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People in England limited contact with others even outside of lockdown periods, suggests study

Transmission of respiratory viruses depends partly on the rate of close social contacts in a population. A study publishing March 1st in PLOS Medicine by Amy Gimma at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, United Kingdom, and colleagues suggests that during the most restrictive period of lockdown in the United Kingdom, the number of reported contacts decreased by 75% from pre-pandemic levels.

2 Mar 2022

Telehealth services were highly utilized by individuals with multiple sclerosis during COVID-19

While many people skipped regular health check-ups during the COVID-19 pandemic, new research indicates that people with multiple sclerosis (MS) used online telehealth services more frequently to keep in contact with their health care providers and were highly satisfied with the outcome.

1 Mar 2022

A ubiquitous protein may be key to the survival of neurons most impacted by glaucoma

A ubiquitous protein called sigma 1 receptor, which is known to protect cells from stress, appears key to the function and survival of the neurons most impacted by glaucoma, scientists report.

1 Mar 2022

Masks made of woven fabrics are lousy air filters

Like many other viruses, COVID-19 is transmitted primarily via particles carried in the air. An infected person breathes out particles containing the virus into the air, which can then be inhaled by another person, who then becomes infected.

1 Mar 2022

Phase 2/3 study of oral RHB-107 in non-hospitalized COVID-19 patients shows promising results

RedHill Biopharma Ltd., a specialty biopharmaceutical company, today announced positive top-line results from the Phase 2 part of the Phase 2/3 study of once-daily oral RHB-107 (upamostat) in non-hospitalized symptomatic COVID-19 patients, predominantly conducted in the U.S. (60/61 patients) as well as South Africa.

1 Mar 2022

Government to revoke regulations making COVID-19 vaccination as a condition of deployment

Regulations making COVID-19 vaccination a condition of deployment in health and social care will be revoked on Tuesday 15 March, the Health and Social Care Secretary has confirmed today (Tuesday 1 March).

1 Mar 2022

Face masks can play a crucial role in reducing the spread of Covid infection

An international research team from universities including Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden, the University of Padua and the University of Udine in Italy, and the University of Vienna, Austria, has developed a new theoretical model to better assess the risks of spreading viruses such as Covid-19 - with and without a face mask.

1 Mar 2022

€10 million ‘precision medicine’ research project launched to provide new insights into ALS

An ambitious academic, clinical and industry research programme that will provide new insights into our understanding of Motor Neuron Disease (MND), also known as Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS), was launched today by Tánaiste and Irish Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment, Leo Varadkar T.D.

1 Mar 2022

mRNA vaccines found to generate neutralizing antibodies against SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant

A new study assessed the immunogenicity of messenger-ribonucleic acid vaccines to generate cross-reactive neutralizing antibodies against the SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant in convalescent COVID-19 patients.

1 Mar 2022

Risk of death involving COVID-19 following infection from Omicron relative to Delta

Researchers conducted a retrospective study on a cohort of patients in England with SARS-CoV-2 positive test results.

1 Mar 2022

Exploring Oxford nanopore technology-based on-site SARS-CoV-2 genome sequencing

In a new study, researchers performed genomic sequencing of SARS-CoV-2-infected samples and aimed to identify the dominant variant, assess the mutation profile, and determine the sample-to-sequence turnover time.

1 Mar 2022

Impact of COVID-19 boosters on protection against SARS-CoV-2 infection in a highly vaccinated population

A recent study analyzed the impact of COVID-19 booster vaccines against the SARS-CoV-2 Omicron VOC in a vaccinated population.

1 Mar 2022

Researchers explore the impact of COVID-19 lockdown on loneliness and cortisol levels

A recent study assessed the impact of social isolation and loneliness during coronavirus disease 2019 lockdown.

1 Mar 2022

Association between booster breakthrough infections with the SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant and time-since-vaccination

A recent study assessed the waning efficacy of the BioNTech/Pfizer BNT162b2 mRNA vaccine against the SARS-CoV-2 Omicron VOC.

1 Mar 2022

Effectiveness of Pfizer-BioNTech, Moderna, and Oxford-AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccines in preventing severe SARS-CoV-2 infection

A new study compared the effectiveness of the Pfizer-BioNTech, Moderna, and Oxford-AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccines in preventing SARS-CoV-2 infections.

1 Mar 2022

covid 19 News and Research

People in England limited contact with others even outside of lockdown periods, suggests study

Telehealth services were highly utilized by individuals with multiple sclerosis during COVID-19

A ubiquitous protein may be key to the survival of neurons most impacted by glaucoma

Masks made of woven fabrics are lousy air filters

Phase 2/3 study of oral RHB-107 in non-hospitalized COVID-19 patients shows promising results

Government to revoke regulations making COVID-19 vaccination as a condition of deployment

Face masks can play a crucial role in reducing the spread of Covid infection

€10 million ‘precision medicine’ research project launched to provide new insights into ALS

mRNA vaccines found to generate neutralizing antibodies against SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant

Risk of death involving COVID-19 following infection from Omicron relative to Delta

Exploring Oxford nanopore technology-based on-site SARS-CoV-2 genome sequencing

Impact of COVID-19 boosters on protection against SARS-CoV-2 infection in a highly vaccinated population

Researchers explore the impact of COVID-19 lockdown on loneliness and cortisol levels

Association between booster breakthrough infections with the SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant and time-since-vaccination

Effectiveness of Pfizer-BioNTech, Moderna, and Oxford-AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccines in preventing severe SARS-CoV-2 infection

Effect of mRNA-based COVID-19 vaccination in multiple myeloma patients

J&J-vaxxed, mRNA-boosted, and pondering a third shot

Estimating life expectancy changes since 2020

Study identifies olfactory dysfunction as an early symptom of COVID-19

Study finds MK-4482 inhibits replication of multiple SARS-CoV-2 variants of concern in Syrian hamster COVID-19 model

Professor Nancy Ip: Pioneering New Paths in Neurodegenerative Therapy

Utilizing process Raman in optimizing cultivated meat production

Exploring the G:Box and for high-quality imaging

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