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Report outlines strong scientific foundations for taking actions to stop the next pandemic

As the world struggles to contain COVID-19, a group of leading, scientific experts from the U.S., Latin America, Africa, and South Asia released a report today outlining the strong scientific foundations for taking actions to stop the next pandemic by preventing the spillover of pathogens from animals to people.

18 Aug 2021

Study highlights how differently diverse groups of middle-aged women reacted to COVID-19

As lockdowns continue around Australia in the wake of the highly infectious Delta strain, new research from Flinders University has revealed that during the pandemic in 2020, the most affluent women suffered increased feelings of depression compared to other social classes and middle-class women who reported feeling fear and anxiety, drank more alcohol.

18 Aug 2021

Research aims to reduce the loss of speech and language in epilepsy patients

New research aims to shed light on reducing the loss of speech and language in epilepsy patients who require brain surgery to manage the condition.

18 Aug 2021

Cannabis use spiked, but methamphetamine use plunged in Australia during COVID-19 lockdown

Wastewater samples taken during 2020 show that methamphetamine (ice) use plunged in Australia during the first COVID-19 lockdown while cannabis use spiked, according to a new study led by the University of South Australia.

18 Aug 2021

Research redefines dieting and the culture of weight loss

For decades, there has been an accepted definition of dieting in academia, and in society as a whole. Michael Lowe, PhD, a professor in Drexel University's College of Arts and Sciences, has recently reevaluated the decades of dieting research to redefine the way researchers and the public define – and therefore understand - dieting and the culture of weight loss.

18 Aug 2021

UK survey reveals variations in care provided across the country

Over 600,000 emergency calls to 999 during the first wave of the pandemic were for suspected Covid, with ambulances sent in almost 80% of cases and 43% of patients being conveyed to hospital, a major new survey of UK ambulance services has shown.

18 Aug 2021

P681R spike mutation enhances replication efficiency of SARS-CoV-2 delta variant

A team of scientists from the University of Texas, USA, has recently revealed that the P681R spike mutation is responsible for increased infectivity of the delta variant of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). The P681R spike mutation increases the replication of the delta variant by increasing the dissociation of S1 and S2 subunits at the furin cleavage site. The study is currently available on the bioRxiv* preprint server.

18 Aug 2021

Naive B cells could be useful for predicting vaccination response in immunocompromised

A recent study conducted at the Medical University of Graz, Austria, has revealed that the number of naïve B cells in the blood could independently predict the magnitude of immune response induced by coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) vaccines in immunocompromised patients. The study is currently available on the medRxiv* preprint server.

17 Aug 2021

Study reveals high racial disparity in stroke prevalence among COVID-19 patients

Black COVID-19 patients are more likely to have experienced strokes prior to their diagnosis than their non-Black counterparts, according to a study by Penn State College of Medicine researchers.

17 Aug 2021

Cote d’Ivoire launches Ebola vaccination of first responders and health workers

Cote d’Ivoire has launched Ebola vaccination of high-risk populations, including health workers and first responders in Abidjan, where an Ebola outbreak was declared on 14 August.

17 Aug 2021

Cote d’Ivoire declares the country’s first case of Ebola since 1994

The Ministry of Health of Cote d’Ivoire today confirmed the country’s first case of Ebola since 1994. This came after the Institut Pasteur in Cote d’Ivoire confirmed the Ebola Virus Disease in samples collected from a patient, who was hospitalized in the commercial capital of Abidjan, after arriving from Guinea.

17 Aug 2021

Partnering with faith-based community to increase COVID-19 vaccination rates among persons of color

Concerned about relatively low COVID-19 vaccination rates among U.S. Blacks and Latinos, Glenn Flores, M.D., chair of pediatrics at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, is helping to guide a faith-based initiative addressing one of the nation's most pressing healthcare challenges.

17 Aug 2021

COVIDome Explorer online portal launched to accelerate COVID-19 research on a global scale

To further accelerate COVID-19 research on a global scale, investigators from the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus have created a multidimensional dataset, known as the COVIDome dataset, derived from hospitalized COVID-19 patients versus negative controls.

17 Aug 2021

Researchers receive $26.5 million NIH grant to pursue a new strategy for curing HIV

Over the last 40 years, HIV has shifted from a deadly and mysterious virus to one that can be controlled with daily drugs. But attempts to completely eliminate the virus from the bodies of people living with HIV, curing them for good, have failed.

17 Aug 2021

Research highlights key challenges faced by social care workers during Covid-19 pandemic

New research from Keele University has highlighted the key challenges that workers in the social care sector faced during the first wave of Covid-19.

17 Aug 2021

More than 1 in 10 older adults in New York state at risk of elder abuse

More than 1 in 10 older adults in New York state may become victims of elder mistreatment over the next decade, according to a new study from Cornell University and the University of Toronto.

17 Aug 2021

UC Davis Health offers third dose COVID-19 'booster' shots to immunocompromised patients

As COVID-19 cases rise due to the Delta variant, the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) has approved third dose vaccinations for patients whose immune systems are compromised moderately to severely.

17 Aug 2021

UC Davis experts offer advice to help children with autism transition back to in-person school

Heading back to school after summer break can be tough for some students, but this year is unique. Because of the pandemic, distance learning and hybrid schedules have been the norm for over a year, and many kids haven't spent a full, regular week at school since March of 2020.

17 Aug 2021

Study: COVID-19 pandemic resulted in increased rates of intimate partner aggression

Rates of physical and psychological aggression among couples increased significantly after the implementation of shelter-in-place restrictions at the outset of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a new study led by Georgia State University researchers.

17 Aug 2021

Pregnant and lactating women did not experience increased reactions after COVID-19 vaccination

A survey of more than 17,000 pregnant and lactating individuals who received the COVID-19 vaccine showed that the individuals did not experience symptoms any more severe than their non-pregnant counterparts.

17 Aug 2021

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Report outlines strong scientific foundations for taking actions to stop the next pandemic

Study highlights how differently diverse groups of middle-aged women reacted to COVID-19

Research aims to reduce the loss of speech and language in epilepsy patients

Cannabis use spiked, but methamphetamine use plunged in Australia during COVID-19 lockdown

Research redefines dieting and the culture of weight loss

UK survey reveals variations in care provided across the country

P681R spike mutation enhances replication efficiency of SARS-CoV-2 delta variant

Naive B cells could be useful for predicting vaccination response in immunocompromised

Study reveals high racial disparity in stroke prevalence among COVID-19 patients

Cote d’Ivoire launches Ebola vaccination of first responders and health workers

Cote d’Ivoire declares the country’s first case of Ebola since 1994

Partnering with faith-based community to increase COVID-19 vaccination rates among persons of color

COVIDome Explorer online portal launched to accelerate COVID-19 research on a global scale

Researchers receive $26.5 million NIH grant to pursue a new strategy for curing HIV

Research highlights key challenges faced by social care workers during Covid-19 pandemic

More than 1 in 10 older adults in New York state at risk of elder abuse

UC Davis Health offers third dose COVID-19 'booster' shots to immunocompromised patients

UC Davis experts offer advice to help children with autism transition back to in-person school

Study: COVID-19 pandemic resulted in increased rates of intimate partner aggression

Pregnant and lactating women did not experience increased reactions after COVID-19 vaccination

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