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Study investigates population immunity to SARS-CoV-2 through heterogenous pathways

A new study demonstrates COVID-19 vaccine-specific differences in the antibody responses and memory B-cell immunity in a sample population comprising of 197 vaccinated individuals in Mexico.

11 Feb 2022

New COVID-19 test can determine if individuals have been vaccinated, infected, both, or neither

Researchers have created a new T cell assay that allows discrimination of COVID-19 infection and vaccination, as well as the order in which these occurred.

11 Feb 2022

Survey demonstrates financial and mental health damage that may outlive the COVID threat

New Yorkers entering their third year of COVID have bleak views of the near-term economy and a strong conviction that vaccines should be required for those seeking to participate in their city's indoor activities (69%), to work in its service industries (66%) or schools (69%), and even to travel on airplanes (68%).

11 Feb 2022

Novel molecule shows ability to inhibit the replication of all coronaviruses

Uppsala researchers have succeeded in designing a molecule that inhibits the replication of coronaviruses and that has great potential for development into a drug suitable for treating COVID-19.

10 Feb 2022

Case study: COVID-19 preventive behaviors impacted by implicit social pressure, desire for normalcy

As we move into the third year of the COVID-pandemic, we still face a multitude of information and it can be hard to know what guidelines to follow.

10 Feb 2022

Gene variants associated with acute kidney injury in Black veterans hospitalized with COVID-19

Gene variants increased the risk of acute kidney injury and death in veterans of African ancestry who were hospitalized with COVID-19, according to a new study published in JAMA Internal Medicine.

10 Feb 2022

Michigan residents experienced increased disabilities following COVID-19 illness

Michigan residents who were sick with COVID-19 in 2020 were almost twice as likely to experience disability following their illness, according to the latest report from the Michigan COVID-19 Recovery Surveillance Study.

10 Feb 2022

Unavailability of COVID-19 testing linked to greater intentions to engage in risky behavior

A research survey of more than 1,100 people in the United States found that when COVID-19 testing wasn't available in their community, participants showed significantly greater intentions to engage in risky behavior, possibly leading to increased transmission of the virus.

10 Feb 2022

Study identifies SARS-CoV-2 variants with potential to escape the immune system's T cell response

A number of existing strains of SARS-CoV-2, as well as other future variants that could arise, have the potential to escape the immune system's cytotoxic T cell response in some portion of the population.

10 Feb 2022

New analysis highlights growing trends in combination cancer therapy clinical trials

The Cancer Research Institute, a nonprofit organization dedicated to the discovery and development of powerful immunotherapies for all types of cancer, announced today the publication of its newest analysis of the global landscape of clinical development of drugs that target the PD1/PDL1 immune checkpoint pathway.

10 Feb 2022

KHN’s ‘What the Health?’: FDA takes center stage

The FDA is still lacking a Senate-confirmed leader, but the agency is at the center of several major policy battles. Lawmakers this year must renew the bill that authorizes drug companies to pay "user fees," which enable the agency to hire additional reviewers to speed the approval of drugs.

10 Feb 2022

Study suggests SARS-CoV-2 Omicron showed increased household transmission and immune evasion in Norway

Researchers from Norway used contact tracing data to measure and compare the household secondary attack rate of the SARS-CoV-2 Omicron and Delta variants at a time of prominence of both variants in the country.

10 Feb 2022

Study reports accumulation of SARS-CoV-2 RNA in sewer biofilms

During the COVID-19 pandemic, monitoring the levels of SARS-CoV-2 RNA in wastewater entering treatment plants has been one way that researchers have gauged the disease's spread.

10 Feb 2022

Analysis reveals the prevalence of loneliness at a problematic level in 113 countries

Loneliness at a problematic level is widespread in many countries, finds an analysis of evidence from 113 countries and territories during 2000-19 published by The BMJ today.

10 Feb 2022

Excess COVID-19 mortality in Eastern Europe linked to lower vaccination rates and weak implementation of regulations

Researchers assessed the association between excess COVID-19 mortalities with vaccination rate, and regulation enforcement, in Eastern European countries that witnessed high COVID-19 mortalities throughout 2021.

10 Feb 2022

Study: Almost a third of older adults infected with covid-19 develop new conditions

Almost a third (32 of every 100) of older adults infected with covid-19 in 2020 developed at least one new condition that required medical attention in the months after initial infection, 11 more than those who did not have covid-19, finds a US study published by The BMJ today.

10 Feb 2022

covid 19 News and Research

Study investigates population immunity to SARS-CoV-2 through heterogenous pathways

New COVID-19 test can determine if individuals have been vaccinated, infected, both, or neither

Survey demonstrates financial and mental health damage that may outlive the COVID threat

Novel molecule shows ability to inhibit the replication of all coronaviruses

Case study: COVID-19 preventive behaviors impacted by implicit social pressure, desire for normalcy

Gene variants associated with acute kidney injury in Black veterans hospitalized with COVID-19

Michigan residents experienced increased disabilities following COVID-19 illness

Unavailability of COVID-19 testing linked to greater intentions to engage in risky behavior

Study identifies SARS-CoV-2 variants with potential to escape the immune system's T cell response

New analysis highlights growing trends in combination cancer therapy clinical trials

KHN’s ‘What the Health?’: FDA takes center stage

Study suggests SARS-CoV-2 Omicron showed increased household transmission and immune evasion in Norway

Study reports accumulation of SARS-CoV-2 RNA in sewer biofilms

Analysis reveals the prevalence of loneliness at a problematic level in 113 countries

Excess COVID-19 mortality in Eastern Europe linked to lower vaccination rates and weak implementation of regulations

Study: Almost a third of older adults infected with covid-19 develop new conditions

Screening assays identify TMPRSS2 inhibitors from drug repurposing candidates useful as COVID-19 therapeutic

Clinical severity of COVID-19 caused by SARS-CoV-2 variants and the effectiveness of mRNA vaccines against them

New research confirms the safety of mRNA COVID-19 vaccines for people with cancer

Neutralizing antibody ABP-310 found to be highly potent against SARS-CoV-2 variants including Omicron

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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