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CXCR6/CXCL16 axis has significant role in the immuno-pathogenesis of severe COVID-19

In a study published on the preprint server medRxiv*, scientists studying the SARS-CoV-2 genome have identified a region linked with the disease severity.

16 Sep 2021

Researchers examine the persistent effects of COVID-19 on vascular function of young adults

In a first-of-its-kind study, researchers have examined the persistent effects of SARS-CoV-2 infection on the vascular function of otherwise healthy young adults. The research, published in the American Journal of Physiology-Heart and Circulatory Physiology, was chosen as an APSselect article for September.

16 Sep 2021

Experts raise questions about routine use of surrogate endpoints for drug approvals

A growing number of drugs are being approved on the basis of indirect ('surrogate') measures that do not always reliably predict outcomes that matter most to patients, such as living longer or feeling better.

16 Sep 2021

Pediatric SARS-CoV-2 infections usually mild, says study

A new study in the journal BMC Pediatrics describes the clinical phenotypes and outcomes in a thousand children who developed COVID-19.

16 Sep 2021

Research paves the way for advances in the treatment of many brain disorders

Bristol-led research has identified specific drug targets within the neural circuits that encode memories, paving the way for significant advances in the treatment of a broad spectrum of brain disorders.

16 Sep 2021

Reproductive specialist highlights the need to investigate menstrual changes after covid-19 vaccination

Some women say their periods change after getting a covid-19 vaccination. In The BMJ today, Dr Victoria Male, a reproductive specialist at Imperial College London, says a link between menstrual changes after covid-19 vaccination is plausible and should be investigated.

16 Sep 2021

Researchers identify key factor responsible for brain development during evolution

As humans, we have a large and intricately folded neocortex that accounts for many of our intellectual abilities and sets us apart from all other species

16 Sep 2021

Single dose of typhoid conjugate vaccine found to be safe and effective in Malawian kids

A new study, published today in the New England Journal of Medicine, finds a single dose of typhoid conjugate vaccine (TCV) – the only typhoid vaccine licensed for children as young as 6 months – is safe and 84 percent effective in protecting against typhoid in Blantyre, Malawi.

16 Sep 2021

Australian study finds enablers and barriers to COVID-19 vaccine uptake

People’s trust in the government’s approval of a safe and effective vaccine against COVID-19 is the biggest driver of vaccine uptake, an Australian study has found.

16 Sep 2021

COVID-19 and the gut-lung axis

A new study explores the hypothesis that stimulation of the gut could be responsible for the lung inflammation seen in COVID-19, triggered by SARS-CoV-2.

16 Sep 2021

New report provides the latest statistics on health impacts of dementia in Australia

Dementia is the second leading cause of death in Australia and the number of people living with it is continuing to increase, according to a new report from the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare.

16 Sep 2021

New research highlights the quality of life and mental health issues of adults with autism

New research led by psychologists at Edge Hill University has placed a spotlight on the quality of life and mental health issues experienced by adults diagnosed with autism.

16 Sep 2021

Live oral SARS-CoV-2 vaccine provides partial protection in Rhesus Macaques

A new study describes the partial protection against respiratory infection with SARS-CoV-2 following gut inoculation with a live attenuated virus.

16 Sep 2021

When covid deaths are dismissed or stigmatized, grief is mixed with shame and anger

Months after Kyle Dixon died, his old house in Lanse, Pennsylvania, is full of reminders of a life cut short.

16 Sep 2021

How Fauci and the NIH got ahead of the FDA and CDC in backing boosters

In January — long before the first jabs of covid-19 vaccine were even available to most Americans — scientists working under Dr. Anthony Fauci at the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases were already thinking about potential booster shots.

16 Sep 2021

No papers, no care: Disabled migrants seek help through lawsuit, activism

Desperation led José Luis Hernández to ride atop a speeding train through northern Mexico with hopes of reaching the United States 13 years ago.

16 Sep 2021

Novel combination therapy approach to keep leukemia at bay

In chronic leukemias, blocking the overactive kinase JAK2 by a targeted therapy approach is only mitigating the patients' symptoms, but cannot truly change the course of the disease.

16 Sep 2021

IL-1-Ra autoantibodies observed in high frequency in children with PIMS/MIS-C

Although severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection typically affects children only mildly, multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children (MIS-C) or pediatric inflammatory multisystem syndrome (PIMS) is a serious but rare complication occurring after infection.

16 Sep 2021

Rockefeller saliva test turns out to be easier and safer to administer than conventional COVID tests

In the early days of the pandemic, with commercial COVID tests in short supply, Rockefeller's Robert B. Darnell developed an in-house assay to identify positive cases within the Rockefeller community.

16 Sep 2021

New modeling on efficacy of BioNTech-Pfizer's SARS-CoV-2 vaccine against variants

In order to address these issues, scientists from Xitific LTD and IDEAPharma in the UK proposed a novel approach to the framework of immune correlates, built upon the previous research. The framework formulated by the authors was developed for the mRNA-based vaccinations but could be applied to the other variations.

16 Sep 2021

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CXCR6/CXCL16 axis has significant role in the immuno-pathogenesis of severe COVID-19

Researchers examine the persistent effects of COVID-19 on vascular function of young adults

Experts raise questions about routine use of surrogate endpoints for drug approvals

Pediatric SARS-CoV-2 infections usually mild, says study

Research paves the way for advances in the treatment of many brain disorders

Reproductive specialist highlights the need to investigate menstrual changes after covid-19 vaccination

Researchers identify key factor responsible for brain development during evolution

Single dose of typhoid conjugate vaccine found to be safe and effective in Malawian kids

Australian study finds enablers and barriers to COVID-19 vaccine uptake

COVID-19 and the gut-lung axis

New report provides the latest statistics on health impacts of dementia in Australia

New research highlights the quality of life and mental health issues of adults with autism

Live oral SARS-CoV-2 vaccine provides partial protection in Rhesus Macaques

When covid deaths are dismissed or stigmatized, grief is mixed with shame and anger

How Fauci and the NIH got ahead of the FDA and CDC in backing boosters

No papers, no care: Disabled migrants seek help through lawsuit, activism

Novel combination therapy approach to keep leukemia at bay

IL-1-Ra autoantibodies observed in high frequency in children with PIMS/MIS-C

Rockefeller saliva test turns out to be easier and safer to administer than conventional COVID tests

New modeling on efficacy of BioNTech-Pfizer's SARS-CoV-2 vaccine against variants

Voltammetry and machine learning for real-time neurotransmitter detection

How real-time off-gas analysis improves fermentation process control

Advancing Drug Safety Assessment With AI, Predictive Modeling, and Human-Relevant Data

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