Real-world data on the effectiveness of Sotrovimab as a prophylactic against COVID-19

*Important notice: medRxiv publishes preliminary scientific reports that are not peer-reviewed and, therefore, should not be regarded as conclusive, guide clinical practice/health-related behavior, or treated as established information. In a recent study posted in the medRxiv* preprint server, scientists assessed the efficacy of sotrovimab for severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) treatment. Emerging SARS-CoV-2

Research highlights the importance of ventilation and air filtration to reduce pathogen transmission

A new study in the journal Nature Communications analyzes pathogen, host, environmental, and behavioral factors that were associated with a higher respiratory pathogen load in indoor ambient air. Study: Indoor air surveillance and factors associated with respiratory pathogen detection in community settings in Belgium. Image Credit: AgriTech / Shutterstock.com Indoor transmission of pathogens The risk of airborne viral

Study identifies the human genes enabling SARS-CoV-2 infection

The activity of a gene called CIART is a key factor in the establishment of the viral infection that causes COVID-19, according to a study from researchers at Weill Cornell Medicine and New York University Grossman School of Medicine. In the study, which appears March 13 in Nature Cell Biology, the researchers used multiple models

Bat stem cells reveal how bats survive in a virus-filled environment

Bats inhabit diverse ecological niches, accounting for one-fifth of all living mammalian species. They feed on fruits, nectar, arthropods, leaves, fish, small vertebrates, and blood. Its unique ability to fly, combined with the ability to navigate in darkness using laryngeal echolocation, makes bats fascinating mammals. Study: Bat pluripotent stem cells reveal unusual entanglement between host

No Exercise Boost From Pacemaker in HFpEF With Impaired HR

Pacemaker therapy that boosts impaired heart rate (HR) response to exertion failed to improve exercise capacity or quality of life in patients with heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF) in a small randomized trial. The finding challenges consensus-based guidelines on treatment of HFpEF with chronotropic incompetence (CI), researchers say, especially given the complication risk

BioEcho Achieves My Green Lab® Certification

BioEcho announces that its headquartered laboratory in Cologne, Germany has received the highest level of My Green Lab Certification.  Image Credit: Bioecho The BioEcho Life Sciences R&D department has successfully completed the My Green Lab Certification Program as a Green Level Certified Lab, which is the highest certification level. My Green Lab Certification is the

Jersey Shore University Medical Center redesignated as a Baby-Friendly Hospital

Hackensack Meridian Jersey Shore University Medical Center (JSUMC) has been redesignated as a Baby-Friendly Hospital. The Baby-Friendly Hospital Initiative is an international health program that promotes evidence-based infant feeding practices to ensure all families receive the education and support needed to meet their infant feeding goals, ultimately improving the health of women and children in

Bispecific antibody shows improved efficacy against SARS-CoV-2 variants

*Important notice: bioRxiv publishes preliminary scientific reports that are not peer-reviewed and, therefore, should not be regarded as conclusive, guide clinical practice/health-related behavior, or treated as established information. In a recent study posted to the bioRxiv* preprint server, researchers at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center developed fully human bispecific antibodies that bind

Earbuds that could detect heart disorders

Earbuds that could save your life: New high-tech wireless headphones are packed with sensors that can detect potential heart disorders High-tech wireless earbuds could detect hidden heart problems while you listen to music or chat on the phone. The buds resemble those used by millions of smartphone users — they work like headphones to play