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Scientists employ AI to predict which viruses could infect humans in future

Daniel Becker, an assistant professor of biology in the University of Oklahoma's Dodge Family College of Arts and Sciences, has been leading a proactive modeling study over the last year and a half to identify bat species that are likely to carry betacoronaviruses, including but not limited to SARS-like viruses.

11 Jan 2022

Secondhand nicotine vaping at home may increase risk of bronchitic symptoms in young adults

Secondhand exposure at home to the nicotine vapour from e-cigarettes is linked to a heightened risk of bronchitic symptoms and shortness of breath among young adults, finds research published online in the respiratory journal Thorax.

11 Jan 2022

Psychotropic drugs are commonly used by patients with heart disease, study shows

Antidepressants and other psychiatric medications are associated with an almost doubled risk of premature death in patients with heart conditions, according to research published today in the European Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing, a journal of the European Society of Cardiology (ESC).

11 Jan 2022

What are the predictors of inpatient COVID-19 mortality rates?

A new study, conducted by a multidisciplinary team of researchers from Suffolk University, Boston, Massachusetts, examined the relationship between baseline staffing levels of registered nurses (RNs), hospitalists, emergency medicine physicians, and intensivists (staff) and hospital-level COVID-19 mortality rates. The research builds on and extends earlier research that examined a subset of hospital-level characteristics over a shorter time period.

11 Jan 2022

Long-term exposure to air pollutants may increase the incidence of COVID-19

Long term exposure to ambient air pollution may heighten the risk of COVID-19 infection, suggests research published online in the journal Occupational & Environmental Medicine.

11 Jan 2022

New insights into reforming the actions that hindered Seattle researchers from community testing for COVID-19

As the two-year anniversary of the pandemic approaches, a new commentary provides insights into reforming the "labyrinth of conflicting and uncoordinated actions among state and federal regulators" that in early 2020 hampered Seattle researchers from community testing for COVID-19.

11 Jan 2022

Latest tools for COVID-19 Omicron variant research

AMSBIO has announced new additions to its portfolio of tools for COVID-19 research - two monoclonal antibodies that recognize the Spike RBD (B.1.1.529, Omicron Variant) protein and neutralizes its interaction with ACE2.

From AMS Biotechnology 11 Jan 2022

An algorithmic method to identify epidemic waves of COVID-19

In this research paper, a team of scientists from various institutions across the UK and Poland provides contributions aimed at resolving this issue. First, the authors clarify the multiple ways researchers use the word 'epidemic wave.' Their technique divides epidemic time series (of confirmed cases and deaths) into non-overlapping 'observed waves.'

11 Jan 2022

Optimal monoclonal antibodies against SARS-CoV-2 variants

Researchers screen different monoclonal antibodies to identify an optimal mAb with higher binding affinity to the receptor-binding domain of SARS-CoV-2.

10 Jan 2022

Modeling shows that free SARS-CoV-2 rapid antigen tests for all Australians would benefit the economy

Researchers conducted a cost-effectiveness analysis of government-funded COVID-19 rapid antigen tests in Australia.

10 Jan 2022

SARS-CoV-2 activates microglia in the brain

Researchers demonstrate that SARS-CoV-2 can infect the human microglia.

10 Jan 2022

Immunological factors associated with impaired BNT162b2 mRNA vaccine response in older adults

A new study posted to the pre-print server medRxiv* investigated the significant immune alterations concerning SARS-CoV-2 specific innate and adaptive immunity associated with a lower BNT162b2 mRNA vaccine response in older individuals.

10 Jan 2022

Neurologist receives ERC grant to study novel light-activated drugs with antiepileptic effects

Dr. Michael Wenzel from the Department of Epileptology at the University Hospital Bonn has received a coveted Starting Grant from the European Research Council.

10 Jan 2022

Unrelated vaccines could also help reduce the burden of COVID-19 pandemic, study shows

While the world has celebrated the arrival of highly effective vaccines against COVID-19, new work by researchers at Weill Cornell Medicine and the University of Oxford shows that even unrelated vaccines could help reduce the burden of the pandemic.

10 Jan 2022

Study reveals widespread impact of COVID-19 pandemic on maternal and newborn care in Europe

The COVID-19 pandemic has led to deficiencies and large inequalities in the care of mothers and newborns in Europe.

10 Jan 2022

Unique combination of nanomaterials in DNA biosensor enables easier SARS-CoV-2 detection

A recent paper that was published in the Talanta journal dedicated to original reports in pure and applied analytical chemistry presents for the first time the combination of two different nanomaterials – gold nanomaterials (AuNMs) and CDs for the development of an improved electrochemiluminescence (ECL) DNA biosensor.

10 Jan 2022

Medical News

Scientists employ AI to predict which viruses could infect humans in future

Secondhand nicotine vaping at home may increase risk of bronchitic symptoms in young adults

Psychotropic drugs are commonly used by patients with heart disease, study shows

What are the predictors of inpatient COVID-19 mortality rates?

Long-term exposure to air pollutants may increase the incidence of COVID-19

New insights into reforming the actions that hindered Seattle researchers from community testing for COVID-19

Latest tools for COVID-19 Omicron variant research

An algorithmic method to identify epidemic waves of COVID-19

Optimal monoclonal antibodies against SARS-CoV-2 variants

Modeling shows that free SARS-CoV-2 rapid antigen tests for all Australians would benefit the economy

SARS-CoV-2 activates microglia in the brain

Immunological factors associated with impaired BNT162b2 mRNA vaccine response in older adults

Neurologist receives ERC grant to study novel light-activated drugs with antiepileptic effects

Unrelated vaccines could also help reduce the burden of COVID-19 pandemic, study shows

Study reveals widespread impact of COVID-19 pandemic on maternal and newborn care in Europe

Unique combination of nanomaterials in DNA biosensor enables easier SARS-CoV-2 detection

LGBTQ+ individuals experienced higher rates of job loss and healthcare concerns during the pandemic

A study on COVID vaccinated vs. unvaccinated that required hospitalization

SARS-CoV-2 levels decrease when human SIRT5 is deleted or inhibited

Why the French "passe sanitaire" did nothing to solve COVID vaccine inequalities

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