Japan supercomputer shows multiplying masks offers little assistance forestalling viral spread Kumar Jeetendra | March 7, 2021 Japanese supercomputer simulations revealed that wearing two masks gave limited benefit in blocking viral spread compared with a single properly fitted mask. The findings in part contradict recent recommendations from the U.S. Centers of Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) that two masks were better than one at reducing a person’s vulnerability to the coronavirus. Using …
Oxford study demonstrates AstraZeneca successful against Brazil variant, source says Kumar Jeetendra | March 7, 2021 Preliminary data from a study conducted at the University of Oxford suggests that the COVID-19 vaccine developed by AstraZeneca PLC is successful against the P1, or Brazilian, variant, a source with knowledge of the study told Reuters on Friday. The data suggests that the vaccine won’t need to be modified so as to protect against …
Study distinguishes top factor for life span in clinical research coordinator positions Kumar Jeetendra | March 6, 2021 Danielle Buchanan, BS, clinical translational research coordinator III in the Department of Neurology, and Daniel Claassen, MD, MS, chief of the Division of Psychological Disorders and associate professor of Neurology, found the top element for retention is a close working relationship between clinical research coordinators (CRCs) and the study’s principal investigator that emphasizes respect and …
A little sensor can be utilized for fast recognition of RNA and DNA Kumar Jeetendra | March 6, 2021 In less than a second, a small sensor used in brain chemistry research can detect the key molecules that provide the genetic instructions for life, RNA, and DNA, a new study from American University shows. The AU researchers believe a sensor is a helpful tool for scientists engaged in clinical research to quantify DNA metabolism, …
Individuals with vision impedance have higher risk of all-cause mortality Kumar Jeetendra | March 6, 2021 The global population is aging, and so are their eyes. In fact, the number of individuals with vision impairment and blindness is expected to more than double over the next 30 years. A meta-analysis in The Lancet Global Health, comprising 48,000 individuals from 17 studies, found that those with more severe vision impairment had a …
Study shows the effect of ‘reverse antibiotic’ on gram-negative bacteria Kumar Jeetendra | March 5, 2021 Researchers from Skoltech and MSU have investigated antibiotic nybomycin that could prove effective against bacteria resistant to other antibiotics. Their research was published in the journal Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy. All bacterial cells contain topoisomerases, a significant group of enzymes that help deal with spatial problems stemming from bacterial cell division related to circular DNA …
Over 1.8 crore COVID-19 antibody portions controlled in India Kumar Jeetendra | March 5, 2021 The cumulative number of COVID-19 vaccine doses administered in India has crossed 1.8 crore, the Union Health Ministry said on Friday. These include 68,53,083 healthcare workers (HCWs) who were administered the 1st dose, 31,41,371 HCWs who were given the 2nd dose, 60,90,931 frontline workers (FLWs) who were given the 1st dose and 67,297 FLWs (2nd …
Genomic surveillance can help recognize how SARS-CoV-2 spreads in care homes Kumar Jeetendra | March 4, 2021 Care homes are at high risk of experiencing outbreaks of COVID-19, the disease brought on by SARS-CoV-2. Older people and people affected by heart disease, respiratory disease and type 2 diabetes – all of which increase with age – are at greatest risk of severe disease and even death, which makes the care home population …
Researchers create shape memory polymer to comprehend the advancement of coronary illness Kumar Jeetendra | March 3, 2021 Cardiovascular disease is still the number one cause of death globally. Unfortunately, the heart cannot regenerate new tissue, because the cardiomyocytes, or heart muscle cells, don’t divide after birth. In their paper, published in APL Bioengineering by AIP Publishing, Syracuse researchers developed a shape memory polymer to grow cardiomyocytes. Raising the substance’s temperature from 30 …
Anthony Fauci presents his own virus model to Smithsonian Kumar Jeetendra | March 3, 2021 Dr. Anthony Fauci, the face of the US government’s pandemic response, has given his personal 3D model of the COVID-19 virus to the Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History. The museum on Tuesday honored Fauci with its Great Americans Medal. “Dr. Fauci has helped save millions of lives and advanced the treatment and our comprehension …
New personalised therapeutics partner joins Repositive Cancer Model network Kumar Jeetendra | March 2, 2021 CAMBRIDGE, UK – (March 2, 2021) – Life Science Newswire – Repositive has announced today that Vivan Therapeutics will be the next company to join its global network of cancer model partners. Based in London, Vivan Therapeutics is an innovative personalised therapeutics company with unique experience in engineering drosophila ‘avatar’ models for cancer research and …
Covid diseases ascend for first time in quite a while: WHO Kumar Jeetendra | March 2, 2021 The number of new coronavirus infections globally increased a week for the first time in seven weeks, WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said on Monday. Tedros said the rise was”disappointing but not surprising” and urged countries not to relax measures to fight the spread of this disease. He suggested that countries were hastening to loosen …
