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New passive air sampler clip can help assess personal exposure to SARS-CoV-2

Masks, social distancing, proper hygiene and ventilation can help reduce the transmission of COVID-19 in public places, but even with these measures, scientists have detected airborne SARS-CoV-2 in indoor settings.

11 Jan 2022

Study opens up prospects for using virotherapy to treat central nervous system tumors

In a study conducted at the University of São Paulo's Human Genome and Stem Cell Research Center (HUG-CELL) in Brazil, serial systemic injections of zika virus into mice with brain tumors destroyed the cancer without causing neurological damage or injuring other organs, and increased the animals' survival rate.

11 Jan 2022

Hemp compounds show ability to prevent the entry of SARS-CoV-2 into cells

Hemp compounds identified by Oregon State University research via a chemical screening technique invented at OSU show the ability to prevent the virus that causes COVID-19 from entering human cells.

11 Jan 2022

New computer model mirrors the way misinformation spreads in real life

It starts with a super-spreader, and winds its way through a network of interactions, eventually leaving no one untouched. Those who have been exposed previously may only experience mild effects.

11 Jan 2022

Withdrawing steroid treatment found to boost SARS-CoV-2 vaccine-induced immunity in kidney transplant recipients

In a new study, a team of researchers investigated the impact of the fourth dose of a vaccine against COVID-19 in kidney transplant recipients, who had not mounted a humoral immune response to three doses of vaccine.

11 Jan 2022

VarLOCK approach for rapid detection of SARS-CoV-2 variants of concern and wastewater monitoring

A recent study discussed the expansion of the SARS-CoV-2 CRISPR-Cas detection technology (SHERLOCK) into Variant-specific SHERLOCK (VarLOCK) assays to accurately differentiate between the newly emerging SARS-CoV-2 variants of concern.

11 Jan 2022

Study finds T cell response mostly conserved against SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant following infection or vaccination

A new preprint examines the extent of protection offered by T cell responses to primary vaccination and/or natural infection with the virus.

11 Jan 2022

COVID-19 symptoms found to vary in different immune contexts

In a new study, researchers studied the kinetics of host response to SARS-CoV-2 infection in a Syrian hamster model, tracking disease pathology, viral loads, antibody responses, and inflammatory cytokine production in multiple organs.

11 Jan 2022

Analyzing the evolution of SARS-CoV-2 RNA polymerase in humans

In a new study, researchers examined the impact of mutations on the structural thermodynamic stability (structural stability) of SARS-CoV-2 RNA-dependent RNA polymerase (RdRp) through free energy computation.

11 Jan 2022

Single-step RT-PCR for SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant detection in respiratory samples

A new preprint describes a single-step molecular diagnostic test for the presence of SARS-CoV-2 infection caused by the Omicron variant that is behind the unprecedented rise in cases over the last few weeks.

11 Jan 2022

Study finds heterologous vaccine booster evokes robust immunity to SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant

The current study examines the role of heterologous vaccination, an area that lacks much clarity.

11 Jan 2022

Providing recombinant antibody services and more within Europe

In this interview, News-Medical talks to Dr. Zhang Linlin, Technical Specialist at Sino Biological Europe, about their recombinant antibody services and more that they can provide within Europe. Image credit: Corona Borealis Studio/Shutterstock.com

From Sino Biological Inc. 11 Jan 2022

What are the predictors of inpatient COVID-19 mortality rates?

A new study, conducted by a multidisciplinary team of researchers from Suffolk University, Boston, Massachusetts, examined the relationship between baseline staffing levels of registered nurses (RNs), hospitalists, emergency medicine physicians, and intensivists (staff) and hospital-level COVID-19 mortality rates. The research builds on and extends earlier research that examined a subset of hospital-level characteristics over a shorter time period.

11 Jan 2022

Long-term exposure to air pollutants may increase the incidence of COVID-19

Long term exposure to ambient air pollution may heighten the risk of COVID-19 infection, suggests research published online in the journal Occupational & Environmental Medicine.

11 Jan 2022

An algorithmic method to identify epidemic waves of COVID-19

In this research paper, a team of scientists from various institutions across the UK and Poland provides contributions aimed at resolving this issue. First, the authors clarify the multiple ways researchers use the word 'epidemic wave.' Their technique divides epidemic time series (of confirmed cases and deaths) into non-overlapping 'observed waves.'

11 Jan 2022

SARS-CoV-2 activates microglia in the brain

Researchers demonstrate that SARS-CoV-2 can infect the human microglia.

10 Jan 2022

Unrelated vaccines could also help reduce the burden of COVID-19 pandemic, study shows

While the world has celebrated the arrival of highly effective vaccines against COVID-19, new work by researchers at Weill Cornell Medicine and the University of Oxford shows that even unrelated vaccines could help reduce the burden of the pandemic.

10 Jan 2022

Unique combination of nanomaterials in DNA biosensor enables easier SARS-CoV-2 detection

A recent paper that was published in the Talanta journal dedicated to original reports in pure and applied analytical chemistry presents for the first time the combination of two different nanomaterials – gold nanomaterials (AuNMs) and CDs for the development of an improved electrochemiluminescence (ECL) DNA biosensor.

10 Jan 2022

Maternal transfer of healthier gut bacteria helps neonates to resist biliary atresia

Biliary atresia is a rare disease that occurs when a delicate tree-like set of ducts that carry bile from the liver to the intestine becomes scarred and blocked. While some treatments can slow the damage, most children who develop biliary atresia will die without a liver transplant.

10 Jan 2022

A study on COVID vaccinated vs. unvaccinated that required hospitalization

Researchers compared the characteristics of fully vaccinated and boosted and unvaccinated patients requiring hospitalization for COVID-19.

10 Jan 2022

Virus News and Research

Latest Virus News and Research

New passive air sampler clip can help assess personal exposure to SARS-CoV-2

Study opens up prospects for using virotherapy to treat central nervous system tumors

Hemp compounds show ability to prevent the entry of SARS-CoV-2 into cells

New computer model mirrors the way misinformation spreads in real life

Withdrawing steroid treatment found to boost SARS-CoV-2 vaccine-induced immunity in kidney transplant recipients

VarLOCK approach for rapid detection of SARS-CoV-2 variants of concern and wastewater monitoring

Study finds T cell response mostly conserved against SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant following infection or vaccination

COVID-19 symptoms found to vary in different immune contexts

Analyzing the evolution of SARS-CoV-2 RNA polymerase in humans

Single-step RT-PCR for SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant detection in respiratory samples

Study finds heterologous vaccine booster evokes robust immunity to SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant

Providing recombinant antibody services and more within Europe

What are the predictors of inpatient COVID-19 mortality rates?

Long-term exposure to air pollutants may increase the incidence of COVID-19

An algorithmic method to identify epidemic waves of COVID-19

SARS-CoV-2 activates microglia in the brain

Unrelated vaccines could also help reduce the burden of COVID-19 pandemic, study shows

Unique combination of nanomaterials in DNA biosensor enables easier SARS-CoV-2 detection

Maternal transfer of healthier gut bacteria helps neonates to resist biliary atresia

A study on COVID vaccinated vs. unvaccinated that required hospitalization

A new way of characterising biomolecules eBook

The evolution of OCT for retinal imaging and disease intervention

Supercharging Next-Gen Antibody Discovery with AI and High-Throughput Experimentation

Prof. Dr. Kristina Kusche-Vihrog

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A new way of characterising biomolecules eBook

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Supercharging Next-Gen Antibody Discovery with AI and High-Throughput Experimentation

Prof. Dr. Kristina Kusche-Vihrog

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