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Expert provides new perspective on safe, effective use of cardiac imaging in COVID-19 patients

The cutting edge of cardiovascular imaging: that's the focus of EACVI - Best of Imaging 2020, a scientific congress of the European Society of Cardiology (ESC). A pioneering event covering the full spectrum of cardiac imaging. Explore the scientific program.

19 Nov 2020

Researchers report first spectroscopic imaging-based studies of neurological injury in COVID-19 patients

One of the first spectroscopic imaging-based studies of neurological injury in COVID-19 patients has been reported by researchers at Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) in the American Journal of Neuroradiology.

19 Nov 2020

Randomized trial adds new evidence to effectiveness of wearing masks

Below please find summaries of new articles that will be published in the next issue of Annals of Internal Medicine. The summaries are not intended to substitute for the full articles as a source of information.

19 Nov 2020

Researchers assess types of disease and economic harm from Utah's air pollution

Air pollution has been a problem in Utah since before the territory was officially recognized as a state. The mountain valleys of this high elevation region are particularly vulnerable to the buildup of air pollution from vehicles, household heating, and power production.

19 Nov 2020

People with learning disabilities are more likely to die from coronavirus

A newly-published Public Health England report which shows people with learning disabilities are 6.3 times more likely to die from coronavirus than the rest of the population shows urgent action is required.

19 Nov 2020

NIH project aims to maximize efficiency of AAV platform for gene therapy

Maximizing the efficiency of the adeno-associated virus (AAV) platform for gene therapy is the aim of a new pilot project of the National Institutes of Health (NIH).

19 Nov 2020

Researchers create new tool to understand rare diseases that go beyond treatments

Researchers from the Universitat Oberta de Catalunya (UOC) and the technology centre Eurecat have developed an innovative formal representation of rare disease data, including information unavailable in current models on the rare disease patient's biological, psychological and social profile.

19 Nov 2020

Many hospitals across England exceeded bed occupancy thresholds during first wave of COVID-19

Thirty percent of hospitals in England reached their maximum occupancy levels for beds with mechanical ventilation support during the early stages of the Covid-19 pandemic, while the flagship Nightingale hospitals were under-utilized, according to a new study.

19 Nov 2020

New initiative highlights the devastating impact of COVID-19, advocates for social justice

Untold stories from disadvantaged groups affected by Covid-19 are being collected and publicised in an international initiative to highlight the devastating impact of the pandemic and advocate for social justice to be at the forefront of the recovery.

19 Nov 2020

Predictive model identifies neighborhoods that have greatest risk of COVID-19 infection

To help slow the spread of COVID-19 and save lives, UCLA public health and urban planning experts have developed a predictive model that pinpoints which populations in which neighborhoods of Los Angeles County are most at risk of becoming infected.

19 Nov 2020

Domestic cats can be asymptomatic carriers of SARS-CoV-2, show studies

Two recently published studies from Kansas State University researchers and collaborators have led to two important findings related to the COVID-19 pandemic: Domestic cats can be asymptomatic carriers of SARS-CoV-2, but pigs are unlikely to be significant carriers of the virus. SARS-CoV-2 is the coronavirus responsible for COVID-19.

19 Nov 2020

TB researchers uncover crucial clue that explains antibiotic resistance in bacteria

For a slow-growing microbe that multiplies infrequently, Mycobacterium tuberculosis, the pathogen that causes tuberculosis (TB) has long puzzled researchers as to how it develops resistance to antibiotics so quickly, in a matter of weeks to months.

18 Nov 2020

Most COVID-19 convalescent individuals have long-lasting memory T cell responses

Recently, researchers from the Huazhong University of Science and Technology, China, and the University of Duisburg-Essen, Germany, conducted a comprehensive analysis of memory T cell responses against SARS-CoV-2 in individuals who have recovered from COVID-19.

18 Nov 2020

SARS-CoV-2 deactivation on surfaces in 30 seconds with a copper paste

In a recent bioRxiv preprint paper, a team of researchers shows the possibility of using copper, in a new conformation, for effectively killing microbes immediately.

18 Nov 2020

New understanding of glycan signatures of the SARS-COV-2 S1 spike protein

A team of scientists from the University of Oxford, UK, has revealed that site-specific glycosylation differs between spike proteins derived from severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) and a viral vector-based vaccine candidate.

18 Nov 2020

UIC conducts three clinical trials to study blood clot prevention in COVID-19 patients

The University of Illinois Chicago will conduct three clinical trials for studying blood clot prevention in patients with COVID-19.

18 Nov 2020

Optimizing SARS-COV-2 inactivation for COVID-19 research at lower biosafety levels

Researchers at Montana State University have validated and compared two methods for inactivating the causative agent of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) that would enable the virus to be studied at a lower biosafety level (BSL) than the one currently required.

18 Nov 2020

"Escape mutations" could help SARS-CoV-2 evade immune attack

Researchers in the United States have identified mutations within severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) – the agent that causes coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) – that can reduce antibody binding to the virus, potentially mediating its escape from immune attack.

18 Nov 2020

Examining potential foodborne transmission of SARS-CoV-2 through fresh produce

To address this gap in knowledge, researchers from the Bureau of Microbial Hazards, Health Canada, and Faculty of Medicine, University of Ottawa examined the survival of human coronaviruses on the surface of fresh produce such as apples, cucumbers, and tomatoes.

18 Nov 2020

Vitamin D3 supplementation shows no therapeutic benefits in severe COVID-19 patients, study finds

A team of researchers at the University of São Paulo in Brazil aimed to determine if vitamin D3 supplementation reduces the length of stay in hospitalized patients with severe COVID-19.

18 Nov 2020

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Expert provides new perspective on safe, effective use of cardiac imaging in COVID-19 patients

Researchers report first spectroscopic imaging-based studies of neurological injury in COVID-19 patients

Randomized trial adds new evidence to effectiveness of wearing masks

Researchers assess types of disease and economic harm from Utah's air pollution

People with learning disabilities are more likely to die from coronavirus

NIH project aims to maximize efficiency of AAV platform for gene therapy

Researchers create new tool to understand rare diseases that go beyond treatments

Many hospitals across England exceeded bed occupancy thresholds during first wave of COVID-19

New initiative highlights the devastating impact of COVID-19, advocates for social justice

Predictive model identifies neighborhoods that have greatest risk of COVID-19 infection

Domestic cats can be asymptomatic carriers of SARS-CoV-2, show studies

TB researchers uncover crucial clue that explains antibiotic resistance in bacteria

Most COVID-19 convalescent individuals have long-lasting memory T cell responses

SARS-CoV-2 deactivation on surfaces in 30 seconds with a copper paste

New understanding of glycan signatures of the SARS-COV-2 S1 spike protein

UIC conducts three clinical trials to study blood clot prevention in COVID-19 patients

Optimizing SARS-COV-2 inactivation for COVID-19 research at lower biosafety levels

"Escape mutations" could help SARS-CoV-2 evade immune attack

Examining potential foodborne transmission of SARS-CoV-2 through fresh produce

Vitamin D3 supplementation shows no therapeutic benefits in severe COVID-19 patients, study finds

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