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Tuberculosis infection protects mice against COVID-19

To study if prior Mtb infection affects the response to CoV2 infection, K18-hACE2 (ACE2) and C57BL/6 (B6) mice were infected with Mtb, and post thirty days, were exposed to CoV2.

27 Mar 2022

SARS-CoV-2 antibodies in breast milk remain after Holder pasteurization

Researchers study the impact of pasteurization on specific Ig concentration against SARS-CoV-2 in milk from mRNA vaccinated lactating women.

27 Mar 2022

CDK6: a potential drug target for severe COVID-19

Researchers identify a methodology and workflow to repurpose drugs against the cyclin-dependent kinase 6 target gene of SARS-CoV-2.

27 Mar 2022

Clinical determinants of post-COVID-19 thromboembolism

Researchers quantify the risk of acute VTE due to SARS-CoV-2 infection in ambulatory settings.

27 Mar 2022

U.S. traveler-based genomic surveillance provided early SARS-CoV-2 variant detection

Researchers discuss their efforts to detect SARS-CoV-2 and its variants in travelers entering the United States.

27 Mar 2022

Study evaluates efficacy of sarilumab in severe/critical COVID-19 patients

Researchers discuss the results of a clinical trial to assess the efficacy and safety of IV sarilumab for the treatment of hospitalized COVID-19 patients.

27 Mar 2022

New approach to help low- and middle-income countries reduce premature mortality from NCDs

Most of the world's countries have made little progress towards a target adopted by the United Nations in 2015, which called for the world to reduce premature mortality from non-communicable diseases by a third by 2030.

27 Mar 2022

Researchers quantify salivary inflammatory mediators in COVID-19

Frank A. Boksa, University of Iowa College of Dentistry, Iowa City, IA, presented "Salivary Immune Signature of SARS-nCoV2 Infection" at the hybrid 51st Annual Meeting & Exhibition of the AADOCR, held in conjunction with the 46th Annual Meeting of the Canadian Association for Dental Research, online and onsite in Atlanta, GA, on March 26, 2022.

27 Mar 2022

Maternal transmission of cariogenic microbes could influence Early Childhood Caries risk

Freida Blostein, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, presented "Does Mothers' Oral Microbiome Seed Children's Microbiome Increasing Caries Risk?" at the hybrid 51st Annual Meeting & Exhibition of the AADOCR, held in conjunction with the 46th Annual Meeting of the Canadian Association for Dental Research (CADR), online and onsite in Atlanta, GA, on March 26, 2022.

27 Mar 2022

Novel ACL reconstruction technique in younger patients garners positive results two years post-surgery

A new study by researchers at Hospital for Special Surgery in New York City presented today at the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons 2022 Annual Meeting found that a novel surgical technique performed during anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) reconstruction in certain younger patients garnered positive results two years post-surgery.

27 Mar 2022

HIV patients on antiretroviral treatment with protease inhibitors may have lower COVID-19 risk

A preliminary study to be presented at this year's European Congress of Clinical Microbiology & Infectious Diseases in Lisbon, Portugal (23-26 April), suggests that people living with HIV who are on antiretroviral treatment (ART) with protease inhibitors (PI), may have a lower risk of COVID-19 infection.

27 Mar 2022

Combination of Covid-19 and flu linked to greater risk of severe disease, death

Adults in hospital who have Covid-19 and the flu at the same time are at much greater risk of severe disease and death compared with patients who have Covid-19 alone or with other viruses, research shows.

27 Mar 2022

Exploring the vital connection between gut microbes, physical activity, and health

Our bowels accommodate billions of active microbes that affect the health, a fact that is arousing increasing interest also among athletes.

26 Mar 2022

Flinders research uncovers how enteric nervous system in the gut communicates with the brain

How the ‘second brain’ – the enteric nervous system in our gut – communicates with our first brain has been one of the most challenging questions faced by enteric neuroscientists, until now.

26 Mar 2022

Researchers discover new pathway for DNA transfer in tumor microenvironment

University of Notre Dame researchers have discovered another way tumor cells transfer genetic material to other cells in their microenvironment, causing cancer to spread.

25 Mar 2022

New trial examines the effectiveness of a two-pronged immunotherapy for glioblastomas

A new clinical trial at the University of Cincinnati is studying the effectiveness of a new two-pronged immunotherapy treatment procedure to treat the most aggressive and deadly type of brain tumors, called glioblastomas. Originating from healthy brain cells, glioblastomas can form in any area of the brain.

25 Mar 2022

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Tuberculosis infection protects mice against COVID-19

SARS-CoV-2 antibodies in breast milk remain after Holder pasteurization

CDK6: a potential drug target for severe COVID-19

Clinical determinants of post-COVID-19 thromboembolism

U.S. traveler-based genomic surveillance provided early SARS-CoV-2 variant detection

Study evaluates efficacy of sarilumab in severe/critical COVID-19 patients

New approach to help low- and middle-income countries reduce premature mortality from NCDs

Researchers quantify salivary inflammatory mediators in COVID-19

Maternal transmission of cariogenic microbes could influence Early Childhood Caries risk

Novel ACL reconstruction technique in younger patients garners positive results two years post-surgery

HIV patients on antiretroviral treatment with protease inhibitors may have lower COVID-19 risk

Combination of Covid-19 and flu linked to greater risk of severe disease, death

Exploring the vital connection between gut microbes, physical activity, and health

Flinders research uncovers how enteric nervous system in the gut communicates with the brain

Researchers discover new pathway for DNA transfer in tumor microenvironment

New trial examines the effectiveness of a two-pronged immunotherapy for glioblastomas

Study examines how facts and fake news on social media influence COVID-19 vaccine uptake

Nurse convicted of neglect and negligent homicide for fatal drug error

Novel SARS-CoV-2 strains found to have low impact on CD8 T lymphocytes

Burt's Bees research demonstrates the efficacy of natural origin skincare regimens

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