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High BMI in upper teens linked to elevated risk for severe COVID-19

Men with a high body mass index (BMI) in their upper teens had an elevated risk of severe COVID-19, requiring hospitalization, later in life, University of Gothenburg researchers show in a register study.

22 Feb 2022

Discovery could lead to new treatment approach for people with alcohol-associated liver disease

Investigators at Cedars-Sinai have uncovered a new pathway that helps explain how consuming too much alcohol causes damage to the liver, specifically mitochondrial dysfunction in alcohol-associated liver disease.

22 Feb 2022

A blood test proves to be highly accurate in detecting early signs of Alzheimer's disease

A blood test developed at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis has proven highly accurate in detecting early signs of Alzheimer's disease in a study involving nearly 500 patients from across three continents, providing further evidence that the test should be considered for routine screening and diagnosis.

22 Feb 2022

Study shows link between women's lifetime exposure to sexual violence and high blood pressure

Women who had ever experienced sexual violence in their lifetime — including sexual assault and workplace sexual harassment — were more likely to develop high blood pressure over a seven-year follow-up period, according to findings from a large, longitudinal study of women in the United States.

22 Feb 2022

Cellular automata imaging-based classification of SARS-CoV-2 variants

A new preprint classified and grouped SARS-CoV-2 variants based on their cellular automata imaging images and Hamming distances, to determine viral evolutions.

22 Feb 2022

Study explores the decline in viral load and immune response in COVID-19 patients

Researchers described the changes in viral ribonucleic acid the decline in viral load, and the immune response of SARS-CoV-2-infected patients, in a new preprint study.

22 Feb 2022

SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant rapidly takes over Delta viral strain in Norwegian households

Researchers compared the secondary attack rates SARS-CoV-2 Omicron and Delta variants of concern in Norwegian households.

22 Feb 2022

One in three students reported better mental health and wellbeing during COVID-19 lockdown

One in three young people say their mental health and wellbeing improved during COVID-19 lockdown measures, with potential contributing factors including feeling less lonely, avoiding bullying and getting more sleep and exercise, according to researchers at the universities of Cambridge and Oxford.

22 Feb 2022

Assessing the transmissibility of SARS-CoV-2 variants of concern

A new study investigated and compared the transmissibility of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 variants of concern.

22 Feb 2022

Severity of SARS-CoV-2 infections with Omicron BA.2 variant relative to the BA.1 variant in South Africa

Researchers estimated the clinical severity of the SARS-CoV-2 Omicron BA.2 sublineage relative to the BA.1 variant in South Africa.

22 Feb 2022

Study offers a new, effective therapeutic option against glioblastoma

A study recently accepted for publication in The Journal of Clinical Investigation describes a new and effective therapy to treat glioblastoma: the concomitant use of ADI-PEG20 together with focal brain radiotherapy.

22 Feb 2022

REGEN-COV antibody combination to prevent COVID-19 severity

A new study assessed the effectiveness of REGEN-COV, a combination of casirivimab and imdevimab monoclonal antibodies, in the prevention of COVID-19 disease severity.

22 Feb 2022

Daily activities linked to lower risk of heart disease in older women

Seniors take note, running or brisk walking is not the only way to reduce the risk of heart disease. Simply being "up and about" performing routine activities, referred to as daily life movement, including housework, gardening, cooking and self-care activities like showering can significantly benefit cardiovascular health.

22 Feb 2022

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High BMI in upper teens linked to elevated risk for severe COVID-19

Discovery could lead to new treatment approach for people with alcohol-associated liver disease

A blood test proves to be highly accurate in detecting early signs of Alzheimer's disease

Study shows link between women's lifetime exposure to sexual violence and high blood pressure

Cellular automata imaging-based classification of SARS-CoV-2 variants

Study explores the decline in viral load and immune response in COVID-19 patients

SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant rapidly takes over Delta viral strain in Norwegian households

One in three students reported better mental health and wellbeing during COVID-19 lockdown

Assessing the transmissibility of SARS-CoV-2 variants of concern

Severity of SARS-CoV-2 infections with Omicron BA.2 variant relative to the BA.1 variant in South Africa

Study offers a new, effective therapeutic option against glioblastoma

REGEN-COV antibody combination to prevent COVID-19 severity

Daily activities linked to lower risk of heart disease in older women

Study provides a potent biparatopic antibody against all SARS-CoV-2 variants of concern

Prevalence of chemosensory loss induced by SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant in Italy

SARS-CoV-2 reinfection risk in the population of the Abruzzo Region of Italy

Studies continue to prove ivermectin for COVID-19 treatment ineffectual

Widely utilized SARS-CoV-2 rapid antigen detection tests continue to perform as expected despite Omicron mutations

Lung microbiome alterations and secondary-infections in lethal COVID-19

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