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Study reports a positive link between social vulnerability and COVID-19 incidenceFebruary 23, 2021 at 11:40 PM An LSU Health New Orleans School of Public Health study reports a positive association between social vulnerability and COVID-19 incidence at the census tract level and recommends that more resources be allocated to socially vulnerable populations to reduce the incidence of COVID-19.Tags: Health, LSU Health New Orleans School of Public Health 25 people like this. Like SARS-CoV-2 variants emerge during humoral immunity phase of acute COVID-19February 23, 2021 at 11:04 PM A new preprint research paper posted to the bioRxiv server reports the rapid emergence of variants within an infected individual. The evolution of the virus within an infected host is not excluded by the close similarity between the consensus sequences of single-person SARS-CoV-2, since the number of viral copies is at its peak soon after infection occurs and before the host develops adaptive immunity.Tags: Health 34 people like this. Like Two potent SARS-CoV-2 neutralizing antibodies effective against B.1.351 and B.1.1.7 variantsFebruary 23, 2021 at 9:59 PM By analyzing the cryoEM structures of antibodies against the SARS-CoV-2 virus, researchers report that the neutralizing capabilities of two antibodies are not affected by new strains as these antibodies target regions of the virus away from the ACE2 binding regions.Tags: Health 13 people like this. Like Analysis of proposed LA city ‘hero pay’ measure warns of possible layoffs, higher costsFebruary 23, 2021 at 9:46 PM Los Angeles city officials, weighing a potential mandate on grocery stores to provide “hero pay” increases to essential workers, have released a 21-page analysis of the potential economic impacts. The assessment concluded that it could lead to higher pay for workers that could be funneled back into a recovering economy — but it also warned of potential layoffs or reductions to employee work hours.
Struggling grocers, particularly independent shops, could be under more pressure and could even cl...Tags: Health, Business, News, Education, La, Government, Los Angeles, City, Sport, Walgreens, Soccer, Long Beach, Community, Sam, Cvs, Kroger 29 people like this. Like TBE patients continue to be affected by long-term problemsFebruary 23, 2021 at 9:25 PM Impaired memory, reduced motivation, and declining motor skills. These are some of the problems that may persist several years after people contract tick-borne encephalitis, a University of Gothenburg thesis shows.Tags: Health, University of Gothenburg 28 people like this. Like New report identifies key barriers and enablers for data sharing in dementia researchFebruary 23, 2021 at 9:14 PM At an online European Parliament workshop hosted by Deirdre Clune MEP (Ireland), Alzheimer Europe launched a new report "Data Sharing in Dementia Research", which reviews recent changes in EU research policy and sets out recommendations to improve data sharing in dementia research.Tags: Health, Europe, Eu, European Parliament, Deirdre Clune, Data Sharing in Dementia Research 44 people like this. Like New guidelines aims to help reduce blood pressure for chronic kidney disease patientsFebruary 23, 2021 at 9:09 PM A recommendation for more intensive blood pressure management from an influential global nonprofit that publishes clinical practice guidelines in kidney disease could, if followed, benefit nearly 25 million Americans, according to an analysis led by researchers at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health.Tags: Health 1 people like this. Like Largescale antibody testing could lower the scale of COVID-19 pandemicFebruary 23, 2021 at 9:03 PM Research from Queen's University Belfast suggests that largescale antibody testing could lower social activity and thus contagion of COVID-19 (Coronavirus).Tags: Health, Belfast 19 people like this. Like Beneficial bacteria passed on to infants through breast milk change over timeFebruary 23, 2021 at 8:56 PM The cocktail of beneficial bacteria passed from mother to infant through breast milk changes significantly over time and could act like a daily booster shot for infant immunity and metabolism.Tags: Health 25 people like this. Like Research predicts which mammal species can spread SARS-CoV-2February 23, 2021 at 8:49 PM Scientists worldwide are fighting to contain the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, which has already claimed more than 2.48 million lives. Preventing spillback infections is essential to containing the pandemic. To do so, it is vital to understand the nature of the virus, i.e., its susceptibility to a range of hosts.Tags: Health 27 people like this. Like Slight differences can help distinguish between two similar pediatric brain conditionsFebruary 23, 2021 at 8:46 PM Slight differences in clinical features can help physicians distinguish between two rare but similar forms of autoimmune brain inflammation in children, a new study by UT Southwestern scientists suggests.Tags: Health 49 people like this. Like University of Missouri engineers plan to advance the commercial market for wearable bioelectronicsFebruary 23, 2021 at 8:38 PM One day, a wearable, bioelectronic device could wirelessly transmit a person's vital signs -- potentially providing critical information for early detection of health issues such as COVID-19 or heart disease -- to a healthcare provider, eliminating the need for an in-person visit while also saving lives.Tags: Health, University of Missouri 41 people like this. Like LA County surpasses 20,000 coronavirus deathsFebruary 23, 2021 at 8:35 PM A day after the nation surpassed the jolting milestone of 500,000 lives lost to the pandemic, Los Angeles County surpassed its own grim milestone on Tuesday, Feb. 23 — 20,000 COVID-19-related deaths.
