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Researchers explore furin inhibitors as a potential tool for treating COVID-19 infection

A new study suggests that coronaviruses such as SARS-CoV-2 depend on a furin cleavage site between the S1/S2 subunits to enhance viral infectivity.

20 Jan 2022

RASCL: new analytic pipeline for investigating selective forces acting on viral genes in SARS-CoV-2 sequences

A study revealed a new analytical pipeline to assess the clades of SARS-CoV-2 by molecular sequence analysis.

20 Jan 2022

Determining COVID-19 vaccine effectiveness among health care workers in Wales

A new study revealed an overall high vaccine uptake and significant vaccine effectiveness of BNT162b2 against COVID-19, among healthcare workers in Wales.

20 Jan 2022

Prospective of graphene and graphene-based derivatives to combat SARS-CoV-2 infection

Researchers explored the utilities of graphene and its derivatives in combating SARS-CoV-2, highlighting its applications in the biomedical domain.

20 Jan 2022

Development of a glycoprotein multi-epitope subunit vaccine candidate against South-African SARS-CoV-2 strains

In a new study, scientists focused on the SARS-CoV-2 Beta variant and used computational methods to design and develop effective glycoprotein multi-epitope subunit vaccine candidates, based on the old and the new Beta virus strains.

20 Jan 2022

Is COVID-19 mRNA vaccination in children associated with subsequent multisystemic hyper-inflammatory syndrome?

Researchers assessed the possibility of COVID-19 mRNA vaccines causing multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children aged 12 to 17 years in France.

20 Jan 2022

Antibodies to SARS-CoV-2 and infection risk in healthcare workers following mRNA vaccination

A new study aimed to understand the risk of COVID-19 infection given certain serological parameters, in a group of vaccinated healthcare workers with high rates of exposure to the virus, followed up at 9 months from vaccination.

20 Jan 2022

Study finds Omicron infection effectively induces immunity against itself and enhances protection against other variants in vaccinated individuals

Researchers investigated the effectiveness of the SARS-CoV-2 Omicron-variant induced immunity, whether it is cross-protective against other variants, and if earlier infection with the SARS-CoV-2 Delta variant offers protection against Omicron.

20 Jan 2022

The effect of different heterologous vaccination intervention strategies on the winter 2020 COVID-19 wave in the US

Researchers demonstrated the effect of different heterologous vaccine interventions on COVID-19 caseloads, hospitalization, and mortality in the US.

20 Jan 2022

The association between green tea consumption and SARS-CoV-2 infection among Japanese

A study recently examined the association between consumption of green tea and SARS-CoV-2 infection in the Japanese population.

20 Jan 2022

The effect of different environmental conditions on the binding behavior of the S protein and RBD of SARS-CoV-2

Researchers investigated the binding behavior of spike protein and receptor-binding domain of SARS-CoV-2 under different environmental conditions.

20 Jan 2022

Estrogen-activated neurocircuit in females provide anti-obesity benefits

Seeking to better understand the key role the female hormone estrogen plays in maintaining energy balance and weight control, a group led by researchers at Baylor College of Medicine looked into estrogen interactions with specific brain regions that provide these anti-obesity benefits.

20 Jan 2022

New statement outlines future directions for the behavioral and social sciences in oral health

The behavioral and social sciences are central to understanding and addressing dental, oral, and craniofacial health, diseases, and conditions, and are relevant to every discipline in dentistry.

20 Jan 2022

New compact and affordable device for recording brain activity

Scientists from Skoltech, South Ural State University, and elsewhere have developed a device for recording brain activity that is more compact and affordable than the solutions currently on the market.

20 Jan 2022

Environmental risk factors driving the nearsightedness 'epidemic' in the UK

A team of researchers used the UK Biobank Study to investigate whether changing environmental factors are causing an increase in myopia.

20 Jan 2022

A novel assay for the rapid detection of SARS-CoV-2 variants

A new study discusses a new assay method designed by researchers to identify SARS-CoV-2 variants.

20 Jan 2022

Study reveals the limitations of manipulating emotional responses to counter distressing moments

A study from the University of Ottawa's Faculty of Social Sciences has revealed the limitations of manipulating emotional responses to counter distressing moments, with participants – particularly women – relying on spontaneous regulated emotion rather than a forced response to cope.

20 Jan 2022

Research shows a relationship between increased SARS-CoV-2 seroreactivity and antimalarial humoral immunity

Researchers investigate the cross-reactivity of the SARS-CoV-2 with pre-pandemic malaria-exposed sera samples collected from Cambodia.

19 Jan 2022

Treatment with immune-boosting protein and radiation improves survival in mice with glioblastoma

Glioblastoma, an aggressive cancer in the brain or spinal cord, has proven stubbornly resistant to newer immunotherapies. And radiation and chemotherapy, the standard treatment for glioblastoma, result in fewer than 10% of patients surviving longer than five years after diagnosis.

19 Jan 2022

Exploring the interactions between multiple respiratory viruses

A recent report explores the dynamics of viral interference between various respiratory viruses in light of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.

19 Jan 2022

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Researchers explore furin inhibitors as a potential tool for treating COVID-19 infection

RASCL: new analytic pipeline for investigating selective forces acting on viral genes in SARS-CoV-2 sequences

Determining COVID-19 vaccine effectiveness among health care workers in Wales

Prospective of graphene and graphene-based derivatives to combat SARS-CoV-2 infection

Development of a glycoprotein multi-epitope subunit vaccine candidate against South-African SARS-CoV-2 strains

Is COVID-19 mRNA vaccination in children associated with subsequent multisystemic hyper-inflammatory syndrome?

Antibodies to SARS-CoV-2 and infection risk in healthcare workers following mRNA vaccination

Study finds Omicron infection effectively induces immunity against itself and enhances protection against other variants in vaccinated individuals

The effect of different heterologous vaccination intervention strategies on the winter 2020 COVID-19 wave in the US

The association between green tea consumption and SARS-CoV-2 infection among Japanese

The effect of different environmental conditions on the binding behavior of the S protein and RBD of SARS-CoV-2

Estrogen-activated neurocircuit in females provide anti-obesity benefits

New statement outlines future directions for the behavioral and social sciences in oral health

New compact and affordable device for recording brain activity

Environmental risk factors driving the nearsightedness 'epidemic' in the UK

A novel assay for the rapid detection of SARS-CoV-2 variants

Study reveals the limitations of manipulating emotional responses to counter distressing moments

Research shows a relationship between increased SARS-CoV-2 seroreactivity and antimalarial humoral immunity

Treatment with immune-boosting protein and radiation improves survival in mice with glioblastoma

Exploring the interactions between multiple respiratory viruses

Obesity, GLP-1s, and metabolic care

Automation in cell-based workflows

Data management challenges in scientific research

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