Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
PTSD link to pandemic fears
Even at the start of the COVID-19 pandemic last year, people around the world became more fearful of what could happen to them or their family.
Jan 22, 2021
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Rhesus macaques develop promising immune response to SARS-CoV-2
In a promising result for the success of vaccines against COVID-19, rhesus macaque monkeys infected with the human coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 developed protective immune responses that might be reproduced with a vaccine. The ...
Jan 22, 2021
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
A closer look at T cells reveals big differences in mild vs. severe COVID-19 cases
A big question on people's minds these days: How long does immunity to SARS-CoV-2 last following infection?
Jan 21, 2021
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Why older adults must go to the front of the vaccine line
Vaccinating older adults for COVID-19 first will save substantially more U.S. lives than prioritizing other age groups, and the slower the vaccine rollout and more widespread the virus, the more critical it is to bring them ...
Jan 21, 2021
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Lilly: Drug can prevent COVID-19 illness in nursing homes
Drugmaker Eli Lilly said Thursday its antibody drug can prevent COVID-19 illness in residents and staff of nursing homes and other long-term care locations.
Jan 21, 2021
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Estrogen receptors in mom's placenta critical during viral infection
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.
Jan 21, 2021
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For some, GI tract may be vulnerable to COVID-19 infection
No evidence so far indicates that food or drinks can transmit the virus that causes COVID-19, but new research at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis suggests that people with problems in the upper gastrointestinal ...
Jan 21, 2021
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Study makes the case for shorter quarantines—with 'judicious' testing
When Yale researchers reported in December that a seven-day quarantine, coupled with carefully timed testing, could be as effective as a 14-day quarantine in preventing the spread of COVID-19, it attracted widespread media ...
Jan 21, 2021
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Medical research
Synthetic micro lungs could take COVID-19 research to the next level
When SARS-CoV-2 began its furious spread around the globe, it took scientists only a few months to develop the first tools to study or neutralize the virus. What's been missing until now, however, are reliable methods to ...
Jan 21, 2021
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Herd immunity may not be achievable even with high vaccine uptake
The government vaccination program may not be sufficient to achieve herd immunity—even if everyone in the UK is vaccinated—according to new research from the University of East Anglia.
Jan 21, 2021
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