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Anti-nucleocapsid SARS-Cov-2 antibodies wane over time in long-term care facilities

A new study shows that up to a third of survivors in LTCFs were infected during the first year after infection.

5 Oct 2021

SARS-CoV-2 beta variant elicits variant specific and cross-reactive antibodies

One recent study assessed the serum of Beta variant infected patients to determine whether major non-VOC antibodies could neutralize this virus.

5 Oct 2021

Emergence and evolution of endemic and emerging coronavirus diversity in humans and animals

A study aimed to understand the evolutionary and epidemiology dynamics of coronavirus diversity in animals, humans, and wildlife at ecosystem interfaces.

5 Oct 2021

Connection between aerosol transmission and COVID-19 dynamics

A simulation study explored event-level overdispersion of SARS-Cov-2 spread, utilizing real-world inputs from a large number of social gatherings.

5 Oct 2021

The role of ZBP1 in promoting SARS-CoV-2-induced cytokine expression

A new study reported that the ZBP1-induced inflammatory signaling pathway is dependent on ubiquitination and RIPK3’s scaffolding ability, independent of cell death.

5 Oct 2021

Anti-CD20 therapy patients can develop immune responses after SARS-CoV-2 vaccination

A new systematic review and meta-analysis focused on the humoral and cell-mediated immune responses after COVID-19 vaccination in patients undergoing anti-CD20 antibodies treatment.

5 Oct 2021

Managing metabolic disease through time-restricted eating

In this interview, News-Medical speaks to Dr. Satchin Panda about his latest research into time-restricted eating and how it can be used to manage metabolic diseases.

5 Oct 2021

Depressed seroconversion in immunocompromised COVID-19 vaccine recipients

Researchers from the University of Singapore have reviewed the data in post-vaccinated immunocompromised patients to examine the effectiveness of these vaccines in these patients.

5 Oct 2021

How accurate is COVID-19 modeling?

Researchers from the Burnet Institute in Melbourne have been using this to investigate how accurate COVID-19 modelling has been.

5 Oct 2021

MR study finds no causal link between age at menarche or age at menopause and Alzheimer's risk

Aging-US published "The role of age at menarche and age at menopause in Alzheimer's disease: evidence from a bidirectional mendelian randomization study" which reported that the association between endogenous estrogen exposure and Alzheimer's disease remains inconclusive in previous observational studies, and few Mendelian randomization studies have focused on their causality thus far.

5 Oct 2021

Brain waves sensitive to team flow compared to non-engaging teamwork or a solo flow

A research team led by associate professor, Mohammad Shehata at Toyohashi University of Technology, in cooperation with researchers at the California Institute of Technology and Tohoku University have found the brain waves and regions sensitive to team flow compared to non-engaging teamwork or a solo flow.

5 Oct 2021

Study highlights sex differences in the brain biology that controls alcohol drinking behaviors

A brain circuit that works as a "brake" on binge alcohol drinking may help explain male-female differences invulnerability to alcohol use disorders, according to a preclinical study led by scientists at Weill Cornell Medicine.

5 Oct 2021

Inflammatory molecules "trapped" inside micro clots may be the cause of Long COVID symptoms

New research indicates that an overload of various inflammatory molecules, literally "trapped" inside insoluble microscopic blood clots (micro clots), might be the cause of some of the lingering symptoms experienced by individuals with Long COVID.

5 Oct 2021

UD chemical engineer aims to improve the delivery of therapeutic medicines to the body

The human body has built-in protections to keep pathogens out. That sneezing fit or stuffy nose when you have a cold? That's your body leveraging mucosal linings in your respiratory system to expel the offending virus.

5 Oct 2021

Novel mouse model uncovers resistance mechanism in human breast cancers

Scientists at the Medical College of Wisconsin Cancer Center and an international team of collaborators have generated mice with an improved hormone profile that supports growth and metastatic spread of implanted human breast tumors.

5 Oct 2021

Scientists analyze if T-cell tests can be used to determine whether people had COVID-19

Can T-cell tests be used to determine whether people have had COVID-19? Scientists at Uppsala University and Karolinska Institutet have jointly analysed this issue under the aegis of the COMMUNITY study at Danderyd Hospital. Their study is published in the scientific journal PLOS ONE.

4 Oct 2021

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Anti-nucleocapsid SARS-Cov-2 antibodies wane over time in long-term care facilities

SARS-CoV-2 beta variant elicits variant specific and cross-reactive antibodies

Emergence and evolution of endemic and emerging coronavirus diversity in humans and animals

Connection between aerosol transmission and COVID-19 dynamics

The role of ZBP1 in promoting SARS-CoV-2-induced cytokine expression

Anti-CD20 therapy patients can develop immune responses after SARS-CoV-2 vaccination

Managing metabolic disease through time-restricted eating

Depressed seroconversion in immunocompromised COVID-19 vaccine recipients

How accurate is COVID-19 modeling?

MR study finds no causal link between age at menarche or age at menopause and Alzheimer's risk

Brain waves sensitive to team flow compared to non-engaging teamwork or a solo flow

Study highlights sex differences in the brain biology that controls alcohol drinking behaviors

Inflammatory molecules "trapped" inside micro clots may be the cause of Long COVID symptoms

UD chemical engineer aims to improve the delivery of therapeutic medicines to the body

Novel mouse model uncovers resistance mechanism in human breast cancers

Scientists analyze if T-cell tests can be used to determine whether people had COVID-19

Saliva test could be used for lithium monitoring among patients with mood disorders

Study looks at immunosuppressants and COVID vaccine efficacy

J&J vaccine prevents SARS-CoV-2-induced thrombosis and inflammation in hamsters

mRNA vaccination induces strong humoral immune responses against SARS-CoV-2 in over 80's

Obesity, GLP-1s, and metabolic care

Automation in cell-based workflows

Data management challenges in scientific research

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