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Monoclonal antibody treatment taken by hospitalized COVID-19 patients reduces mortality

A monoclonal antibody treatment taken by patients hospitalized with COVID-19 did not improve recovery time but did reduce deaths, according to a study published July 8 in The Lancet Respiratory Medicine.

8 Jul 2022

Study examines the economic equity impacts of sweetened beverage taxes

Sugar-sweetened beverages are a known contributor to several health issues, including poor diet quality, weight gain and diabetes.

8 Jul 2022

nTIDE monthly report highlights the significant increase in employment for people with disabilities

Employment increased slightly from May to June for people with disabilities, reaching an all-time high.

8 Jul 2022

Weill Cornell Medicine-led consortium gets PCORI funding to expand New York patient data network

A Weill Cornell Medicine-led database of more than 15 million patients has received close to $8 million in renewed funding from the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute to expand the database and its use for health research for the next three years.

8 Jul 2022

Researchers analyze acute and post-acute COVID-19 presentations in athletes

Researchers at the University of São Paulo (USP) in Brazil analyzed data from 43 scientific articles describing the effects of COVID-19 on athletes and concluded that while the disease was asymptomatic or mild in the vast majority of cases (94%), about 8% of the subjects concerned had persistent symptoms affecting their performance and potentially preventing a return to training and competing.

8 Jul 2022

Brief online art viewing can have positive effects on well-being

Viewing art while visiting galleries and museums can have powerful effects on an individual's mood, stress and well-being. But does the same hold true for viewing art in digital space? A new study by psychologists led by MacKenzie Trupp, and Matthew Pelowski investigated whether engaging with art online also has this effect.

8 Jul 2022

New non-invasive treatment for patients suffering from treatment-resistant depression and dementia

A joint research team from the LKS Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong (HKUMed) and City University of Hong Kong (CityU) has discovered that the electrical stimulation of the eye surface can alleviate depression-like symptoms and improve cognitive function in animal models.

8 Jul 2022

High prevalence of persistent cardiovascular symptoms in COVID-19 recovered patients according to new study

Scientists recently conducted a study on community-dwelling adults to determine the prevalence and risk factors of long-term cardiovascular symptoms in COVID-19 recovered individuals.

8 Jul 2022

What is the long-term vaccine effectiveness against SARS-CoV-2 infection?

A new study aimed to estimate the waning of vaccine protection by performing a systematic literature review of studies that reported VE at different times post-vaccination.

8 Jul 2022

Characterization of longer-term effects on behavior and brain inflammation following recovery from mild COVID-19

A recent study reported that long COVID in mice causes brain inflammation and cognitive impairment.

8 Jul 2022

Vaccine and testing delays for monkeypox echo failures in early covid response

Andy Stone is one of the lucky ones. The New York City resident saw a tweet from a local AIDS activist saying that monkeypox vaccines would be available that day at a clinic in Manhattan

8 Jul 2022

Digital mental health companies draw scrutiny and growing concerns

When Pat Paulson's son told her he was feeling anxious and depressed at college, Paulson went through her Blue Cross Blue Shield provider directory and started calling mental health therapists.

8 Jul 2022

The replicative ability and pathogenicity of Omicron BA.4 and BA.5 isolates in hamsters

Researchers characterized the clinical isolates of SARS-CoV-2 Omicron BA.4 and BA.5.

8 Jul 2022

The putative impact of vitamin D receptor gene polymorphisms on SARS-CoV-2 infection among different variants

Researchers assessed the association between SARS-CoV-2 variants and the vitamin D receptor gene.

8 Jul 2022

Study suggests spironolactone may improve clinical outcomes in COVID-19

Researchers performed an integrative analysis of clinical outcomes and viral entry networks in severe COVID-19 infection.

8 Jul 2022

Immunogenicity and safety of the protein-based heterodimer booster vaccine for COVID-19

Researchers compared the immunogenicity and safety of the protein-based heterodimer vaccine (PHH-1V) and BNT162b2 COVID-19 vaccines.

8 Jul 2022

The strength and breadth of antibody responses elicited by hybrid immunity to COVID-19 vaccination or infection alone

Researchers assessed neutralizing antibody responses to SARS-CoV-2 after receiving one dose of vaccine.

8 Jul 2022

Nanoparticle vaccine could protect against animal viruses including future SARS-CoV-2 variants

A recent study published in the Science journal depicted that mosaic receptor-binding domain (RBD) nanoparticles immunize from diverse sarbecovirus challenges, including severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), among animal models.

8 Jul 2022

Discovery of multiple new SARS-CoV-2 MPro inhibitors

In a recent study posted to the bioRxiv* preprint server, researchers performed an extensive library docking for new severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) main protease (Mpro) covalent and non-covalent inhibitors.

8 Jul 2022

Research assesses antigenic co-evolution of SARS-CoV-2 variants

In a recent study posted to the bioRxiv* preprint server, researchers analyzed antigenic variety across the significant severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) variants, like Omicron lineages.

8 Jul 2022

covid 19 News and Research

Monoclonal antibody treatment taken by hospitalized COVID-19 patients reduces mortality

Study examines the economic equity impacts of sweetened beverage taxes

nTIDE monthly report highlights the significant increase in employment for people with disabilities

Weill Cornell Medicine-led consortium gets PCORI funding to expand New York patient data network

Researchers analyze acute and post-acute COVID-19 presentations in athletes

Brief online art viewing can have positive effects on well-being

New non-invasive treatment for patients suffering from treatment-resistant depression and dementia

High prevalence of persistent cardiovascular symptoms in COVID-19 recovered patients according to new study

What is the long-term vaccine effectiveness against SARS-CoV-2 infection?

Characterization of longer-term effects on behavior and brain inflammation following recovery from mild COVID-19

Vaccine and testing delays for monkeypox echo failures in early covid response

Digital mental health companies draw scrutiny and growing concerns

The replicative ability and pathogenicity of Omicron BA.4 and BA.5 isolates in hamsters

The putative impact of vitamin D receptor gene polymorphisms on SARS-CoV-2 infection among different variants

Study suggests spironolactone may improve clinical outcomes in COVID-19

Immunogenicity and safety of the protein-based heterodimer booster vaccine for COVID-19

The strength and breadth of antibody responses elicited by hybrid immunity to COVID-19 vaccination or infection alone

Nanoparticle vaccine could protect against animal viruses including future SARS-CoV-2 variants

Discovery of multiple new SARS-CoV-2 MPro inhibitors

Research assesses antigenic co-evolution of SARS-CoV-2 variants

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