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Una vacuna "baja en azucar" puede proporcionar una amplia inmunidad frente a las variantes del coronavirus

American Chemical Society (ACS) — Tue, 25 Mar 2025 05:00:00 EST

Una sola vacuna podria proteger a modelos animales de los coronavirus causantes de la COVID-19 y la gripe. Esta actua generando anticuerpos que eliminan la capa de azucar protectora del virus y se dirige a una region de la proteina Spike que rara vez muta. Los resultados se presentaran en el Encuentro digital de primavera de 2025 de la ACS.

'Low-sugar' vaccine can provide broad immunity against coronavirus variants

American Chemical Society (ACS) — Tue, 25 Mar 2025 05:00:00 EST

A single vaccine could protect animal models from coronaviruses that cause COVID-19 and the flu. It works by creating antibodies that remove the virus' protective sugar coat and target a rarely mutating region of the spike protein. Results will be presented at the ACS Spring 2025 Digital Meeting.

McMaster leads Canada's first-ever guidelines for Post COVID-19 Condition

McMaster University — Fri, 21 Mar 2025 18:35:48 EST

A team of experts from McMaster University has led the creation of Canada's first-ever comprehensive guidelines for diagnosing, managing, preventing, and treating post COVID-19 condition (PCC), more commonly known as long COVID.

Reflections on 5 Years Since COVID-19 Lockdown: 'One Team, One Family'

Cedars-Sinai — Thu, 20 Mar 2025 19:40:42 EST

Anxiety and elation. Uncertainty and admiration. Isolation and connection. Five years since the COVID-19 pandemic lockdown, memories still are vivid and emotions, contrasting.

Early Pandemic Vulnerability to Severe COVID Identified with Certain Immune System Genotypes

Sbarro Health Research Organization (SHRO) — Wed, 19 Mar 2025 17:45:12 EST

This updated analysis of the relationship between HLA and severe COVID looks at a 'case-control' study of HLA genotypes.

Post-Transfusion Activation of Coagulation Pathways During Severe COVID-19 Correlates with COVID-19 Convalescent Plasma Antibody Profiles

Mount Sinai Health System — Wed, 19 Mar 2025 07:00:48 EST

The Pandemic: A Pause in Research or a Springboard?

Universite de Montreal — Thu, 13 Mar 2025 17:20:44 EST

Five years later, three UdeM researchers reflect on the impact of the global COVID-19 health crisis on their work.

Time Lost, 'Time for Me', Time Suspended: Life in the COVID Years

Universite de Montreal — Thu, 13 Mar 2025 17:10:01 EST

How did young people get through the pandemic? Was it a period of feeling abandoned, an opportunity to change, or simply a pause in their life? A sociological study says it was all three.

Socioeconomically Disadvantaged People Still Underusing Emergency Department Services in the Wake of the COVID Pandemic

University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), Health Sciences — Tue, 11 Mar 2025 21:30:29 EST

Socioeconomically disadvantaged groups may still be underusing emergency departments for potentially serious illnesses in the wake of the COVID pandemic, despite an overall rebound in emergency department use by 2022.

5 Years After COVID Pandemic Shutdown The World, New Jersey Research Institute Instrumental In Preparation For Pandemics Of The Future

Hackensack Meridian Health — Mon, 10 Mar 2025 18:25:20 EST

Research and experts in preparing for the worlds next pandemics, 5 Years After the COVID shutdown

Expert Available: COVID-19: Remembrance, Grief and Loss

George Washington University — Fri, 07 Mar 2025 19:25:50 EST

Since May 2020, researchers at the George Washington University have been studying COVID-19 death, memorialization and misinformation. The project, "Rituals in the Making," aims to learn more about how rituals changed during the pandemic, how we honored those who died and the impact on frontline workers and families.

COVID-19 vs. Non-COVID-19: Outcomes Differ Among Patients Who Require ECMO

American Association of Critical-Care Nurses (AACN) — Tue, 04 Mar 2025 15:55:27 EST

Patients hospitalized with severe pneumonia who required ECMO had worse outcomes when their diagnosis included COVID-19, including higher mortality, longer hospital stays, higher costs of care and greater likelihood of being discharged to places other than home, according to a new study that examined six years of national inpatient data.

Lessons Learned From COVID-19

Corewell Health — Tue, 04 Mar 2025 15:50:16 EST

There's nothing like a crisis to pull people together, and that's exactly what COVID-19 did for hospitals and health care workers. As Corewell Health acknowledges the five-year anniversary of the pandemic, physicians and others reflect on how the crisis improved hospitals and changed those who work in them.

Five Years Later, COVID-19 Still Claims Millions of Lives

George Washington University — Mon, 03 Mar 2025 19:30:56 EST

Experts from the George Washington University are available to comment on all aspects of the five year anniversary of the pandemic. ...

COVID-19, 5 Years On: Lingering Impacts and Pandemic Preparedness

University of Michigan — Mon, 03 Mar 2025 09:10:02 EST

March 11 will mark five years since the World Health Organization declared COVID-19 a global pandemic. University of Michigan experts look back on successes and failures in public health and medicine; discuss continued effects in education, business and society; and offer insights on how prepared we are for a future pandemic.

Young Children Adapt Quickly to Changing Pandemic Behaviors

University of Michigan — Thu, 27 Feb 2025 10:50:33 EST

The COVID-19 pandemic had a major and sudden effect on all aspects of life, requiring children and their families to rapidly change their habits and adopt new behaviors to stay healthy.

Recent Report from Lurie Children's Finds Approximately Half of Illinois Youth Continued to Experience Worsening Mental Health

Ann and Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago — Tue, 25 Feb 2025 12:00:56 EST

"Across the four study time points, we saw that about half of children and adolescents were experiencing worsening mental health symptoms. These findings reiterate the continued need to support ...

McMaster Experts on COVID Anniversary

McMaster University — Mon, 24 Feb 2025 18:15:21 EST

Ivermectin, Hydroxychloroquine Prescriptions During the COVID-19 Pandemic Soared Far Above Pre-Pandemic Levels

University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), Health Sciences — Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:25:21 EST

U.S. outpatient prescriptions for hydroxychloroquine and ivermectin increased 2- to 10-fold above pre-pandemic rates, respectively, to treat COVID-19, despite strong evidence disproving their effectiveness.

Paxlovid's Impact on Hospitalization and Death in COVID-Vaccinated Older Adults Far Weaker Than Previously Thought

University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), Health Sciences — Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:00:00 EST

Paxlovid does not significantly reduce COVID-19 hospitalization and mortality among vaccinated older adults. The study questions the assumption that Paxlovid's effectiveness in reducing COVID-19 hospitalizations and deaths in unvaccinated adults also applies to vaccinated adults.