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New research finds mHealth technologies as a viable option to monitor COVID-19 patients

An international task force, including two University of Massachusetts Amherst computer scientists, concludes in new research that mobile health (mHealth) technologies are a viable option to monitor COVID-19 patients at home and predict which ones will need medical intervention.

13 Aug 2020

USC researchers find the likely order of COVID-19's symptoms

USC researchers have found the likely order in which COVID-19 symptoms first appear: fever, cough, muscle pain, and then nausea, and/or vomiting, and diarrhea.

13 Aug 2020

Study shows how picornaviruses infect the host cell

Picornaviruses is a family of viruses that can cause a number of different diseases, including polio, meningitis, and in rare cases myocarditis, encephalitis, and paralysis.

13 Aug 2020

Care home residents with Covid-19 are either asymptomatic or have 'atypical' symptoms

Many care home residents who have Covid-19 infection are either asymptomatic or experience ‘atypical’ symptoms – according to a new study from the University of East Anglia (UEA) and North Norfolk Primary Care, supported by UEA Health and Social Care Partners.

13 Aug 2020

Pasteurization inactivates SARS‐CoV ‐2 in human milk, study finds

A new study has confirmed what researchers already suspected to be the case: heat inactivates SARS-CoV-2 in human milk.

13 Aug 2020

Early cases of COVID-19 are far more widespread than initially reported

Patients with undiagnosed flu symptoms who actually had COVID-19 last winter were among thousands of undetected early cases of the disease at the beginning of this year.

13 Aug 2020

Why you should get your flu shots amid the coronavirus pandemic

Health experts from the National Public Health Organization, the Andreas Sygros Hospital, and the Kapodistrian University in Greece say that influenza shots to reduce the risk of flu are crucial, particularly this coming fall or winter when the flu season usually kick starts. Their work is published in the journal Vaccine.

12 Aug 2020

FDA approves new treatment option for patients with rare Duchenne muscular dystrophy mutation

Today, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration granted accelerated approval to Viltepso (viltolarsen) injection for the treatment of Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) in patients who have a confirmed mutation of the DMD gene that is amenable to exon 53 skipping.

12 Aug 2020

Experimental vaccine effective at preventing pneumonia in COVID-19-infected mice

An experimental vaccine is effective at preventing pneumonia in mice infected with the COVID-19 virus, according to a study from Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis.

12 Aug 2020

Nurses and doctors sick with COVID feel pressured to get back to work

The first call in early April was from the testing center, informing the nurse she was positive for COVID-19 and should quarantine for two weeks.

12 Aug 2020

Study sheds new light on mechanisms of cohesin function involved in cancer and cardiac development

Ana Losada, from the Spanish National Cancer Research Centre (CNIO), is the scientist who identified cohesin in vertebrates, a protein that is essential in cell division.

12 Aug 2020

Research looks at convalescent plasma use in COVID-19 mouse model

A new study by researchers at the University of Iowa and published on the preprint server bioRxiv in August 2020 reports the utility of a mouse model that recapitulates several aspects of human COVID-19 and can reflect the antiviral efficacy of new drugs as well.

12 Aug 2020

Study highlights need to understand different environmental conditions that affect surface chemistry of SARS-CoV-2

Researchers at Michigan Tech, TÜV SÜD UK National Engineering Laboratory and University of Edinburgh call for increased research on virus surface stability and interaction in "Surface Chemistry Can Unlock Drivers of Surface Stability of SARS-CoV-2 in Variety of Environmental Conditions" in the Cell Press journal Chem.

12 Aug 2020

COMBAT study shows how pancreatic cancer patients can benefit from immunotherapy

Working with an international team of researchers, HonorHealth Research Institute and the Translational Genomics Research Institute, an affiliate of City of Hope, were instrumental in one of the first clinical trials showing how pancreatic cancer patients can benefit from immunotherapy, according to a four-year study published in a premier scientific journal, Nature Medicine.

11 Aug 2020

Smoking and vaping significantly increase risk of COVID-19 in teens and young adults

Now, a new study published in the Journal of Adolescent Health shows that teens and young adults may have a heightened risk of COVID-19 if they vape or smoke cigarettes. Cigarette smokers are seven times more likely to be infected with SARS-CoV-2. Meanwhile, people who vape are five times more likely to be diagnosed with the viral infection.

11 Aug 2020

Scientist explains why COVID-19 targets only some organs while others are spared

The severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) uses the enzyme angiotensin-converting enzyme 2 (ACE2) to enter and infect human cells. It causes COVID-19 and can lead to a multitude of complications, including multi-organ impairment, partially due to the abundant expression of ACE2 in all human tissues.

11 Aug 2020

Study shows home monitoring program improves survival rates in infants with heart defects

Interstage Home Monitoring (IHM) programs for infants with single ventricle heart defects help families recognize potential complications early and improve infant survival rates and growth prior to the second of multiple surgeries.

11 Aug 2020

SARS-CoV-2 infection and transmission possible in North American deer mice

The current COVID-19 pandemic began as a zoonosis in China, at the end of 2019, caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), a novel betacoronavirus with significant similarity to an earlier virus of the same family.

11 Aug 2020

Persistent hiccups an unusual COVID-19 symptom

Now, a team of researchers revealed another atypical symptom reported by patients infected with the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), the virus that causes the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) – persistent hiccups.

10 Aug 2020

Scientists reveal the best and worst face masks to use for COVID-19 protection

Duke University went about testing 14 different types of masks to determine which offers the best protection against SARS-CoV-2 infection. The team has found that bandannas, gaiters, and knitted masks are some of the least effective face coverings for preventing the spread of SARS-CoV-2.

10 Aug 2020

Cold, Flu & Cough News and Research

Latest Cold, Flu & Cough News and Research

New research finds mHealth technologies as a viable option to monitor COVID-19 patients

USC researchers find the likely order of COVID-19's symptoms

Study shows how picornaviruses infect the host cell

Care home residents with Covid-19 are either asymptomatic or have 'atypical' symptoms

Pasteurization inactivates SARS‐CoV ‐2 in human milk, study finds

Early cases of COVID-19 are far more widespread than initially reported

Why you should get your flu shots amid the coronavirus pandemic

FDA approves new treatment option for patients with rare Duchenne muscular dystrophy mutation

Experimental vaccine effective at preventing pneumonia in COVID-19-infected mice

Nurses and doctors sick with COVID feel pressured to get back to work

Study sheds new light on mechanisms of cohesin function involved in cancer and cardiac development

Research looks at convalescent plasma use in COVID-19 mouse model

Study highlights need to understand different environmental conditions that affect surface chemistry of SARS-CoV-2

COMBAT study shows how pancreatic cancer patients can benefit from immunotherapy

Smoking and vaping significantly increase risk of COVID-19 in teens and young adults

Scientist explains why COVID-19 targets only some organs while others are spared

Study shows home monitoring program improves survival rates in infants with heart defects

SARS-CoV-2 infection and transmission possible in North American deer mice

Persistent hiccups an unusual COVID-19 symptom

Scientists reveal the best and worst face masks to use for COVID-19 protection

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