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Bats pose little zoonotic danger to humans, study says

A new Tel Aviv University study rejects assertions, according to which the origin of the COVID-19 outbreak is in bats. According to the study, bats have a highly effective immune system that enables them to deal relatively easily with viruses considered lethal for other mammals.

5 Sep 2022

$Multidisciplinary effort enhances care for older patients with hip fracture$

Multidisciplinary effort enhances care for older patients with hip fracture

A multidisciplinary effort to improve care for older patients who arrive at the emergency room with a hip fracture has decreased the time before they have surgery, shortened hospital stays, and resulted in better follow-up care, UT Southwestern physicians reported in Geriatric Nursing.

5 Sep 2022

Antiviral activity of favipiravir against Zika and SARS-CoV-2 in cynomolgus macaques

A new study determines the antiviral efficacy of favipiravir against ZIKV and SARS-CoV-2 infections.

4 Sep 2022

A mother's diet during pregnancy is linked to her child's food preferences

Researchers examine the relationship between the quality of the mother’s diet during pregnancy and with appetitive traits of offspring at five years.

4 Sep 2022

The brain and fat communicate directly

Researchers examine the sensory innervation of fat cells within subcutaneous fat deposits.

4 Sep 2022

MHRA approves bivalent COVID-19 booster vaccine made by Pfizer/BioNTech

A second, "bivalent" vaccine has today been approved as a booster by the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) after it was found to meet the UK regulator's standards of safety, quality and effectiveness.

3 Sep 2022

Infectious diseases biobanking: Challenges and opportunities

This article is forms part of a special issue on "research on prevention and control of emerging infectious diseases" https://www.sciencedirect.com/journal/biosafety-and-health/vol/4/issue/4.

2 Sep 2022

Employment indicators remain unchanged for people with disabilities despite inflation, say NTIDE experts

Despite concerns about the impact of inflation, employment indicators remained virtually unchanged, according to today's National Trends in Disability Employment – Monthly Update (nTIDE), issued by Kessler Foundation and the University of New Hampshire's Institute on Disability (UNH-IOD).

2 Sep 2022

Male hypogonadism associated with risk of hospitalization for COVID-19

Men with low testosterone levels are more likely to require hospitalization after COVID-19 infection than men with normal levels or those on testosterone therapy, according to Saint Louis University School of Medicine and Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis researchers.

2 Sep 2022

Study sheds light on how seasonal changes in day length alter the brain and subsequent behavior

Seasonal changes in light - longer days in summer, shorter in winter - have long been associated with human behaviors, affecting everything from sleep and eating patterns to brain and hormonal activity.

2 Sep 2022

Researchers secure $20.5 million NIH grant to beat Alzheimer's disease and related dementias

A team of researchers at the University of Kentucky's Sanders-Brown Center on Aging has been awarded a $20.5 million grant from the National Institute on Aging of the National Institutes of Health.

2 Sep 2022

Cooler ambient temperatures in the tropics increase risk of heart attacks

Scientists have long known that temperature changes impact the incidence of heart attacks. However, most of the research done so far has been in temperate climates, where temperatures range widely.

2 Sep 2022

Covid-19 study highlights a continued drop in U.S. life expectancy

An updated analysis of American COVID-19 deaths throughout 2021 highlights a continued drop in overall life expectancy as well as persistent disparities by race and ethnicity.

2 Sep 2022

COVID has changed people's perception of natural spaces

The pandemic has impacted our lives in a multitude of ways, many of which will no doubt be felt for years to come.

2 Sep 2022

Novel P22-mAb based bELISA assay can help detect antibodies against African swine fever virus

African swine fever (ASF) is a highly infectious and fatal disease of pigs. Due to the complexity of the ASF virus (ASFV) and various clinical forms of the disease, a wide range of highly effective and robust sero-diagnostic assays are required.

2 Sep 2022

Case study shows potential to develop myocarditis following monkeypox infection

A 31-year-old male with confirmed monkeypox infection developed acute myocarditis approximately one week following the onset of monkeypox symptoms, according to a case study published today in JACC: Case Reports.

2 Sep 2022

Analysis sheds light on the delay to recognize airborne transmission of the coronavirus

Millions of people have died of coronavirus infection since 2020 because influential institutions took too long to recognize that it is primarily airborne, and a new University of Colorado Boulder-led historical analysis sheds light on the delay.

2 Sep 2022

Clinical trial shows efficacy and safety of belimumab in East Asian adults with lupus nephritis

This prespecified subgroup analysis of East Asian adults who participated in a phase 3 clinical trial of belimumab added to standard therapy vs. placebo added to standard therapy for lupus nephritis shows earlier and more sustained improvement in kidney outcomes with the addition of belimumab.

2 Sep 2022

Omicron BA.2.75 not more resistant to antibodies than the currently dominating BA.5 variant, study suggests

In a recent study, researchers from Karolinska Institutet in Sweden, and others, have characterised the new omicron variant BA.2.75, comparing its ability to evade antibodies against current and previous variants.

2 Sep 2022

Cannabis legalization likely to reduce conventional pharmaceutical sales by billions of dollars

Researchers from California Polytechnic State University and The University of New Mexico find that stock market investors predict cannabis legalization will reduce conventional pharmaceutical sales by billions of dollars.

2 Sep 2022

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Bats pose little zoonotic danger to humans, study says

Multidisciplinary effort enhances care for older patients with hip fracture

Antiviral activity of favipiravir against Zika and SARS-CoV-2 in cynomolgus macaques

A mother's diet during pregnancy is linked to her child's food preferences

The brain and fat communicate directly

MHRA approves bivalent COVID-19 booster vaccine made by Pfizer/BioNTech

Infectious diseases biobanking: Challenges and opportunities

Employment indicators remain unchanged for people with disabilities despite inflation, say NTIDE experts

Male hypogonadism associated with risk of hospitalization for COVID-19

Study sheds light on how seasonal changes in day length alter the brain and subsequent behavior

Researchers secure $20.5 million NIH grant to beat Alzheimer's disease and related dementias

Cooler ambient temperatures in the tropics increase risk of heart attacks

Covid-19 study highlights a continued drop in U.S. life expectancy

COVID has changed people's perception of natural spaces

Novel P22-mAb based bELISA assay can help detect antibodies against African swine fever virus

Case study shows potential to develop myocarditis following monkeypox infection

Analysis sheds light on the delay to recognize airborne transmission of the coronavirus

Clinical trial shows efficacy and safety of belimumab in East Asian adults with lupus nephritis

Omicron BA.2.75 not more resistant to antibodies than the currently dominating BA.5 variant, study suggests

Cannabis legalization likely to reduce conventional pharmaceutical sales by billions of dollars

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