libera/##covid-19/ Tuesday, 2024-08-13

BrainstormNew from BMJ Open: Exploring the social and cultural aspects of Chinese family caregivers experience as they support loved ones with dementia transitioning into nursing homes: a qualitative study protocol: Introduction Asian American caregivers supporting loved ones with dementia experience greater burden and more [... want %more?] → http://bmjopen.bmj.com/cgi/content/short/14/8/e08573100:14
BrainstormNew from r/Science: science: COVID-19 Infects Peripheral Sensory and Autonomic Neurons, Contributing to Central Nervous System Neuroinvasion before Viremia → https://old.reddit.com/r/science/comments/1eqqx17/covid19_infects_peripheral_sensory_and_autonomic/01:36
BrainstormNew from r/Science: science: Queensland Brain Institute (QBI) researchers have generated a promising Tau antibody as a potential immunotherapy treatment aimed at targeting harmful protein aggregates in Alzheimer’s disease. → https://old.reddit.com/r/science/comments/1eqs8ke/queensland_brain_institute_qbi_researchers_have/01:46
BrainstormNew from r/COVID19: COVID19: Differentiation of Prior SARS-CoV-2 Infection and Postacute Sequelae by Standard Clinical Laboratory Measurements in the RECOVER Cohort → https://old.reddit.com/r/COVID19/comments/1eqtnzh/differentiation_of_prior_sarscov2_infection_and/02:17
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BrainstormNew from BMJ: How to maintain trustworthiness when doctors act as policy advocates: “Scientists advise, ministers decide.”1 The chief medical officer for England has repeated this phrase many times in recent years, including during the covid-19 pandemic inquiry, when explaining the role that scientists have in [... want %more?] → http://www.bmj.com/content/386/bmj-2024-079929.short12:03
BrainstormNew from PubMed: Efgartigimod as a promising add-on therapy for myasthenic crisis: a prospective case series: CONCLUSION: These findings validated the rapid action of efgartigimod in facilitating the weaning process with a good safety profile in patients with MC. → https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/39136012/12:45
BrainstormNew from BMJ: Mpox in Africa: WHO and Africa CDC consider declaring public health emergency as cases spike: The World Health Organisation will decide this week whether to declare mpox a public health emergency of international concern (PHEIC) as cases surge in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and spread rapidly to the [... want %more?] → http://www.bmj.com/content/386/bmj.q1795.short12:56
BrainstormNew from The Atlantic: Killer Heat in Lahore: O ne broiling Friday last month, I visited the emergency room of Mayo Hospital, the largest hospital in Pakistan. For more than 150 years, it has stood just outside the Old City of Lahore, not far from the marble domes of the Badshahi [... want %more?] → https://www.theatlantic.com/science/archive/2024/08/extreme-heat-pakistan-lahore/679433/14:26
BrainstormNew from Contagion Live: Routine Lab Tests Ineffective for Diagnosing Long COVID Symptoms: Study highlights that many long-term symptoms may result from ongoing inflammation rather than persistent viral presence. → https://www.contagionlive.com/view/routine-lab-tests-ineffective-for-diagnosing-long-covid-symptoms15:19
BrainstormNew from Marc Veldhoen on Mastodon: (news): "Only 10% contracted a second SARS-CoV-2 infection, and their severity was generally low, never exceeding scale 2 of the acute phase severity scale." → https://mastodon.online/@marc_veld/11295519206265930916:48
BrainstormNew from ProPublica: Historic Gun Suit Survives Serious Legal Threat Engineered by Indiana Republicans: by Vernal Coleman ProPublica is a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power. Sign up for Dispatches , a newsletter that spotlights wrongdoing around the country, to [... want %more?] → https://www.propublica.org/article/gary-indiana-lawsuit-guns-gunmakers-gop-glock-smith-wesson17:06
BrainstormNew from LitCovid: (news): Variant-proof high affinity ACE2 antagonist limits SARS-CoV-2 replication in upper and lower airways. → https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/research/coronavirus/publication/3913452118:14
BrainstormNew from LitCovid: (news): SARS-CoV-2 nucleocapsid protein promotes self-deacetylation by inducing HDAC6 to facilitate viral replication. → https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/research/coronavirus/publication/3913507518:26
BrainstormNew from r/Science: We Are Science Sleuths who Exposed Potentially Massive Ethics Violations in the Research of A Famous French Institute. Ask Us Anything!: You have all probably heard of Hydroxychloroquine (HCQ) as a way to treat COVID and a miracle cure. Well, it turns out, [... want %more?] → https://old.reddit.com/r/science/comments/1ercnf8/we_are_science_sleuths_who_exposed_potentially/19:08
BrainstormNew from MedPageToday: IL-31 Drug for Itchy Nodular Skin Disease Gets Thumbs Up From FDA: (MedPage Today) -- The FDA approved the interleukin (IL)-31 monoclonal antibody nemolizumab (Nemluvio) for treating prurigo nodularis, drugmaker Galderma announced on Tuesday.The approval stipulates use in adults with [... want %more?] → https://www.medpagetoday.com/dermatology/generaldermatology/11149119:31
BrainstormNew from CIDRAP: (news): Routine lab tests can't reliably distinguish long COVID from other illnesses, NIH study suggests → https://www.cidrap.umn.edu/covid-19/routine-lab-tests-cant-reliably-distinguish-long-covid-other-illnesses-nih-study-suggests19:54
BrainstormNew from Contagion Live: Evaluation of US Licensed H5N1 Vaccines Against Current H5N1 Clade 2.3.4.4b Strains: Addressing this threat requires the development of effective vaccines and therapeutics specifically targeting evolving H5N1 viruses. → https://www.contagionlive.com/view/evaluation-of-us-licensed-h5n1-vaccines-against-current-h5n1-clade-2-3-4-4b-strains20:31
BrainstormNew from CIDRAP: (news): Study shows steep drop in pediatric post-COVID syndrome cases from 2021 to 2023 → https://www.cidrap.umn.edu/covid-19/study-shows-steep-drop-pediatric-post-covid-syndrome-cases-2021-202321:38
BrainstormNew from Science Daily: Children born prematurely fall into three groups: A new study finds that preterm-born children fit into three profiles, with markedly different results on tests that measure cognition and behavior. → https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2024/08/240813152144.htm21:51
BrainstormNew from MedPageToday: CDC: Vaccine Coverage Still Lags for Some Children: (MedPage Today) -- Despite overall success of the CDC Vaccines for Children (VFC) initiative, vaccine coverage still lagged in multiple areas for VFC-eligible children, according to CDC data.Although almost 90% of VFC-eligible [... want %more?] → https://www.medpagetoday.com/pediatrics/generalpediatrics/11149823:34
BrainstormNew from CIDRAP: (news): Study shows steep drop in pediatric post-COVID syndrome cases from 2021 to 2023 → https://www.cidrap.umn.edu/covid-19/study-shows-steep-drop-pediatric-post-covid-syndrome-cases-2021-202323:56

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