The county reported another 157 deaths on Tuesday. For the family and friends of the 20,057 people claimed by the outbreak — fathers, mothers, sisters, brothers and grandparents … nurses, doctors, teachers, law officers, grocery workers and so many more — that number is very real and very painful.
R...Tags: Health, Business, News, Education, Navy, California, Government, Sport, Public Health, Soccer, Long Beach, Community, Pasadena, Dennis, American Airlines, Los Angeles County 25 people like this. Like Phase 1 clinical trial shows promising results for monoclonal antibodies against MERS coronavirusFebruary 23, 2021 at 8:34 PM A randomized, placebo-controlled Phase 1 clinical trial of two monoclonal antibodies (mAbs) directed against the coronavirus that causes Middle East respiratory syndrome (MERS) found that they were well tolerated and generally safe when administered simultaneously to healthy adults.Tags: Health, Middle East 12 people like this. Like Study reveals new routes to potential treatments for chronic inflammatory conditionsFebruary 23, 2021 at 8:23 PM Inflammatory lung diseases such as asthma, COPD and, most recently, COVID-19, have proven difficult to treat.Tags: Health 26 people like this. Like Key mutation sites in the SARS-CoV-2 spike protein modulate antibody and ACE2 affinityFebruary 23, 2021 at 8:15 PM A paper recently uploaded to the preprint server bioRxiv by researchers at Chapman University in California (Feb 22nd, 2021) utilized computational methods to screen severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) mutants for affinity with the angiotensin-converting enzyme 2 (ACE2) receptor and monoclonal antibodies REG10987 and REG10933.Tags: Health, California, Chapman University 6 people like this. Like New surgical procedure reduces the rate of recurrent strokes among atherosclerotic patientsFebruary 23, 2021 at 8:15 PM A surgical procedure advanced and studied by vascular neurosurgeons at Cedars-Sinai dramatically reduced the rate of recurrent strokes among patients with atherosclerotic disease, a new study shows.Tags: Health, Cedars Sinai 38 people like this. Like New microneedle patches for delivery of psychedelic pharmaceuticalsFebruary 23, 2021 at 8:07 PM Although one may think of psychedelic pharmaceuticals as being dangerous and detrimental, scientists have been conducting experiments and clinical trials on some of them and have obtained positive results when testing them for medical use.Tags: Health 48 people like this. Like ‘Resuscitating’ old antibiotics to combat the growing threat of superbugsFebruary 23, 2021 at 8:02 PM Holding off the rise of superbugs could be achieved by 'resuscitating' old antibiotics, with The University of Queensland researchers leading an international project to help combat the growing threat.Tags: Health, University Of Queensland 35 people like this. Like Letizia Alto, MD on why to become a semi-retired MD [PODCAST]February 23, 2021 at 7:00 PM  Tags: Health, Podcast, Practice Management, PA NP, CRNA, Letizia Alto MD 107 people like this. Like Innate immune system overreacts in patients with severe COVID-19February 23, 2021 at 7:56 PM In patients with severe COVID-19, the innate immune system overreacts. This overreaction may underlie the formation of blood clots (thrombi) and deterioration in oxygen saturation that affect the patients.Tags: Health 20 people like this. Like SARS-CoV-2 mutations allow escape from clinical monoclonal antibodiesFebruary 23, 2021 at 7:52 PM A new research paper recently uploaded to the preprint server bioRxiv by Jesse D. Bloom et al. (22nd Feb 2021) aims to map all of the currently circulating SARS-CoV-2 lineages with resistance towards LY-CoV555 and LY-CoV016, and document the specific mutations that confer resistance, ultimately suggesting that future monoclonal antibody cocktails should target a more diverse range of epitopes.Tags: Health, Jesse D Bloom Large-scale whole genome sequencing in the Middle Eastern population reveals genetic risk factorsFebruary 23, 2021 at 7:52 PM A group of researchers at Qatar Foundation have reported the first and largest genetic association study in the Middle East, that has been published online in Nature Communications - a leading a peer-reviewed, open access, scientific journal published by Nature Research.Tags: Health, Middle East, Nature