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Researchers identify new therapies that could provide better protection against future COVID-19 variants

Researchers from the University of Kent in Canterbury, UK and the Goethe-University in Frankfurt am Main have identified new therapies for COVID-19 that could provide better protection against future variants and outbreaks.

8 Aug 2022

What is the vaccine effectiveness of BNT162b2 against Omicron in five to 11-year-olds?

Researchers evaluated the effectiveness of the BNT162b2 vaccine against the new SARS-CoV-2 variant of concern, Omicron, in five to 11-year-old children of Ontario, Canada.

8 Aug 2022

What were the health effects of long COVID during the SARS-CoV-2 Omicron wave?

A new study examined the health influences of long coronavirus disease during the 2021 to 2022 SARS-CoV-2 Omicron surge in Australia.

8 Aug 2022

Assessing immunization capacity of vaccine platforms with DNA origami harboring SARS-CoV-2 receptor binding domain

Researchers demonstrated that vaccine frameworks containing deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) origami possessing SARS-CoV-2 receptor-binding domain induce strong protective immunity.

8 Aug 2022

Researchers create a physical wiring diagram of the human immune system

In a new study, researchers systematically mapped the surface proteins on human leukocytes to examine interactions between their cell-surface proteomes and develop a physical wiring diagram encapsulating the diversity of surface protein architectures found across all major subsets of leukocytes.

8 Aug 2022

How can we map the human genetic architecture of COVID-19 across all ancestry groups?

In a new study, researchers formed the COVID-19 host genetics initiative to compile a genome-wide association meta-analysis of 60 studies from 25 countries.

8 Aug 2022

Study finds COVID associated with abnormal placental pathologies in nearly 50% of cohort

Researchers describe the impact of placental morphological changes in COVID-19 on pregnancy outcomes.

7 Aug 2022

French study on cardiovascular disease incidence during COVID pandemic and vaccination campaign

Researchers describe failures of the French healthcare system as reflected by increased hospitalizations due to certain acute cardiovascular diseases in 2021.

7 Aug 2022

UC San Diego and Rady Children’s Hospital join new study to better understand long-term impact of COVID-19

Researchers at University of California San Diego School of Medicine and Rady Children's Hospital-San Diego have joined a nationwide study to better understand the long-term impact of COVID-19 on patients in the United States across all demographic groups.

5 Aug 2022

Locusts can differentiate between cancer cells and healthy cells, research shows

Researchers at Michigan State University have shown that locusts can not only "smell" the difference between cancer cells and healthy cells, but they can also distinguish between different cancer cell lines.

5 Aug 2022

Saliva-based self-testing platform detects SARS-CoV-2 with the same level of sensitivity as PCR tests

PCR tests, also called molecular tests or nucleic acid tests, are considered the gold standard in detecting the presence of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that gives rise to COVID-19.

5 Aug 2022

Elevated stress during the pandemic impacted the quality of life for kids with headache disorders

Since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, many pediatric patients who suffer from headaches have experienced more frequent headaches and worsening anxiety and mood, and a new study finds links to stress, decreased physical activity and increased screen time.

5 Aug 2022

Experts analyze the nature, prevalence, and severity of long-term symptoms related to COVID-19

One in eight adults (12.7%) who are infected with SARS-CoV-2 experience long term symptoms due to COVID-19, suggests a large Dutch study published in The Lancet.

5 Aug 2022

Children are less fit and more obese than ever before, study says

Record levels of obesity and physical inactivity among children mean they are set to bear the brunt of poorer health effects from rising global temperatures – that's the stark warning in a new comprehensive review of current studies on the topic.

5 Aug 2022

Cognitive rehab may help older adults clear covid-related brain fog

Eight months after falling ill with covid-19, the 73-year-old woman couldn't remember what her husband had told her a few hours before. She would forget to remove laundry from the dryer at the end of the cycle. She would turn on the tap at a sink and walk away.

5 Aug 2022

covid 19 News and Research

Researchers identify new therapies that could provide better protection against future COVID-19 variants

What is the vaccine effectiveness of BNT162b2 against Omicron in five to 11-year-olds?

What were the health effects of long COVID during the SARS-CoV-2 Omicron wave?

Assessing immunization capacity of vaccine platforms with DNA origami harboring SARS-CoV-2 receptor binding domain

Researchers create a physical wiring diagram of the human immune system

How can we map the human genetic architecture of COVID-19 across all ancestry groups?

Study finds COVID associated with abnormal placental pathologies in nearly 50% of cohort

French study on cardiovascular disease incidence during COVID pandemic and vaccination campaign

UC San Diego and Rady Children’s Hospital join new study to better understand long-term impact of COVID-19

Locusts can differentiate between cancer cells and healthy cells, research shows

Saliva-based self-testing platform detects SARS-CoV-2 with the same level of sensitivity as PCR tests

Elevated stress during the pandemic impacted the quality of life for kids with headache disorders

Experts analyze the nature, prevalence, and severity of long-term symptoms related to COVID-19

Children are less fit and more obese than ever before, study says

Cognitive rehab may help older adults clear covid-related brain fog

Gut microbiota-derived metabolites offer protection against SARS-CoV-2

What does the future look like for TB care?

Study identifies broad-spectrum antibody that neutralizes SARS-CoV-2 variants of concern

Baboons at Amboseli offer clues to the costs of the hybridization, study says

New transparency policies that enable greater data sharing will advance global health

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