In a recent study posted to the medRxiv* preprint server, researchers investigated the efficacy of diagnostic tests for identifying severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) variants of concern (VOCs). The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has caused an unprecedented health emergency for the past two years resulting in more than 447 million infections and over 6 million deaths to date. […]

The Biden administration will significantly loosen federal mask-wearing guidelines to protect against COVID-19 transmission on Friday, according to two people familiar with the matter, meaning most Americans will no longer be advised to wear masks in indoor public settings. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Friday will announce a change to the metrics it uses to determine whether […]

The University of Maryland School of Medicine’s Institute of Human Virology, a Global Virus Network (GVN) Center of Excellence, physician researchers played a collaborative role in last month’s successful transplant of a genetically-modified pig heart into a patient with terminal heart disease by creating pathogen surveillance strategies and developing an infection prevention strategy for this unprecedent significant medical advancement. “Infectious […]

(Reuters) – The European Union’s health regulator on Thursday backed giving a booster shot of Pfizer and BioNTech’s COVID-19 vaccine to adolescents aged 12 and over, as well as the expanded use of Moderna’s shot in children ages six to 11. The recommendations by the European Medicine Agency’s (EMA) Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use will be followed by […]

Exposure to air pollution — even short term — may play a role in triggering psoriasis flares, according to new research from Italy, which found a significant association between exposure to higher levels of air pollution prior to patients presenting for psoriasis flares at medical visits, compared with visits unrelated to flares. “We found that higher concentration of different air […]

A recent study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences by a team of researchers at the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus significantly advances the understanding of a key aspect of the immune system during COVID-19: the interferon response. Interferons (IFNs) are signaling proteins produced by a host cell to activate the antiviral defenses within the […]

Do we enjoy our time more when we are alone, or when we're in the company of others? A new study by researchers from Bar-Ilan University in Israel has found that the element of choice in our daily social interactions plays a key role in our well-being. Stable social relationships are conducive to well-being. But the effects of daily social […]

A flurry of news came out of the State of the Union address last week, including an announcement that free, at-home COVID-19 test kits are being made available by the federal government once again. The White House confirmed yesterday that the additional rapid tests President Biden touted during his SOTU speech can now be ordered via COVIDtests.gov. The second batch […]

Sticking a price cap on CIGARETTES would stop people taking up smoking by forcing tobacco companies to push up prices of cheaper items, experts say Bath University researchers called for a price-cap to be placed on cigarettes It will encourage more price-conscious customers to abandon them, they said And reduce profits for the tobacco companies, discouraging the industry Putting a […]

Optibrium Ltd, a leading developer of software for drug discovery, today announced the release of the latest version of StarDrop™, its comprehensive software platform for small molecule design, optimisation and data analysis. More than 160 organisations currently use StarDrop, including many of the world’s leading pharmaceutical companies. The new release introduces Inspyra™, a module that dynamically learns from chemists’ expert […]