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A data commons to accelerate research in COVID and long-COVID

In a recent study posted to the medRxiv* pre-print server, researchers in the United States developed a pandemic response commons (PRC) called the Chicagoland coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) commons (CCC). The CCC served Chicago, the state of Illinois, and surrounding regions in the United States (US).

28 Jun 2022

Cell-based assay highlights differences in antibody neutralizing capacity for SARS-CoV-2 variants

A recent study by scientists at Celentyx Ltd, the University of Birmingham, and the University of Warwick and posted to the bioRxiv* preprint server illustrated a cell-based severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) spike (S) protein attachment assay.

28 Jun 2022

A cancer patient who had SARS-CoV-2 for over eight months

In a recent study posted to the medRxiv* pre-print server, researchers in Israel described the case of a severely immunocompromised cancer patient who developed a chronic severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection.

28 Jun 2022

Researchers analyze potential of niclosamide as a SARS-CoV-2 treatment

A recent study posted to the bioRxiv* preprint server assessed whether niclosamide could be employed in coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) therapy.

28 Jun 2022

In 1st year of pandemic, COVID vaccines saved 20M lives

In a recent study published in The Lancet journal, researchers at Imperial College London quantified the impact of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) vaccination programs in 185 countries and territories between December 8, 2020, and December 8, 2021.

28 Jun 2022

Recombinant SARS-CoV-2 harboring double reporters for COVID-19 surveillance

In a recent article posted to the bioRxiv* preprint server, researchers at Texas Biomedical Research Institute, Georgia State University, and the University of Alabama at Birmingham developed a bireporter-expressing recombinant severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (rSARS-CoV-2) for tracking SARS-CoV-2 infection.

27 Jun 2022

Nitric oxide use in cardiopulmonary bypass surgery does not improve the recovery of children

Infants undergoing heart surgery are connected to a heart-lung machine and given nitric oxide as an anti-inflammatory.

27 Jun 2022

3rd COVID vaccine significantly reduced hospitalizations and deaths during Australia's 1st Omicron wave

Researchers compare vaccine effectiveness in people who received three doses of the COVID-19 vaccine as compared to those who received two doses.

27 Jun 2022

Infectious period in healthy, vaccinated adults with SARS-CoV-2 is limited, study finds

In January 2022, the U.S. shifted its guidelines to recommend isolation of five days from COVID-19 symptom onset, followed by an additional five days of mask wearing.

27 Jun 2022

Researchers identify an epigenetic signature associated to the development of MIS-C after COVID-19

Researchers from the Cancer Epigenetics group led by Dr. Manel Esteller at the Josep Carreras Leukaemia Research Institute and Dr. Aurora Pujol, from the Bellvitge Biomedical Research Institute, have identified an epigenetic signature associated to the development of the Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in Children (MIS-C) after a SARS-CoV-2 virus infection.

27 Jun 2022

Race, income, location play role in access to stroke care, study shows

Residents in predominantly Black communities are more likely than those in predominantly white communities to live near a hospital with a certified stroke center.

27 Jun 2022

Study opens a door to better understanding the role of viruses in ecology

The first discovery of viruses infecting a group of microbes that may include the ancestors of all complex life has been found, researchers at The University of Texas at Austin report in Nature Microbiology.

27 Jun 2022

Physicians prescribe less pain medication during nightshifts than during the day

Pain management is one of the biggest challenges of the modern healthcare system. Almost 60% of US adults report having experienced pain in the past three months and pain is one of the main reasons adults seek medical care.

27 Jun 2022

Sanford Burnham Prebys scientist receives NIH grant to continue research on cellular signaling in cancer

Brooke Emerling from Sanford Burnham Prebys has been awarded a new grant from the National Institutes of Health to continue her work on cellular signaling in cancer.

27 Jun 2022

Doctors tend to have unrealistic expectations of the success of multi-step medical procedures

Whether a woman is giving birth or a man is having a cancer biopsy, medical care is rarely straightforward. At any point, an unexpected complication can arise, particularly during treatments that require several steps.

27 Jun 2022

Innovative treatment reduces post-traumatic headache related disability, study finds

The first therapy to be developed specifically for post-traumatic headache significantly reduced related disability in veterans following a traumatic brain injury (TBI).

27 Jun 2022

Treatment resistance for deadly form of kidney cancer linked to low mitochondrial content in the cell

Researchers at Karolinska Institutet in Sweden have linked resistance to treatment for a deadly form of kidney cancer to low mitochondrial content in the cell.

27 Jun 2022

Higher protein intake while dieting leads to better food choices

Eating a larger proportion of protein while dieting leads to better food choices and helps avoid the loss of lean body mass, according to a Rutgers study.

27 Jun 2022

Night shift work is an important source of bias in pain management, study shows

Doctors who are sleep deprived have less empathy for patient pain and that perception affects their prescribing habits, according to a new international study from the University of Missouri School of Medicine and researchers in Israel.

27 Jun 2022

Miscarriage risk may increase in the summer months

Up to 30 percent of pregnancies end in miscarriage, defined as pregnancy loss before 20 weeks of pregnancy. As many as half of miscarriages are unexplained, and there are few known risk factors for these pregnancy losses, which can lead to posttraumatic stress disorder, depression, and anxiety.

27 Jun 2022

Medical Research News

A data commons to accelerate research in COVID and long-COVID

Cell-based assay highlights differences in antibody neutralizing capacity for SARS-CoV-2 variants

A cancer patient who had SARS-CoV-2 for over eight months

Researchers analyze potential of niclosamide as a SARS-CoV-2 treatment

In 1st year of pandemic, COVID vaccines saved 20M lives

Recombinant SARS-CoV-2 harboring double reporters for COVID-19 surveillance

Nitric oxide use in cardiopulmonary bypass surgery does not improve the recovery of children

3rd COVID vaccine significantly reduced hospitalizations and deaths during Australia's 1st Omicron wave

Infectious period in healthy, vaccinated adults with SARS-CoV-2 is limited, study finds

Researchers identify an epigenetic signature associated to the development of MIS-C after COVID-19

Race, income, location play role in access to stroke care, study shows

Study opens a door to better understanding the role of viruses in ecology

Physicians prescribe less pain medication during nightshifts than during the day

Sanford Burnham Prebys scientist receives NIH grant to continue research on cellular signaling in cancer

Doctors tend to have unrealistic expectations of the success of multi-step medical procedures

Innovative treatment reduces post-traumatic headache related disability, study finds

Treatment resistance for deadly form of kidney cancer linked to low mitochondrial content in the cell

Higher protein intake while dieting leads to better food choices

Night shift work is an important source of bias in pain management, study shows

Miscarriage risk may increase in the summer months

Membrane proteins in focus: Turning high-risk targets into routine workflows

How metabolic phenotyping can detect viral infections in minutes

Directed enzyme evolution and the Nobel Prize: Making enzymes evolve in the lab

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