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CHOP helps launch new computational platform to harmonize pediatric cancer data

Children's Hospital of Philadelphia has helped launch a new computational platform that will harmonize pediatric cancer data, allowing researchers, pharmaceutical companies, and advocacy groups to accelerate the pace of drug development for pediatric cancer.

4 Aug 2022

Incubation period, generation time, and reproduction number of initial monkeypox cases in Italy

In a new study, researchers analyzed the first human monkeypox cases in Italy.

4 Aug 2022

What is the impact of COVID-19 on children's media usage?

Researchers assessed the media usage by children during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic.

4 Aug 2022

Higher suPAR levels linked with increased risk of blood clot formation

Blood clots are thought to occur in as many as a third of patients hospitalized with COVID-19. In many cases these clots can be deadly, such as pulmonary embolisms - blood clots that travel to the lungs. In fact, in nearly one third of patients with COVID-19, these clots led to death.

4 Aug 2022

Clinical and demographic inequalities in COVID-19-associated mortality

Researchers quantified the relative and absolute changes in COVID-19-related mortality based on clinical and demographical profiles of 18 million adult patients throughout the pandemic in England.

4 Aug 2022

Disease progression in the rhesus macaque model upon inoculation with the Delta, Omicron BA.1, and Omicron BA.2 variants

Researchers compared the severity levels of disease caused by different SARS-CoV-2 variants of concern in the rhesus macaque model.

4 Aug 2022

Scientists develop nanoparticle-based biosensing device for rapid and ultrasensitive detection of SARS-CoV-2

Researchers developed a gold nanoparticle-based biosensing device for rapid and ultrasensitive detection of SARS-CoV-2 in point-of-care settings.

4 Aug 2022

Therapeutic use of ketamine may be safe, study suggests

Commonly used in medicine as an anesthetic, ketamine is also increasingly prescribed to relieve depressive symptoms. This very fast-acting psychotropic drug is particularly indicated for the treatment of patients resistant to conventional antidepressants.

4 Aug 2022

Large-scale serological survey of SARS-CoV-2 in multiple rodent species across Europe

Scientists conducted SARS-CoV-2 sero-surveillance in wild rodents across Europe.

4 Aug 2022

Was there a benefit of vaccinating health care workers with a fourth dose of BNT162b2 vaccine during the Omicron outbreak?

Researchers analyzed the effectiveness of the fourth dose of the SARS-CoV-2 BNT162b2 vaccination against the SARS-CoV-2 Omicron infection in medical professionals in Israel.

4 Aug 2022

Epidemic model shows that intermediate levels of asymptomatic SARS-CoV-2 infection lead to the highest levels of epidemic fatalities

Researchers used a simplified epidemic model to demonstrate that asymptomatic SARS-CoV-2 infection leads to most fatalities.

4 Aug 2022

Can high-dose coenzyme Q10 reduce the number and severity of post-COVID-19 condition-related symptoms?

Investigators assessed the potential of high-dose coenzyme Q10 treatment for long coronavirus disease.

4 Aug 2022

Study uses digital technology to evaluate antibody response following COVID-19 boosters

Researchers conducted an observational trial in the United States during the SARS-CoV-2 Omicron wave.

4 Aug 2022

A combined influenza and COVID-19 mRNA vaccine

A combined mRNA vaccine is capable of inducing broad and durable protection against co-infection with SARS-CoV-2 and IAV,

3 Aug 2022

Analysis of monkeypox virus genomes suggests that it spread early and cryptically

A new study reports the identification of a cluster of monkeypox virus A.2 lineage genomes.

3 Aug 2022

Has SARS-CoV-2 adapted to higher temperatures?

Researchers describe changes in the infectivity of SARS-CoV-2 in Verona, Italy in 2020, 2021, and 2022.

3 Aug 2022

BBRF hosts a free webinar on manipulating memories to help treat brain illness

The Brain & Behavior Research Foundation is hosting a free webinar, "Manipulating Memories to Help Treat Brain Illness" on Tuesday, August 9, 2022, at 2:00 pm EDT.

3 Aug 2022

New hydrogel treatment disrupts cavity-forming biofilms and whitens teeth

The first thing people notice when they meet you is your smile. To be more confident when giving wide-mouthed, eye-crinkling smiles, people want healthy, pearly white teeth.

3 Aug 2022

Persistent viral infections within hosts cause post-acute sequelae of COVID-19, research shows

A research team, comprised of Associate Professor Tomonari Sumi of the Research Institute for Interdisciplinary Science at Okayama University and Associate Professor Kouji Harada of the Center for IT-based Education at Toyohashi University of Technology, has developed a mathematical model of the immune response within infected hosts that considers systemic infection of a novel coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2), and demonstrated by conducting experimental computer simulations that persistent viral infections within hosts potentially cause long COVID or post-acute sequelae of COVID-19.

3 Aug 2022

What are the recommendations to prevent obesity in midlife women?

Researchers developed recommendations for counseling non-obese 40 to 60 years old women with body mass index (BMI) values ≤29.9 kg/m2 for obesity prevention.

3 Aug 2022

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CHOP helps launch new computational platform to harmonize pediatric cancer data

Incubation period, generation time, and reproduction number of initial monkeypox cases in Italy

What is the impact of COVID-19 on children's media usage?

Higher suPAR levels linked with increased risk of blood clot formation

Clinical and demographic inequalities in COVID-19-associated mortality

Disease progression in the rhesus macaque model upon inoculation with the Delta, Omicron BA.1, and Omicron BA.2 variants

Scientists develop nanoparticle-based biosensing device for rapid and ultrasensitive detection of SARS-CoV-2

Therapeutic use of ketamine may be safe, study suggests

Large-scale serological survey of SARS-CoV-2 in multiple rodent species across Europe

Was there a benefit of vaccinating health care workers with a fourth dose of BNT162b2 vaccine during the Omicron outbreak?

Epidemic model shows that intermediate levels of asymptomatic SARS-CoV-2 infection lead to the highest levels of epidemic fatalities

Can high-dose coenzyme Q10 reduce the number and severity of post-COVID-19 condition-related symptoms?

Study uses digital technology to evaluate antibody response following COVID-19 boosters

A combined influenza and COVID-19 mRNA vaccine

Analysis of monkeypox virus genomes suggests that it spread early and cryptically

Has SARS-CoV-2 adapted to higher temperatures?

BBRF hosts a free webinar on manipulating memories to help treat brain illness

New hydrogel treatment disrupts cavity-forming biofilms and whitens teeth

Persistent viral infections within hosts cause post-acute sequelae of COVID-19, research shows

What are the recommendations to prevent obesity in midlife women?

Exploring the nanoscale: How AFM is transforming cosmetic science

Innovating Texture and Culture in Plant-Based Foods

Advancing brain microphysiological systems (bMPS)

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