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Research identifies SARS-CoV-2 cavities as potential drug targets

New research found the SARS-CoV-2 spike glycoprotein has druggable cavities with the best target being compatible with more than 1 billion compounds.

21 Jun 2021

Can a prior rhinovirus infection protect against COVID-19?

Researchers at the Yale School of Medicine found that rhinovirus accelerates interferon-stimulated genes.

21 Jun 2021

Study shows activation of CD16+ T-cells contribute to severe COVID-19 illness

Do T-cells play a protective immune role, or are they responsible for severe COVID-19 illness?

21 Jun 2021

Strategies against the development of SARS-CoV-2 vaccine escape mutants

In a recent paper the impact of a number of vaccination strategies is assessed with regards to the probability of inducing a SARS-CoV-2 vaccine escape mutants.

21 Jun 2021

Zinc inhibits SARS-CoV-2’s main protease in vitro

Zinc has antiviral properties. However, the detailed kinetics and the mechanism of zinc in the inhibition of viruses, particularly SARS-CoV-2 – the causative virus of COVID-19 – is unclear. To probe the role of zinc as an anti-SARS-CoV-2 agent at the structural and molecular level, researchers in India studied the binding kinetics and the inhibition mechanism of zinc with SARS-CoV-2’s viral proteins.

21 Jun 2021

COVID-19 vaccine uptake low among pregnant women in U.S., study finds

Despite the availability of vaccines, the U.S. CDC reports that there has been a lack of pregnant women who are getting vaccinated against SARS-CoV-2.

21 Jun 2021

Study shows that COVID-19 was present in five U.S. states in December 2019, even before the first reported case in China

In a recent study, a group of researchers aimed to identify exactly how early SARS-CoV-2 was circulating throughout the United States.

21 Jun 2021

Anti-coronavirus molecules from microbes could be key to new treatments

Microbes in the gut that produce beneficial compounds could hold the key to treating coronavirus symptoms.

21 Jun 2021

Effects of COVID-19 infection persist in patients even post-treatment

Patients infected by COVID-19 suffer cognitive and behavioral problems lasting even 2 months post-hospital release.

21 Jun 2021

Can convalescent plasma therapy improve COVID-19 outcomes in patients with hematologic cancers?

A recent study discusses the findings of a study on patients with hematologic cancers who received convalescent plasma therapy following their diagnosis of COVID-19.

21 Jun 2021

How symptom reporting among hospital employees can be used to monitor the spread of COVID-19 within the community

A recent study discusses the potential utility of daily symptom tracking tools to estimate the number of COVID-19 hospitalizations that will occur within one week.

21 Jun 2021

New test is cheaper, easier, and can reliably diagnose SARS-CoV-2 infection

New lateral flow test Vigilant is cheaper, easier to use and as reliable as the current gold standard PCR test for diagnosing SARS-CoV-2 infection.

21 Jun 2021

Social anxiety can increase distress related to mask-wearing during and after COVID-19

People who struggle with social anxiety might experience increased distress related to mask-wearing during and even after the COVID-19 pandemic.

21 Jun 2021

Benefits of COVID-19 vaccination outweigh the complications, long-term effects of the disease

An international study, headed by Antonio Hernández, Professor of the Department of Legal Medicine, Toxicology and Physical Anthropology of the University of Granada, has reviewed the assessment reports of the European Medicines Agency regarding the Coronavirus vaccines produced by Pfizer, Moderna, and AstraZeneca.

21 Jun 2021

Pattern Computer develops novel test for 15 sec diagnosis of COVID-19

Pattern Computer,® Inc. has developed a novel test for near real-time diagnosis of SARS-CoV-2 infections.

21 Jun 2021

Satellite data explains the extent of lockdown effect on nitrogen oxides

COVID-19 has changed the world in unimaginable ways. Some have even been positive, with new vaccines developed in record time. Even the extraordinary lockdowns, which have had severe effects on movement and commerce, have had beneficial effects on the environment and therefore, ironically, on health.

21 Jun 2021

New program reveals high burden of undiagnosed or poorly controlled diseases in rural South Africa

A comprehensive health-screening program in rural northern KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa, has found a high burden of undiagnosed or poorly controlled non-communicable diseases, according to a study published in The Lancet Global Health.

21 Jun 2021

COVID-19 patients suffer from cognitive, behavioral problems after discharge, study finds

COVID-19 patients suffer from cognitive and behavioral problems two months after being discharged from hospital, a new study presented at the 7th Congress of the European Academy of Neurology (EAN) has found.

21 Jun 2021

A new framework to support the implementation of 'health promoting schools'

The first global standards to embed health and wellbeing into the education system have been created amid a rise in mental health problems during the COVID-19 pandemic.

21 Jun 2021

Study: Patients with two SARS-CoV-2 variants are less likely to be asymptomatic compared to control group

Although two SARS-CoV-2 variants are associated with higher transmission, patients with these variants show no evidence of higher viral loads in their upper respiratory tracts compared to the control group, a Johns Hopkins School of Medicine study found.

21 Jun 2021

Disease/Infection News

Research identifies SARS-CoV-2 cavities as potential drug targets

Can a prior rhinovirus infection protect against COVID-19?

Study shows activation of CD16+ T-cells contribute to severe COVID-19 illness

Strategies against the development of SARS-CoV-2 vaccine escape mutants

Zinc inhibits SARS-CoV-2’s main protease in vitro

COVID-19 vaccine uptake low among pregnant women in U.S., study finds

Study shows that COVID-19 was present in five U.S. states in December 2019, even before the first reported case in China

Anti-coronavirus molecules from microbes could be key to new treatments

Effects of COVID-19 infection persist in patients even post-treatment

Can convalescent plasma therapy improve COVID-19 outcomes in patients with hematologic cancers?

How symptom reporting among hospital employees can be used to monitor the spread of COVID-19 within the community

New test is cheaper, easier, and can reliably diagnose SARS-CoV-2 infection

Social anxiety can increase distress related to mask-wearing during and after COVID-19

Benefits of COVID-19 vaccination outweigh the complications, long-term effects of the disease

Pattern Computer develops novel test for 15 sec diagnosis of COVID-19

Satellite data explains the extent of lockdown effect on nitrogen oxides

New program reveals high burden of undiagnosed or poorly controlled diseases in rural South Africa

COVID-19 patients suffer from cognitive, behavioral problems after discharge, study finds

A new framework to support the implementation of 'health promoting schools'

Study: Patients with two SARS-CoV-2 variants are less likely to be asymptomatic compared to control group

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