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SARS-CoV-2 VOCs dependent on IFITM2 for efficient infection establishment

Researchers demonstrate that the Alpha, Beta, Gamma, and Delta variants of SARS-CoV-2 require endogenous IFITM2 expression for efficient replication.

15 Dec 2021

First-of-its-kind gene therapy technique reverses severe hearing loss in mice

Hearing loss has been linked to mutations in at least 100 different genes, but up to 16 percent of genetic hearing loss can be traced to just one gene, STRC, the second most common genetic cause.

15 Dec 2021

New Canadian study shows how SARS-CoV-2 transmission occurred in schools

Researchers explore the frequency, cluster size, and transmission rate of COVID-19 in schools using a simple mathematical model.

15 Dec 2021

Weak T-cell clonal response to SARS-CoV-2 vaccination in IBD patients deficient in antibody-responders

Researchers investigate the post-vaccination clonal T-cell response and its relationship to antibody responses in IBD patients.

15 Dec 2021

Children conceived with assisted reproductive techniques are not at risk of poor psychiatric health

Use of assisted reproductive techniques (ART) does not lead to poorer mental health in children across adolescence and young adulthood, according to a large observational study led by researchers at Karolinska Institutet in Sweden.

15 Dec 2021

Postmenopausal women more likely to have overactive bladder syndrome, study says

If you're feeling more sudden urges to run to the bathroom as you age, you're not alone. A new study suggests postmenopausal women aged 45 to 54 years are more likely to have overactive bladder (OAB) syndrome.

15 Dec 2021

Discovery can pave the way for new strategies to reduce atherosclerosis using omega-3 fatty acids

A receptor activated by substances formed from omega-3 fatty acids plays a vital role in preventing inflammation in blood vessels and reducing atherosclerosis, a new study from Karolinska Institutet in Sweden published in The Journal of Clinical Investigation reports.

15 Dec 2021

Mask laws could prevent unnecessary COVID-19 deaths, study shows

A study of the impact of national face mask laws on COVID-19 mortality in 44 countries with a combined population of nearly one billion people found that, over time, the increase in COVID-19 related deaths was significantly slower in countries that imposed mask laws compared to countries that did not.

15 Dec 2021

WVU researchers explore how a benign virus can be used to treat eye diseases

Viruses have a bad reputation for a good reason. But some viruses don't harm people. Some can even help them.

15 Dec 2021

Combination treatment can effectively inhibit tumor growth

Researchers at the Paul Scherrer Institute PSI have tested various methods to check how effective they are in combatting certain types of cancer.

15 Dec 2021

Australian scientists discover an enzyme that is key to why exercise improves metabolic health

Monash University, Australia scientists have discovered an enzyme that is key to why exercise improves our health.

15 Dec 2021

CDC researchers analyze the earliest batch of COVID-19 tests

The earliest batch of COVID-19 tests distributed by the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) exhibited false positive reactivity of negative controls due to flaws in assay design and contamination in one of the assay components, according to a CDC internal investigation published this week in the open-access journal PLOS ONE.

15 Dec 2021

Factors associated with having data on SARS-CoV-2 infection and COVID-19 severity

Researchers utilized pre-pandemic information from two UK-based observational population studies to investigate predictors of selection into analytic subsamples in observational studies on SARS-CoV-2 infection and on COVID-19 severity.

15 Dec 2021

T-cell immune response in previously infected and vaccinated individuals effective against SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant

New findings illustrate that despite the continuous pattern of the ongoing evolution of SARS-CoV-2, it has not resulted in any significant accumulation of CD8+ T-cell escape mutations.

15 Dec 2021

Novel bioinformatics pipeline for fast and scalable analysis of large viral phylogenies

A team of researchers recently developed a bioinformatics approach to analyze viral phylogenetic clusters.

15 Dec 2021

Exploring the possibility of developing a plant-based oral vaccine against COVID-19

New research optimizes methods for the in-planta expression of the recombinant protein corresponding to the Receptor Binding Domain (RBD) subunit of the surface-exposed Spike glycoprotein of SARS-CoV-2.

15 Dec 2021

Receptor binding of SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant compared to other variants

Researchers compared the binding of the new SARS-CoV-2 VOC Omicron’s RBD and ACE2 receptor with the original Wuhan SARS-CoV-2 strain and other VOCs such as Beta and Delta.

15 Dec 2021

Impact of exogenous antibody therapy by convalescent plasma against SARS-CoV-2

Researches have been investigating the possibility of using convalescent plasma to help patients recover from COVID-19.

15 Dec 2021

Persistence of symptoms up to a year after hospitalization for COVID-19

Researchers conducted a prospective cohort study to determine the persisting COVID-19 associated symptoms after hospitalization and their risk factors.

15 Dec 2021

West African countries must increase COVID-19 vaccination rates to achieve population-level immunity

West African nations need to drastically ramp up their COVID-19 vaccination programmes by factor of 10 if they are to reach at least 60% coverage by 2022 and achieve the population level immunity needed to bring the pandemic under control in Africa and elsewhere, indicates an analysis published in the open access journal BMJ Global Health.

15 Dec 2021

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SARS-CoV-2 VOCs dependent on IFITM2 for efficient infection establishment

First-of-its-kind gene therapy technique reverses severe hearing loss in mice

New Canadian study shows how SARS-CoV-2 transmission occurred in schools

Weak T-cell clonal response to SARS-CoV-2 vaccination in IBD patients deficient in antibody-responders

Children conceived with assisted reproductive techniques are not at risk of poor psychiatric health

Postmenopausal women more likely to have overactive bladder syndrome, study says

Discovery can pave the way for new strategies to reduce atherosclerosis using omega-3 fatty acids

Mask laws could prevent unnecessary COVID-19 deaths, study shows

WVU researchers explore how a benign virus can be used to treat eye diseases

Combination treatment can effectively inhibit tumor growth

Australian scientists discover an enzyme that is key to why exercise improves metabolic health

CDC researchers analyze the earliest batch of COVID-19 tests

Factors associated with having data on SARS-CoV-2 infection and COVID-19 severity

T-cell immune response in previously infected and vaccinated individuals effective against SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant

Novel bioinformatics pipeline for fast and scalable analysis of large viral phylogenies

Exploring the possibility of developing a plant-based oral vaccine against COVID-19

Receptor binding of SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant compared to other variants

Impact of exogenous antibody therapy by convalescent plasma against SARS-CoV-2

Persistence of symptoms up to a year after hospitalization for COVID-19

West African countries must increase COVID-19 vaccination rates to achieve population-level immunity

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