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Study evaluates the clinical accuracy of two FDA-approved rapid antigen tests across SARS-CoV-2 variants

Researchers evaluated clinical accuracy and analytical detection capabilities of the two US Food and Drug Administration-approved rapid antigen tests across SARS-CoV-2 variants.

25 Mar 2022

Model for investigating the effect of mutations on the binding affinity of the SARS-CoV-2 RBD-ACE2 complex

Researchers used a CNN regression model to investigate the effect of mutations on the binding affinity of the SARS-CoV-2 RBD-ACE2 complex.

25 Mar 2022

Understanding a New Mutation in Pediatric AML

News-Medical speaks to Dr. Jeffery Klco about acute myeloid leukemia (AML) and his recent research that is helping us to understand a new mutation in pediatric AML.

25 Mar 2022

Amygdala in children diagnosed with autism begins its accelerated growth during infancy

The amygdala- a brain structure enlarged in two-year-old children diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder (ASD)- begins its accelerated growth between 6 and 12 months of age, suggests a study funded by the National Institutes of Health.

25 Mar 2022

Reduced kidney function caused by antithrombotic therapy can influence bleeding events

Antithrombotic therapy is prescribed to prevent thrombotic (blood clotting inside a blood vessel) events but the treatment also increases the likelihood of experiencing a bleeding event, which can be extremely serious if it occurs in a vital organ.

25 Mar 2022

Prolonged bed rest immediately after embryo transfer linked with reduction in chances of pregnancy

Many clinical interventions used during in-vitro fertilization (IVF), including ultrasound guidance at the time of embryo transfers appear to increase pregnancy rates, however prolonged bed rest should not be recommended, finds a new study led by UCL researchers.

25 Mar 2022

Study sheds new light on the prevalence of cognitive decline among older people in the UK

Cases of cognitive decline in older people, where a doctor has assessed someone following concerns about memory and noted their brain function has been affected, have more than doubled over the past ten years, according to UCL researchers.

25 Mar 2022

Study: Liver disease negatively impacted by lifestyle changes during the pandemic

Liver disease negatively impacted by lifestyle changes during the first year of the pandemic, according to a new study in the journal Liver International.

25 Mar 2022

Adaptive immunity against SARS-CoV-2 is persistent and robust in COVID-convalescent children

Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection incites adaptive cellular immune responses. In many SARS-CoV-2 studies, peripheral blood is analyzed to study the immune responses. Now, a new study under consideration at the Nature Portfolio Journal analyzes the peripheral blood, tonsils, and adenoids of children to understand local and systemic immune responses to SARS-CoV-2.

25 Mar 2022

Study shows third dose of Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine against COVID-19 is both safe and effective

A research paper published in the New England Journal of Medicine has demonstrated how a third dose of Pfizer-BioNTech (BNT162b2) vaccine administered in a median period of 10.8 months after the second one bestowed 95.3% efficacy against coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), in comparison with two doses of the same vaccine during a median follow-up of 2.5 months.

24 Mar 2022

A novel mRNA vaccine encoding delta RBD induces high neutralizing antibody titers

A team of international scientists has developed an mRNA-based coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) vaccine encoding the receptor-binding domain (RBD) of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) delta variant. The vaccine candidate has shown high efficacy in inducing neutralizing antibodies and protecting against delta infection in mice. The study is currently available on the bioRxiv* preprint server.

24 Mar 2022

Physical activity boosts cognitive performance in middle-aged and older adults, study shows

A new study by researchers at The University of California San Diego School of Medicine adds to the canon of research associating physical activity with cognitive performance, this time using 90 middle-aged and older participants who wore accelerometers while physically active and completed mobile cognitive testing from home.

24 Mar 2022

IgG Fc glycosylation: A marker for severe COVID-19

Researchers suggest that low anti-spike IgG1 glycosylation, sialyation, and high bisection are markers of severe COVID-19.

24 Mar 2022

The intercontinental spread of high-pathogenic avian influenza A (H5N1) virus

Researchers aim to better understand the landscape movement of the avian influenza virus.

24 Mar 2022

Brain fog in post-COVID Canadians

A new study confirms that a history of COVID-19 is a risk factor for cognitive dysfunction in the young and middle-aged.

24 Mar 2022

Breast milk components show potent in vitro SARS-CoV-2 inhibition

Human breastmilk contains substances that can inhibit infection by SARS-CoV-2 and its variants, as well as prevent its replication.

24 Mar 2022

Spinal fluid sampling could provide data about tumors sooner than MRIs

Treatment for glioma has long relied on MRI imaging to track tumor markers and treatment response.

24 Mar 2022

Older people taking statins have lower chance of developing parkinsonism later, study suggests

Parkinsonism is a term for a group of neurological conditions that cause movement problems including tremors, slowed movement and stiffness, with Parkinson's disease being one of the better knowns causes.

24 Mar 2022

Research examines HPV-related cancer knowledge in rural communities

Shillpa Naavaal, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, presented "From Cervical Cancers to Oropharyngeal: HPV Research in Rural Communities" at the hybrid 51st Annual Meeting & Exhibition of the AADOCR, held in conjunction with the 46th Annual Meeting of the Canadian Association for Dental Research, online and onsite in Atlanta, GA, on March 21-26, 2022.

24 Mar 2022

Aspirin use associated with lower rates of death in hospitalized COVID-19 patients

Researchers at the George Washington University published findings from the world's largest cohort study showing that hospitalized patients with moderate COVID-19 who were given aspirin early on in their treatment had a lower risk of dying compared to patients who were not given aspirin.

24 Mar 2022

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Study evaluates the clinical accuracy of two FDA-approved rapid antigen tests across SARS-CoV-2 variants

Model for investigating the effect of mutations on the binding affinity of the SARS-CoV-2 RBD-ACE2 complex

Understanding a New Mutation in Pediatric AML

Amygdala in children diagnosed with autism begins its accelerated growth during infancy

Reduced kidney function caused by antithrombotic therapy can influence bleeding events

Prolonged bed rest immediately after embryo transfer linked with reduction in chances of pregnancy

Study sheds new light on the prevalence of cognitive decline among older people in the UK

Study: Liver disease negatively impacted by lifestyle changes during the pandemic

Adaptive immunity against SARS-CoV-2 is persistent and robust in COVID-convalescent children

Study shows third dose of Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine against COVID-19 is both safe and effective

A novel mRNA vaccine encoding delta RBD induces high neutralizing antibody titers

Physical activity boosts cognitive performance in middle-aged and older adults, study shows

IgG Fc glycosylation: A marker for severe COVID-19

The intercontinental spread of high-pathogenic avian influenza A (H5N1) virus

Brain fog in post-COVID Canadians

Breast milk components show potent in vitro SARS-CoV-2 inhibition

Spinal fluid sampling could provide data about tumors sooner than MRIs

Older people taking statins have lower chance of developing parkinsonism later, study suggests

Research examines HPV-related cancer knowledge in rural communities

Aspirin use associated with lower rates of death in hospitalized COVID-19 patients

Building quality into drug development for safer, faster medicines

How Pulp Fixin Is Turning Paper into High-Performance Sustainable Labware

A new method to measure intracellular water in biological systems

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