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GenScript and Duke-NUS announce notice of allowance for “Surrogate Virus Neutralization Technology”

GenScript Biotech Corporation ("GenScript", Stock Code: 1548.HK), a world-leading life sciences research and application service and product provider, and Duke-NUS Medical School, a premier, research intensive medical school, announced today that the U.S. Patent and Trade Office has issued a notice of allowance for the patent application for a novel Surrogate Virus Neutralization Technology (sVNT).

23 Jun 2021

Partisanship guided Americans' health decisions at the beginning of COVID-19 pandemic

What motivated Americans to wear masks and stay socially distanced (or not) at the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic? More often than not, it was partisanship, rather than perceived or actual health risk, that drove their behavior, according to a new study co-authored by researchers at Brown University.

23 Jun 2021

Study provides treatment guidance for children and adolescents with multisystem inflammatory syndrome

An analysis conducted by a group of investigators including Tamara Bradford, MD, Associate Professor of Pediatrics at LSU Health New Orleans School of Medicine, found that children and adolescents with Multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children (MIS-C) initially treated with intravenous immune globulin (IVIG) plus glucocorticoids had a lower risk of new or persistent cardiovascular dysfunction than IVIG alone.

22 Jun 2021

Molecular study reveals signs of inflammation in brains of people who died of COVID-19

The most comprehensive molecular study to date of the brains of people who died of COVID-19 turned up unmistakable signs of inflammation and impaired brain circuits.

22 Jun 2021

Using environmental fluid dynamics to correct COVID-19 pandemic's first wave data inaccuracies

Two COVID-19 pandemic curves emerged within many cities during the one-year period from March 2020 to March 2021.

22 Jun 2021

New universal vaccine protects mice against COVID-19 and other coronaviruses

Scientists at the University of North Carolina Gillings School of Global Public Health have developed a universal vaccine that protected mice not just against COVID-19 but also other coronaviruses and triggered the immune system to fight off a dangerous variant.

22 Jun 2021

Engineering nanobodies to fight against the SARS-CoV-2 virus

Scientists are pursuing a new strategy in the protracted fight against the SARS-CoV-2 virus by engineering nanobodies that can neutralize virus variants in two different ways.

22 Jun 2021

Do the Moderna and Pfizer COVID-19 vaccines elicit different antibody responses?

A recent study led by scientists from the United States has compared the anti-severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) antibody response among clinicians who have been immunized with Pfizer/BioNTech or Moderna coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) vaccine.

22 Jun 2021

What is the optimal dosing regimen for remdesivir in COVID-19 patients? A computational model

A team of scientists from the Pennsylvania State University, USA, recently analyzed the pharmacodynamics and pharmacokinetics of antiviral drug remdesivir using computational models. Based on the study findings, which are yet to be peer-reviewed, the scientists recommend that for effective inhibition of SARS-CoV-2 infection, remdesivir should be used with other antiviral medicines, or its dosing regimen should be optimized to improve bioavailability.

22 Jun 2021

Research findings on the links between air pollution and neurodegeneration

There is growing awareness that air pollutants are playing a critical role in the development of neurodegenerative diseases.

22 Jun 2021

Is liquid chalk an effective disinfectant of SARS-CoV-2 and influenza viruses?

A recent study, published in the American Society for Microbiology’s journal, mSphere, evaluated the use of many liquid chalk products as antiseptics against the transmission of highly pathogenic human viruses such as influenza A virus (H1N1), SARS-CoV-2, (IAV), and norovirus in a mouse norovirus (MNV) model. The researchers applied chalk before or after virus inoculum and determined the recovery of infectious virus to mimic its use in the gym setting.

22 Jun 2021

Have maternal pre-pandemic stress levels influenced children’s mental health during the COVID-19 pandemic?

A recent study, published in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Mental Health, assessed the role of maternal daily perceived stress on the mental health of children during the pandemic.

22 Jun 2021

Researchers screen Chinese herbal medicines and plant compounds for anti-SARS-CoV-2 activity

A review published in Phytotherapy Research discussed the natural anti-SARS-CoV-2 products identified based on in silico prediction. The review’s authors also illustrate the impact of many phytochemicals either alone or in combination with traditional treatments and their potential molecular mechanisms involved in SARS-CoV-2 prevention and treatment.

22 Jun 2021

Is Rand Paul mixing up the vaccine message for Covid survivors?

Last week, Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) posted a Twitter thread asserting that people who have survived a Covid-19 infection were unlikely to be reinfected and have better immunity against variants than those who have been vaccinated against — but not infected by — SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes Covid.

22 Jun 2021

Coronavirus Disease COVID 19 News and Research

Latest Coronavirus Disease COVID 19 News and Research

GenScript and Duke-NUS announce notice of allowance for “Surrogate Virus Neutralization Technology”

Partisanship guided Americans' health decisions at the beginning of COVID-19 pandemic

Study provides treatment guidance for children and adolescents with multisystem inflammatory syndrome

Molecular study reveals signs of inflammation in brains of people who died of COVID-19

Using environmental fluid dynamics to correct COVID-19 pandemic's first wave data inaccuracies

New universal vaccine protects mice against COVID-19 and other coronaviruses

Engineering nanobodies to fight against the SARS-CoV-2 virus

Do the Moderna and Pfizer COVID-19 vaccines elicit different antibody responses?

What is the optimal dosing regimen for remdesivir in COVID-19 patients? A computational model

Research findings on the links between air pollution and neurodegeneration

Is liquid chalk an effective disinfectant of SARS-CoV-2 and influenza viruses?

Have maternal pre-pandemic stress levels influenced children’s mental health during the COVID-19 pandemic?

Researchers screen Chinese herbal medicines and plant compounds for anti-SARS-CoV-2 activity

Is Rand Paul mixing up the vaccine message for Covid survivors?

The effect of novel insertion mutation in SARS-CoV-2 spike glycoprotein RNA

Does SARS-CoV-2 alter the expression of molecules involved in the homeostasis of blood pressure?

Use of nanotherapeutics in treating coronavirus diseases

Coronaviruses identified in two species of Sri Lankan bats

Single-dose of COVID-19 mRNA vaccine reduces symptom duration

Birthday parties may have boosted infection rates at the height of the COVID-19 pandemic

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Coronavirus Disease COVID 19 News and Research

Latest Coronavirus Disease COVID 19 News and Research

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Expanding research and clinical options for children with cancer

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