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Widowhood associated with greater risk of advanced prostate cancer

Social environment is a key factor in the risk of developing prostate cancer. PhD student Charlotte Salmon and Professor Marie-Élise Parent of Institut national de la recherche scientifique (INRS) have shown that widowers are more likely to be diagnosed with advanced prostate cancer.

12 Aug 2021

SARS-CoV-2 detection by machine learning surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy

Surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy is a highly sensitive molecule characterization method, significantly more sensitive than ordinary Raman spectroscopy due to the excitation of Raman modes matching the plasmon resonance frequency of the surface metal utilized, usually gold, silver, or copper.

11 Aug 2021

VPS29 gene facilitates coronavirus cell entry

In a research paper recently uploaded to the bioRxiv* preprint server by Poston et al. (August 8th, 2021), common host factors amongst several zoonotic pathogens are explored by CRISPR-Cas9 screening in human lung cells, focusing in particular on the betacoronavirus genus.

11 Aug 2021

New research offers hope to increase efficacy of immunotherapy for lung cancer

Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer-related death. Current treatments employ immunotherapy, often in combination with chemotherapy, but benefits to patients remain slight.

11 Aug 2021

New study offers suggestions for keeping classrooms safe during the Covid-19 pandemic

Open windows and a good heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) system are starting points for keeping classrooms safe during the Covid-19 pandemic. But they are not the last word, according to a new study from researchers at MIT.

11 Aug 2021

Ten-fold reduced risk of workplace SARS-CoV-2 infection in seropositive essential workers

A reassuring new study supports the opening of workplaces to seropositive workers in view of the extremely low risk of reinfection observed in this cohort.

11 Aug 2021

COVID-19 risks likely to shift from older adults to younger children

Within the next few years, as the SARS-CoV-2 virus becomes endemic in the global population, COVID-19 may behave like other common-cold coronaviruses, affecting mostly young children who have not yet been vaccinated or exposed to the virus, according to new modeling results.

11 Aug 2021

Two-arm molecule can deplete cancer-protecting cells to promote immune responses against tumors

A two-arm molecule can effectively deplete cancer-protecting cells inside tumors, allowing the immune system to fight off tumors without becoming overactive. The finding, published online in Science Translational Medicine, could lead to new types of cancer immunotherapies.

11 Aug 2021

Immunogenicity of mRNA vaccine against emerging strains of SARS-CoV-2 in immunocompromised patients

A study measured neutralization of SARS-CoV-2 and vaccine responses in immunocompromised patients with systemic inflammatory diseases.

11 Aug 2021

Researchers quantify left-over COVID vaccine in used Pfizer-BioNTech vials

A new observational study, published on medRxiv* preprint server, has evaluated the unused residual Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine in vials. Bainbridge Prepares (BP), an organization consisting of community medical and non-medical volunteers, supported the research.

11 Aug 2021

Norwegian study on the benefits of COVID vaccination for residents and employees in nursing homes

It is important to understand the vaccine effectiveness (VE) to determine how much protection it offers to the general population. Unfortunately, only a few studies are available that have determined the effect of the COVID-19 vaccine among the residents of LTCFs.

11 Aug 2021

Evaluation of mRNA vaccine responses with a surrogate SARS-CoV-2 viral neutralization assay

In the current study, the authors evaluate several different competitive ELISAs that could be used to measure serum antibodies.

11 Aug 2021

Risk factors for hospitalization among HIV patients infected with SARS-CoV-2

The hospitalization of PWH with COVID-19 is related to host factors such as older age and co-morbidities, rather than due to traditional metrics of HIV.

11 Aug 2021

Breakthrough SARS-CoV-2 infections in patients with systemic rheumatic diseases

A recent study discusses the clinical characteristics and outcomes of patients with SARDs who were previously vaccinated against SARS-CoV-2.

11 Aug 2021

Understanding hypoxia-induced gene expression variations in aggressive type of pancreatic cancer

Cancer cells have evolved a myriad of mechanisms that support their uncontrolled growth. In case of solid tissue tumors, the tumor microenvironment, which consists of extracellular components and conditions surrounding the tumor, is crucial in deciding the fate of the cancer cells.

11 Aug 2021

Researchers aim to identify gene-lifestyle interactions that contribute to cardiometabolic disease risk

Researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have received a four-year, $8.8 million grant to ramp up research aimed at unraveling how an individual's risks of cardiometabolic diseases, such as heart disease and Type 2 diabetes, are influenced by the interaction of specific genes with demographic and lifestyle factors.

11 Aug 2021

Study links belief in social Darwinism with dysfunctional psychological characteristics

A new survey study links belief in the concept of social Darwinism with certain dysfunctional psychological characteristics, such as exploitative attitudes towards others, hostility, and low self-esteem.

11 Aug 2021

Socioeconomic privilege and political ideology correlate to racial disparities in COVID-19 vaccination

Income, educational attainment, and political ideology all play into racial disparities in vaccination rates that have left African Americans more vulnerable to COVID-19, finds new research from the Center for Health Information and Decision Systems at the University of Maryland's Robert H. Smith School of Business.

11 Aug 2021

Defective process in the development of RBCs may trigger lupus

The autoimmune disease lupus may be triggered by a defective process in the development of red blood cells (RBCs), according to a study led by researchers at Weill Cornell Medicine.

11 Aug 2021

One type of cardiac assist device presents greater stroke risk for patients, finds study

According to the American Heart Association (AHA), about 10 percent of the more than 6 million Americans living with heart failure have the advanced form of the disease — where conventional heart therapies and symptom management strategies are no longer effective.

11 Aug 2021

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Widowhood associated with greater risk of advanced prostate cancer

SARS-CoV-2 detection by machine learning surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy

VPS29 gene facilitates coronavirus cell entry

New research offers hope to increase efficacy of immunotherapy for lung cancer

New study offers suggestions for keeping classrooms safe during the Covid-19 pandemic

Ten-fold reduced risk of workplace SARS-CoV-2 infection in seropositive essential workers

COVID-19 risks likely to shift from older adults to younger children

Two-arm molecule can deplete cancer-protecting cells to promote immune responses against tumors

Immunogenicity of mRNA vaccine against emerging strains of SARS-CoV-2 in immunocompromised patients

Researchers quantify left-over COVID vaccine in used Pfizer-BioNTech vials

Norwegian study on the benefits of COVID vaccination for residents and employees in nursing homes

Evaluation of mRNA vaccine responses with a surrogate SARS-CoV-2 viral neutralization assay

Risk factors for hospitalization among HIV patients infected with SARS-CoV-2

Breakthrough SARS-CoV-2 infections in patients with systemic rheumatic diseases

Understanding hypoxia-induced gene expression variations in aggressive type of pancreatic cancer

Researchers aim to identify gene-lifestyle interactions that contribute to cardiometabolic disease risk

Study links belief in social Darwinism with dysfunctional psychological characteristics

Socioeconomic privilege and political ideology correlate to racial disparities in COVID-19 vaccination

Defective process in the development of RBCs may trigger lupus

One type of cardiac assist device presents greater stroke risk for patients, finds study

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