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Northwestern researchers study COVID-19 mechanisms, infection patterns and impact on gender minorities

Northwestern Medicine investigators continue to study the COVID-19 pandemic, from the biological mechanisms of disease and infection patterns to the pandemic's impact on women and sexual and gender minorities.

6 Feb 2022

Switching from metered-dose inhaler to a dry powder reduces carbon footprint of asthma treatment

Switching from a metered-dose inhaler to a dry powder version for maintenance therapy more than halves the carbon footprint of people with asthma, and without any worsening of their condition, finds a pharma industry sponsored study published online in the journal Thorax.

6 Feb 2022

Brazilian material scientist develops a novel method for early detection of kidney disease

Humboldt Research Fellow Dr. Maria Rita Ortega Vega from the Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul in Brazil will be a guest at the Faculty of Chemistry and Food Chemistry at TU Dresden.

6 Feb 2022

New expert consensus on sex-specific considerations in myocardial revascularization released

A newly released expert consensus statement on sex-specific considerations in myocardial revascularization aims to summarize available literature on myocardial revascularization in women and identify important gaps in evidence.

6 Feb 2022

First case of avian influenza A(H5N1) in asymptomatic flock owner in Europe

Following an outbreak of highly pathogenic avian influenza A(H5N1) in a flock of around 125 Muscovy ducks in a domestic setting in South West England on 22 December 2021, the virus was later also confirmed in the asymptomatic flock owner.

6 Feb 2022

A novel approach to predict mutations within the SARS-CoV-2 spike

A study posted recently to the bioRxiv* preprint server demonstrated that the emergence of new spike variants of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2) can be predicted.

6 Feb 2022

Detection of SARS-CoV-2 Delta variant infection in a domestic cat

The first published case describing the Delta variant of the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) in a domestic cat in the United States highlights the realistic scenario of spillover infections with emerging viral variants that threaten human and animal health.

6 Feb 2022

Study examines community and individual risk factors that relate to higher risk of COVID-19

Black residents of Baton Rouge and New Orleans faced twice the risk of SARS-CoV-2 infection as white residents, a study shows.

6 Feb 2022

AI systems may one day assist anesthesiologists in the operating room, study suggests

A new study by researchers at MIT and Massachusetts General Hospital suggests the day may be approaching when advanced artificial intelligence systems could assist anesthesiologists in the operating room.

6 Feb 2022

Assessing public trust and understanding of CDC’s revised COVID-19 guidelines

Researchers assess the understanding and trust of the revised COVID-19 isolation and quarantine guidance recommended by the U.S. CDC.

6 Feb 2022

Booster dose of Pfizer-BioNTech COVID vaccine protects elderly against Omicron

Researchers discuss the impact of mRNA booster immunization on the neutralizing activity against the SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant in the elderly.

6 Feb 2022

Women, smokers and drinkers more likely to develop taste or smell disorders from COVID

Researchers investigate the relationship between TSD and COVID-19.

6 Feb 2022

Greater neutralizing titers observed in vaccinated individuals with breakthrough Omicron infection

Researchers assess the neutralizing power of plasma samples collected from Omicron convalescent individuals who were either vaccinated or unvaccinated.

6 Feb 2022

Many COVID-19 patients still contagious after five days

A new study shows that a high proportion of individuals still test positive for SARS-CoV-2 infection using RATs after five days of quarantine.

6 Feb 2022

Dizziness is a common symptom of COVID-19

New research published in Internal and Emergency Medicine discusses the relationship between SARS-CoV-2 infection and dizziness.

6 Feb 2022

COVID-19 severity does not differ by trimester, study says

Research shows that pregnant people who contract COVID-19 are at increased risk of severe complications, including hospitalization, ventilation, and death, compared to pregnant people without COVID-19.

4 Feb 2022

Study finds increased vaccine breakthrough, less hospitalization rates and disease severity in omicron patients

Within only three weeks after the omicron variant was first identified among Houston Methodist patients, this variant rapidly took over and became the cause of a majority of new cases.

4 Feb 2022

Using interdisciplinary approach to beat cancer

European Cooperation in Science and Technology (COST) World Cancer Day aims at raising awareness of cancer and to encourage its prevention, detection, and treatment.

4 Feb 2022

Researchers investigate how discontinuing the multiple sclerosis drug affects expectant mothers

MS relapses of clinical relevance are known to occur in up to 80 per cent of patients within four to seven months of stopping natalizumab. It is also a known fact that pregnancy has a mitigating effect on the disease.

4 Feb 2022

Older people at highest risk of death are least likely to receive effective COVID-19 treatment

People over age 65 at the highest risk for severe COVID-19 have often been the least likely to receive monoclonal antibodies (mAbs)—a highly effective treatment for the disease—both across and within U.S. states, according to new research co-authored by researchers from Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health.

4 Feb 2022

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Northwestern researchers study COVID-19 mechanisms, infection patterns and impact on gender minorities

Switching from metered-dose inhaler to a dry powder reduces carbon footprint of asthma treatment

Brazilian material scientist develops a novel method for early detection of kidney disease

New expert consensus on sex-specific considerations in myocardial revascularization released

First case of avian influenza A(H5N1) in asymptomatic flock owner in Europe

A novel approach to predict mutations within the SARS-CoV-2 spike

Detection of SARS-CoV-2 Delta variant infection in a domestic cat

Study examines community and individual risk factors that relate to higher risk of COVID-19

AI systems may one day assist anesthesiologists in the operating room, study suggests

Assessing public trust and understanding of CDC’s revised COVID-19 guidelines

Booster dose of Pfizer-BioNTech COVID vaccine protects elderly against Omicron

Women, smokers and drinkers more likely to develop taste or smell disorders from COVID

Greater neutralizing titers observed in vaccinated individuals with breakthrough Omicron infection

Many COVID-19 patients still contagious after five days

Dizziness is a common symptom of COVID-19

COVID-19 severity does not differ by trimester, study says

Study finds increased vaccine breakthrough, less hospitalization rates and disease severity in omicron patients

Using interdisciplinary approach to beat cancer

Researchers investigate how discontinuing the multiple sclerosis drug affects expectant mothers

Older people at highest risk of death are least likely to receive effective COVID-19 treatment

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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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