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Cognitive shortcuts may promote unsafe behaviors during the COVID-19 pandemic

If close friends and family members who contracted COVID-19 had mild cases and recovered quickly, or if they had an adverse reaction to the vaccine, your brain might convince you that you'd have the same experience.

4 Feb 2022

Developing injectable granular hydrogels for brain regeneration and function recovery after stroke

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimate that someone in the United States has a stroke every 40 seconds.

4 Feb 2022

Housing insecurity among cancer survivors can negatively affect their long-term care

High housing costs, frequent moves and homelessness are higher among cancer survivors and can negatively affect their long-term care, according to a new study by researchers at the Medical College of Georgia at Augusta University.

4 Feb 2022

Study assesses how vaccination against typhoid fever could help avert antimicrobial resistance

Researchers from Yale University, University of Basel, University of Antwerp, CDDEP and other institutions recently published 'Estimating the effect of vaccination on antimicrobial-resistant typhoid fever in 73 countries supported by Gavi: a mathematical modeling study' in The Lancet Infectious Diseases.

4 Feb 2022

Younger mothers have the least intention to vaccinate children for COVID-19

Fathers older than age 34 were more open to having their child vaccinated against COVID-19, while younger Black and white mothers were the least open to it, finds a new survey of Medicaid recipients from the Brown School at Washington University in St. Louis.

4 Feb 2022

COVID-19 lockdown restrictions associated with increase in at-home drinking

Lockdown measures throughout 2020 have been linked to people in Scotland and England drinking more at home, according to new research.

4 Feb 2022

Majority of stroke patients experience permanent cognitive impairment

Paralysis and difficulty speaking are well-known problems following a stroke. Established treatment options are available for these problems.

4 Feb 2022

Study evaluates the potential benefits of mass dipstick screening to detect hematuria

As the saying goes, "the sooner the better," and such is the case for the detection of kidney and urological diseases. Early detection is key, and may be achieved through the use of a dipstick urine test.

4 Feb 2022

mRNA booster vaccination shown to induce robust neutralizing antibodies against SARS-CoV-2 omicron variant

Scientists recently assessed the immunogenicity of a third booster dose of COVID-19 vaccines against SARS-CoV-2 variants.

4 Feb 2022

Understanding how COVID-19 infection spreads from the upper airways to the lungs

Whether COVID-19 becomes a life-threatening disease depends, in part, on the virus reaching one's lungs. Scientists suspect the initial infected tissues in the upper airway can act as the source for virus-laden droplets or boluses, that are aspirated into the lungs.

4 Feb 2022

Observational analysis of nucleocapsid and spike antibody responses post-SARS-CoV-2 infection

Scientists aimed at furthering our understanding of anti-Nucleocapsid and anti-Spike responses over time.

4 Feb 2022

The effect of SARS-CoV-2 infection on pregnant mothers, the placenta, and infants

A group of scientists focussed on assessing if SARS-CoV-2 infection causes any particular histologic change in the placenta.

4 Feb 2022

Memory B cells found to potently neutralize SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant

A team of researchers recently captured memory B cells from a cohort of SARS-CoV-2 convalescent or mRNA-vaccinated individuals to study the evolution of B cell-mediated antibody responses to the N-terminal domain in humans.

4 Feb 2022

Study finds the vaccine effectiveness of 3 COVID-19 vaccines to be lower than earlier estimates

The researchers studied residents in Aragon, Spain, and conducted a prospective population-based cohort study among the Aragon Health Service users of 16 years old and higher.

4 Feb 2022

Exploring the comparative efficacy of booster vaccines against SARS-CoV-2 Omicron and Delta variants

In a new study, researchers assessed the effectiveness of SARS-CoV-2 Omicron and Delta variants.

4 Feb 2022

Hp-XeMRI identifies impaired gas transfer in lungs of non-hospitalised breathless Long-COVID patients with normal CT scans

Researchers have been investigating the symptoms and effect on the lungs in those who suffered from hospitalization due to COVID-19 but fully recovered and non-hospitalized sufferers of long-COVID.

4 Feb 2022

Medical Research News

Cognitive shortcuts may promote unsafe behaviors during the COVID-19 pandemic

Developing injectable granular hydrogels for brain regeneration and function recovery after stroke

Housing insecurity among cancer survivors can negatively affect their long-term care

Study assesses how vaccination against typhoid fever could help avert antimicrobial resistance

Younger mothers have the least intention to vaccinate children for COVID-19

COVID-19 lockdown restrictions associated with increase in at-home drinking

Majority of stroke patients experience permanent cognitive impairment

Study evaluates the potential benefits of mass dipstick screening to detect hematuria

mRNA booster vaccination shown to induce robust neutralizing antibodies against SARS-CoV-2 omicron variant

Understanding how COVID-19 infection spreads from the upper airways to the lungs

Observational analysis of nucleocapsid and spike antibody responses post-SARS-CoV-2 infection

The effect of SARS-CoV-2 infection on pregnant mothers, the placenta, and infants

Memory B cells found to potently neutralize SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant

Study finds the vaccine effectiveness of 3 COVID-19 vaccines to be lower than earlier estimates

Exploring the comparative efficacy of booster vaccines against SARS-CoV-2 Omicron and Delta variants

Hp-XeMRI identifies impaired gas transfer in lungs of non-hospitalised breathless Long-COVID patients with normal CT scans

Researchers develop influenza virus-like particle-based hybrid vaccine for both influenza and SARS-CoV-2 viruses

Investigation of SARS-CoV-2 outbreak in UK office highlights the need for a site-specific COVID-19 prevention strategy

Researchers suggest that visible blue light is a safe and variant-agnostic therapy against SARS-CoV-2

Predicting immunity evasion of SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant of concern

Advancing Menopause Care: Non-Hormonal Treatments for Vasomotor Symptoms

Building quality into drug development for safer, faster medicines

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

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