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Age-specific susceptibility during the Omicron driven, Delta driven, and pre-Delta waves in South Korea

Researchers assessed the relative age-varying susceptibility to SARS-CoV-2 Omicron strain infections compared to the SARS-CoV-2 Delta strain and pre-Delta strains in South Korea.

30 Jun 2022

Effectiveness of Pfizer-BioNTech’s BNT162b2 vaccine against SARS-CoV-2 Delta and Omicron variants among teens

Researchers evaluated Pfizer-BioNTech’s BNT162b2 vaccine effectiveness after two and three doses against SARS-CoV-2 variants of concern such as Delta and in Canadian adolescent community residents.

30 Jun 2022

The effects and mechanisms of SARS-CoV-2 on the nervous system

Researchers reviewed the neurologic manifestations associated with SARS-CoV-2.

30 Jun 2022

The severity of Omicron BA.4/BA.5 lineages in the South Africa population

Researchers assessed the clinical severity of SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variants.

30 Jun 2022

Researchers investigate the possibility that SARS-CoV-2 can be transmitted by the wind

Researchers investigated whether wind-assisted transmission of SARS-CoV-2 was possible.

30 Jun 2022

A fast, highly sensitive, point-of-care RT-LAMP and CRISPR/Cas12a assay for the detection of SARS-CoV-2

Researchers used isothermal amplification with CRISPR-Cas12a to detect SARS-CoV-2.

30 Jun 2022

South African study shows COVID severity of Omicron BA.1, BA.4, BA.5 all similar

A recent article posted to the medRxiv* preprint server analyzed the illness severity of the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) Omicron BA.4/BA.5 and prior viral waves in the Western Cape, South Africa.

30 Jun 2022

Research examines possibility of monkeypox transmission in domestic settings

In a recent article posted to the medRxiv* preprint server, researchers conducted environmental sampling for an imported monkeypox virus (MPXV) case in the United Kingdom (UK).

30 Jun 2022

Identification of potent SARS-CoV-2 macrodomain inhibitors

A recent study posted to the bioRxiv* preprint server illustrated the optimization of the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) nonstructural protein 3 (NSP3) macrodomain (Mac) inhibitor based on structure.

30 Jun 2022

SARS-CoV-2 3CLpro also susceptible to mutations

Researchers assess the activity of all potential mutations in the SARS-CoV-2 3CLpro.

29 Jun 2022

Study finds more of white matter hyperintensities in postmenopausal women

Women who have gone through menopause may have more of a brain biomarker called white matter hyperintensities than premenopausal women or men of the same age, according to a new study published in the June 29, 2022, online issue of Neurology, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology.

29 Jun 2022

Scientists report autoimmunity from molecular mimicry between SARS-CoV-2 spike and human proteins

A new study focused on studying molecular mimicry between the S protein of SARS-CoV-2 and known epitopes, using a computational method.

29 Jun 2022

Maternal psychological growth and improved mother-infant bonding triggered by childbirth during COVID-19 pandemic

In a new study, childbirth-related post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) was examined in a cohort of women during the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States.

29 Jun 2022

Discovery suggests a new way to slow or stop metastatic spread of pancreatic cancer

Pancreatic cancer, though rare, is one of the deadliest of cancers, killing nearly 50,000 people yearly and doing so quickly, primarily because it metastasizes rapidly through the body. Barely one in 10 people survive beyond five years.

29 Jun 2022

Proteins in the eye may predict which macular degeneration patients need life-long treatment

In a study of eye fluid from 38 patients, Johns Hopkins Medicine researchers say they have found that levels of a specific protein appears to help accurately predict whether people with the wet form of age-related macular degeneration may need lifelong, frequent eye injections to preserve vision or if they can be safely weaned off the treatments.

29 Jun 2022

COVID-19 pandemic linked to lower antibodies in breastmilk

New research describes the results of a study measuring such protection and exploring the effects of waning antibody levels on infant susceptibility to respiratory pathogens.

29 Jun 2022

Researchers explore disease severity post-infection with SARS-CoV-2 Omicron in hematologic patients

A new study has studied the clinical outcome and spectrum in 61 patients infected with the SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant.

29 Jun 2022

The distribution and dynamics of microbial populations on surfaces within a clinical microbiology lab during the COVID-19 pandemic

Researchers evaluated the distribution of microbes on surfaces within a microbiology laboratory.

29 Jun 2022

Epigenome-wide DNA methylation patterns in convalescent COVID-19 subjects

Researchers investigated the epigenetic rewiring of odor perception in SARS-CoV-2-infected cells.

29 Jun 2022

Study finds Omicron variant could break through vaccine protection more effectively than the Delta variant

Researchers assessed the efficacy of vaccinations against SARS-CoV-2 Delta and Omicron variants of concern.

29 Jun 2022

Medical Science News

Age-specific susceptibility during the Omicron driven, Delta driven, and pre-Delta waves in South Korea

Effectiveness of Pfizer-BioNTech’s BNT162b2 vaccine against SARS-CoV-2 Delta and Omicron variants among teens

The effects and mechanisms of SARS-CoV-2 on the nervous system

The severity of Omicron BA.4/BA.5 lineages in the South Africa population

Researchers investigate the possibility that SARS-CoV-2 can be transmitted by the wind

A fast, highly sensitive, point-of-care RT-LAMP and CRISPR/Cas12a assay for the detection of SARS-CoV-2

South African study shows COVID severity of Omicron BA.1, BA.4, BA.5 all similar

Research examines possibility of monkeypox transmission in domestic settings

Identification of potent SARS-CoV-2 macrodomain inhibitors

SARS-CoV-2 3CLpro also susceptible to mutations

Study finds more of white matter hyperintensities in postmenopausal women

Scientists report autoimmunity from molecular mimicry between SARS-CoV-2 spike and human proteins

Maternal psychological growth and improved mother-infant bonding triggered by childbirth during COVID-19 pandemic

Discovery suggests a new way to slow or stop metastatic spread of pancreatic cancer

Proteins in the eye may predict which macular degeneration patients need life-long treatment

COVID-19 pandemic linked to lower antibodies in breastmilk

Researchers explore disease severity post-infection with SARS-CoV-2 Omicron in hematologic patients

The distribution and dynamics of microbial populations on surfaces within a clinical microbiology lab during the COVID-19 pandemic

Epigenome-wide DNA methylation patterns in convalescent COVID-19 subjects

Study finds Omicron variant could break through vaccine protection more effectively than the Delta variant

How agentic AI is reshaping laboratory workflows

Fourier 80: bringing benchtop NMR systems to the laboratory

How industrial hygiene flow calibration supports defensible exposure data

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