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Model predicts effectiveness of COVID-19 vaccines against circulating SARS-CoV-2 variants

In a recent study published in the journal Nature Medicine, researchers assessed the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) vaccine effectiveness (VE) against symptomatic infections with severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) variants of concern (VOCs) and variants of interest (VOIs) by genetic mismatch/distance (GD) analysis.

20 Jun 2022

SARS-CoV-2 variants of concern exhibit divergent interactions with host proteases

In a recent study posted to the bioRxiv* preprint server, researchers at Weill Cornell Medical College assessed the cleavability of the spike (S) protein of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) variants of concern (VOCs) and related coronaviruses by several proteases of the host.

19 Jun 2022

How effective are mRNA COVID-19 vaccine boosters against Omicron?

In a recent study posted to the medRxiv* preprint server, researchers University of Washington, University of Michigan, Duke University, and Veterans Affairs Portland Healthcare System assessed the effectiveness of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) booster vaccines.

19 Jun 2022

Long-COVID risk reduced with Omicron versus Delta

In a recent study published in The Lancet, researchers at King's College London and ZOE Limited assessed the risk of long coronavirus disease (COVID) associated with severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) Delta and Omicron variants in the United Kingdom (UK).

19 Jun 2022

Gut microbiome acts on the brain to control appetite

Hypothalamic GABAergic neurons recognize microbial muropeptides through the cytosolic receptor NOD2, which regulates food intake and body temperature.

19 Jun 2022

Combating monkeypox during COVID-19

Scientists describe the global prevalence and significance of the current monkeypox virus outbreak.

19 Jun 2022

Multifunctional nanoparticle system may be a promising therapeutic way for breast cancer therapy

In this new article publication from Acta Pharmaceutica Sinica B, authors Yun Yang, Danrong Hu, Yi Lu, Bingyang Chu, Xinlong He, Yu Chen, Yao Xiao, Chengli Yang, Kai Zhou, Liping Yuan and Zhiyong Qian from Sichuan University, Chengdu discuss tumor-targeted/reduction-triggered composite multifunctional nanoparticles for breast cancer chemo-photothermal combinational therapy.

18 Jun 2022

Study points to a new direction for the development of NAMPT-targeted cancer therapies

In this new article publication from Acta Pharmaceutica Sinica B, authors Ying Wu, Congying Pu, Yixian Fu, Guoqiang Dong, Min Huang and Chunquan Sheng from Second Military Medical University, Shanghai, China and University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, China discuss how NAMPT-targeting PROTAC promotes antitumor immunity via suppressing myeloid-derived suppressor cell expansion.

18 Jun 2022

Disease ecologist receives $3.5 million to take modeling to the next level with EpiMoRPH

Mathematical modeling - which combines math, statistics, computing and data - is a critical tool for public health professionals, who use it to study how diseases spread, predict the future course of outbreaks and evaluate strategies for controlling epidemics.

18 Jun 2022

New method can safely free patients from lifelong immunosuppression after kidney transplant

Physicians at Stanford Medicine have developed a way to provide pediatric kidney transplants without immune-suppressing drugs.

17 Jun 2022

Co-development of three systems linked with baby's respiratory health

A new multidisciplinary study conducted by researchers at the University of Rochester Medical Center has found that the co-development of three systems, the gut microbiome, respiratory system and immune system, is correlated with a baby's respiratory health, and an infant can have negative respiratory outcomes if the development of one of these systems is disrupted.

17 Jun 2022

Researchers analyze SARS-CoV-2 virus transmission by speech aerosols during short conversations

When a person sneezes or coughs, they can potentially transmit droplets carrying viruses like SARS-CoV-2 to others in their vicinity.

17 Jun 2022

Psychosocial stress and anxiety reduce after virtual training, study shows

Previous research has described how virtual training produces acute cognitive and neural benefits. Building on those results, a new study suggests that a similar virtual training can also reduce psychosocial stress and anxiety.

17 Jun 2022

Traumatic brain injury changes the connections between nerve cells across the entire brain

Scientists from the University of California, Irvine have discovered that an injury to one part of the brain changes the connections between nerve cells across the entire brain.

17 Jun 2022

Eyes may be able to signal ASD and ADHD

It's often said that 'the eyes tell it all', but no matter what their outward expression, the eyes may also be able to signal neurodevelopmental disorders such as ASD and ADHD according to new research from Flinders University and the University of South Australia.

17 Jun 2022

Adolescents and young adults less likely to get addiction treatment during the COVID-19 pandemic

A study analyzing prescription claims for a drug used to treat opioid addictions found that adolescents and young adults were less likely than usual to get treatment during the COVID-19 pandemic, especially if they were covered by private, commercial health insurance.

17 Jun 2022

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Model predicts effectiveness of COVID-19 vaccines against circulating SARS-CoV-2 variants

SARS-CoV-2 variants of concern exhibit divergent interactions with host proteases

How effective are mRNA COVID-19 vaccine boosters against Omicron?

Long-COVID risk reduced with Omicron versus Delta

Gut microbiome acts on the brain to control appetite

Combating monkeypox during COVID-19

Multifunctional nanoparticle system may be a promising therapeutic way for breast cancer therapy

Study points to a new direction for the development of NAMPT-targeted cancer therapies

Disease ecologist receives $3.5 million to take modeling to the next level with EpiMoRPH

New method can safely free patients from lifelong immunosuppression after kidney transplant

Co-development of three systems linked with baby's respiratory health

Researchers analyze SARS-CoV-2 virus transmission by speech aerosols during short conversations

Psychosocial stress and anxiety reduce after virtual training, study shows

Traumatic brain injury changes the connections between nerve cells across the entire brain

Eyes may be able to signal ASD and ADHD

Adolescents and young adults less likely to get addiction treatment during the COVID-19 pandemic

Diagnostic mammograms' accuracy may differ across racial and ethnic groups

Math model predicts several useful new drug combinations that may help treat heart attacks

Urgent action needed to clear heart surgery backlogs, research suggests

Neuropsychiatric symptoms among patients with long COVID

Improving healthcare sustainability through carbon data

Managing vibration in IVF laboratories

A New Approach to Preventing Bladder Cancer Recurrence

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