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Greater muscle strength associated with lower risk of COVID-19 hospitalizationFebruary 4, 2021 at 11:24 PM A new preprint research paper posted to the medRxiv* server discusses the results of a study exploring the relationship between increased muscle strength and hospitalization for severe COVID-19.Tags: Health 9 people like this. Like Alpaca nanobodies neutralize SARS-CoV-2 in vitroFebruary 4, 2021 at 11:03 PM A new preprint research paper posted to the bioRxiv server reports the development of highly effective neutralizing nanobodies targeting the viral receptor-binding domain (RBD), thus disrupting its engagement with the host cell angiotensin-converting enzyme 2 (ACE2) receptor.Tags: Health 22 people like this. Like Coronavirus live news: Johnson & Johnson applies for vaccine clearance in US; South Korea passes 80,000 casesFebruary 4, 2021 at 10:46 PM US records 40,000 deaths in two weeks; Mexico runs out of vaccine; French PM defends slow vaccine rollout. Follow latest updatesSweden and Denmark plan digital vaccine certificates for travelGerman minister criticises Von der Leyen over vaccines ‘disgrace’UK minister:restrictions should stay until cases fall to 1,000 a dayAbout 4,000 Covid variants across world, says UK ministerSee all our coronavirus coverage 3.46am GMT Panama’s government is seeking 3m doses of Russia’s Sputnik V vaccine f...Tags: Health, South Korea, UK, Science, Mexico, Russia, Americas, US, US news, Denmark, Vaccines and immunisation, Johnson, Panama, von der Leyen, Coronavirus, February Press Association 30 people like this. Like SHREK proteins mediate broad spectrum antiviral host immunity, including against SARS-CoV-2February 4, 2021 at 10:31 PM A new preprint posted to the bioRxiv server demonstrates that similar mucins and mucin-like proteins cannot only suppress HIV-1 infectivity via blockage of viral attachment to the host cells but can block infection by multiple enveloped viruses.Tags: Health 8 people like this. Like SARS-CoV-2 N501Y mutation adversely affects cellular immune responseFebruary 4, 2021 at 10:06 PM Among these is the B.1.1.7 SARS-CoV-2 variant, with its characteristic N501Y mutation. A new preprint on the bioRxiv server reports the impact of this mutation on CD4 T cell responses, including antigen presentation on cells expressing Major Histocompatibility Complex (MHC) class II molecules.Tags: Health 19 people like this. Like Judge weighs stepping in on LA-area homeless crisis, during unprecedented Skid Row hearingFebruary 4, 2021 at 9:47 PM Amid a worsening death rate among unhoused people, the question of whether the homeless crisis has overwhelmed Los Angeles-area public officials took center stage during an unusual court hearing held in a Skid Row parking lot on Thursday, Feb. 4.
With his voice blaring over a speaker, loud enough to be heard by the people outside the gates of the lot at the Downtown Women’s Center, near San Pedro and Fifth streets, federal judge David O. Carter urged the community to pay attention to what was ha...Tags: Health, Business, News, Supreme Court, La, Government, America, Los Angeles, Sport, Soccer, Community, Homeless, Eric Garcetti, White, San Pedro, Carter 20 people like this. Like Scripps Research collaborates with Tempus to develop a predictive model of glucose responsesFebruary 4, 2021 at 9:17 PM Scripps Research, a globally recognized nonprofit biomedical research institute, today announced a collaborative research program with Tempus, a leader in precision medicine and artificial intelligence, to develop a predictive model of glucose responses in people with and without type 2 diabetes.Tags: Health, Tempus, Scripps Research 13 people like this. Like Pharmacologist lays out a plan to improve the equity of drug developmentFebruary 4, 2021 at 9:13 PM In a new perspective piece published in the Feb. 5 issue of Science, pharmacologist Namandje Bumpus, Ph.D. -- who recently became the first African American woman to head a Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine department, and is the only African American woman leading a pharmacology department in the country -- outlines the molecular origins for differences in how well certain drugs work among distinct populations.Tags: Health, Namandje Bumpus 15 people like this. Like Imaging SARS-CoV-2 with a helium ion microscope for the first timeFebruary 4, 2021 at 9:11 PM Scientists at Bielefeld University's Faculty of Physics have succeeded for the first time in imaging the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus with a helium ion microscope.Tags: