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  1. Could artificial intelligence predict the next pandemic?

    Publicly released: Wed 29 Sep 2021 at 0400 AEST, 0700 NZDT

    PLOS Biology

    AI may predict the next virus to jump from animals to humans Most emerging infectious diseases of humans (like COVID-19) are zoonotic – caused by viruses originating from other animal species. Read more about Could artificial intelligence predict the next pandemic?

    InternationalUniversity of Glasgow, UK

  2. EXPERT REACTION: Home tests for COVID-19 approved by TGA

    Publicly released: Tue 28 Sep 2021 at 1235 AEST, 1535 NZDT

    Australians will be able to test themselves for COVID-19 at home after the Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) approved the use of rapid antigen tests. ... Health Minister Greg Hunt announced today the Read more about EXPERT REACTION: Home tests for COVID-19 approved by TGA

    Australia; NSW; VIC; QLD; SA; WAThe University of Queensland | Griffith University ...

  3. BACKGROUND BRIEFING: How are we treating COVID-19 in Australia?

    Publicly released: Tue 28 Sep 2021 at 1000 AEST, 1300 NZDT

    our cases rise?Speakers:Professor Julian Elliott is Executive Director of the National COVID-19 Clinical Evidence Taskforce and a Senior Research Fellow at Cochrane Australia, Monash ... a clinician Read more about BACKGROUND BRIEFING: How are we treating COVID-19 in Australia?

    Australia; NSW; VICAustralian Science Media Centre

  4. Border workers should be tested every 4 days to beat delta, modelling suggests

    Publicly released: Tue 28 Sep 2021 at 0901 AEST, 1201 NZDT

    Royal Society Open Science

    New Zealand and Australia have followed a COVID-19 elimination strategy, focusing on strict border controls to keep the virus out of the community. ... These workers are at high risk of exposure to the Read more about Border workers should be tested every 4 days to beat delta, modelling suggests

    New ZealandUniversity of Canterbury | University of Auckland ...

  5. Smoking increases your chance of severe COVID-19

    Publicly released: Tue 28 Sep 2021 at 0830 AEST, 1130 NZDT

    Thorax

    the severity of COVID-19 and the risk of dying from the infection, finds a large UK Biobank study published online in the respiratory journal Thorax. ... Notes for editorsResearch: Smoking and COVID-19 Read more about Smoking increases your chance of severe COVID-19

    InternationalUniversity of Oxford, UK

  6. EXPERT REACTION: Trust in scientists drives public buy-in to pandemic restrictions

    Publicly released: Tue 28 Sep 2021 at 0500 AEST, 0800 NZDT

    Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

    Researchers examine trust in scientists during the COVID-19 pandemic. The COVID-19 pandemic has strained public trust not only in governments but also in scientists, affecting attitudes toward policy Read more about EXPERT REACTION: Trust in scientists drives public buy-in to pandemic restrictions

    Australia; New Zealand; InternationalEcole des Hautes Etudes Commerciales, France; Ecole Normale Supérieure, France; Sciences Po, France; Harvard University, US

  7. Targeting a key protein to fight inflammatory disease

    Publicly released: Tue 28 Sep 2021 at 0200 AEST, 0500 NZDT

    Molecular Cell

    When activated inappropriately, the system drives inflammatory diseases such as sepsis, COVID-19, stroke, heart attacks, cancers and brain illnesses,” Professor Woodruff said. ... Our study investigated Read more about Targeting a key protein to fight inflammatory disease

    Australia; QLDThe University of Queensland

  8. Two in three hesitant people shift to say 'yes' to vaccine

    Publicly released: Sat 25 Sep 2021 at 0100 AEST, 0300 NZST

    JAMA Network Open

    Covid-19 vaccine hesitancy waned between late 2020 and early 2021, in a US study of more than 3,000 people. ... Association of Initial COVID-19 Vaccine Hesitancy With Subsequent VaccinationWhat The Study Read more about Two in three hesitant people shift to say 'yes' to vaccine

    InternationalEmory University, US; Georgia State University, US

  9. 1 in 7 avoid ED in pandemic times

    Publicly released: Fri 24 Sep 2021 at 1130 AEST, 1330 NZST

    JMIR Human Factors

    Self-management, and the avoidance of any professional care, was more common in older individuals and those with poor or very poor general health – groups at heightened risk of COVID-19 ... The study, Read more about 1 in 7 avoid ED in pandemic times

    Australia; SAFlinders University

  10. EXPERT REACTION: Antibody cocktail recommended for high-risk COVID-19 patients

    Publicly released: Fri 24 Sep 2021 at 0901 AEST, 1101 NZST

    THE BMJ

    Casirivimab and imdevimab are monoclonal antibodies that when used together bind to the SARS-CoV-2 spike protein, neutralising the virus’s ability to infect cells. ... the management of covid-19 and Read more about EXPERT REACTION: Antibody cocktail recommended for high-risk COVID-19 patients

    InternationalMcMaster University and Toronto University (Canada), University Hospitals of Geneva (Switzerland), MAGIC Evidence Ecosystem Foundation, World Health Organization.

