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Do individuals with acute attitudes toward science over-estimate their understanding of scientific matters?

Researchers investigated whether individuals with extreme attitudes, negative or positive, show a greater likelihood of believing that they understand science and whether the trends in attitudes were contingent on technological specifications.

26 Jan 2023

Sobering statistics from the AHA's 2023 heart disease and stroke update

The AHA discusses some of the ways in which COVID-19 impacted cardiovascular health throughout the pandemic.

25 Jan 2023

Updated bivalent mRNA booster protects against circulating SARS-CoV-2 variants

Researchers discuss the efficacy of the bivalent COVID-19 vaccine against symptomatic infection with SARS-CoV-2 variants.

25 Jan 2023

Atomic-level computer model of the H1N1 virus reveals new vulnerabilities

According to the World Health Organization, each year there are an estimated 1 billion cases of influenza, between 3-5 million severe cases and up to 650,000 influenza-related respiratory deaths globally.

25 Jan 2023

Study quantifies the impact of COVID-19 on immigration flows in high-income countries

The overarching impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the global population is undeniable. Many studies have covered its effects on life expectancy and fertility, however, its effect on international migration is less clear.

25 Jan 2023

Study investigates the link between lifestyle factors and risk of HPV infection

Human well-being has been linked to physical activity, diet balance, sleep quality, depression and anxiety.

25 Jan 2023

Exploring the contribution of COVID-19 prevention network to SARS-CoV-2 vaccine efficacy clinical trials

Researchers described the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) prevention network (CoVPN) and its contribution to clinical efficacy evaluations of COVID-19 vaccines in phase 3 trials.

25 Jan 2023

Conspiracy theories during early pandemic highlight malicious purposes and secretive actions

In the early pandemic, conspiracy theories that were shared the most on Twitter highlighted malicious purposes and secretive actions of supposed bad actors behind the crisis, according to an analysis of nearly 400,000 posts.

25 Jan 2023

Breathing and tilting motions of influenza glycoproteins could be exploited to better defend against flu

The potential "tripledemic" of influenza, SARS-CoV-2 and RSV (respiratory syncytial virus) infection continues to be a concern.

25 Jan 2023

FDA briefing discusses different COVID-19 vaccination regimens

In a recent briefing document published by the United States Food and Drug Administration (US-FDA) ahead of an advisory committee meeting scheduled for January 26, 2023, the national agency proposed that people should be given yearly coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) vaccines.

25 Jan 2023

Study shows cutaneous touch neuronal cells to be critical for sexual receptiveness

Researchers studied the social relevance of G protein-coupled receptor (GPCR) Mrgprb4-lineage touch neurons in sexual touch and receptivity.

25 Jan 2023

Data demonstrates SARS-CoV-2 Omicron XBB.1.5 substantially escapes NAb responses after bivalent mRNA boosting

Researchers reported that the SARS-CoV-2 Omicron XBB.1.5 variant evades neutralizing response elicited by bivalent vaccine boosters.

25 Jan 2023

Sex-specific patterns of cytokine activation in the hippocampus post-immunological challenge

Researchers evaluated sex-based differences among cytokine and chemokine networks in the hippocampus after systemic immunological challenge.

25 Jan 2023

Maternal and perinatal outcomes of women infected with SARS-CoV-2 during the Omicron wave in Italy

Researchers assessed the impact of SARS-CoV-2 vaccination on pregnant women during the Omicron wave.

25 Jan 2023

Study suggests cortical hemorrhage in fetal brain may be associated with COVID-19

Researchers evaluated the impact of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infections on fetal brain health.

25 Jan 2023

Study points at low uptake of COVID-19 vaccine boosters by immunocompromised people in the US

Researchers performed a retrospective cohort study among immunocompromised patients registered with Kaiser Permanente Southern California (KPSC), an integrated healthcare system in the United States of America (USA) between December 14, 2020, and August 6, 2022.

25 Jan 2023

The efficacy of clarithromycin versus levofoxacin-based regimens for H.pylori treatment in naïve patients after the COVID-19 pandemic misuse of antibiotics

Researchers explored the eradication rates of Helicobacter pylori utilizing levofloxacin and clarithromycin-based regimens in patients with prior COVID-19 therapy.

25 Jan 2023

An evaluation of pediatric Mpox specimens

In a recent study posted to the medRxiv* preprint server, researchers in the United States performed the clinical evaluation of pediatric monkeypox (mpox) specimens.

25 Jan 2023

A new report examines the safety of bivalent COVID boosters among 1.7 million over-50s

In a recent study posted to medRxiv*, researchers in Denmark examined the risk of adverse events after severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) Omicron-based bivalent booster vaccination.

24 Jan 2023

Mosaic RBD nanoparticles offer 100% protection against SARS-CoV-2 in animal model

A recent PNAS journal study has sought to address the above-stated drawback and developed a new strategy that involves a self-assembling scaffold of proliferating cell nuclear antigen (PCNA). This technique can develop nanoparticles containing evenly incorporated heterotypic antigens.

24 Jan 2023

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Do individuals with acute attitudes toward science over-estimate their understanding of scientific matters?

Sobering statistics from the AHA's 2023 heart disease and stroke update

Updated bivalent mRNA booster protects against circulating SARS-CoV-2 variants

Atomic-level computer model of the H1N1 virus reveals new vulnerabilities

Study quantifies the impact of COVID-19 on immigration flows in high-income countries

Study investigates the link between lifestyle factors and risk of HPV infection

Exploring the contribution of COVID-19 prevention network to SARS-CoV-2 vaccine efficacy clinical trials

Conspiracy theories during early pandemic highlight malicious purposes and secretive actions

Breathing and tilting motions of influenza glycoproteins could be exploited to better defend against flu

FDA briefing discusses different COVID-19 vaccination regimens

Study shows cutaneous touch neuronal cells to be critical for sexual receptiveness

Data demonstrates SARS-CoV-2 Omicron XBB.1.5 substantially escapes NAb responses after bivalent mRNA boosting

Sex-specific patterns of cytokine activation in the hippocampus post-immunological challenge

Maternal and perinatal outcomes of women infected with SARS-CoV-2 during the Omicron wave in Italy

Study suggests cortical hemorrhage in fetal brain may be associated with COVID-19

Study points at low uptake of COVID-19 vaccine boosters by immunocompromised people in the US

The efficacy of clarithromycin versus levofoxacin-based regimens for H.pylori treatment in naïve patients after the COVID-19 pandemic misuse of antibiotics

An evaluation of pediatric Mpox specimens

A new report examines the safety of bivalent COVID boosters among 1.7 million over-50s

Mosaic RBD nanoparticles offer 100% protection against SARS-CoV-2 in animal model

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