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Study reveals extra burden of COVID-19 adverse events in end-stage kidney disease patients

Patients undergoing long-term dialysis, especially Black and Hispanic patients and those living in nursing homes, were severely impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a nationwide study by University of Michigan researchers.

23 Nov 2021

Antigenic cocktail produced in Nicotiana benthamian plant as a potential COVID-19 vaccine candidate

Scientists utilize N. benthamiana for producing the N-protein and an antigenic cocktail containing the N-protein and SARS-CoV-2 S RBD.

23 Nov 2021

Tobacco mosaic virus nanoparticle-based novel COVID-19 vaccine candidate

Scientists generate a VLP type NP platform made of recombinant viral antigens conjugated with TMV virions.

23 Nov 2021

Inactivated virion-based vaccine confers robust cell-mediated immunity against major SARS-CoV-2 variants

Indian researchers determine the magnitude, quality, and persistence of cellular and humoral memory responses after vaccination with BBV152/Covaxin.

23 Nov 2021

Systematic review finds COVID-19 vaccine efficacy remains high for at least six months

Scientists have conducted a systematic review of published studies investigating the duration of efficacy of COVID-19 vaccines against SARS-CoV-2 infection and disease severity.

23 Nov 2021

An increase in the half-life of remdesivir for COVID-19 treatment

In this study, researchers analyzed several drug candidates to investigate their efficacy against a broad spectrum of coronaviruses in cell culture studies.

23 Nov 2021

What does the future look like for bleeding disorders?

In this interview, we speak to Assad Haffar, the Medical and Humanitarian Aid Director at the World Federation of Hemophilia (WFH).

23 Nov 2021

Effectiveness of public health measures in reducing COVID-19 incidence

A new review suggests public health measures such as mask-wearing, universal lockdowns, and temporary shutdowns of businesses and schools helped prevent further SARS-CoV-2 transmission.

23 Nov 2021

Does SARS-CoV-2 infection contribute to adrenal gland dysfunction?

New research suggests that SARS-CoV-2 infection can directly target and cause cellular damage to the adrenal glands.

23 Nov 2021

Effectiveness of Australian COVID-19 contract tracing app

Researchers published a report wherein they evaluated the effectiveness and usefulness of ‘COVIDSafe'.

23 Nov 2021

COVID-19 vaccination status and time until return to work among healthcare workers

Researchers have been examining the effect of vaccination on the time it takes healthcare workers to return to work following infection with SARS-CoV-2.

23 Nov 2021

Modeling COVID-19 hospital capacity

Researchers from Yale School Of Public Health have revealed a model for predicted hospital occupancy during the pandemic.

23 Nov 2021

Study shows SARS-CoV-2 can infect and replicate in human iPSC-derived neurons

In a study recently published on the bioRxiv preprint server, researchers attempted to further increase the scope of previous studies in examining SARS-CoV-2 infection of human CNS resident cells.

22 Nov 2021

Interferon beta versus the SARS-CoV-2 Delta variant

In a study recently published on the bioRxiv* preprint server, researchers investigated the difference in replication efficiency or IFN sensitivity of the four VOCs.

22 Nov 2021

IFITM proteins are important replication cofactors for SARS-CoV-2, including Delta variant

In a study recently published on the bioRxiv* preprint server, researchers investigated the IFITM2 dependency of SARS-CoV-2 VOCs, including the delta variant for efficient infection.

22 Nov 2021

Preexisting rhinovirus infection and IFN induction in epithelium of asthma patients decreases SARS-CoV-2 infection

In a recent study, researchers explored the effects of RV, HDM, and SARS-CoV-2 on differentiated primary human bronchial epithelial cells (HBECs) in vitro and in experimental in vivo RV infection in healthy subjects and asthmatic patients.

22 Nov 2021

Covid-19 could reduce the perception of pain in oncological patients

Physicians from the Geneva University Hospitals (HUG) have observed a surprising phenomenon during the second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic: some patients with cancer-related pain have experiences a significant decrease or even disappearance of pain perception during the acute phase of infection.

22 Nov 2021

How case investigation and contact tracing averted COVID-19 hospitalizations and cases across the U.S.

Scientists from the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) response team of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), USA, have recently investigated the effectiveness of COVID-19 Case Investigation and Contact Tracing (CICT) programs in controlling the incidence of COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations.

22 Nov 2021

Characterization of B-cell receptor repertoires in COVID-19 patients

In a new study published in the journal Human Immunology, scientists sought to better understand how B-cell immune repertoire changes over time during SARS-CoV-2 infection by comprehensively characterizing the dynamics of immunoglobin heavy chain (IGH) repertoire in COVID-19 patients.

22 Nov 2021

The chaotic behavior of SARS-CoV-2 infection

Now, a new study published in the journal IEEE Access seeks to better understand the dynamics of the spread of COVID-19 and evaluates the evidence of its chaotic behavior in the US and globally using a compartmental model.

22 Nov 2021

Disease/Infection News

Study reveals extra burden of COVID-19 adverse events in end-stage kidney disease patients

Antigenic cocktail produced in Nicotiana benthamian plant as a potential COVID-19 vaccine candidate

Tobacco mosaic virus nanoparticle-based novel COVID-19 vaccine candidate

Inactivated virion-based vaccine confers robust cell-mediated immunity against major SARS-CoV-2 variants

Systematic review finds COVID-19 vaccine efficacy remains high for at least six months

An increase in the half-life of remdesivir for COVID-19 treatment

What does the future look like for bleeding disorders?

Effectiveness of public health measures in reducing COVID-19 incidence

Does SARS-CoV-2 infection contribute to adrenal gland dysfunction?

Effectiveness of Australian COVID-19 contract tracing app

COVID-19 vaccination status and time until return to work among healthcare workers

Modeling COVID-19 hospital capacity

Study shows SARS-CoV-2 can infect and replicate in human iPSC-derived neurons

Interferon beta versus the SARS-CoV-2 Delta variant

IFITM proteins are important replication cofactors for SARS-CoV-2, including Delta variant

Preexisting rhinovirus infection and IFN induction in epithelium of asthma patients decreases SARS-CoV-2 infection

Covid-19 could reduce the perception of pain in oncological patients

How case investigation and contact tracing averted COVID-19 hospitalizations and cases across the U.S.

Characterization of B-cell receptor repertoires in COVID-19 patients

The chaotic behavior of SARS-CoV-2 infection

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