  11. Drug repurposing is no panacea in race to treat COVID-19

    Publicly released: Thu 23 Sep 2021 at 0826 AEST, 1026 NZST

    Science Translational Medicine

    Drug repurposing is no quick fix for developing new treatments for disease, including COVID-19, and  there are inherent dangers and pitfalls with translating drugs such as chloroquine, ... Professor Read more about Drug repurposing is no panacea in race to treat COVID-19

    Australia; VIC; QLDMonash University | The University of Melbourne | Griffith University ...

  12. Moderna vaccine reports 98.2% efficacy against severe COVID-19

    Publicly released: Thu 23 Sep 2021 at 0700 AEST, 0900 NZST

    New England Journal of Medicine

    214 people who received the vaccine had an asymptomatic infection compared to 498 in the placebo group, 55 developed COVID-19 illness compared to 744 in the placebo group and two ... vaccinated people had Read more about Moderna vaccine reports 98.2% efficacy against severe COVID-19

    InternationalBaylor College of Medicine, USA

  13. Contact tracing apps could help target vaccines to future super-spreaders

    Publicly released: Thu 23 Sep 2021 at 0400 AEST, 0600 NZST

    PLOS ONE

    The COVID-19 pandemic has raised questions about how to best allocate limited supplies of vaccines for the greatest benefit against a disease. ... The researchers found improvements even for simulations Read more about Contact tracing apps could help target vaccines to future super-spreaders

    InternationalPerimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics, Canada

  14. COVID-19 meta studies of ivermectin may be amplifying weak research

    Publicly released: Thu 23 Sep 2021 at 0100 AEST, 0300 NZST

    Nature Medicine

    The COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in a surge in demand for randomized clinical trials of novel treatments and accompanying meta-analyses — the statistical approach used for the analysis of data Read more about COVID-19 meta studies of ivermectin may be amplifying weak research

    Australia; NSWThe University of New South Wales | St George’s, University of London, UK

  15. What are the symptoms of COVID-19-related multisystem inflammatory syndrome in adults?

    Publicly released: Thu 23 Sep 2021 at 0100 AEST, 0300 NZST

    JAMA Network Open

    US scientists have reviewed the clinical characteristics and epidemiology of COVID-19-related multisystem inflammatory syndrome in 221 adults from around the world, and say the most common symptoms Read more about What are the symptoms of COVID-19-related multisystem inflammatory syndrome in adults?

    InternationalCenters for Disease Control and Prevention, USA

  16. We could improve COVID-19 border control with machine learning

    Publicly released: Thu 23 Sep 2021 at 0100 AEST, 0300 NZST

    Nature

    Public health: Improving COVID-19 border control with reinforcement learning (N&V)Eva, a reinforcement learning system that led to efficient and targeted SARS-CoV-2 testing of travellers arriving in Read more about We could improve COVID-19 border control with machine learning

    InternationalUniversity of Pennsylvania, USA

  17. Up to nine in 10 Covid cases of US students may be missed by symptom-based reporting

    Publicly released: Thu 23 Sep 2021 at 0100 AEST, 0300 NZST

    JAMA Network Open

    Screening school staff and students each week - using saliva-PCR testing plus wastewater and air sampling - was linked with an increased detection of Covid-19 cases compared to conventional Read more about Up to nine in 10 Covid cases of US students may be missed by symptom-based reporting

    InternationalOmaha Public School District, US; University of Nebraska Medical Center, US

  18. Getting out of the house more could help you sleep sounder

    Publicly released: Wed 22 Sep 2021 at 1401 AEST, 1601 NZST

    Journal of Sleep Research

    A large Israeli study of 7,517 people found the median time spent outside was reduced by about 58 per cent during Covid-19 restrictions. ... They say other recent research suggests sunlight exposure can Read more about Getting out of the house more could help you sleep sounder

    InternationalAriel University, Israel (also authors from Portugal, Germany, India, Japan, Russia)

  19. Had COVID-19? Get vaccinated anyway

    Publicly released: Tue 21 Sep 2021 at 1231 AEST, 1431 NZST

    Nature

    If you’ve already had COVID-19, it’s still worth getting the vaccine, suggests international research. ... Since it’s not ideal to become infected with COVID-19, researchers suggest looking at Read more about Had COVID-19? Get vaccinated anyway

    InternationalThe Rockefeller University, USA

  20. COVID-19 takes 9 million years of life from people in the US

    Publicly released: Tue 21 Sep 2021 at 1040 AEST, 1240 NZST

    Annals of Internal Medicine

    Focusing solely on excess deaths from the COVID-19 pandemic can underestimate its effect on young and middle-aged adults who have a longer life expectancy than older, sicker adults. ... Future Elderly Read more about COVID-19 takes 9 million years of life from people in the US

    InternationalUniversity of Illinois, University of Southern California, USA

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