Alternative statistical method can make clinical trials more reliable and trustworthy

An alternative statistical method honed and advanced by Cornell researchers can make clinical trials more reliable and trustworthy while also helping to remedy what has been called a "replicability crisis" in the scientific community. In a new paper published this month in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Cornell researchers further the "fragility […]

Study: Middle-aged men are more likely to die after surgery than women

Middle-aged men are around 50% more likely to die after surgery than middle-aged women, according to new research being presented at Euroanaesthesia, the annual meeting of the European Society of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care (ESAIC), held online this year. The study of more than 100,000 non-cardiac patients at a leading German hospital found that mortality […]

Swiss launch new restrictions amid surge in COVID infections

The Swiss government said Friday it will require proof of vaccination or recovery from COVID-19 for access to restaurants, cultural or sports events and all other indoor events as the country faces a new surge in coronavirus cases. The executive Federal Council, after coordinating with regional leaders, announced a series of new measures to take […]

Quebec orders shops, bars, restaurants to operate at 50%

Bars, restaurants, stores and entertainment venues across the Canadian province of Quebec will be required to operate at 50% capacity beginning Monday because of a surge in coronavirus cases from the new omicron variant. The rule was were announced Thursday by Quebec Premier François Legault as part of a series of new pandemic restrictions after […]

Sperm Count, Motility May Be Low for Months After COVID-19

(Reuters) – Sperm quality is impaired for months in some men after recovery from COVID-19, researchers have found. They studied semen samples obtained from 120 Belgian men with an average age of 35 years, at an average of 52 days after COVID-19 symptoms had resolved. The semen itself was not infectious, the researchers found. But […]

Omicron sweeps across nation, now 73% of new US COVID cases

Omicron has raced ahead of other variants and is now the dominant version of the coronavirus in the U.S., accounting for 73% of new infections last week, federal health officials said Monday. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention numbers showed nearly a six-fold increase in omicron’s share of infections in only one week. In […]

Anti-SARS-CoV-2 antibody infusion shown to demonstrate robust immune response following COVID-19 vaccination

Many preventative and therapeutic medicines were quickly developed in response to the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic to target the highly pathogenic severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). Antibodies that target the SARS-CoV-2 spike protein's Receptor Binding Domain (RBD) are required for protection against COVID-19 disease since these antibodies diminish SARS-CoV-2 viral load, which […]

Study is the first to assess dental faculty well-being during the pandemic

As the COVID-19 pandemic forced the world to withdraw for safety in 2020, faculty at dental schools did not report significant decreases in measures of their well-being, according to results from a study led by Carlos S. Smith, D.D.S., at Virginia Commonwealth University School of Dentistry.  Recently published in the American Dental Education Association’s Journal […]

Long COVID: Youth less likely to be affected than early data suggested

Children and young people often report persistent symptoms after SARS-CoV-2 infection. In a systematic analysis of controlled and uncontrolled studies, researchers found similar symptoms in those who had tested positive and negative for SARS-CoV-2 infection. Children who had tested positive for SARS-CoV-2 were slightly more likely to have some persistent symptoms. The study suggests that […]