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Single-step RT-PCR for SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant detection in respiratory samples

A new preprint describes a single-step molecular diagnostic test for the presence of SARS-CoV-2 infection caused by the Omicron variant that is behind the unprecedented rise in cases over the last few weeks.

11 Jan 2022

Evaluating effectiveness of the COVID-19 mRNA-1273 vaccine against Omicron and Delta variants

Researchers recently assessed vaccine effectiveness against Omicron and Delta variant-induced infection as well as hospitalization, including among immunocompromised individuals.

11 Jan 2022

Study finds heterologous vaccine booster evokes robust immunity to SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant

The current study examines the role of heterologous vaccination, an area that lacks much clarity.

11 Jan 2022

The effect of COVID-19 on routine immunizations for vaccine-preventable diseases

A new study has focussed on determining the impact of COVID-19 associated interferences with different recovery scenarios for ten vaccine-preventable diseases.

11 Jan 2022

Mapping peripheral blood glycoprotein profiles of COVID-19 patients

A team of researchers recently analyzed differential protein glyco-isoform distributions of symptomatic and asymptomatic coronavirus disease 2019 patients.

11 Jan 2022

Dynamics of infectious diseases and restrictions on the size of social gatherings

A new study has been published that used epidemiological theory to elucidate the association between gathering size and general disease dynamics.

11 Jan 2022

Providing recombinant antibody services and more within Europe

In this interview, News-Medical talks to Dr. Zhang Linlin, Technical Specialist at Sino Biological Europe, about their recombinant antibody services and more that they can provide within Europe. Image credit: Corona Borealis Studio/Shutterstock.com

From Sino Biological Inc. 11 Jan 2022

Scientists employ AI to predict which viruses could infect humans in future

Daniel Becker, an assistant professor of biology in the University of Oklahoma's Dodge Family College of Arts and Sciences, has been leading a proactive modeling study over the last year and a half to identify bat species that are likely to carry betacoronaviruses, including but not limited to SARS-like viruses.

11 Jan 2022

What are the predictors of inpatient COVID-19 mortality rates?

A new study, conducted by a multidisciplinary team of researchers from Suffolk University, Boston, Massachusetts, examined the relationship between baseline staffing levels of registered nurses (RNs), hospitalists, emergency medicine physicians, and intensivists (staff) and hospital-level COVID-19 mortality rates. The research builds on and extends earlier research that examined a subset of hospital-level characteristics over a shorter time period.

11 Jan 2022

Long-term exposure to air pollutants may increase the incidence of COVID-19

Long term exposure to ambient air pollution may heighten the risk of COVID-19 infection, suggests research published online in the journal Occupational & Environmental Medicine.

11 Jan 2022

New insights into reforming the actions that hindered Seattle researchers from community testing for COVID-19

As the two-year anniversary of the pandemic approaches, a new commentary provides insights into reforming the "labyrinth of conflicting and uncoordinated actions among state and federal regulators" that in early 2020 hampered Seattle researchers from community testing for COVID-19.

11 Jan 2022

Latest tools for COVID-19 Omicron variant research

AMSBIO has announced new additions to its portfolio of tools for COVID-19 research - two monoclonal antibodies that recognize the Spike RBD (B.1.1.529, Omicron Variant) protein and neutralizes its interaction with ACE2.

From AMS Biotechnology 11 Jan 2022

An algorithmic method to identify epidemic waves of COVID-19

In this research paper, a team of scientists from various institutions across the UK and Poland provides contributions aimed at resolving this issue. First, the authors clarify the multiple ways researchers use the word 'epidemic wave.' Their technique divides epidemic time series (of confirmed cases and deaths) into non-overlapping 'observed waves.'

11 Jan 2022

Modeling shows that free SARS-CoV-2 rapid antigen tests for all Australians would benefit the economy

Researchers conducted a cost-effectiveness analysis of government-funded COVID-19 rapid antigen tests in Australia.

10 Jan 2022

SARS-CoV-2 activates microglia in the brain

Researchers demonstrate that SARS-CoV-2 can infect the human microglia.

10 Jan 2022

Immunological factors associated with impaired BNT162b2 mRNA vaccine response in older adults

A new study posted to the pre-print server medRxiv* investigated the significant immune alterations concerning SARS-CoV-2 specific innate and adaptive immunity associated with a lower BNT162b2 mRNA vaccine response in older individuals.

10 Jan 2022

Unrelated vaccines could also help reduce the burden of COVID-19 pandemic, study shows

While the world has celebrated the arrival of highly effective vaccines against COVID-19, new work by researchers at Weill Cornell Medicine and the University of Oxford shows that even unrelated vaccines could help reduce the burden of the pandemic.

10 Jan 2022

Unique combination of nanomaterials in DNA biosensor enables easier SARS-CoV-2 detection

A recent paper that was published in the Talanta journal dedicated to original reports in pure and applied analytical chemistry presents for the first time the combination of two different nanomaterials – gold nanomaterials (AuNMs) and CDs for the development of an improved electrochemiluminescence (ECL) DNA biosensor.

10 Jan 2022

A study on COVID vaccinated vs. unvaccinated that required hospitalization

Researchers compared the characteristics of fully vaccinated and boosted and unvaccinated patients requiring hospitalization for COVID-19.

10 Jan 2022

SARS-CoV-2 levels decrease when human SIRT5 is deleted or inhibited

Researchers examine the role of human sirtuin 5 (SIRT5) in SARS-CoV-2 infection.

10 Jan 2022

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Single-step RT-PCR for SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant detection in respiratory samples

Evaluating effectiveness of the COVID-19 mRNA-1273 vaccine against Omicron and Delta variants

Study finds heterologous vaccine booster evokes robust immunity to SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant

The effect of COVID-19 on routine immunizations for vaccine-preventable diseases

Mapping peripheral blood glycoprotein profiles of COVID-19 patients

Dynamics of infectious diseases and restrictions on the size of social gatherings

Providing recombinant antibody services and more within Europe

Scientists employ AI to predict which viruses could infect humans in future

What are the predictors of inpatient COVID-19 mortality rates?

Long-term exposure to air pollutants may increase the incidence of COVID-19

New insights into reforming the actions that hindered Seattle researchers from community testing for COVID-19

Latest tools for COVID-19 Omicron variant research

An algorithmic method to identify epidemic waves of COVID-19

Modeling shows that free SARS-CoV-2 rapid antigen tests for all Australians would benefit the economy

SARS-CoV-2 activates microglia in the brain

Immunological factors associated with impaired BNT162b2 mRNA vaccine response in older adults

Unrelated vaccines could also help reduce the burden of COVID-19 pandemic, study shows

Unique combination of nanomaterials in DNA biosensor enables easier SARS-CoV-2 detection

A study on COVID vaccinated vs. unvaccinated that required hospitalization

SARS-CoV-2 levels decrease when human SIRT5 is deleted or inhibited

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