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Corrected method for more accurate estimation of SARS-CoV-2 reproduction number

Scientists have recently proposed and applied a correction to EpiEstim, a statistical method to estimate the time-dependent transmission of infectious disease during an epidemic.

11 Nov 2021

Phage-like particle system provides a platform for quick and easy vaccine generation

In this study, researchers report on the development of a monovalent lambda PLP-based vaccine against SARS-CoV-2 or MERS-Cov through decoration with the spike RBD proteins from either virus.

11 Nov 2021

Pancreatic cancer collective announces new PSA campaign with Marlon Wayans and Tiffany Haddish

The Pancreatic Cancer Collective, an initiative of the Lustgarten Foundation and Stand Up To Cancer®, announced today the launch of a new PSA campaign.

11 Nov 2021

Effectiveness of sotrovimab demonstrated in patients with mild to moderate COVID-19

In an attempt to study the safety and effectiveness of sotrovimab in more vulnerable patients suffering from mild to moderate symptoms of COVID-19, a multinational team of researchers conducted the COVID-19 Monoclonal antibody Efficacy Trial-Intent to Care Early (COMET-ICE) trial.

11 Nov 2021

REGEN-COV shown to rapidly reduce SARS-CoV-2 viral load in hospitalized COVID-19 patients

Studies have shown that mortality rates in hospitalized patients with COVID-19 are high, ranging between 10% and 30%. REGEN-COV®, a combination of monoclonal antibodies casirivimab and imdevimab, is approved in the United States and other regions for emergency treatment of COVID-19 outpatients with mild to moderate SARS-CoV-2 infection and post-exposure prophylaxis.

10 Nov 2021

Surveillance approaches to monitor the presence of SARS-CoV-2 in a fully vaccinated population

Researchers at the University of Calgary Health Technology Assessment Unit investigated scientific evidence on various surveillance and testing methods to monitor the presence of the virus in a vaccinated population.

10 Nov 2021

Evidence that mild and even asymptomatic SARS-CoV-2 infection can lead to sustained immune activation

A paper published in the open-access journal Viruses, reports on a study investigating long-term changes to soluble inflammatory factors and cellular immune phenotype and function in 22 survivors of mild SARS-CoV-2 infection. The observations were then compared to 11 individuals who had recovered from other mild respiratory infections.

10 Nov 2021

Study examines how conflicting messages about health issues impact patient responses

The 24-hour news cycle and social media bombardment often resulting in conflicting messages about health issues might be making it harder than ever for people to make critical decisions, according to a Rutgers-led study.

10 Nov 2021

Study explores how homeschooling affects adolescents’ character, health and well-being

Compared to peers at public schools, adolescents who are homeschooled are more likely to report greater character strengths and fewer risky health behaviors later in life, but are less likely to attain a college degree, according to a new study published this week in the open-access journal PLOS ONE by Tyler VanderWeele of Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, US, and colleagues.

10 Nov 2021

Study tracks risk and protective behaviors related to transmission of HIV/AIDS in young adults

A number of behaviors in younger adults that increase risk for the transmission of HIV/AIDS have declined or changed between 2010 and 2020, according to the national Monitoring the Future study.

10 Nov 2021

Study reveals ways to debunk highly prevalent health misinformation

The current pandemic shows how quickly health misinformation can spread. However, there are tools to debunk misinformation as demonstrated by a new study on health communication strategies from Karolinska Institutet in Sweden, published in the journal BMJ Global Health.

10 Nov 2021

Minority neighborhoods in New York experienced a greater improvement in air quality during lockdown

Minority neighborhoods in rural New York experienced a disproportionately greater improvement in air quality compared to other neighborhoods, according to new research conducted at Binghamton University, State University of New York.

10 Nov 2021

Study finds high rates of asphyxia-associated neonatal mortality in poorer parts of São Paulo state

Researchers who analyzed data for São Paulo state, Brazil, found the highest rates of newborn mortality from asphyxia in cities in the south, southeast and north of the state between 2004 and 2013.

10 Nov 2021

First detection of SARS-CoV-2 remdesivir resistance in an immunocompromised patient

A research group from the US (led by experts from Yale University School of Medicine) recently presented a case of an immunocompromised female patient with acquired deficiency of B lymphocytes who subsequently developed a protracted course of the infection with the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2).

10 Nov 2021

COVID-19 lockdown measures profoundly disrupted work-family balance

Around the world increasing mental health inequalities between women and men following the COVID-19 pandemic represent a major public health concern.

10 Nov 2021

Researchers discover mechanisms underlying the unwanted side effects of drugs

Researchers at Weill Cornell Medicine have discovered how drugs can affect various membrane-spanning proteins in addition to their intended target, potentially causing unwanted side effects.

10 Nov 2021

Emergence of SARS-CoV-2 immune escape variants in an immunocompromised patient

A German case study recently published in the journal Nature Communications has characterized a long-term severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection dynamics in an immunosuppressed kidney transplant recipient and provided evidence for the evolution of SARS-CoV-2 into potentially harmful immune escape mutants during persistent infections.

10 Nov 2021

Children are more tolerant of a parent performing the nose swabbing technique, study suggests

Nose swab samples collected by parents are as good as those collected by nurses at detecting respiratory infections in children, according to a study by researchers at the University of Bristol published in the journal Microbiology Spectrum today [10 November].

10 Nov 2021

New biomarkers could help determine synaptic damage and neurodegeneration in Alzheimer's

Alzheimer's disease is the main neurodegenerative disease in old people for which there is no treatment or efficient prevention yet.

10 Nov 2021

Risk of severe COVID-19 is rare among fully vaccinated individuals in England

A team of UK-based scientists has recently estimated the prevalence of vaccine breakthrough infections and severe disease in a large number of individuals fully vaccinated against coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) in England.

10 Nov 2021

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Corrected method for more accurate estimation of SARS-CoV-2 reproduction number

Phage-like particle system provides a platform for quick and easy vaccine generation

Pancreatic cancer collective announces new PSA campaign with Marlon Wayans and Tiffany Haddish

Effectiveness of sotrovimab demonstrated in patients with mild to moderate COVID-19

REGEN-COV shown to rapidly reduce SARS-CoV-2 viral load in hospitalized COVID-19 patients

Surveillance approaches to monitor the presence of SARS-CoV-2 in a fully vaccinated population

Evidence that mild and even asymptomatic SARS-CoV-2 infection can lead to sustained immune activation

Study examines how conflicting messages about health issues impact patient responses

Study explores how homeschooling affects adolescents’ character, health and well-being

Study tracks risk and protective behaviors related to transmission of HIV/AIDS in young adults

Study reveals ways to debunk highly prevalent health misinformation

Minority neighborhoods in New York experienced a greater improvement in air quality during lockdown

Study finds high rates of asphyxia-associated neonatal mortality in poorer parts of São Paulo state

First detection of SARS-CoV-2 remdesivir resistance in an immunocompromised patient

COVID-19 lockdown measures profoundly disrupted work-family balance

Researchers discover mechanisms underlying the unwanted side effects of drugs

Emergence of SARS-CoV-2 immune escape variants in an immunocompromised patient

Children are more tolerant of a parent performing the nose swabbing technique, study suggests

New biomarkers could help determine synaptic damage and neurodegeneration in Alzheimer's

Risk of severe COVID-19 is rare among fully vaccinated individuals in England

Improving healthcare sustainability through carbon data

Managing vibration in IVF laboratories

A New Approach to Preventing Bladder Cancer Recurrence

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