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Gastrointestinal hormone shows promise for the treatment of heart and kidney failure

The gastrointestinal hormone secretin- often associated with its role in the pancreas- increases and improves both heart and kidney function, according to a new study.

26 Jan 2022

Study provides a new treatment option for patients with relapsed B-cell lymphoma

A new therapy showed improvement over the standard treatment for relapsed B-cell lymphoma, according to a study published in the New England Journal of Medicine.

26 Jan 2022

Homologous and heterologous COVID-19 booster vaccines found to be safe and immunogenic

In adults who had previously received a full regimen of any of three COVID-19 vaccines granted Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) or approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, an additional booster dose of any of these vaccines was safe and prompted an immune response, according to preliminary clinical trial results reported in The New England Journal of Medicine.

26 Jan 2022

CDC tells pharmacies to give 4th covid shots to immunocompromised patients

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reached out to pharmacists Wednesday to reinforce the message that people with moderate to severe immune suppression are eligible for fourth covid shots.

26 Jan 2022

More than 5,000 people enrolled in PANORAMIC study for COVID-19 antivirals

Over 5,000 vulnerable people have now enrolled into a world-class study for the chance to receive life-saving antivirals, the government has announced today (Wednesday 26 January 2022).

26 Jan 2022

Cross-recognition of SARS-CoV-2 vaccine-elicited T cell responses among different variants

In a new study, researchers evaluated SARS-CoV-2 vaccination-induced T cell responses cross-recognition among the early and novel SARS-CoV-2 variants.

26 Jan 2022

Breast cancer drug shows promise in treating young infants with PIK3CA-related overgrowth spectrum

PIK3CA-related overgrowth spectrum (PROS) is a group of rare, incurable disorders caused by mutations in the PIK3CA gene that result in the malformation and overgrowth of various parts of the body.

26 Jan 2022

What the federal ‘No Surprises Act’ means in California

Betty Chow, a Los Angeles resident, had a cervical disc replaced in August 2020 at a surgery center that was part of her Anthem Blue Cross PPO network.

26 Jan 2022

After miscarriages, workers have few guarantees for time off or job-based help

For three years, Rachel Makkar said, she thrived in her job as a broker and asset manager at J&B Building Co. in Colorado. She excelled at her work — she said her performance reviews noted that — and she thought it was "the best place I've ever worked."

26 Jan 2022

Antibodies against SARS-CoV-2 found to persist for up to 15 months after infection

In a new study, a team of researchers explored the association between total immunoglobulin (IgM, IgA, and IgG) against SARS-CoV-2 and protective immunity.

26 Jan 2022

Study suggests synthetic SARS-CoV-2 S glycoprotein coated lipid vesicles are an effective vaccine candidate

In a new study, a team of researchers developed a vaccine candidate with the SARS-CoV-2 spike (S) glycoprotein coated onto lipid vesicles which resembles virus-like particles.

26 Jan 2022

Alterations of sphingolipids and their metabolizing enzymes in hospitalized or convalescent COVID-19 patients

An interdisciplinary team of researchers from Europe analyzed the alterations of sphingolipids and their metabolizing enzymes in hospitalized or convalescent COVID-19 patients.

26 Jan 2022

Does remdesivir reduce mortality in moderately ill hospitalized patients with COVID-19?

A team of researchers performed a meta-analysis to investigate the use of remdesivir in the treatment of COVID-19.

26 Jan 2022

Exploring hematological alterations in COVID-19 patients

New study findings indicated that some hematological alterations that occur during COVID-19-related hospital admission were associated with an increase in the risk of COVID-19-associated ICU admission and mortality.

26 Jan 2022

Endosomal sorting of neuropilin-1 in SARS-CoV-2 infectivity

A study recently identified Neurolipin-1 or NRP1, a host factor for SARS-CoV-2 infection, as a cargo retrograde-transported by the ESCPE-1.

26 Jan 2022

Study demonstrates differential alternative splicing in betacoronaviruses

A new study investigates whether the proportion of ribosomal genes displaying differential gene expression and differential alternative splicing differed between three betacoronaviruses and six other viruses and bacteria.

26 Jan 2022

Study finds overexpression of 3 SARS-CoV-2 genes could globally compromise transcriptome of human pluripotent stem cell-derived cardiomyocytes

In a recent study, whole mRNA-seq was used to investigate the global effects of SARS-CoV-2 viral genes Nsp6, Nsp8, and M on the transcriptome of hPSC-CMs.

26 Jan 2022

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Gastrointestinal hormone shows promise for the treatment of heart and kidney failure

Study provides a new treatment option for patients with relapsed B-cell lymphoma

Homologous and heterologous COVID-19 booster vaccines found to be safe and immunogenic

CDC tells pharmacies to give 4th covid shots to immunocompromised patients

More than 5,000 people enrolled in PANORAMIC study for COVID-19 antivirals

Cross-recognition of SARS-CoV-2 vaccine-elicited T cell responses among different variants

Breast cancer drug shows promise in treating young infants with PIK3CA-related overgrowth spectrum

What the federal ‘No Surprises Act’ means in California

After miscarriages, workers have few guarantees for time off or job-based help

Antibodies against SARS-CoV-2 found to persist for up to 15 months after infection

Study suggests synthetic SARS-CoV-2 S glycoprotein coated lipid vesicles are an effective vaccine candidate

Alterations of sphingolipids and their metabolizing enzymes in hospitalized or convalescent COVID-19 patients

Does remdesivir reduce mortality in moderately ill hospitalized patients with COVID-19?

Exploring hematological alterations in COVID-19 patients

Endosomal sorting of neuropilin-1 in SARS-CoV-2 infectivity

Study demonstrates differential alternative splicing in betacoronaviruses

Study finds overexpression of 3 SARS-CoV-2 genes could globally compromise transcriptome of human pluripotent stem cell-derived cardiomyocytes

The new Omicron subvariant BA.2: what we know so far

SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant found to display increased resilience to antiviral type I interferon response

Effects of the Omicron spike amino acid changes in the interaction with human ACE2 receptor or human antibodies

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