In the search for treatments for COVID-19, many researchers are focusing their attention on a specific protein that allows the virus to infect human cells. Called the angiotensin-converting enzyme 2, or ACE2 “receptor,” the protein provides the entry point for the coronavirus to hook into and infect a wide range of human cells. Might this be central in how to […]
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A deal for hundreds of millions of syringes that could be used to quickly administer a possible vaccine against COVID-19 has been reached between the U.S. government and a private company. The $138 million partnership is with ApiJect Systems America, which makes inexpensive prefilled plastic syringes designed to be used in developing countries, NBC News reported. The aim of the […]
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The risk of death among people with health conditions, such as heart disease or diabetes, is five times higher than in people without underlying conditions and easing the lockdown must take into account this clinical vulnerability, according to new UCL-led research. The study, published today in The Lancet, analyzed 3.8 million health records and found that between 37,000 and 73,000 […]
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The spread of the Coronavirus holds Germany, Europe and the world continue to breath. Politics, economy, society and research are now required. More than four million people have already been infected with the causative agent of Sars-CoV-2, 171.134 of them in Germany. TOP NEWS: tourists get taste of summer vacation In Greece, tourists get a taste of how the summer […]
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Anyone who suffered through France’s two-month lockdown with a toothache or other oral affliction of a non-emergency nature has a hope of licking the pain. Dental practices around the country are cautiously reopening and accepting appointments after the French government eased restrictions on some businesses, services and public activity. Yet getting back to work in the age of coronavirus requires […]
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The optimal minimum legal age for non-medical cannabis use is 19 years of age, according to a study published in BMC Public Health. A team of researchers at the Memorial University of Newfoundland, Canada, investigated how Canadians who started using cannabis at several young ages differed across important outcomes (educational attainment, cigarette smoking, self-reported general and mental health) in later-life. […]
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For the first time in over a decade, scientists have identified a first-line treatment that significantly improves survival for people with hepatocellular carcinoma, the most common type of liver cancer. Researchers found that the combination of atezolizumab, an immunotherapy drug that boosts the body’s natural defenses, and bevacizumab, an anti-angiogenesis drug that inhibits the growth of tumors’ blood vessels, improved […]
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A study analyzing data from the Rhode Island Consortium for Autism Research and Treatment (RI-CART) found that only 3% of individuals diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder reported having fully received clinical genetic tests recommended by medical professional societies. The results bring to light a dissonance between professional recommendations and clinical practice, the researchers behind the study say. Autism spectrum disorder […]
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Blood biomarkers that reflect the body’s response to infection—including white blood cell count, absolute neutrophil count, C-reactive protein (CRP) and procalcitonin—are generally not useful in predicting the overall severity of community-acquired pneumonia in children, according to a study published in Pediatrics. However, CRP and procalcitonin, both of which have been associated with severe disease in adults, may be useful in […]
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The coronavirus pandemic will have a greater impact on the world’s most disadvantaged and vulnerable populations, according to an Imperial report. The analysis focused on lower-income and lower-middle-income countries (LMICs) and found that the risk of death from COVID-19 increases dramatically with increasing poverty within LMICs. The 22nd report from the WHO Collaborating Centre for Infectious Disease Modelling within the […]
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