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Impact of SARS-CoV-2 infection on human semen quality

A new review article aimed to extract, review and summarize these articles from the mentioned databases to determine the link between SARS-CoV-2 infection and semen quality.

3 Nov 2021

Humoral immunity following heterologous and homologous COVID-19 vaccination regimens

Researchers sought to analyze immune responses after homologous vaccinations or after heterologous Vector/mRNA vaccinations, with respect to anti-COVID-19 immune responses and the development of autoantibodies.

3 Nov 2021

Antibody response of COVID-19 patients to SARS-CoV-2 and seasonal coronaviruses

Scientists conducted a cohort study and measured the prevalence and the levels of antibody responses to the nucleocapsid protein of SARS-CoV-2 and four seasonal human coronaviruses.

3 Nov 2021

Anti-inflammatory diets in COVID-19

A recent review of research published in the journal Diseases has shown that anti-inflammatory diets can be useful in preventing severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection or reducing the severity of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19).

3 Nov 2021

SARS-CoV-2 neutralizing antibodies discovered in a 20-year-old human antibody library

In an article published in the open-access journal Advance Engineering, a multinational team of researchers reported the selection and characterization of 3 potent SARS-CoV-2 antibodies - S-E6, S-B8, and S-D4 - from a pre-COVID-19 human combinatorial antibody library that was established 20 years ago.

3 Nov 2021

Study finds link between prior poor mental health and higher COVID-19 infection rates

At the height of the pandemic, news and policy media focused on how the COVID-19 pandemic was contributing to poor mental health, a hypothesis confirmed by several studies.

2 Nov 2021

Dutch study compares mRNA vaccines to vector-based vaccines for COVID-19

An overview of the PIENTER-Corona (PiCo) study, which is a Dutch nationwide efficacy comparison study on four different COVID-19 vaccines.

2 Nov 2021

A novel mathematical approach to COVID-19 planning

A team of researchers discuss a real-time spatio-temporal SARS-CoV-2 metapopulation model that was successful in practice.

2 Nov 2021

The pros and cons of a COVID-19 vaccine booster

The authors provide an overview of current literature available to assess the need for COVID-19 vaccine booster doses and their potential target population.

2 Nov 2021

Mitigating SARS-CoV-2 infection risks among essential food workers

Researchers employ a stochastic quantitative microbial risk assessment model to assess risk reduction measures for controlling SARS-CoV-2 transmission.

2 Nov 2021

End-stage renal disease negatively impacts COVID-19 vaccine response

Researchers perform a systematic review of people with end-stage kidney disease receiving SARS-CoV-2 vaccines to assess their immunogenicity rates.

2 Nov 2021

NIH to support a four-year study on long-term effects of COVID-19 in pregnancy

The National Institutes of Health will support a four-year follow-up study on the potential long-term effects of COVID-19 on women infected with SARS-CoV-2 during pregnancy.

2 Nov 2021

Research collaboration identifies antibody that limits the severity of coronavirus infections

A research collaboration between scientists at Duke University and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill has identified and tested an antibody that limits the severity of infections from a variety of coronaviruses, including those that cause COVID-19 as well as the original SARS illness.

2 Nov 2021

Zinc supplement may help prevent symptoms of respiratory tract infections, analysis finds

A zinc supplement might help stave off the symptoms of respiratory tract infections, such as coughing, congestion, and sore throat, and cut illness duration, suggests a pooled analysis of the available evidence, published in the open access journal BMJ Open.

2 Nov 2021