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High prevalence of COVID-19 in myocardial infarction patients undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention

A team of scientists from Iran has recently estimated the prevalence of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) in myocardial infarction patients receiving a primary percutaneous coronary intervention. A considerably high prevalence of COVID-19 has been observed among study participants. The study is currently available on the Research Square* Preprint Server.

16 Mar 2022

Can cardiac biomarkers determine COVID-19 prognosis?

Researchers review prognostic cardiac biomarkers in COVID-19 patients.

15 Mar 2022

Good glycemic control in SARS-CoV-2 vaccinated type 2 diabetic patients reduces risk of breakthrough infection

Adequate glycemic control during the year after being vaccinated against the SARS-CoV-2 improves the relative immunological response.

15 Mar 2022

Researchers investigate loss of fitness following COVID-19

Researchers investigate if a decline in exercise capabilities is due to deconditioning during infection or long-term reductions in ability due to COVID-19.

15 Mar 2022

Synthetic viral vector and surgical approach enable efficient gene transfer into the inner ear of primates

A synthetic viral vector and a novel surgical approach developed at Mass Eye and Ear has enabled efficient gene transfer into the inner ear of nonhuman primates, a research team working towards the development of effective treatments for hearing loss and vestibular disorders has reported.

15 Mar 2022

Bacteria change their morphology when acquiring drug resistance, study reveals

If you've been hitting the gym and getting results, you know it's time to strut your stuff; and it turns out bacteria feel the same way.

15 Mar 2022

Spray-on technology using customized gold nanoparticles could help treat heart disease

Could a spritz of super-tiny particles of gold and peptides on a damaged heart potentially provide minimally invasive, on-the-spot repair?

15 Mar 2022

Study takes a new approach to looking at de novo genetic variants in autism

About 1 in 44 children in the U.S. are diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) by the age of 8, according to the 2018 Centers for Disease Control and Prevention surveillance. How a child's DNA contributes to the development of ASD has been more of a mystery.

15 Mar 2022

New way to deliver potential HIV vaccine using mRNA technology

Using mRNA technology like that in the COVID-19 vaccines, researchers have demonstrated a successful way to deliver a potential HIV vaccine, researchers at Duke Human Vaccine Institute report.

15 Mar 2022

Study finds elevated inflammation in macrophages months after mild COVID-19

There is a lack of understanding as to why some people suffer from long-lasting symptoms after COVID-19 infection.

15 Mar 2022

Contact tracing data from the first COVID-19 pandemic wave in Shandong Province, China

Researchers evaluated SARS-CoV-2 transmission risks in different contact settings for prioritizing disease control from potential super-spreaders and their contacts.

15 Mar 2022

Resurging COVID-19 events related to cold-chain food or packaging contamination

Researchers reviewed COVID-19 resurgence events in China related to frozen food and packaging contaminated with SARS-CoV-2.

15 Mar 2022

UNC researchers offer solution to detect, issue warnings about tainted street drugs

With new grant funding, Nabarun Dasgupta '13 (Ph.D.), Gillings Innovation Fellow at the UNC-Chapel Hill Gillings School of Global Public Health and senior scientist at the UNC Injury Prevention Research Center, will work with colleagues across Carolina to develop systems to detect and issue public warnings about dangerous adulterants in street drugs.

14 Mar 2022

Irradiation of tumors with laser protons tested for the first time

Irradiation with fast protons is a more effective and less invasive cancer treatment than X-rays. However, modern proton therapy requires large particle accelerators, which has experts investigating alternative accelerator concepts, such as laser systems to accelerate protons.

14 Mar 2022

Scientists map key molecular changes during mouse embryogenesis

Scientists have mapped out the key molecular changes that orchestrate how embryonic mouse cells differentiate into the diverse cell types that will ultimately form all the different tissues and organs of the adult animal.

14 Mar 2022

Novel nanocapsules offer solution for improving the efficacy of chemodynamic oncotherapy

In a paper published on Small recently, a collaborated research team led by Prof. WANG Hui from High Magnetic Field Laboratory, Hefei Institutes of Physical Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences reported the synthesis of hollow cuprous carbon (HCONC) by one-step hydrothermal method as well as their applications in efficient chemodynamic therapy.

14 Mar 2022