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New data on impact of spike mutations and B117 UK variant on neutralization by mAbs and seraJanuary 21, 2021 at 10:20 PM 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.Tags: Health, UK 12 people like this. Like Farm workers get a stab at a vaccine jab, without leaving the fieldsJanuary 21, 2021 at 9:15 PM  Tags: Health, News, Immigration, Sport, Soccer, Mecca, Riverside County, Tudor, Southern California, Sánchez, San Jacinto, Coachella Valley, Indio, Lake Elsinore, Perris, Machado 78 people like this. Like SARS-CoV-2 variants appear to arise independently of local transmissionJanuary 21, 2021 at 9:54 PM 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).Tags: Health, United States, University Of Michigan 33 people like this. Like Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine shows reduced neutralization potential against SARS-CoV-2 B.1.1.7 spike variantJanuary 21, 2021 at 9:14 PM Researchers in the UK have conducted a study assessing the efficacy of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine BNT162b2 against the new variant of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) – the agent that causes coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19).Tags: Health, UK, Pfizer 17 people like this. Like Study: Vast majority of U.S. infants may be suffering from gut microbiome deficiencyJanuary 21, 2021 at 9:12 PM A new peer-reviewed study reveals that the vast majority of U.S. infants may be suffering from a substantial deficiency in an important bacterium key to breast milk utilization and immune system development, as well as protection against gut pathogens linked to common newborn conditions such as colic and diaper rash.Tags: Health 5 people like this. Like Positive messages could potentially increase mask usage during the pandemicJanuary 21, 2021 at 9:09 PM Many organizations are looking at effective ways to communicate the importance of wearing a mask, especially as highly transmissible new strains of coronavirus threaten to cause a surge in infections.Tags: Health 34 people like this. Like Randomized trials could help clarify uncertainties around reopening schools safelyJanuary 21, 2021 at 9:06 PM Schools are closing again in response to surging levels of COVID-19 infection, but staging randomised trials when students eventually return could help to clarify uncertainties around when we should send children back to the classroom, according to a new study.Tags: Health 26 people like this. Like Researchers simulate tailgating to examine the impact of excessive eating and drinkingJanuary 21, 2021 at 9:01 PM The NFL playoffs are underway, and fans are finding ways to simulate tailgating during the COVID-19 pandemic. Football watch parties are synonymous with eating fatty foods and drinking alcohol. Have you ever wondered what all of that eating and drinking does to your body?Tags: Health, NFL 47 people like this. Like Older age may offer a buffer against negative feelings brought on by the pandemicJanuary 21, 2021 at 8:56 PM Older adults are managing the stress of the coronavirus pandemic better than younger adults, reporting less depression and anxiety despite also experiencing greater general concern about COVID-19, according to a study recently published by researchers at the UConn School of Nursing.Tags: Health 1 people like this. Like Neighboring Counties Still Facing Vaccine Distribution DelaysJanuary 21, 2021 at 8:50 PM cbsoptanon.onScriptsReady(function(cmp){cmp.ot.targetingAllowed(function(a){if(a) AnvatoPlayer("p1").init({"mcp":"cbs","width":"100%","height":"100%","video":"5221789","autoplay":false,"accessKey":"5VD6Eyd6djewbCmNwBFnsJj17YAvGRwl","accessControl":{"preview":false},"pInstance":"p1","plugins":{"heartbeat":{"account":"cbslocal-global-unified","publisherId":"cbslocal","jobId":"sc_va","marketingCloudId":"[email protected]","trackingServer":"cbsdigitalmedia.hb.omtrdc.net","customTrack...Tags: Health, News, Local, Seen On, Sacramento, Cal Expo, Sacramento County, Elk Grove, Cbs, Yolo County, San Joaquin, County, Gavin Newsom, Martin, El Dorado County, YOLO 24 people like this. Like Dynamic, customized treatment approaches for gastroesophageal cancers may improve survival ratesJanuary 21, 2021 at 8:48 PM A phase 2 clinical trial providing personalized treatments based on the genetic profile of metastatic tumors in gastroesophageal cancers has found that using customized treatment approaches, and adapting them over time as tumors become resistant, led to higher rates of survival compared to historical controls.Tags: Health 38 people like this. Like COVID-19, influenza and suicide are responsible for deaths of ICE detaineesJanuary 21, 2021 at 8:43 PM Thirty-five people have died in the custody of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) since April 2018, with a seven-fold increase in deaths even as the average daily population decreased by nearly a third between 2019 and 2020, a new USC study shows.Tags: Health, Usc, Customs Enforcement ICE 14 people like this. Like New drug target valid for breast cancer as well as lymphomaJanuary 21, 2021 at 8:38 PM One more piece of the puzzle has fallen into place behind a new drug whose anti-cancer potential was developed at the University of Alberta and is set to begin human trials this year, thanks to newly published research.Tags: Health, University Of Alberta 28 people like this. Like SARS-CoV-2 suppresses host innate immunityJanuary 21, 2021 at 8:30 PM SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, blocks the processes of innate immune activation that normally direct the production and/or signaling of type I interferon (IFN-I) by the infected cell and tissues.Tags: Health 50 people like this. Like Study identifies nine specific genes associated with breast cancer riskJanuary 21, 2021 at 8:25 PM Breast cancer investigators in the Lambe Institute at NUI Galway have collaborated on a pivotal international study into