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During the SARS-CoV-2 outbreak, laboratories worldwide have pivoted from their usual research to working to identify new COVID-19 drug and vaccine candidates. This experimental work requires access to clinical isolates and systems that allow genetic manipulation of SARS-CoV-2. A new paper reports an openly available SARS-CoV-2 laboratory research toolkit aimed at increasing availability of these […]
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Genetically determined vitamin D levels do not have a large effect on risk of type 1 diabetes in Europeans, according to a new study. Source: Vitamin D deficiency does not increase risk of type 1 diabetes, study finds
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A research team has discovered two new genes potentially involved in Alzheimer’s disease. They identified them by exploring which genes were turned on and off in the hippocampus of people who suffered from the disease. Source: Two new genes linked to Alzheimer's disease discovered
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A new study estimates 64 percent of adult COVID-19 hospitalizations in the U.S. may have been prevented if there were less obesity, hypertension, diabetes, and heart failure. The model suggests notable differences by age and race/ethnicity in COVID-19 hospitalizations related to these conditions. Source: Study estimates two-thirds of COVID-19 hospitalizations due to four conditions
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The optimal timeframe for donating convalescent plasma for use in COVID-19 immunotherapy, which was given emergency use authorization by the Food and Drug Administration in August 2020, is within 60 days of the onset of symptoms, according to a new study. The research also reveals that the ideal convalescent plasma donor is a recovered COVID-19 […]
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A novel approach to pooled testing could help identify up to 20 times more COVID-19 infections per day than individual testing. Simple pooled designs could be implemented with minimal changes to current testing infrastructures in clinical and public health laboratories. Source: Novel pooled testing strategies can significantly better identify COVID-19 infections
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Eye conditions that do not cause vision impairment but have economic and social consequences represent a serious and growing challenge for public health services worldwide. Source: Rapidly rising levels of sight loss are 'tip of the iceberg'
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When healthcare workers become ill during a disease outbreak, overall case counts and mortality rates may significantly increase, according to a new model. The findings may help to improve interventions that aim to mitigate the effects of outbreaks such as COVID-19. Source: Mortality rises among public when health workers get sick in an outbreak, model […]
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Researchers demonstrate they can engineer botulinum toxin proteins (called proteases) to find new targets with high selectivity, a critical advance toward potential new treatments for everything from neuroregeneration to cytokine storm. Source: 'Miracle poison' for novel therapeutics
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Using machine learning tools to analyze hundreds of proteins, researchers have identified a group of biomarkers in blood that could lead to an earlier diagnosis of children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and, in turn, more effective therapies sooner. Source: Researchers use machine learning to identify autism blood biomarkers
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