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Engineered proteins can be delivered as a nasal spray to protect against and treat COVID-19

COVID-19 has had a lasting global health impact that continues to challenge the health care system. As the coronavirus continues to mutate, the current COVID-19 prevention strategies are plagued with supply chain disruptions, high vaccine manufacturing costs and inconvenient vaccine administration methods.

29 Nov 2022

COVID-19 boosters and updated vaccines are more important for older adults, study suggests

The Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine limits transmission, hospitalization, and death from COVID-19 even among patients infected by variants of the virus, but the effectiveness of antibodies it generates diminishes as patients get older, according to a study by UT Southwestern researchers.

29 Nov 2022

New biosensing platform detects SARS-CoV-2 antibodies in five minutes

Rapid, cheap and accurate tests continue to be essential for epidemiological surveillance and for health services to monitor and contain the spread of SARS-CoV-2. Brazilian scientists have contributed to endeavors in this field by developing an electrochemical immunosensor that detects antibodies against the virus.

29 Nov 2022

Impact of an individually tailored educational application on vaccine attitudes of pregnant women and mothers

Researchers evaluated the impact of MomsTalkShots, a personalized application, on maternal attitudes toward vaccinations.

29 Nov 2022

Photon-counting CT may help to effectively identify post-COVID patients at risk for lung damage

New CT technology outperforms conventional CT in detecting subtle damage in the lungs of patients with persistent symptoms of COVID-19, according to a new study published in Radiology, a journal of the Radiological Society of North America.

29 Nov 2022

The impact of Pfizer‐BioNTech’s BNT162b2 mRNA vaccine booster on the maximum oxygen uptake capacity among recreational endurance athletes

Researchers evaluated the impact of Pfizer‐BioNTech’s BNT162b2 mRNA vaccine booster on the maximum oxygen uptake capacity (VO2max) among recreational endurance athletes.

29 Nov 2022

Two risk measurement tools can help clinicians to estimate COVID-19 mortality in hospitalized patients

As the COVID-19 pandemic continues, researchers have developed and validated two simple risk measurement tools to help clinicians more accurately estimate a hospitalized patient's COVID-19 risk of death.

29 Nov 2022

Terminally ill patients across the West Midlands still living in fear of early death from Covid-19

People with terminal illness across the West Midlands are still living in fear of catching Covid-19 and dying early according to research.

29 Nov 2022

SARS-CoV-2 RNA found to be present in various environmental surface samples

Researchers conducted environmental surveillance of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) ribonucleic acid (RNA).

29 Nov 2022

Impact of doubling COVID-19 cases on health parameters

Researchers assessed the impact of the doubling of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) cases on health parameters.

29 Nov 2022

Small UK study investigates the effectiveness of a single MVA-BN dose against mpox disease

Researchers estimated the single-dose MVA-BN vaccine effectiveness against symptomatic mpox among high-risk gay, bisexual and other men who have sex with men in England.

29 Nov 2022

How do COVID-19 outcomes vary by race and gender?

Researchers investigated the variations in coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) testing and severe outcomes according to race, ethnicity, and gender.

29 Nov 2022

Higher incidence of C. glabrata bloodstream infections in patients with diabetes indicates potential fluconazole resistance

In a recent study, researchers analyzed data collected over ten years to understand the clinical characteristics, epidemiology, outcomes, and management of bloodstream Candida infections in diabetes patients.

29 Nov 2022

Researchers propose the tools and frameworks of EBM+ to help overcome the COVID-19 pandemic

Researchers proposed the tools and frameworks of mechanistic evidence, sometimes known as EBM+ combined with traditional EBM, might help overcome the highly protracted COVID-19 pandemic.

29 Nov 2022

How SARS-CoV-2 immune responses vary by population due to environmental and genetic factors

Researchers investigate the genetic, immunological, and evolutionary factors that determine the vast variability observed in clinical manifestations of COVID-19.

28 Nov 2022

Small CDC study looks at SARS-CoV-2 viral shedding in vaccinated and unvaccinated

A new Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) study published in the Vaccine journal aimed to analyze the viral shedding and conversion timeline of SARS-CoV-2 infected people from exposure to infection and onset of symptoms during a period of Delta outbreak in a federal prison in Texas.

28 Nov 2022

Disease/Infection News

Engineered proteins can be delivered as a nasal spray to protect against and treat COVID-19

COVID-19 boosters and updated vaccines are more important for older adults, study suggests

New biosensing platform detects SARS-CoV-2 antibodies in five minutes

Impact of an individually tailored educational application on vaccine attitudes of pregnant women and mothers

Photon-counting CT may help to effectively identify post-COVID patients at risk for lung damage

The impact of Pfizer‐BioNTech’s BNT162b2 mRNA vaccine booster on the maximum oxygen uptake capacity among recreational endurance athletes

Two risk measurement tools can help clinicians to estimate COVID-19 mortality in hospitalized patients

Terminally ill patients across the West Midlands still living in fear of early death from Covid-19

SARS-CoV-2 RNA found to be present in various environmental surface samples

Impact of doubling COVID-19 cases on health parameters

Small UK study investigates the effectiveness of a single MVA-BN dose against mpox disease

How do COVID-19 outcomes vary by race and gender?

Higher incidence of C. glabrata bloodstream infections in patients with diabetes indicates potential fluconazole resistance

Researchers propose the tools and frameworks of EBM+ to help overcome the COVID-19 pandemic

How SARS-CoV-2 immune responses vary by population due to environmental and genetic factors

Small CDC study looks at SARS-CoV-2 viral shedding in vaccinated and unvaccinated

An analysis of COVID-19's dynamics, its impact on various age groups, anti-vaxxers and re-infection

Large COVID vaccination study found that thrombosis and thrombocytopenia are very rare complications

Could mRNA vaccines triumph over other viral infections in humans and domestic animals?

SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant tends to spread more easily among children than prior strains

Small solutions for big problems in drug discovery and delivery

Professor Nancy Ip: Pioneering New Paths in Neurodegenerative Therapy

Utilizing process Raman in optimizing cultivated meat production

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