Health, Bielefeld University s Faculty of Physics 50 people like this. Like Study: Only 14% of the Bernese population developed antibodies against SARS-CoV-2February 4, 2021 at 9:08 PM In the canton of Bern, only 14% of the adult population were infected with the coronavirus and developed antibodies against SARS-CoV-2.Tags: Health, Bern 24 people like this. Like Researchers shed new light on how the brain agesFebruary 4, 2021 at 9:03 PM Parts of the brain decline faster from age 30, researchers at the University of Oslo find. These brain changes are accelerated in people with Alzheimer's disease.Tags: Health, University Of Oslo 13 people like this. Like Study shows psychological impact of perceived COVID-19 health threat among Black AmericansFebruary 4, 2021 at 8:57 PM As the coronavirus pandemic continues to devastate communities worldwide, Black Americans who face racial discrimination in hospitals and doctor's offices weather additional stresses that can exacerbate threats from COVID-19.Tags: Health, COVID 49 people like this. Like COVID-19 vaccination alone may not end the pandemicFebruary 4, 2021 at 8:55 PM A simulation-based study conducted at the Miami University, USA, has revealed that vaccination of the general population against coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) alone is not sufficient to control the pandemic, given the current availability and implementation strategies.Tags: Health, Miami University USA 16 people like this. Like Emory MVA COVID-19 vaccine proven safe and effective in mice and monkeysFebruary 4, 2021 at 8:49 PM Researchers at Yerkes National Primate Research Center, Emory University, have developed a COVID-19 vaccine that has proven safe and effective in mice and monkeys.Tags: Health, COVID, Emory MVA COVID 10 people like this. Like Dialysis patients are 4 times more likely to die from COVID-19February 4, 2021 at 8:44 PM People undergoing long-term dialysis are almost 4 times more likely to die from COVID-19 and should be prioritized for vaccination, found a new Ontario study published in CMAJ.Tags: Health, Ontario, COVID 16 people like this. Like Research could pave way for injectable gels that release drugs over timeFebruary 4, 2021 at 8:32 PM Gels are formed by mixing polymers into fluids to create gooey substances useful for everything from holding hair in place to enabling contact lenses to float over the eye.Tags: Health 2 people like this. Like ZyCoV-D SARS-CoV-2 DNA vaccine shows robust immunogenicity and protective efficacy in Rhesus macaquesysFebruary 4, 2021 at 8:23 PM A team of scientists from India has recently tested the efficacy and immunogenicity of two different concentrations of a plasmid DNA-based vaccine candidate ZyCoV-D. The findings reveal that the vaccine candidate administered via Needle Free Injection System (NFIS) can significantly induce the production of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) spike protein-specific IgG and neutralizing antibodies for a prolonged period.Tags: Health, India, Needle Free Injection System NFIS 50 people like this. Like Novel biomarker may help identify which pancreatic cancer patients respond to CD40 agonistsFebruary 4, 2021 at 8:21 PM Inflammation in the blood could serve as a new biomarker to help identify patients with advanced pancreatic cancer who won't respond to the immune-stimulating drugs known as CD40 agonists, suggests a new study from researchers in the Abramson Cancer Center of the University of Pennsylvania published in JCI Insight.Tags: Health 28 people like this. Like Experimental vaccine diminishes fatal respiratory effects of synthetic opioidsFebruary 4, 2021 at 8:07 PM As the opioid epidemic raged on with an even greater force during COVID-19, the Scripps Research laboratory of chemist Kim Janda, PhD, has been working on new therapeutic interventions that may be able to prevent the bulk of deaths from opioid overdose.Tags: Health, Kim Janda 33 people like this. Like Research shows how air pollution has a detrimental impact on cardiovascular healthFebruary 4, 2021 at 8:01 PM Tiny particles of air pollution -- called fine particulate matter -- can have a range of effects on health, and exposure to high levels is a known risk factor for cardiovascular disease.Tags: Health 34 people like this. Like New project to improve air filtering in ambulancesFebruary 4, 2021 at 7:56 PM Cranfield University is working with Q-Flo, Cambridge University and NHS England to record experimental airflow data from a modern NHS ambulance under different driving conditions.Tags: Health, England, NHS, Cranfield University, Flo Cambridge University 