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First cases of co-infection with Delta and Omicron identified during local co-circulation of both SARS-CoV-2 lineages

Researchers revealed the co-infection of the SARS-CoV-2 Delta and Omicron variants in two epidemiologically unrelated patients suffering from chronic kidney disease and requiring hemodialysis

17 Feb 2022

New Olympus Discovery Center opens to advance human disease research

Olympus is proud to announce the opening of the Olympus Discovery Center at Texas A&M Health to support research focused on treating, alleviating and preventing human diseases.

17 Feb 2022

State constitutions vex conservatives’ strategies for a post-Roe world

Republican lawmakers in a handful of conservative states have stumbled on a roadblock to what they thought would be a clear path to setting new restrictions on abortion if the Supreme Court upends the landmark Roe v. Wade decision: right-to-privacy protections enshrined in their own state constitutions.

17 Feb 2022

As politics infects public health, private companies profit

For some counties and cities that share a public health agency with other local governments, differences over mask mandates, business restrictions, and other covid preventive measures have strained those partnerships.

17 Feb 2022

A novel consensus-based computational pipeline that reliably predicts hACE2-RBD binding affinity

Researchers developed a novel computational model to predict the binding affinity between the hACE2 receptor and the RBD of S protein of SARS-CoV-2.

17 Feb 2022

Smartphone-based COVID-19 detection system

In this interview, we speak to Professor Michael Mahan about his latest research which aimed to bring low-cost, state-of-the-art diagnostics to resource-limited settings.

17 Feb 2022

Study looks at COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy in France and Italy

A recent study posted to Research Square* preprint server, and under consideration at the journal Scientific Reports, aimed to learn more about how and to what extent vaccine hesitancy can alter over time at the individual level by considering parameters such as dynamic preferences, news reporting, and gender influence.

16 Feb 2022

Digital breast tomosynthesis spot compression view could help characterize equivocal findings

According to an article in ARRS' American Journal of Roentgenology (AJR), digital breast tomosynthesis (DBT) spot compression view could help characterize equivocal DBT findings, thus reducing further workup for benign findings.

16 Feb 2022

Study investigates what causes blood malignancies linked to gene therapy for sickle cell disease

Gene therapy trials for sickle cell disease have been showing great promise, even offering hope of a cure. But in early 2021, the trials ground to a halt after reports of blood malignancies in two people in a trial sponsored by bluebird bio.

16 Feb 2022

UVMCC researchers address new paradigms in rectal cancer multidisciplinary care

In recent years total neoadjuvant treatment (TNT) - a potent new treatment approach for advanced colorectal cancer that confronts tumors with aggressive rounds of chemotherapy and chemoradiation followed by surgery to remove the cancerous tissue - has emerged as the standard of care.

16 Feb 2022

Characterization of SARS-CoV-2 variants in unvaccinated and vaccinated U.S. military

Researchers discuss the genomic and virological characterization of SARS-CoV-2 variants among unvaccinated and vaccinated U.S military personnel.

16 Feb 2022

Global human microbiome research dominated by highly developed countries

New studies emerge daily on the effect of the human microbiome on human health: colon cancer, ulcers, and cognitive conditions such as Alzheimer's disease have been associated with the communities of microbes that live in our bodies.

16 Feb 2022

New insights into why women develop Alzheimer's symptoms earlier and exhibit faster memory decline

A joint study by Nanyang Technological University, Singapore and National University of Singapore (NUS) scientists has examined why, in mice, female brains are more predisposed to Alzheimer's disease and other neurodegenerative diseases.

16 Feb 2022

Detection of SARS-CoV-2 RNA by plasmonic-magnetic nanorobots

Researchers present a simple and efficient plasmonic-magnetic nanorobot for the detection of SARS-CoV-2 RNA.

16 Feb 2022

Risk factors for COVID-19 in older adult patients with cancer

Researchers develop a geriatric risk score to predict the risk of severe clinical outcomes in older cancer patients with COVID-19.

16 Feb 2022

Study: One in four women has experienced domestic violence within their lifetime

New research published in The Lancet estimates that over one in four women have experienced domestic violence within their lifetime.

16 Feb 2022

Single dose of BNT162b2 vaccine after COVID provides 82% reduction in reinfection risk

Researchers compare the incidence rate of reinfection in convalescent and unvaccinated people to that in recovered and single-dose vaccinated people.

16 Feb 2022

Omicron breakthrough boosts neutralization titers a little more than a 3rd COVID vaccine dose

Researchers compare the neutralizing antibody titers in individuals who received two or three mRNA vaccine doses and experienced breakthrough infections.

16 Feb 2022

Innovative coating kills SARS-CoV-2 and E. coli

Researchers develop a low-cost, non-toxic, and scalable antimicrobial polymer that can be functionalized on diverse fabrics.

16 Feb 2022

Gut microbial signatures associated with increased risk of developing type 2 diabetes

A new study identified microbial signatures which predicted the onset of type 2 diabetes during nearly 16 years of follow-up in a large Finnish population cohort.

16 Feb 2022

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First cases of co-infection with Delta and Omicron identified during local co-circulation of both SARS-CoV-2 lineages

New Olympus Discovery Center opens to advance human disease research

State constitutions vex conservatives’ strategies for a post-Roe world

As politics infects public health, private companies profit

A novel consensus-based computational pipeline that reliably predicts hACE2-RBD binding affinity

Smartphone-based COVID-19 detection system

Study looks at COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy in France and Italy

Digital breast tomosynthesis spot compression view could help characterize equivocal findings

Study investigates what causes blood malignancies linked to gene therapy for sickle cell disease

UVMCC researchers address new paradigms in rectal cancer multidisciplinary care

Characterization of SARS-CoV-2 variants in unvaccinated and vaccinated U.S. military

Global human microbiome research dominated by highly developed countries

New insights into why women develop Alzheimer's symptoms earlier and exhibit faster memory decline

Detection of SARS-CoV-2 RNA by plasmonic-magnetic nanorobots

Risk factors for COVID-19 in older adult patients with cancer

Study: One in four women has experienced domestic violence within their lifetime

Single dose of BNT162b2 vaccine after COVID provides 82% reduction in reinfection risk

Omicron breakthrough boosts neutralization titers a little more than a 3rd COVID vaccine dose

Innovative coating kills SARS-CoV-2 and E. coli

Gut microbial signatures associated with increased risk of developing type 2 diabetes

How Omics Technologies Are Transforming Biological Research and Drug Discovery

How microplastics and bacteria interact to drive antibiotic resistance

Single-cell proteomics: Revealing proteome diversity from cellular heterogeneity to non-canonical biology

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