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Naturally-infected, captive white-tailed deer in Texas have persistent anti-SARS-CoV-2 antibodies

Researchers performed a longitudinal study to examine the neutralizing antibody kinetics of a naturally-SARS-CoV-2 infected white-tailed deer population for around 16 months.

26 Jul 2022

BNT162b2 vaccination induces moderate immunity against Omicron variant in children

Researchers evaluated the effectiveness of the BNT162b2 vaccine against the new severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) variant of concern (VOC) Omicron in five to 11-year-old children.

26 Jul 2022

Scientists explore immune memory of common cold coronaviruses before the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic era

In a new study, researchers assessed the immune memory of common cold coronaviruses (CCCs) three years before the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic.

26 Jul 2022

Individuals who detransition avoid medical help, study finds

Medical education, research and clinical guidelines are all available to support the initiation of gender-affirming care for transgender people, but a York University-led qualitative study has found these resources are sparse when patients discontinue or reverse gender-affirming medical or surgical interventions - referred to as detransition.

26 Jul 2022

Researchers report ‘hybrid immune damping’ following SARS-CoV-2 Omicron infection

Researchers explore the impact of differential immune imprinting patterns in individuals vaccinated against COVID-19 with a history of prior infection.

25 Jul 2022

How SARS-CoV-2 Omicron spike mutations contribute to increased infectivity

Researchers study the functional impact of Omicron mutations.

25 Jul 2022

Quarantine guidance for Omicron infection

The CDC provides updated guidelines on how the U.S. population can protect themselves and others from the SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant.

25 Jul 2022

SARS-CoV-2 seropositivity declines over seven months in healthy young adults

Researchers report the depletion of SARS-CoV-2 seropositivity in healthy young adults over a seven-month period.

25 Jul 2022

A VSV-based COVID vaccine effective against SARS-CoV-2 variants

A new study discusses the development of recombinant vesicular stomatitis virus COVID-19 vaccines.

25 Jul 2022

Bivalent mRNA vaccine induces powerful antibody response to SARS-CoV-2 Omicron subvariants

Researchers discuss the development and efficacy of a bivalent mRNA vaccine against emerging variants such as BA.2.12.1, BA.4, or BA.5.

25 Jul 2022

Long-COVID is relatively infrequent, but still poses a threat

A new study suggests that long COVID complaints may not be common among COVID-19 patients as compared to the general population.

25 Jul 2022

How COVID-19 affects the brain microvasculature

A recent study discusses the effects of COVID-19 on the brain microvascular system.

25 Jul 2022

COVID-19 related acute muscle loss linked to worse outcomes

Researchers investigate acute sarcopenia prevalence in COVID-19 patients and the outcomes of this complication.

25 Jul 2022

Why Omicron is more infectious than other SARS-CoV-2 variants

Researchers describe SARS-CoV-2 Omicron mutations and their impact on neutralization and infectivity.

25 Jul 2022

UNC scientists use MRI to observe altered neural flexibility in children with ADHD

Multitasking is not just an office skill. It's key to functioning as a human, and it involves something called cognitive flexibility – the ability to smoothly switch between mental processes.

25 Jul 2022

Religious leaders can be effective change agents for reducing intimate partner violence

Intimate partner violence - or abuse and aggression in a romantic relationship - is a pervasive global issue. In Uganda, a primarily Christian country in East Africa, 56% of women who've been married report being sexually violated by a current partner.

25 Jul 2022

Survey: A third of Generation Z and Millennials often have a harder time falling asleep on Sunday nights

A new survey from the American Academy of Sleep Medicine found that having the "Sunday Scaries" may be a real phenomenon, not just Urban Dictionary slang – especially for younger generations.

25 Jul 2022

Elevated insulin resistance, advanced cell aging associated with childhood poverty

Black adolescents who lived in poverty and were less optimistic about the future showed accelerated aging in their immune cells and were more likely to have elevated insulin resistance at ages 25-29, researchers found.

25 Jul 2022

Researchers investigate a drug used for neuromuscular weakness as potential treatment for botulism

Wake Forest Institute for Regenerative Medicine (WFIRM) researchers are investigating a drug used to treat neuromuscular weakness as a potential treatment for botulism, a rare but serious disease.

25 Jul 2022

Improving rigor and transparency measures could help enhance reproducibility across scientific literature

JMIR Publications recently published "Establishing Institutional Scores With the Rigor and Transparency Index: Large-scale Analysis of Scientific Reporting Quality" in the Journal of Medical Internet Research (JMIR), which reported that improving rigor and transparency measures should lead to improvements in reproducibility across the scientific literature, but assessing measures of transparency tends to be very difficult if performed manually by reviewers.

25 Jul 2022

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Naturally-infected, captive white-tailed deer in Texas have persistent anti-SARS-CoV-2 antibodies

BNT162b2 vaccination induces moderate immunity against Omicron variant in children

Scientists explore immune memory of common cold coronaviruses before the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic era

Individuals who detransition avoid medical help, study finds

Researchers report ‘hybrid immune damping’ following SARS-CoV-2 Omicron infection

How SARS-CoV-2 Omicron spike mutations contribute to increased infectivity

Quarantine guidance for Omicron infection

SARS-CoV-2 seropositivity declines over seven months in healthy young adults

A VSV-based COVID vaccine effective against SARS-CoV-2 variants

Bivalent mRNA vaccine induces powerful antibody response to SARS-CoV-2 Omicron subvariants

Long-COVID is relatively infrequent, but still poses a threat

How COVID-19 affects the brain microvasculature

COVID-19 related acute muscle loss linked to worse outcomes

Why Omicron is more infectious than other SARS-CoV-2 variants

UNC scientists use MRI to observe altered neural flexibility in children with ADHD

Religious leaders can be effective change agents for reducing intimate partner violence

Survey: A third of Generation Z and Millennials often have a harder time falling asleep on Sunday nights

Elevated insulin resistance, advanced cell aging associated with childhood poverty

Researchers investigate a drug used for neuromuscular weakness as potential treatment for botulism

Improving rigor and transparency measures could help enhance reproducibility across scientific literature

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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