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Study shows SARS-CoV-2 VOCs disseminated around the world according to different spatial source-sink dynamics

Researchers assessed the dispersion patterns of SARS-CoV-2 variants and their global expansion.

30 Nov 2022

Phase 2/3 clinical trial shows that Clover’s vaccine candidate reduces household transmission of SARS-CoV-2

Clover Biopharmaceuticals, Ltd., a global clinical-stage biotechnology company developing novel vaccines and biologic therapeutics, and the International Vaccine Institute, an international nonprofit organization devoted to providing vaccines critical to global public health and based in Seoul, Korea, today announced that Clinical Infectious Diseases has published additional data from SPECTRA, a global Phase 2/3 clinical trial, that showed vaccination with SCB-2019 (CpG 1018/Alum) reduced the risk of transmitting SARS-CoV-2 infection to household members, compared to placebo participants.

30 Nov 2022

The effect of evolutionary changes in prolonged SARS-CoV-2 infection in an immunosuppressed individual due to advanced HIV

Researchers assessed the impact of SARS-CoV-2 infection on cell death and fusion in an immunocompromised host.

30 Nov 2022

Researchers receive $3 million-plus NIH grant to develop treatment for drug-resistant fungus

With a new $3 million-plus grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH), Case Western Reserve University researchers are examining the next level of treatment for Candida auris (C.auris), a multidrug-resistant yeast that causes serious infection and, in some cases, death.

30 Nov 2022

New simulation platform could help build more caregiving robots

Caregiving robots would be transformative for people with disabilities and their caretakers, but few research groups are working in this space.

30 Nov 2022

Researchers identify two important factors involved in the formation and renewing of self-schema

At the end of a bad day, how do you feel about yourself? The answer could indicate not only how your self-perception formed, but also how it renews, according to experimental results from a research group in Japan.

30 Nov 2022

Inactivation of previously unknown gene found to be a likely culprit in the onset of pancreatic cancer

New research out of VCU Massey Cancer Center points to the inactivation of a previously unidentified gene as a likely culprit in the development of pancreatic cancer.

30 Nov 2022

Research findings may offer a new potential therapeutic target for Alzheimer’s disease

A new study links a gene concentrated in the brain's cleanup cells, known as microglia, to the inflammation that has increasingly emerged as a key mechanism contributing to Alzheimer's disease.

30 Nov 2022

New drug candidates for male birth control may be on the horizon

For decades, researchers have been working on "male birth control" - and studies show there is a demand.

30 Nov 2022

New study questions the perception that autistic individuals experience less pain

People with autism have normal pain thresholds but increased sensitivity to painful stimuli, concludes a study in PAIN, the official publication of the International Association for the Study of Pain.

30 Nov 2022

Study on mpox epidemiology in New York during summer 2022

Researchers presented a summary of their experience of identifying, managing, and vaccinating monkeypox (MPX) virus (MPXV)-infected individuals in New York during the summer season of 2022.

30 Nov 2022

Existing drug may help decrease side effects of widely used cancer treatment

A Michigan State University researcher is part of an international team that found an existing drug may help decrease side effects of cisplatin, a widely used cancer treatment that was discovered at MSU in 1965.

30 Nov 2022

UNH researchers receive $1.8 million to study the effectiveness of child trafficking prevention program

The physical and emotional harm caused by commercial sexual exploitation and trafficking of children and youth has been well documented but there is little research looking at preventative measures to help protect those at risk.

30 Nov 2022

Australian researchers unearth a new form of antimicrobial resistance

Australian researchers have uncovered a new form of antimicrobial resistance (AMR) – undetectable using traditional laboratory testing methods – in a discovery set to challenge existing efforts to monitor and tackle one of the world's greatest health threats.

30 Nov 2022

New evidence of mpox virus transmission before onset of symptoms

Researchers extensively followed-up high-risk contacts of clade IIb mpox (MPX) virus (MPXV)-infected patients to evaluate the risk of MPX after MPXV exposure and to characterize early MPXV infections.

30 Nov 2022

Plasma from vaccinated and COVID-19 convalescent subjects as passive immunotherapy against the new Omicron BQ.1.1, XBB, and BF.7 variants

Researchers systematically reviewed SARS-CoV-2 Omicron BQ.1.1 neutralization data from individual patient samples.

30 Nov 2022

New EU-funded project aims to find better strategies to protect vulnerable people from mental illness

To improve understanding of mental health, today's symptom-based diagnoses need to be complemented with biological criteria accounting for differences between individuals and the sexes.

30 Nov 2022

Minimally invasive treatment provides long-term relief to patients with carpal tunnel syndrome

A minimally invasive treatment for carpal tunnel syndrome provides complete and long-term relief to patients without the use of corticosteroids, according to research being presented today at the annual meeting of the Radiological Society of North America.

30 Nov 2022

Study suggests persistent immune activation and long COVID correlate independently with severe COVID-19

Researchers investigated whether severe COVID-19 patients exhibited inflammation and immune activation three months after hospitalization and explored the associations among COVID-19 severity, long COVID, and immune activation.

30 Nov 2022

Zika-exposed children may show differences in cognitive development, mood and mobility

Children who are exposed to the Zika virus while in the womb, but who are not subsequently diagnosed with Zika-related birth defects and congenital Zika syndrome (CZS), may still display differences in some aspects of cognitive development, mood and mobility compared to unexposed children, reports a study published in Pediatric Research.

30 Nov 2022

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Study shows SARS-CoV-2 VOCs disseminated around the world according to different spatial source-sink dynamics

Phase 2/3 clinical trial shows that Clover’s vaccine candidate reduces household transmission of SARS-CoV-2

The effect of evolutionary changes in prolonged SARS-CoV-2 infection in an immunosuppressed individual due to advanced HIV

Researchers receive $3 million-plus NIH grant to develop treatment for drug-resistant fungus

New simulation platform could help build more caregiving robots

Researchers identify two important factors involved in the formation and renewing of self-schema

Inactivation of previously unknown gene found to be a likely culprit in the onset of pancreatic cancer

Research findings may offer a new potential therapeutic target for Alzheimer’s disease

New drug candidates for male birth control may be on the horizon

New study questions the perception that autistic individuals experience less pain

Study on mpox epidemiology in New York during summer 2022

Existing drug may help decrease side effects of widely used cancer treatment

UNH researchers receive $1.8 million to study the effectiveness of child trafficking prevention program

Australian researchers unearth a new form of antimicrobial resistance

New evidence of mpox virus transmission before onset of symptoms

Plasma from vaccinated and COVID-19 convalescent subjects as passive immunotherapy against the new Omicron BQ.1.1, XBB, and BF.7 variants

New EU-funded project aims to find better strategies to protect vulnerable people from mental illness

Minimally invasive treatment provides long-term relief to patients with carpal tunnel syndrome

Study suggests persistent immune activation and long COVID correlate independently with severe COVID-19

Zika-exposed children may show differences in cognitive development, mood and mobility

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