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Evidence of lower COVID-19 severity in SARS-CoV-2 Omicron infection compared to Delta infection

Researchers compared COVID-19 severity among hospitalized patients infected with the SARS-CoV-2 Delta and Omicron variants in Norway.

17 Mar 2022

Study explores profiles of COVID-19 vaccines across different countries

A new study analyzed the amplitude, time, and adverse events associated with COVID-19 vaccines across different countries.

17 Mar 2022

Evidence of COVID-19 impacts on glycated hemoglobin levels in a real-world clinical cohort

Researchers established the impact of SARS-CoV-2 infection on glycated hemoglobin levels, type 2 diabetes risk, and diabetic ketoacidosis through data from the large real-world clinical cohort.

17 Mar 2022

Relationship between people’s subjective beliefs about risks and their private protective behaviors during the COVID-19 pandemic

Researchers evaluated the relationship between risk perception and personal protective behaviors during the COVID-19 pandemic.

17 Mar 2022

Brain-wide association studies need thousands of people to achieve higher reproducibility

As brain scans have become more detailed and informative in recent decades, neuroimaging has seemed to promise a way for doctors and scientists to "see" what's going wrong inside the brains of people with mental illnesses or neurological conditions.

16 Mar 2022

No excess mortality observed in long-term care residents who survived acute SARS-CoV-2 infection

Researchers evaluate the mortality rate in long-term care facilities after patients had recovered from acute SARS-CoV-2 infection.

16 Mar 2022

The effects of anti-SARS-CoV-2 monoclonal antibodies on pregnant and postpartum women

Researchers examine the safety and efficacy of mAbs in pregnant and postpartum women with COVID-19.

16 Mar 2022

Antimicrobial resistance in COVID-19

Researchers discuss the impact of this extensive use of antibiotics on the rise of antimicrobial resistance.

16 Mar 2022

Wastewater monitoring reveals emergence and spread of SARS-CoV-2 Omicron in Alberta

Researchers utilize variant-specific RT-qPCR assays to monitor wastewater to monitor the prevalence of the Omicron and Delta variants.

16 Mar 2022

Accurate detection of D-dimer for pulmonary embolism among ER patients with suspected COVID-19

Researchers evaluate the diagnostic accuracy of an age-adjusted D-dimer strategy to predict PE diagnosis in patients with confirmed or suspected COVID-19.

16 Mar 2022

Study highlights the economic burden of excessive sugar consumption in Canada

Imagine if the real cost to society of the food you buy at the grocery store was built right into each product's price. Everything with added sugar would cost a whole lot more, according to University of Alberta researchers in a new study in The Canadian Journal of Public Health.

16 Mar 2022

Transcription factors work together to drive cancer cell proliferation

Scientists have discovered that a well-established cancer cell transcription factor and its newly identified co-factor work together to drive cancer cell proliferation, according to findings published in Science Advances.

16 Mar 2022

Study links phthalates to higher incidence of specific childhood cancers

In a first-of-its-kind study, research from the University of Vermont Cancer Center has linked phthalates, commonly called the "everywhere chemical," to higher incidence of specific childhood cancers.

16 Mar 2022

Novel oncogenic gene fusions identified in lung and pancreatic cancer

A Yale Cancer Center research team has identified novel oncogenic gene fusions in lung and pancreatic cancer, as well as sarcoma.

16 Mar 2022

Discovery of how NK cells are regulated in peripheral tissues could help combat cancer, other diseases

New research reveals factors that control the interplay of natural killer (NK) cells - which are part of the body's innate, or first line, immune response - with tumor cells, viral infections, and solid organ transplants.

16 Mar 2022

Novel metabolic mechanisms contribute to how ovarian cancer evades immune attack, research finds

High-grade serous carcinoma is the most aggressive form of ovarian cancer and accounts for the majority of advanced-stage cases.

16 Mar 2022

Study clarifies sex-based burdens during the pandemic, raises awareness for menstrual equity

Income loss was a strong predictor of menstrual product insecurity across the U.S. during COVID-19, and populations with lower incomes and the lowest educational attainment were most vulnerable, according to a new study conducted by Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health in partnership with the CUNY School of Public Health.

16 Mar 2022

Elevated triglyceride levels may increase risk of second stroke, even while on statin therapy

Stroke can have many causes. An atherothrombotic stroke is caused by a clot that forms from plaques that build up within blood vessels in the brain.

16 Mar 2022

Neurons that drive competition and social behavior within groups discovered

New research in mice has identified neurons in the brain that influence competitive interactions between individuals and that play a critical role in shaping the social behavior of groups.

16 Mar 2022

Penn State professor receives $2.8 million NIH grant to investigate lower jaw development

How the lower jaw - mandible - develops and consequently how and why some developmental birth defects occur is the focus of a five-year, $2.8 million grant to Joan Richtsmeier, distinguished professor of anthropology, Penn State, from the National Institutes of Health's National Institute of Dental & Craniofacial Research.

16 Mar 2022

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Evidence of lower COVID-19 severity in SARS-CoV-2 Omicron infection compared to Delta infection

Study explores profiles of COVID-19 vaccines across different countries

Evidence of COVID-19 impacts on glycated hemoglobin levels in a real-world clinical cohort

Relationship between people’s subjective beliefs about risks and their private protective behaviors during the COVID-19 pandemic

Brain-wide association studies need thousands of people to achieve higher reproducibility

No excess mortality observed in long-term care residents who survived acute SARS-CoV-2 infection

The effects of anti-SARS-CoV-2 monoclonal antibodies on pregnant and postpartum women

Antimicrobial resistance in COVID-19

Wastewater monitoring reveals emergence and spread of SARS-CoV-2 Omicron in Alberta

Accurate detection of D-dimer for pulmonary embolism among ER patients with suspected COVID-19

Study highlights the economic burden of excessive sugar consumption in Canada

Transcription factors work together to drive cancer cell proliferation

Study links phthalates to higher incidence of specific childhood cancers

Novel oncogenic gene fusions identified in lung and pancreatic cancer

Discovery of how NK cells are regulated in peripheral tissues could help combat cancer, other diseases

Novel metabolic mechanisms contribute to how ovarian cancer evades immune attack, research finds

Study clarifies sex-based burdens during the pandemic, raises awareness for menstrual equity

Elevated triglyceride levels may increase risk of second stroke, even while on statin therapy

Neurons that drive competition and social behavior within groups discovered

Penn State professor receives $2.8 million NIH grant to investigate lower jaw development

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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