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Will Labor Day weekend bring another holiday COVID surge? Jury’s out.

Hopefully, summer won’t end the way it began. Memorial Day celebrations helped set off a wave of coronavirus infections across much of the South and West. Gatherings around the Fourth of July seemed to keep those hot spots aflame.

4 Sep 2020

As threat of valley fever grows beyond the Southwest, push is on for vaccine

One New Year's Day, Rob Purdie woke up with a headache that wouldn't quit. Vision problems, body aches and a slight fever followed. At the emergency room, the Bakersfield, California, resident was given antibiotics, which didn't touch his symptoms.

4 Sep 2020

In legislative shuffle, California prioritizes safety gear and sick leave during crisis

California lawmakers convened this year with big plans to tackle soaring health care costs, expand health insurance coverage and improve treatment for mental health and addiction.

4 Sep 2020

HHS plan to improve rural health focuses on better broadband, telehealth services

Knowing it may be met with some skepticism, the Trump administration Thursday announced a sweeping plan that officials say will transform health care in rural America.

4 Sep 2020

Spike-based priming leads to high neutralizing activity in animal models

A new report by researchers at the University of Melbourne and published on the preprint server bioRxiv in September 2020 reports on the use of a two-protein two-dose vaccine regimen and its immunogenicity in two animal models.

4 Sep 2020

D614G spike mutation increases infectivity of SARS-CoV-2 and neutralization susceptibility

As the COVID-19 pandemic progresses, it is crucial to track the viral changes in order to link the clinical and epidemiological features of the disease with these mutations. A new study published on the preprint server bioRxiv* in September 2020 reports on a common severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) mutation, D614G, and its effects on the virus.

4 Sep 2020

Heightened COVID-19 risk among pregnant women

Since the emergence of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, little is known about the risks of COVID-19 to pregnant women. Now, a new study reveals that pregnant women with COVID-19 are less likely to experience symptoms of fever and myalgia than non-pregnant women of reproductive age, but maybe at a heightened risk of being admitted to intensive care.

3 Sep 2020

Depression rate in the United States triples during COVID pandemic, research shows

In a study published in the journal JAMA Network, nearly a quarter of people in the United States are experiencing symptoms of depression, which is about three times the number before the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic has begun.

3 Sep 2020

Study shows fatty liver disease is a significant risk factor for COVID-19 hospitalization

A recent observational study by US researchers reveals that individuals with non-alcoholic fatty liver disease and steatohepatitis have increased odds of hospitalization due to coronavirus disease (COVID-19); conversely, metabolic surgery was found to be protective against the admission of infected individuals. The study is currently available on the medRxiv* preprint server.

3 Sep 2020

Examining the role of endocrine system and hormones in COVID-19 infection

The evidence for hormone involvement in COVID-19 infection and treatment will be evaluated and discussed by endocrine experts in a dedicated COVID-19 session at e-ECE 2020.

3 Sep 2020

Research provides a map of coronavirus entry factors across the human body

An infection with the coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 can affect multiple organs. With this in mind, researchers of the German Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases and Cornell University in the US have investigated cellular factors that could be significant for an infection.

3 Sep 2020

Understanding SARS-CoV-2 evolution requires more focus on structural variants

Researchers in the United States and Canada warn that more attention needs to be paid to the role that structural variants and recombination in severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) have played in the evolutionary history of the virus.

3 Sep 2020

Coronavirus News and Research

Will Labor Day weekend bring another holiday COVID surge? Jury’s out.

As threat of valley fever grows beyond the Southwest, push is on for vaccine

In legislative shuffle, California prioritizes safety gear and sick leave during crisis

HHS plan to improve rural health focuses on better broadband, telehealth services

Spike-based priming leads to high neutralizing activity in animal models

D614G spike mutation increases infectivity of SARS-CoV-2 and neutralization susceptibility

Heightened COVID-19 risk among pregnant women

Depression rate in the United States triples during COVID pandemic, research shows

Study shows fatty liver disease is a significant risk factor for COVID-19 hospitalization

Examining the role of endocrine system and hormones in COVID-19 infection

Research provides a map of coronavirus entry factors across the human body

Understanding SARS-CoV-2 evolution requires more focus on structural variants

Underlying pathology of MIS-C in children following SARS-CoV-2 infection

COVID-19 vaccine candidate protects animals against SARS-CoV-2

UChicago Medicine launches clinical trial to test the potential of antibody against SARS-CoV-2

Study finds link between vitamin D deficiency and risk of COVID-19 infection

Why Black aging matters, too

LA County authorities cautious despite declining COVID numbers

New grant supports research into diabetic kidney disease and COVID-19

Corticosteroids can be lifesaving for critically ill COVID-19 patients

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