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Elevated levels of certain immune cells in the blood linked to COVID-19 severity

Individual variations in how the immune system responds to SARS-CoV-2 appear to impact the severity of disease.

26 Jan 2021

Air purifiers may increase the spread of airborne virus transmission in confined spaces

The positions of air inlets and outlets in confined spaces, such as elevators, greatly affect airborne virus transmission. In Physics of Fluids, by AIP Publishing, researchers from University of Nicosia in Cyprus show while air purifiers would be expected to help, they may actually increase the spread.

26 Jan 2021

Why even presidential pressure might not get more vaccine to market faster

Americans are dying of covid-19 by the thousands, but efforts to ramp up production of potentially lifesaving vaccines are hitting a brick wall.

26 Jan 2021

Microglial cells contribute to the negative mood experienced during neurological diseases

Special immune cells found in the brain, microglia, play a key role in the processes that make you feel uneasy and depressed in correlation with inflammation.

26 Jan 2021

Accelerating vaccine rollout may provide greatest reduction in COVID-19 mortality

A thought-provoking preprint research paper posted to the medRxiv server suggests that among several factors that could potentially contribute to the design of an optimal vaccine strategy aimed at the most significant possible reduction in COVID-19 mortality, timing is likely to be the most important factor.

26 Jan 2021

Probiotics as adjuvant therapy for COVID-19 patients

In a recent review published in the Journal of Diabetes & Metabolic Syndrome: Clinical Research & Reviews, Luigi Santacroce and Francesco Inchingolo et al. address the many factors such as dysbiosis (imbalance in the microbiota) that could influence the SARS-CoV-2 infection course.

25 Jan 2021

Scientists develop a model to track viral load in COVID-19 patients

Scientists from the University of Alberta, Canada, have developed a model to determine patient-specific viral load curves for severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). The data obtained from this model can be used in other higher-level models to evaluate the physiological and pathological impacts of virus infection and determine patient risks.

25 Jan 2021

Amid covid health worker shortage, foreign-trained professionals sit on sidelines

As hospitals nationwide struggle with the latest covid-19 surge, it's not so much beds or ventilators in short supply. It's the people to care for the sick.

25 Jan 2021

Study identifies early warnings of COVID-19 outbreak on Twitter posts

Even before public announcements of the first cases of COVID-19 in Europe were made, at the end of January 2020, signals that something strange was happening were already circulating on social media.

25 Jan 2021

Promising nanobodies against COVID-19 produced by llamas

News-Medical speaks to Dr. David Brody about his latest research that involved discovering nanobodies produced by llamas that could help combat coronavirus.

25 Jan 2021

Study looks at anxiety of HCW during the COVID-19 pandemic

The study reveals that healthcare workers from Saudi Arabia suffer from a high level of anxiety due to a higher risk of acquiring severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection. The study is currently available on the medRxiv* preprint server.

24 Jan 2021

NCCN provides new guidance for COVID-19 vaccinations in people with cancer

The National Comprehensive Cancer Network put out new information today to provide guidance for COVID-19 vaccinations in people with cancer.

22 Jan 2021

Does hypertension always lead to severe COVID-19?

Researchers have developed some prognostic factors to predict the severity of COVID-19 among hypertensive patients.

22 Jan 2021

EKF opens larger facility to increase production of key component for COVID-19 testing regime

EKF’s new facilities in Llandough, Cardiff, for the manufacture of PrimeStore® MTM viral transport media, enabling pathogenic samples to be collected and transported safely and easily in compliance with UN3373 packaging regulations.

From EKF Diagnostics 22 Jan 2021

Study reveals specific neuronal circuits underlying environment-based value learning

How valuable are earmuffs? The answer to this simple question can depend. What brand are they? Are they good quality? What is the weather like? Given the choice between earmuffs and suntan lotion, most people would choose to have the earmuffs on a cold winter day and the lotion on a sunny day at the beach.

22 Jan 2021

Vaccinating people over 60 is the most effective way to mitigate COVID-19 mortality

Vaccinating people over 60 is the most effective way to mitigate mortality from COVID-19, a new age-based modeling study suggests.

22 Jan 2021

Infusion of convalescent blood plasma benefits patient with severe COVID-19

A 72-year-old woman was hospitalized with severe COVID-19 disease, 33 days after the onset of symptoms.

22 Jan 2021

New SERS-based sensor can detect influenza A viral pathogens with high reproducibility

Respiratory diseases like influenza can spread rapidly and escalate to global health crises. Thus, to control them, simple yet sensitive detection techniques are needed. Surface-enhanced Raman scattering (SERS) is a potential candidate but currently lacks reproducibility.

22 Jan 2021

New data on impact of spike mutations and B117 UK variant on neutralization by mAbs and sera

A recent paper by British and Dutch scientists, currently available on the bioRxiv* preprint server, shows that the neutralizing activity of monoclonal antibodies can be dramatically reduced by mutations of the SARS-CoV-2 spike glycoprotein – unlike polyclonal antibodies generated after natural infection that remain active regardless of any introduced amino acid changes.

21 Jan 2021

SARS-CoV-2 variants appear to arise independently of local transmission

Researchers at the University of Michigan in the United States have cautioned against only using within-host minor genetic variations to resolve the genomic epidemiology of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) – the agent that causes coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19).

21 Jan 2021

Cold, Flu & Cough News and Research

Latest Cold, Flu & Cough News and Research

Elevated levels of certain immune cells in the blood linked to COVID-19 severity

Air purifiers may increase the spread of airborne virus transmission in confined spaces

Why even presidential pressure might not get more vaccine to market faster

Microglial cells contribute to the negative mood experienced during neurological diseases

Accelerating vaccine rollout may provide greatest reduction in COVID-19 mortality

Probiotics as adjuvant therapy for COVID-19 patients

Scientists develop a model to track viral load in COVID-19 patients

Amid covid health worker shortage, foreign-trained professionals sit on sidelines

Study identifies early warnings of COVID-19 outbreak on Twitter posts

Promising nanobodies against COVID-19 produced by llamas

Study looks at anxiety of HCW during the COVID-19 pandemic

NCCN provides new guidance for COVID-19 vaccinations in people with cancer

Does hypertension always lead to severe COVID-19?

EKF opens larger facility to increase production of key component for COVID-19 testing regime

Study reveals specific neuronal circuits underlying environment-based value learning

Vaccinating people over 60 is the most effective way to mitigate COVID-19 mortality

Infusion of convalescent blood plasma benefits patient with severe COVID-19

New SERS-based sensor can detect influenza A viral pathogens with high reproducibility

New data on impact of spike mutations and B117 UK variant on neutralization by mAbs and sera

SARS-CoV-2 variants appear to arise independently of local transmission

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