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Study finds SARS-CoV-2 affects the brain by binding with MAO enzymes

A new study by researchers in Croatia and Slovenia shows the SARS-CoV-2 spike protein has an affinity towards monoamine oxidases (MAO) enzymes. Changes in MAO levels have been the culprit for several neuropsychiatric disorders such as Parkinson’s or Alzheimer’s disease.

6 Sep 2021

Using infodemiology to understand symptoms of SARS-CoV-2 Lambda variant

A new variant (lineage C.37) initially identified in Lima, Peru, has since been classified as “Lambda” by the World Health Organization (WHO). The lambda variant was classified in June 2021 by the WHO as a “variant of interest.”

6 Sep 2021

Study finds a restricted number of possible escape mutations for SARS-CoV-2 Delta variant

The emergence of escape mutations in the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) is somewhat less likely for the Delta variant in comparison with the original or wild type virus, shows a recent study currently available on the bioRxiv* preprint server while it undergoes peer review.

5 Sep 2021

SARS-CoV-2 epidemic management undermined by relationship between symptoms and secondary transmission

A new study provides evidence of the correlation and estimated the period between the generation interval and incubation period of SARS-CoV-2.

5 Sep 2021

SARS-CoV-2 fusion peptides play distinct roles according to neutron scattering

A new study determines the physical and thermodynamic events associated with the interactions that lead to the fusion between SARS-CoV-2 and the host.

5 Sep 2021

Efficacy of vaccines against the SARS-CoV-2 Delta variant

A new study uses statistical models to determine vaccine efficacy against the various SARS-CoV-2 variants and clinical endpoints for SARS-CoV-2 variants.

5 Sep 2021

Hypopituitarism and COVID-19 – exploring a possible bidirectional relationship?

In a recent study published in Reviews in Endocrine and Metabolic Disorders, the researchers discuss the extra-pulmonary manifestations of COVID-19.

5 Sep 2021

Sepsis during pregnancy linked to higher odds of complications surrounding childbirth

Individuals who are hospitalized during pregnancy due to sepsis have higher odds of complications surrounding childbirth, according to a study led by researchers at UC San Francisco.

4 Sep 2021

Researchers find no serious health effects linked to mRNA COVID-19 vaccines

Federal and Kaiser Permanente researchers combing the health records of 6.2 million patients found no serious health effects that could be linked to the 2 mRNA COVID-19 vaccines.

4 Sep 2021

Modest differences in lung function could offer clues about the risk of sudden cardiac death

People who have modestly but measurably worse lung function are more likely to suffer sudden cardiac death (SCD), according to research presented at the European Respiratory Society International Congress.

4 Sep 2021

Using an internal cognitive map to solve abstract problems

How do we make decisions about a situation we have not encountered before? New work from the Center for Mind and Brain at the University of California, Davis, shows that we can solve abstract problems in the same way that we can find a novel route between two known locations - by using an internal cognitive map.

4 Sep 2021

Study highlights the impact of Mayo Clinic's COVID-19 Remote Patient Monitoring Program

A study by Mayo Clinic investigators highlights the development and implementation of Mayo Clinic's large-scale COVID-19 Remote Patient Monitoring Program, which has served more than 7,000 patients across 41 states.

4 Sep 2021

Study finds higher rates of asthma and other lung diseases among bisexual adults

A new national study published in Annals of the American Thoracic Society finds that bisexual Americans had over two times the rates of asthma and other lung diseases as heterosexual adults.

4 Sep 2021

Georgia State researcher receives award to investigate the influence of environment on IBD

Dr. Michal Kuczma, a research assistant professor in the Institute for Biomedical Sciences at Georgia State University, has received a three-year, $270,000 Career Development Award from the Crohn's and Colitis Foundation to study environmental influences on gut microbiota, immunity and inflammation.

4 Sep 2021

Domestic violence in Black communities underreported during Chicago’s stay-at-home order

As resources for people experiencing domestic violence in Chicago's South Side dwindled during the 2020 COVID-19 pandemic stay-at-home order, so did reporting of violence within the home, according to new research published in JAMA Network Open.

4 Sep 2021

Researchers develop statistical model to characterize how ketamine anesthesia affects the brain

By developing the first statistical model to finely characterize how ketamine anesthesia affects the brain, a team of researchers at MIT's Picower Institute for Learning and Memory and Massachusetts General Hospital have laid new groundwork for three advances: understanding how ketamine induces anesthesia; monitoring the unconsciousness of patients in surgery; and applying a new method of analyzing brain activity.

4 Sep 2021

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Study finds SARS-CoV-2 affects the brain by binding with MAO enzymes

Using infodemiology to understand symptoms of SARS-CoV-2 Lambda variant

Study finds a restricted number of possible escape mutations for SARS-CoV-2 Delta variant

SARS-CoV-2 epidemic management undermined by relationship between symptoms and secondary transmission

SARS-CoV-2 fusion peptides play distinct roles according to neutron scattering

Efficacy of vaccines against the SARS-CoV-2 Delta variant

Hypopituitarism and COVID-19 – exploring a possible bidirectional relationship?

Sepsis during pregnancy linked to higher odds of complications surrounding childbirth

Researchers find no serious health effects linked to mRNA COVID-19 vaccines

Modest differences in lung function could offer clues about the risk of sudden cardiac death

Using an internal cognitive map to solve abstract problems

Study highlights the impact of Mayo Clinic's COVID-19 Remote Patient Monitoring Program

Study finds higher rates of asthma and other lung diseases among bisexual adults

Georgia State researcher receives award to investigate the influence of environment on IBD

Domestic violence in Black communities underreported during Chicago’s stay-at-home order

Researchers develop statistical model to characterize how ketamine anesthesia affects the brain

Weill Cornell receives NIH support to advance TB research

NIH awards $18.15 million to seven projects focused on interoception

Immunological differences in Moderna and Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine-induced Fc-functional profiles

Impact of colloidal aggregation in COVID-19 drug repurposing screens

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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