and weight. However, bariatric surgery has several advantages.

7 Oct 2022

COVID‐19 pathology across different tissues

Researchers investigated COVID-19 pathophysiology in multiple tissues, including the lungs, kidneys, heart, and brain, for a deeper understanding of its acute and long‐term symptoms.

7 Oct 2022

Exploring the biomarker profiles in severe COVID-19

In new research, researchers estimated the D-dimer levels and characterized lymphocyte subsets and cytokine profiles in severe coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) patients.

7 Oct 2022

Vaccine-induced neutralizing and non-neutralizing antibody activity against SARS-CoV-2

A new study demonstrated that vaccine-induced antibody functions against severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) diminish with age.

7 Oct 2022

New biosensing technology for detecting Alzheimer’s disease in the blood

Researchers from Hokkaido University and Toppan have developed a method to detect build-up of amyloid β in the brain, a characteristic of Alzheimer's disease, from biomarkers in blood samples.

7 Oct 2022

Acute kidney injury in hospitalized COVID-19 patients

In a new study, researchers examined the phenotypes of acute kidney injury (AKI) in hospitalized coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) patients.

7 Oct 2022

Study suggests an immunological benefit of combining previous natural infection with vaccination against COVID-19 using a combination of different vaccine platforms

Researchers explored SARS-CoV-2-targeted immune responses among COVAC1 participants who received a novel saRNA vaccine followed by the mRNA BNT162b2 vaccine BNT162b2 vaccine, with or without prior COVID-19 history.

7 Oct 2022

USF researchers test a protein that shows potential as novel therapeutic for ALS patients

Researchers at the USF Health Morsani College of Medicine, located at the University of South Florida, successfully tested a protein that has the potential to aid in the development of a protein-based therapy for patients with ALS, a progressive nervous system disease, also known as Lou Gehrig's disease, that affects nerve cells in the brain and spinal cord.

7 Oct 2022

Study links pancreatic cancer survival outcomes with arrangement of immune cells in tumors

Researchers from Johns Hopkins Medicine have discovered that the organization of different types of immune cells within pancreatic tumors is associated with how well patients with pancreatic cancer respond to treatment and how long they survive.

6 Oct 2022

West Health-Gallup report: 44% of Americans give poor or failing grades to the U.S. healthcare system

Nearly half the country (44%), or about 114 million Americans, give poor (30%) or failing (14%) grades to the U.S. healthcare system, percentages that climb higher and grow even more negative when it comes to affordability and health equity, according to a new report from West Health and Gallup, the polling organization.

6 Oct 2022

mRNA boost offers better protection against COVID-19 in people who received two Coronavac doses

One year after mass vaccination against COVID-19 was launched, inactivated virus vaccines accounted for half of the doses administered worldwide.

6 Oct 2022

Study reports low incidence of severe COVID-19 among vaccinated and boosted individuals

A large study of COVID-19 disease following vaccination and booster, published in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA), reports surprisingly low incidence, especially in individuals younger than 65 years of age with no high-risk conditions.

6 Oct 2022

Specific brain circuit initially implicated in animals found to be impaired in people with cocaine or heroin addiction

White matter in the brain that was previously implicated in animal studies has now been suggested to be specifically impaired in the brains of people with addiction to cocaine or heroin, according to a study conducted by researchers from the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai and Baylor College of Medicine.

6 Oct 2022

Moffitt's effort to increase minority accrual to cancer treatment trials gets a $3.7 million boost

Moffitt Cancer Center's efforts to increase minority accrual to cancer treatment trials got a boost from the National Cancer Institute's Connecting Underrepresented Populations to Clinical Trials U01 Grants Program.

6 Oct 2022

Scientists investigate the antibody titers post-mRNA COVID-19 booster vaccine in the elderly

The coronavirus 2019 disease (COVID-19) pandemic has affected millions worldwide and claimed multiple lives.

6 Oct 2022

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The effect of ORF3c, a SARS-CoV-2 accessory protein, on cellular innate immune responses, autophagy, and lung cell mitochondrial metabolism

Neonatal mice-based model established that allows for the transmission of clinical SARS-CoV-2 isolates

The magnitude and duration of the protective effect of prior infection and hybrid immunity against Omicron infection and severe disease

Study using human and animal-derived cell lines suggests human origin of SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant

AI model could be used to enable more effective care for skin cancer patients

Research shows several advantages of bariatric surgery

COVID‐19 pathology across different tissues

Exploring the biomarker profiles in severe COVID-19

Vaccine-induced neutralizing and non-neutralizing antibody activity against SARS-CoV-2

New biosensing technology for detecting Alzheimer’s disease in the blood

Acute kidney injury in hospitalized COVID-19 patients

Study suggests an immunological benefit of combining previous natural infection with vaccination against COVID-19 using a combination of different vaccine platforms

USF researchers test a protein that shows potential as novel therapeutic for ALS patients

Study links pancreatic cancer survival outcomes with arrangement of immune cells in tumors

West Health-Gallup report: 44% of Americans give poor or failing grades to the U.S. healthcare system

mRNA boost offers better protection against COVID-19 in people who received two Coronavac doses

Study reports low incidence of severe COVID-19 among vaccinated and boosted individuals

Specific brain circuit initially implicated in animals found to be impaired in people with cocaine or heroin addiction

Moffitt's effort to increase minority accrual to cancer treatment trials gets a $3.7 million boost

Scientists investigate the antibody titers post-mRNA COVID-19 booster vaccine in the elderly

Building quality into drug development for safer, faster medicines

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A new method to measure intracellular water in biological systems

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