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COVID-19 pandemic has worsened global maternal and perinatal outcomes

Immediate action is required to preserve safe maternity care worldwide, as the COVID-19 pandemic worsens global maternal and perinatal outcomes, especially in low- and middle- income countries (LMICs), a study warns.

15 Apr 2021

UGA receives NIH contract to establish the Center for Influenza Disease and Emergence Research

The National Institutes of Health has awarded the University of Georgia a contract to establish the Center for Influenza Disease and Emergence Research.

15 Apr 2021

CUNY SPH announces the New York State Vaccine Education and Adoption Project

In a race to transform the vaccine-hesitant into adopters in New York City and surrounding counties as Covid-19 variants rise, the CUNY Graduate School of Public Health and Health Policy has announced the New York State Vaccine Education and Adoption Project.

15 Apr 2021

Researchers develop “Nano-Glue” with therapeutic potential against SARS-CoV-2

In a recent study, researchers target the electropositive receptor-binding domain (RBD) on the SARS-CoV-2 spike protein with the abundant β-sheet structure as a novel COVID-19 therapeutic drug design.

15 Apr 2021

Can biomaterials offer novel therapeutic strategies against COVID-19?

A team of scientists reviews the current and potential impact of the biomaterial sciences on the COVID-19 pandemic.

15 Apr 2021

Heart Research UK funds new project investigating the effects of COVID-19 on blood vessels and blood pressure

A project at the University of Glasgow that is aiming to better understand the effects that COVID-19 infection has on blood vessels and blood pressure has received a grant of £250,000 from national charity Heart Research UK.

15 Apr 2021

Future attempts to reduce Covid-19 spread should focus on tackling airborne transmission

Any future attempts to reduce the spread of covid-19 should be focused on tackling close airborne transmission of the virus which is considered to be the primary route for its circulation, according to experts in an editorial published in The BMJ.

15 Apr 2021

Ovarian follicular function unaffected by SARS-CoV-2 infection or Pfizer vaccine, study finds

A new study by researchers in Jerusalem indicates that while specific antibodies to the virus are present in both serum and ovarian follicles following infection or vaccination, there is no apparent adverse effect on follicular function as a result.

15 Apr 2021

High antibody and inflammatory mediator levels may predict severe COVID-19

A new study reports on biomarkers could help predict the progression of the viral illness to dangerous levels early enough to enable timely intervention.

15 Apr 2021

Allometric model shows human travel is closely related to spread of COVID-19

A new study indicates that the spread of COVID-19 is governed by power-law dynamics, suggesting that alternative modeling approaches need to be used to understand and predict its propagation.

15 Apr 2021

Study shows why social media users are more hesitant about getting vaccinated

New research has found that the most reliable indicators of willingness to be vaccinated against SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, are rejection of conspiracy suspicions about COVID-19 and a positive attitude towards vaccines in general.

15 Apr 2021

People who trust TV and Facebook for accurate news about COVID-19 are less knowledgeable

People who trust television and Facebook to provide them with accurate news about the coronavirus pandemic are less knowledgeable about COVID-19, according to a new study, which assessed people's knowledge of the virus in the earliest stages of the pandemic.

15 Apr 2021

More than half of COVID-19 patients report persistent symptoms 12-months after infection

In a new study, appearing on the pre-print server medRxiv*, researchers at the University of Trieste and Istituto Auxologico Italiano IRCCS in Italy report that more than half of patients with previous mild-to-moderate symptomatic COVID-19 complained of the persistence of at least one symptom 12-months after the onset of the illness.

15 Apr 2021

Virus News and Research

Latest Virus News and Research

COVID-19 pandemic has worsened global maternal and perinatal outcomes

UGA receives NIH contract to establish the Center for Influenza Disease and Emergence Research

CUNY SPH announces the New York State Vaccine Education and Adoption Project

Researchers develop “Nano-Glue” with therapeutic potential against SARS-CoV-2

Can biomaterials offer novel therapeutic strategies against COVID-19?

Heart Research UK funds new project investigating the effects of COVID-19 on blood vessels and blood pressure

Future attempts to reduce Covid-19 spread should focus on tackling airborne transmission

Ovarian follicular function unaffected by SARS-CoV-2 infection or Pfizer vaccine, study finds

High antibody and inflammatory mediator levels may predict severe COVID-19

Allometric model shows human travel is closely related to spread of COVID-19

Study shows why social media users are more hesitant about getting vaccinated

People who trust TV and Facebook for accurate news about COVID-19 are less knowledgeable

More than half of COVID-19 patients report persistent symptoms 12-months after infection

Intestinal worm infections can make African women more vulnerable to sexually-transmitted viral infections

New mathematical model predicts the spread of COVID-19

Wearing masks and social distancing can contain the spread of COVID-19 virus

Population-based study shows the persistence of neutralizing antibodies against coronavirus

New research could help solve major challenge in the deployment of COVID-19 vaccines

New device can be used to disinfect surfaces without special training

COVID-19 deadlier than cars for over 40s, study finds

A new way of characterising biomolecules eBook

Innovating for impact: Jordi Labs on aligning methodologies with FDA expectation

Exploring the role of confocal-based high-content imaging in advancing core facilities

Transforming Cardiovascular Care: Insights from Mina Makar at AstraZeneca

Virus News and Research

Latest Virus News and Research

A new way of characterising biomolecules eBook

Innovating for impact: Jordi Labs on aligning methodologies with FDA expectation

Exploring the role of confocal-based high-content imaging in advancing core facilities

Transforming Cardiovascular Care: Insights from Mina Makar at AstraZeneca

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