29 people like this. Like Seasonal flu shots reduce COVID-19 symptoms in childrenFebruary 4, 2021 at 7:56 PM Researchers from the University of Missouri School of Medicine have discovered that children who receive a seasonal flu shot are less likely to suffer symptoms from a COVID-19 infection. The finding comes from a review of more than 900 children diagnosed with COVID-19 in 2020.Tags: Health, University of Missouri School of Medicine 43 people like this. Like Researchers call for trials of rapamycin to treat COVID-19February 4, 2021 at 7:47 PM Researchers in the United States, China, and the UK have called for immediate large-scale clinical trials of an antibiotic called rapamycin as a prophylactic and treatment approach to coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) in older individuals.Tags: Health, UK, United States China 15 people like this. Like New guidance can help cardiac patients with diabetes to exercise more safelyFebruary 4, 2021 at 7:45 PM Cardiac patients who also have diabetes will be able to do their rehabilitation exercises more safely, thanks to the world's first guidance on the subject, which has been published by international experts including a Swansea University academic.Tags: Health, Swansea University 35 people like this. Like New combination therapy proven to be highly effective in HBV infection modelFebruary 4, 2021 at 7:36 PM Around 260 million people, more than three percent of the global population, are chronically infected with the hepatitis B virus (HBV); in the long term, this often leads to complications such as liver cirrhosis and liver cancer.Tags: Health 5 people like this. Like LA County coronavirus stats keep dropping; new vaccine strategy to be unveiled next weekFebruary 4, 2021 at 7:32 PM Los Angeles County Public Health officials are getting ready to unveil next week a comprehensive plan for vaccinating the next phase of residents, including teachers, public safety officers, emergency services workers and other essential employees. Meanwhile, the county was ready to swing open the gates at another vaccination center on Friday, Feb. 5 — a second mega-site in hard-hit Pomona.
Across the board in recent weeks, the picture of the pandemic in L.A. County has been improving, with cont...Tags: Health, Business, News, Education, California, Kaiser Permanente, Government, Los Angeles, Sport, Soccer, Long Beach, Kaiser, Community, NHL, Pasadena, Pomona 29 people like this. Like School gardens may get children to eat more vegetablesFebruary 4, 2021 at 7:28 PM Getting children to eat their vegetables can seem like an insurmountable task, but nutrition researchers at The University of Texas at Austin have found one way: school gardens and lessons on using what's grown in them.Tags: Health, The University of Texas at Austin 45 people like this. Like Phase I/II trial findings support use of CoronaVac vaccine in older individualsFebruary 4, 2021 at 7:25 PM Researchers in China have reported phase I/II clinical trial findings showing that the vaccine candidate CoronaVac is well tolerated among older individuals and effectively generates antibody responses against severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARs-CoV-2) - the agent that causes coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19).Tags: Health, China 24 people like this. Like Coronavirus live news: US records 40,000 deaths in two weeks; Mexico runs out of vaccineFebruary 4, 2021 at 7:22 PM Concern over Covid spread on Superbowl weekend; China to donate vaccines to DR Congo; French PM defends slow vaccine rollout. Follow latest updatesSweden and Denmark plan digital vaccine certificates for travelGerman minister criticises Von der Leyen over vaccines ‘disgrace’UK minister:restrictions should stay until cases fall to 1,000 a dayAbout 4,000 Covid variants across world, says UK ministerSee all our coronavirus coverage 12.21am GMT Hello and welcome to our live coverage of the coron...Tags: Health, UK, Science, Mexico, China, Americas, US, US news, Congo, Denmark, Vaccines and immunisation, von der Leyen, Alison Rourke, Coronavirus 40 people like this. Like Pilot program improves access to mental health care for resident physiciansFebruary 4, 2021 at 7:22 PM A pilot program to offer mental health services offered resident physicians at the University of Colorado School of Medicine provides a model for confidential and affordable help, according to an article published today by the journal Academic Medicine.Tags: Health, University of Colorado School of Medicine 1 people like this. Like |
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