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Iota-carrageenan inhibits replication of SARS-CoV-2 VOCs

Scientists have recently reported the efficacy of carrageenan against both the SARS-CoV-2 original strain as well as the Alpha, Beta, Gamma, and Delta VOCs.

13 Dec 2021

Novel assay using finger-prick samples provides COVID-19 vaccine efficacy data

Researchers estimate vaccine efficacy over a period post-vaccination using quantitative antibody assay on finger-prick blood samples.

13 Dec 2021

Exercise 'sweet spot' reverses cognitive decline in aging mice

University of Queensland researchers have discovered an exercise 'sweet spot' that reverses the cognitive decline in aging mice, paving the way for human studies.

13 Dec 2021

Calling the global community to tackle current infodemic related to COVID-19

Please join us by signing the Call for Action - a global movement to promote access to health information and to mitigate harm from health misinformation among online and offline communities.

13 Dec 2021

Financial hardship exceedingly common among pregnant and postpartum women in the U.S.

Pregnancy and the year after delivery is a critical period for health care access for birthing individuals and babies.

13 Dec 2021

People with HIV more likely to develop heart failure, study finds

People with HIV are at higher risk of developing heart failure than people without HIV, a new study found.

13 Dec 2021

Using cannabis alongside other drugs may lead to harmful drug-drug interactions

Using cannabis alongside other drugs may come with a significant risk of harmful drug-drug interactions, new research by scientists at Washington State University suggests.

13 Dec 2021

Surgery rates in U.S. hospitals bounced back to normal after initial COVID-19 shutdown

Stanford Medicine researchers found that after the March 2020 COVID-19 shutdown, nonurgent surgery rates dropped, but within months they bounced back and remained at pre-pandemic levels, even as coronavirus infections peaked during the fall and winter of 2020.

13 Dec 2021

Adults with pathogenic copy number variants more likely to have poorer health, study suggests

Adults with specific genetic causes of mental health and other brain disorders had significantly higher rates of chronic disease and twice as many annual emergency room visits when compared to a control group without these genetic conditions, a Geisinger study found.

13 Dec 2021

New bed tower at Duke University Hospital provides world class space for pediatric care

A new bed tower at Duke University Hospital has now fully opened, with pediatric patients and their families moving into new rooms on four floors over the weekend.

13 Dec 2021

NHS COVID Pass rolled out to fully vaccinated 12-15 year olds for international travel

Today, the NHS COVID pass will be rolled out to 12-15 year olds for international travel, allowing even more people to be able to prove their vaccine status.

13 Dec 2021

WHO and St. Jude announce plans to improve children's access to cancer medicines

The World Health Organization and St. Jude Children's Research Hospital today announced plans to establish a platform that will dramatically increase access to childhood cancer medicines around the world.

13 Dec 2021

New technology could help determine COVID-19 patients at risk for micro thrombosis-related issues

Physicians treating coronavirus infections have a new diagnostic that could help identify patients at risk of organ failure.

13 Dec 2021

Glycans strengthen interaction between viral spike proteins and ACE2 receptors on host cells

A new study shows that the ACE2 and RBD of coronavirus spike fragments have different binding strengths and dissociation rates when they are glycosylated and non-glycosylated.

13 Dec 2021

NYU Langone Health performs second successful investigational xenotransplantation procedure

Less than two months after the first breakthrough surgery, NYU Langone Health has performed its second successful investigational xenotransplantation procedure using a genetically engineered pig kidney.

13 Dec 2021

COVID-19 pandemic may halt two decades of global progress towards Universal Health Coverage

New evidence compiled by the World Health Organization and the World Bank shows that the COVID-19 pandemic is likely to halt two decades of global progress towards Universal Health Coverage.

13 Dec 2021

Evaluating the virucidal activity of blue LED light against SARS-CoV-2 infection

A new study provides some possible explanations to the mechanisms by which antiviral activity is exerted by blue LED light and indicated that the alteration of the SARS-CoV-2 spike protein requires the presence of photosensitizers.

13 Dec 2021

Impact of tumor environments on susceptibility and course of disease in those infected with SARS-CoV-2

A review assessed the impact of "hot" vs. "cold" immune/tumor environments (and associated therapies) on susceptibility and disease course in subjects with these two types of tumors and infected with SARS-CoV-2 to decipher the mechanisms that drive these adverse outcomes in COVID-19 infected cancer patients.

13 Dec 2021

SARS-CoV-2 omicron variant may evade host immune responses

A recent study has demonstrated that the omicron variant of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 has a higher ability to evade antibody-mediated neutralization than other variants of concern.

13 Dec 2021

What are the implications of orangutan translocation risks in the COVID-19 era?

Can orangutan translocation pose infectious disease transmission and species conservation threats?

13 Dec 2021

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Iota-carrageenan inhibits replication of SARS-CoV-2 VOCs

Novel assay using finger-prick samples provides COVID-19 vaccine efficacy data

Exercise 'sweet spot' reverses cognitive decline in aging mice

Calling the global community to tackle current infodemic related to COVID-19

Financial hardship exceedingly common among pregnant and postpartum women in the U.S.

People with HIV more likely to develop heart failure, study finds

Using cannabis alongside other drugs may lead to harmful drug-drug interactions

Surgery rates in U.S. hospitals bounced back to normal after initial COVID-19 shutdown

Adults with pathogenic copy number variants more likely to have poorer health, study suggests

New bed tower at Duke University Hospital provides world class space for pediatric care

NHS COVID Pass rolled out to fully vaccinated 12-15 year olds for international travel

WHO and St. Jude announce plans to improve children's access to cancer medicines

New technology could help determine COVID-19 patients at risk for micro thrombosis-related issues

Glycans strengthen interaction between viral spike proteins and ACE2 receptors on host cells

NYU Langone Health performs second successful investigational xenotransplantation procedure

COVID-19 pandemic may halt two decades of global progress towards Universal Health Coverage

Evaluating the virucidal activity of blue LED light against SARS-CoV-2 infection

Impact of tumor environments on susceptibility and course of disease in those infected with SARS-CoV-2

SARS-CoV-2 omicron variant may evade host immune responses

What are the implications of orangutan translocation risks in the COVID-19 era?

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