Communications, Qatar Foundation 2 people like this. Like GSK-3 inhibitors show promise in treating coronavirus infectionsFebruary 23, 2021 at 7:30 PM Researchers in the United States have suggested a new approach to treating infection with coronaviruses such as severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) – the agent that causes coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19).Tags: Health, United States, GSK 5 people like this. Like Glycan switch may explain why SARS-CoV-2 causes such variable symptomsFebruary 23, 2021 at 7:11 PM Researchers in Portugal have provided evidence that might explain why infection with severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) causes mild or even asymptomatic illness in some individuals, but severe coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) in others.Tags: Health, Portugal 41 people like this. Like With more federal coronavirus relief likely, LA County scrutinizes impact of CARES dollarsFebruary 23, 2021 at 6:58 PM Gearing up for more federal coronavirus relief money, the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors on Tuesday, Feb. 23, called for a detailed report on the impact of CARES Act dollars the county received last year.
A key element of the 2020 CARES Act was the Coronavirus Relief Fund, through which the county received $1.057 billion. Coupled with state funding, county coronavirus aid totaled $1.22 billion, which helped pay for such efforts as virus testing, food distribution, personal protective eq...Tags: Health, Business, News, Education, Government, Sport, Soccer, Community, Associated Press, LA County, Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors, Hilda Solis, Top Stories LADN, Top Stories IVDB, Top Stories Breeze, Top Stories LBPT 30 people like this. Like Limiting the release of fat into the bloodstream during heart failure could help improve outcomesFebruary 23, 2021 at 6:36 PM University of Alberta researchers have found that limiting the amount of fat the body releases into the bloodstream from fat cells during heart failure could help improve outcomes for patients.Tags: Health, University Of Alberta 39 people like this. Like New rapid diagnostic tests can differentiate between COVID-19 variants and multiple virusesFebruary 23, 2021 at 6:29 PM University of Minnesota Medical School researchers have developed two new rapid diagnostic tests for COVID-19 - one to detect COVID-19 variants and one to help differentiate with other illnesses that have COVID-19-like symptoms.Tags: Health, University of Minnesota Medical School 20 people like this. Like LA County officials have harsh words for coronavirus vaccine inequity – and line-jumping cheatersFebruary 23, 2021 at 6:25 PM Just one week away from expanding eligibility for the coronavirus vaccine by up to 1.8 million people, Los Angeles County officials are worried the online system required by the state to book appointments will continue to pose challenges in communities hit hardest by the pandemic.
Board of Supervisors Chairwoman Hilda Solis said on Tuesday, Feb. 23, that she was “not surprised,” but nonetheless “disgusted” by certain people using any means necessary to obtain vaccine doses.
“I can tell you I was...Tags: Health, Business, News, Education, Government, Los Angeles, Sport, Dhs, Soccer, Community, County, Los Angeles County, Southland, Ferrer, Board of Supervisors, LA County 30 people like this. Like Australia news live: Linda Reynolds taken to hospital; Kelly's exit from Libs prompts Nats leadership talkFebruary 23, 2021 at 6:24 PM Defence minister admitted as precautionary measure on advice of her cardiologist. Follow all the latest news and updates, liveFollow the global coronavirus live blog 11.24pm GMT Media group Nine Entertainment Group, which owns the Nine TV network and the former Fairfax mastheads, has joined the rush to repay jobkeeper subsidies received during the pandemic.It’s all the rage in corporate circles these days, piling pressure on companies that have so far resisted, such as Solomon Lew’s Premier ...Tags: Health, Australia, Australia news, Australian politics, Scott Morrison, National party, Peter Dutton, Nats, Kelly, Fairfax, Harvey Norman, Solomon Lew, Craig Kelly, Gerry Harvey, Libs, Linda Reynolds 23 people like this. Like |
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