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Transmission of Omicron in a quarantine hotel between two vaccinated individuals across a corridor

A recent study has reported a community outbreak of imported SARS-CoV-2 Beta variant, owing to intra-hotel transmission in a DQH.

17 Jan 2022

Smoking can lead to social isolation and loneliness

A recent study published in the journal The Lancet Regional Health (Europe) shows how smoking can be linked with increased social isolation and loneliness in older individuals, implying it can have detrimental effects on several different aspects of their psychosocial health.

17 Jan 2022

DPP4 protein: The connection between severe COVID-19 and diabetes

Researchers explore the relationship between DPP4 and diabetes targets in the management of COVID-19.

17 Jan 2022

COVID virtual wards in England did not have significant impact on health outcomes

A new study discusses the impact of the implementation of CO@h models in other settings and assesses the impact of post-hospital discharge CVW models.

17 Jan 2022

SARS-CoV-2 interacts with heparan sulfate to activate the alternative pathway

A new study discusses the activation of the complement system to determine its role in COVID-19-related deaths.

17 Jan 2022

Evidence that monoclonal antibodies can reduce COVID-19 (Delta) mortality

Researchers prevent evidence on the efficacy of neutralizing monoclonal antibodies in treating COVID-19.

17 Jan 2022

Effects of post-acute COVID-19 on physical and mental health in women

The current study attempts to measure the difference in mood, functional status, and leisure-time physical activity in women with a history of COVID-19.

17 Jan 2022

Study suggests myeloid cell dysregulation is a driver of COVID-19 severity

Researchers determine the driving factors for disease severity and death due to COVID-19.

17 Jan 2022

South African study confirms SARS-CoV-2 Omicron less severe than Delta even for unvaccinated

Researchers compare the outcomes of the fourth and previous waves of the COVID-19 pandemic in South Africa.

17 Jan 2022

Study shows how sex disparities in COVID-19 mortality varied over time in New York

Researchers analyze the variation in COVID-19 mortality by sex across six different periods during the pandemic in New York.

17 Jan 2022

Sniffer dogs detect long COVID after 1.5 years

Researchers used sniffer dogs to test the presence of SARS-CoV-2 infection in axillary sweat samples of long COVID-19 patients.

17 Jan 2022

Meta-analysis confirms complete failure of hydroxychloroquine/chloroquine as a COVID-19 treatment

Researchers investigate the efficacy of hydroxychloroquine and chloroquine in the treatment of patients hospitalized with COVID-19.

17 Jan 2022

'Presence' of a virtual person can reduce anxiety in women

A lot of people feel less anxious in a frightening situation if they don't have to face it alone. But what if these people suffer from social anxiety - a disorder characterized by fears of embarrassing themselves in social situations?

17 Jan 2022

The brain selectively responds to unfamiliar voices during sleep

A good night's sleep is not as simple as it appears. While you snooze, your brain continues to monitor the environment, balancing the need to protect sleep with the need to wake up.

17 Jan 2022

Lifestyle interventions for preschool children can enhance long-term cardiovascular health status

Implementing school-based programs aimed at teaching healthy cardiovascular health habits as early as preschool can achieve lasting lifestyle changes in children, according to a review published today in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology.

17 Jan 2022

Study shows SARS-CoV-2 prompts NLRP3 inflammasome activation through spike-ACE2 receptor interaction

New research assesses the NLR family pyrin domain containing 3 (NLRP3) inflammasome activation in response to SARS-CoV-2 and its spike protein, and the effects of this exposure in the presence of a-synuclein protein aggregate fibrils.

17 Jan 2022

Exploring the systemic infection of SARS-CoV-2 in a wild leopard in India

A new study focused on the pathomorphological and virological characterization of SARS-CoV-2 in naturally infected, wild Indian Leopard.

17 Jan 2022

Using action video games to enhance reading skills in children

Decoding letters into sound is a key point in learning to read but is not enough to master it.

17 Jan 2022

New method may help make immunomodulation more effective in individuals with Type 1 diabetes

Individuals living with Type 1 diabetes must carefully follow prescribed insulin regimens every day, receiving injections of the hormone via syringe, insulin pump or some other device. And without viable long-term treatments, this course of treatment is a lifelong sentence.

17 Jan 2022

Quantification of SARS-CoV-2 variants in wastewater samples

In a new study, a team of researchers introduced a novel method to estimate the proportion of different SARS-CoV-2 strains in wastewater samples.

17 Jan 2022

Medical Research News

Transmission of Omicron in a quarantine hotel between two vaccinated individuals across a corridor

Smoking can lead to social isolation and loneliness

DPP4 protein: The connection between severe COVID-19 and diabetes

COVID virtual wards in England did not have significant impact on health outcomes

SARS-CoV-2 interacts with heparan sulfate to activate the alternative pathway

Evidence that monoclonal antibodies can reduce COVID-19 (Delta) mortality

Effects of post-acute COVID-19 on physical and mental health in women

Study suggests myeloid cell dysregulation is a driver of COVID-19 severity

South African study confirms SARS-CoV-2 Omicron less severe than Delta even for unvaccinated

Study shows how sex disparities in COVID-19 mortality varied over time in New York

Sniffer dogs detect long COVID after 1.5 years

Meta-analysis confirms complete failure of hydroxychloroquine/chloroquine as a COVID-19 treatment

'Presence' of a virtual person can reduce anxiety in women

The brain selectively responds to unfamiliar voices during sleep

Lifestyle interventions for preschool children can enhance long-term cardiovascular health status

Study shows SARS-CoV-2 prompts NLRP3 inflammasome activation through spike-ACE2 receptor interaction

Exploring the systemic infection of SARS-CoV-2 in a wild leopard in India

Using action video games to enhance reading skills in children

New method may help make immunomodulation more effective in individuals with Type 1 diabetes

Quantification of SARS-CoV-2 variants in wastewater samples

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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