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Study shows link between psychotropic medication use and post-Covid dementia

Recent studies have highlighted the connection between coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) infection and the development of dementia.

23 Mar 2022

Study shows effectiveness of community-based group exercise program for older people with mobility limitations

Results from a major study into the effectiveness of a community-based group exercise program designed for people aged 65 and over with mobility limitations shows that REACT prevents physical decline and is cost-effective to run. The team behind it say it should be rolled out nationwide.

23 Mar 2022

Seafood workers twice as likely to contract COVID-19 as workers in other food industries

The dramatic toll that COVID-19 has taken on the U.S. is apparent, but as caseloads come down and mandates are loosened it has become increasingly obvious how much of an impact the pandemic had on food service workers in industries like the fisheries.

23 Mar 2022

Importance of Numb-associated kinases in SARS-CoV-2 infection

A new study posted to the bioRxiv* preprint server has focussed on assessing four members of the NAK family that are associated with SARS-CoV-2 infection. These kininases could act as a target for the development of effective COVID-19 therapeutics.

23 Mar 2022

Detection of immune and clotting dysfunction in plasma and saliva after SARS-CoV-2 infection

It is becoming increasingly clear that individuals recovering from acute coronavirus disease (COVID-19) may develop post-acute sequelae (Post-Acute Coronavirus Syndrome, PACS).

23 Mar 2022

Drug use beliefs are most influential and salient for youth substance use, suggests study

What are the most important factors to consider for developing effective drug use prevention programs? Many current programs for adolescents focus on elements including peer and family relationships, school connection, and youth's self-confidence and self-assertion.

23 Mar 2022

Novel optobiological system may shine light on protein aggregation in Parkinson's disease

A novel system to control protein aggregation in a model of Parkinson's disease may answer longstanding questions about how the disease begins and spreads, according to a new study published March 9th in the open-access journal PLOS Biology by Abid Oueslati of Laval University, Quebec, Canada, and colleagues.

23 Mar 2022

Breakthrough hospitalizations for COVID-19, less likely to happen in vaccinated or previously infected people

Fewer than 1 in 1,000 people who have been vaccinated or previously infected with COVID-19 were hospitalized with a new breakthrough infection, Mayo Clinic research finds.

22 Mar 2022

Study reveals differences in SARS-CoV-2 and SARS-CoV-1 spike protein conformational changes

Researchers determine the differential dynamic behavior of SARS-CoV-1 and SARS-CoV-2 spike proteins.

22 Mar 2022

New model suggests long-range transmission of SARS-CoV-2

A new study describes the long-range transmission of SARS-CoV-2 through aerosolized particles as a possibility.

22 Mar 2022

Monitoring SARS-CoV-2 Ct values during early infection

A new study tracks the fluctuations in viral load in people recently infected with SARS-CoV-2.

22 Mar 2022

Novel nanoparticle-based COVID vaccines induce long-term neutralizing antibody response

Researchers report the results for a new SARS-CoV-2 vaccine currently in Phase III clinical trial known as I53-50.

22 Mar 2022

COVID booster vaccination more effective relative to 2-dose series

A booster dose of a mRNA-based COVID-19 vaccine is more effective than the two-dose primary vaccination regimen in preventing SARS-CoV-2 infections.

22 Mar 2022

Oral version of remdesivir could extend its reach and benefits to COVID-19 patients

Scientists at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill are testing a new route for remdesivir, a pill form of the COVID-19 treatment that’s given to half of all hospitalized patients with the disease.

22 Mar 2022

CD63-expressing extracellular vesicles neutralize SARS-CoV-2 variants of concern

Researchers evaluate antiviral effects of CD63 tetraspanin extracellular vesicles against SARS-CoV-2 and HIV-1.

22 Mar 2022

Daily consumption of cranberries for one month improves cardiovascular function

A new clinical trial found daily consumption of cranberries for one month improved cardiovascular function in healthy men.

22 Mar 2022

PROCOVAXED: Promoting COVID vaccination in emergency departments

Researchers examine the reasons behind COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy emergency department patients when educated through vaccine messaging platforms.

22 Mar 2022

Rubella antibodies vs. COVID-19

A new study describes a potential relationship between antibody titers against the rubella virus and the severity of COVID-19.

22 Mar 2022

Researchers discover a compound that reduces epileptic seizures

Researchers studying epileptic seizures of the temporal lobe – the most common type of epilepsy – discovered a compound that reduces seizures in the hippocampus, a brain region where many such seizures originate.

22 Mar 2022

Lettuce could protect astronauts from bone density loss in microgravity

Astronauts might one day grow and eat genetically modified plants to ward off disease associated with long spaceflights. Researchers at the University of California, Davis College of Engineering have developed a transgenic, or genetically modified, lettuce producing a drug to protect against bone density loss in microgravity.

22 Mar 2022

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Study shows link between psychotropic medication use and post-Covid dementia

Study shows effectiveness of community-based group exercise program for older people with mobility limitations

Seafood workers twice as likely to contract COVID-19 as workers in other food industries

Importance of Numb-associated kinases in SARS-CoV-2 infection

Detection of immune and clotting dysfunction in plasma and saliva after SARS-CoV-2 infection

Drug use beliefs are most influential and salient for youth substance use, suggests study

Novel optobiological system may shine light on protein aggregation in Parkinson's disease

Breakthrough hospitalizations for COVID-19, less likely to happen in vaccinated or previously infected people

Study reveals differences in SARS-CoV-2 and SARS-CoV-1 spike protein conformational changes

New model suggests long-range transmission of SARS-CoV-2

Monitoring SARS-CoV-2 Ct values during early infection

Novel nanoparticle-based COVID vaccines induce long-term neutralizing antibody response

COVID booster vaccination more effective relative to 2-dose series

Oral version of remdesivir could extend its reach and benefits to COVID-19 patients

CD63-expressing extracellular vesicles neutralize SARS-CoV-2 variants of concern

Daily consumption of cranberries for one month improves cardiovascular function

PROCOVAXED: Promoting COVID vaccination in emergency departments

Rubella antibodies vs. COVID-19

Researchers discover a compound that reduces epileptic seizures

Lettuce could protect astronauts from bone density loss in microgravity

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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