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Regulating blood insulin levels in obese, diabetic patients may help reduce COVID-19 risk

Keeping blood insulin levels within strict, healthy parameters is a daily goal for people with diabetes. But now, researchers from Japan have found that regulating blood insulin levels may even help lower the risk of getting COVID-19.

25 Oct 2021

Can targeting autophagy become a new approach to COVID-19 treatment?

In a recent review, the author discusses autophagy as a contributing mechanism of selected drugs that are currently being evaluated to treat COVID‐19.

25 Oct 2021

Researchers investigate SARS-CoV-2 specific immunity in young Swedish adults

Researchers at Karolinska Institutet in Sweden have analyzed the presence of SARS-CoV-2-specific antibodies and memory cells of the immune system in young adults.

25 Oct 2021

UC study finds coping mechanisms that helped COVID-19 patients deal with loss of smell

One of the most common and disturbing side effects of COVID-19 is the loss of the sense of smell. New research from the University of Cincinnati found some common coping mechanisms that helped COVID-19 patients deal with a lessened sense of smell, which severely impacts the sense of taste.

25 Oct 2021

Deployment of UK's Emergency Medical Team in Papua New Guinea will help save lives

A small team of specialist medics from the UK's Emergency Medical Team has arrived in Papua New Guinea on 24 October in response to an urgent appeal for international assistance.

25 Oct 2021

Eligible travelers to England can now take a cheaper lateral flow test

Eligible fully vaccinated passengers arriving in England from countries not on the UK's red list can take a cheaper lateral flow test instead of a PCR from today [Sunday 24 October].

25 Oct 2021

A new vaccine approach that could prevent future pandemics

News-Medical speaks to Professor Tomohiro Kurosaki about how he has developed a new vaccine approach that could prevent future pandemics.

25 Oct 2021

Molecular features of SARS-CoV-2 variant receptor binding

Researchers have been investigating the changes in receptor binding in these variants that increase the danger they pose.

25 Oct 2021

Study finds FDA-approved drug has potent antiviral activity against SARS-CoV-2 and variants of concern

A new study aimed to examine the antiviral potential of atovaquone against the original SARS-CoV-2 strain and other variants of concern.

25 Oct 2021

How pregnancy influences SARS-CoV-2 immune response

A focus article published in Science Translational Medicine highlighted two recently published studies that investigated the response of pregnant women to natural infections and COVID-19 vaccines.

25 Oct 2021

Blood pressure drug increases SARS-CoV-2 receptors in transmission and pathogenesis associated tissues

A new study aimed to determine whether ACE2 targeting drugs change the tissue levels of ACE2 in healthy mice.

25 Oct 2021

Study suggests seropositive individuals produce anti-SARS-CoV-2 antibodies with improved potency and breadth

Researchers isolated single cells among individuals with and without prior infection with the SARS-CoV-2 vaccinated with BNT162b2 mRNA vaccine and compared the nature of the neutralizing antibody response against the original Wuhan virus and the subsequent variants.

25 Oct 2021

Telemedicine approach remains a viable alternative for lung cancer screening

A novel telemedicine lung cancer screening effort during the COVID-19 pandemic shows that virtual single-visit screenings are just as effective as single-visit screenings done in person at the hospital, according to a study presented at the American College of Surgeons Virtual Clinical Congress 2021.

25 Oct 2021

SARS-CoV-2 Delta variant transmitted by fully vaccinated individuals in Provincetown, Massachusetts

A new study, posted to the medRxiv* preprint server, describes the genomic epidemiology of this outbreak. It provides a deeper understanding of viral transmission from and between fully vaccinated individuals.

25 Oct 2021

How COVID-19 affects household food security

A new study published on the bioRxiv* preprint server investigates changes in household food insecurity throughout the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic. To do this, researchers followed a cohort of Vermonters and examined the socio-demographic characteristics correlated with increased odds of experiencing food insecurity.

25 Oct 2021

New calculator explains risk factors for COVID-19 infection and vaccination

A calculator to help people understand their risk factors for COVID-19 infection and vaccination has been launched by the Immunisation Coalition in collaboration with Australian researchers.

25 Oct 2021

EKF Diagnostics to exhibit new STAT-Site WB β-ketone and glucose handheld analyzer at Medica 2021

EKF Diagnostics, the global in vitro diagnostics company, announces that it will be exhibiting live & in person at Medica 2021 (Hall 3 Stand B71) for the first time in mainland Europe in two years.

From EKF Diagnostics 25 Oct 2021

Cancer patients have impaired antibody responses to COVID-19 mRNA vaccines

A new study posted to the medRxiv* preprint server studies the neutralizing antibody response in cancer patients diagnosed with chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL), lung cancer, breast cancer, and various non-Hodgkin’s lymphomas (NHL), post-reception of two doses of messenger RNA (mRNA) vaccines.

25 Oct 2021

Study finds lower non-COVID-19 death rates in COVID-19 vaccine recipients

COVID-19 vaccine recipients had lower non-COVID-19 death rates than people who weren't vaccinated, according to Kaiser Permanente research published [publication date] in the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report.

25 Oct 2021

COVID lockdowns affect preschoolers' eating, activity and sleep routines, parents say

The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic brought in its wake a slew of restrictions on leaving the house, social interactions and educational or business opportunities. For very young children growing up under these conditions, the change is marked. A new study from the UK reports the effect of these changes in the typical pattern of life on preschool children.

24 Oct 2021

covid 19 News and Research

Regulating blood insulin levels in obese, diabetic patients may help reduce COVID-19 risk

Can targeting autophagy become a new approach to COVID-19 treatment?

Researchers investigate SARS-CoV-2 specific immunity in young Swedish adults

UC study finds coping mechanisms that helped COVID-19 patients deal with loss of smell

Deployment of UK's Emergency Medical Team in Papua New Guinea will help save lives

Eligible travelers to England can now take a cheaper lateral flow test

A new vaccine approach that could prevent future pandemics

Molecular features of SARS-CoV-2 variant receptor binding

Study finds FDA-approved drug has potent antiviral activity against SARS-CoV-2 and variants of concern

How pregnancy influences SARS-CoV-2 immune response

Blood pressure drug increases SARS-CoV-2 receptors in transmission and pathogenesis associated tissues

Study suggests seropositive individuals produce anti-SARS-CoV-2 antibodies with improved potency and breadth

Telemedicine approach remains a viable alternative for lung cancer screening

SARS-CoV-2 Delta variant transmitted by fully vaccinated individuals in Provincetown, Massachusetts

How COVID-19 affects household food security

New calculator explains risk factors for COVID-19 infection and vaccination

EKF Diagnostics to exhibit new STAT-Site WB β-ketone and glucose handheld analyzer at Medica 2021

Cancer patients have impaired antibody responses to COVID-19 mRNA vaccines

Study finds lower non-COVID-19 death rates in COVID-19 vaccine recipients

COVID lockdowns affect preschoolers' eating, activity and sleep routines, parents say

Small solutions for big problems in drug discovery and delivery

Professor Nancy Ip: Pioneering New Paths in Neurodegenerative Therapy

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