Monthly Archives: Febbraio 2021
The protein OAS1 has a protective effect against COVID-19 susceptibility and severity
Researchers at the Lady Davis Institute (LDI) at the Jewish General Hospital have discovered that increased levels of the protein OAS1 are associated with...
COVID-19: prolonged school closures and distance learning dramatically impact children’s reading ability
The ability to read is foundational to education, but prolonged school closures and distance learning due to the pandemic have imposed unique challenges on...
If the rich world continues to hoard vaccines the pandemic will drag on for...
Just 10 countries account for three quarters of the 191 million COVID-19 vaccinations that were given through mid-February, a sign that the race to...
COVID-19: two-thirds of hospitalizations are due to four conditions – obesity – hypertension –...
A modeling study suggests a majority of adult COVID-19 hospitalizations nationwide are attributable to at least one of four pre-existing conditions: obesity, hypertension, diabetes,...
SARS-CoV-2 – Diamond Princess outbreak: airborne transmission accounted for more than 50 percent...
Among the many startling images of the early coronavirus pandemic were the luxury cruise ships that garnered the nickname "floating incubators."
No situation was more...
COVID-19: due terzi dei ricoveri ospedalieri sono dovuti a quattro condizioni: obesità – ipertensione...
Uno studio di modellazione suggerisce che la maggior parte dei ricoveri adulti COVID-19 a livello nazionale sono attribuibili ad almeno una delle quattro condizioni...
Covid-19: il sesso è un potenziale aiuto non farmacologico per dormire
Nel migliore dei casi, la metà di tutti i canadesi riferisce di avere problemi ad addormentarsi e a rimanere addormentati. Lo stress di vivere una...
Covid-19: Sex is a potential non-pharmacological sleep aid
At the best of times, half of all Canadians report that they have trouble falling asleep and staying asleep. The stress of living through...
There is a positive causal relationship between the size of HDL cholesterol particles and...
HDL cholesterol (high-density lipoprotein cholesterol), or "good cholesterol," is associated with a decreased risk of cardiovascular disease as it transports cholesterol deposited in the...
The important role of vitamin B6 in the protection against COVID-19
Who would have thought that a small basic compound like vitamin B6 in bananas or fish could be key to a robust response against...
Il vaccino Pfizer COVID-19 si è dimostrato efficace al 94% in uno studio che...
Il vaccino Pfizer COVID-19 si è dimostrato efficace al 94% in uno studio che ha coinvolto 1,2 milioni di persone in Israele, la prima ricerca nel mondo...
Researchers from Tohoku University have developed a biobattery-powered microneedle patch can deliver drugs and...
A pain-free, organic and biodegradable drug delivery patch may be on the horizon for home health care patients soon.
Researchers from Tohoku University have...
The Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine has proven 94 percent effective in a study involving 1.2...
The Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine has proven 94 percent effective in a study involving 1.2 million people in Israel, the first peer-reviewed real world research...
Il Covid-19 può diffondersi dall’aria all’interno di un’auto
I ricercatori dell'Università della Florida hanno raccolto il virus SARS-CoV-2 che causa il COVID-19 dall'aria all'interno di un'auto guidata per 15 minuti da un paziente di...
SARS-CoV-2 doesn’t infect the entire body in the same way
COVID-19, the disease caused by the pandemic coronavirus SARS-CoV-2, is primarily regarded as a respiratory infection.
Yet the virus has also become known for...