breast cancer risk which was published in the New England Journal of Medicine today (Wednesday, 20 January).Tags: Health, New England Journal of Medicine, NUI Galway, Lambe Institute 10 people like this. Like Abnormal hyperactivation in the brain could be an early biomarker of Alzheimer's diseaseJanuary 21, 2021 at 8:16 PM Abnormally hyperactive areas in the brain may help better predict the onset of Alzheimer's disease, according to findings of a research team led by Université de Montreal psychology professor Sylvie Belleville, scientific Director of the Institut universitaire de gériatrie de Montréal research centre.Tags: Health, Universite de Montreal, Sylvie Belleville 9 people like this. Like Researchers identify genetic risk factors contributing to pneumonia susceptibility and severityJanuary 21, 2021 at 8:08 PM Researchers at Vanderbilt University Medical Center and colleagues have identified genetic factors that increase the risk for developing pneumonia and its severe, life-threatening consequences.Tags: Health, Vanderbilt University Medical Center 21 people like this. Like Investigational combo therapy shows promise in treating TP53 mutant MDS and AML patientsJanuary 21, 2021 at 8:02 PM Myelodysplastic Syndromes (MDS) and acute myeloid leukemia (AML) are rare hematologic malignancies of the bone marrow.Tags: Health, AML, MDS 14 people like this. Like FDA approves first injectable, complete regimen for HIV-1 infection in adultsJanuary 21, 2021 at 8:00 PM The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today approved Cabenuva (cabotegravir and rilpivirine, injectable formulation) as a complete regimen for the treatment of human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) infection in adults to replace a current antiretroviral regimen in those who are virologically suppressed on a stable antiretroviral regimen with no history of treatment failure and with no known or suspected resistance to either cabotegravir or rilpivirine.Tags: Health, Fda, U S Food and Drug Administration 6 people like this. Like Vaccines may not work as well against the coronavirus variant detected in South Africa, research shows. People may also face a risk of reinfection.January 21, 2021 at 7:11 PM Tags: Health, UK, Science, London, News, Kentucky, Trends, Cnn, South Africa, Food And Drug Administration, Pfizer, Vaccines, Seattle, Mutations, Penny, Emory University 106 people like this. Like Telehealth startup Hims fell in its public trading debut — and that’s fine with its CEOJanuary 21, 2021 at 6:37 PM  Tags: Health, TC, Ecommerce, Asia, Ipo, San Francisco, Tech, Middle East, Sexual health, Cnbc, Erectile Dysfunction, Nyse, Bay Area, SPAC, Oaktree, Howard Marks 64 people like this. Like Hims, the telehealth startup, saw its shares slip in their trading debut — and that’s fine with its CEOJanuary 21, 2021 at 6:37 PM Tags: Health, Startups, TC, Ecommerce, Asia, Ipo, San Francisco, Tech, Middle East, Sexual health, Cnbc, Erectile Dysfunction, Initial Public Offering, Exit, Nyse, Bay Area 91 people like this. Like Unmasking inequality: the power of community organization during COVID-19 [PODCAST]January 21, 2021 at 7:00 PM  Tags: Health, Podcast, United States, Infectious Disease, PA NP, CRNA, COVID-19 Coronavirus 94 people like this. Like Scientists identify a molecular mechanism that protects the fetus from maternal infectionJanuary 21, 2021 at 7:53 PM Researchers at Duke and Mt. Sinai have identified a molecular mechanism that prevents a viral infection during a mother's pregnancy from harming her unborn baby.Tags: Health, Duke 3 people like this. Like Study: Half of adults not wearing masks during close contact with othersJanuary 21, 2021 at 7:51 PM Three out of 10 Los Angeles County residents and nearly half of adults in the U.S. don’t wear protective face masks when they are in close contact with people who live outside their households, according to findings of an ongoing study by researchers at USC.
The USC Dornsife Understanding Coronavirus in America Study found that 67% of Los Angeles County residents are likely to wear face masks when in contact with people from other households, and that 63% wear face masks while exercising outside...Tags: Health, Business, News, Education, Government, America, Sport, Soccer, Community, Usc, Los Angeles County, Arie Kapteyn, Top Stories LADN, Top Stories IVDB, Top Stories Breeze, Top Stories LBPT 40 people like this. Like Differences in hair aging between varying races and ethnicitiesJanuary 21, 2021 at 7:44 PM While aging is an unavoidable biological process with many influencing factors that results in visible changes to the hair, there is limited literature examining the characteristics of hair aging across the races.Tags: Health 34 people like this. Like Study may help better assess the risk of breast cancer in women without a family historyJanuary 21, 2021 at 7:13 PM A new multi-institution study led by Fergus Couch, Ph.D., a Mayo Clinic pathologist, provides more accurate estimates of breast cancer risk for U.S. women who harbor inherited mutations in breast cancer predisposition genes.Tags: Health, Fergus Couch Ph D 40 people like this. Like Inside George Mukhari hospital’s second waveJanuary 21, 2021 at 5:00 PM  Tags: Health, Masks, Virus, Hospitals, Astrazeneca, North West, Emergency, Oxygen, Variant, Openaccess, Pretoria, Bhekisisa, Top Six, Personal Protective Equipment, PPE, Coronavirus 72 people like this. Like New post at “All Signal”January 21, 2021 at 5:44 PM go to: Mask wearing for dummies sign up to be on the mailing list at the bottom of the page. I won’t be cross posting to here much longer.Tags: Health, Infertility 23 people like this. Like Relist WatchJanuary 21, 2021 at 3:54 PM  Tags: Health, New York, Texas, Featured, Maryland, Supreme Court, Law, Congress, California, Washington, Oregon, New York City, Dhs, Pennsylvania, United States, Hawaii 108 people like this. Like |
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