SARS-CoV-2 related viruses from bats in Laos
Various SARS-CoV-2 like viruses have been isolated from bats in China, Thailand, and Japan, but none have a spike protein that can bind ACE2 and allow entry into human cells. Sampling of bats in Laos has now revealed the presence of such viruses. The genome of a virus called RaTG13, from Rhinolophus affinis bats in […] (Source: virology blog)
Source: virology blog - September 24, 2021 Category: Virology Authors: Vincent Racaniello Tags: Basic virology Information ACE2 coronavirus COVID-19 Laos pandemic RaTG13 receptor binding domain SARS-CoV-2 spillover viral viruses zoonotic event Source Type: blogs
Passion Is Linked To Greater Academic Achievement — But In Some Cultures More Than Others
By Emily Reynolds
“Passion” is a word that often crops up on job descriptions and in interviews; articles proliferate online explaining how to adequately express your passion to potential employers. On the whole, passionate people — those who have a strong interest in a particular topic, who are confident in themselves and who dedicate themselves to what they’re doing — are thought of in a positive light, and considered likely to achieve their goals.
But when it comes to predicting achievement, how important is passion really? According to Xingyu Li from Stanford University and colleagues, writ...
Source: BPS RESEARCH DIGEST - April 28, 2021 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: BPS Research Digest Tags: Cross-cultural Educational Source Type: blogs
TOP 10 Dangers Of Digital Health
Thanks to the advent of digital health, the future of medicine is truly exciting. With technological advancements that democratise access to care, better treatments are accessible to people than ever before. Breakthrough research and medical developments have eradicated deadly diseases and turned others into manageable conditions. But the very developments that propel healthcare to the 21st century bring their own share of hazards to the field.
From the elimination of privacy through hacked medical devices to bioterrorism, there are signs of alarming trends that few take seriously. Nevertheless, we must generate discussion...
Source: The Medical Futurist - March 30, 2021 Category: Information Technology Authors: berci.mesko Tags: Artificial Intelligence in Medicine Bioethics Biotechnology Digital Health Research Healthcare Policy Nanotechnology Security & Privacy Telemedicine & Smartphones algorithm ecg google smartwatch wearables GC1 wannacry ransomw Source Type: blogs
Top 10 Hazards Of Technology In Digital Health
Thanks to the advent of digital health, the future of medicine is truly exciting. With technological advancements that democratise access to care, better treatments are accessible to people than ever before. Breakthrough research and medical developments have eradicated deadly diseases and turned others into manageable conditions. But the very developments that propel healthcare to the 21st century bring their own share of hazards to the field.
From the elimination of privacy through hacked medical devices to bioterrorism, there are signs of alarming trends that few take seriously. Nevertheless, we must generate discussion...
Source: The Medical Futurist - March 30, 2021 Category: Information Technology Authors: berci.mesko Tags: Artificial Intelligence in Medicine Bioethics Biotechnology Digital Health Research Healthcare Policy Nanotechnology Security & Privacy Telemedicine & Smartphones algorithm ecg google smartwatch wearables GC1 wannacry ransomw Source Type: blogs
These Two Factors Are Linked To The Experience Of Otherworldly Phenomena Across Cultures And Religions
By Emily Reynolds
Hearing voices is often associated with mental illness. But this belief doesn’t always reflect reality, with much research suggesting that many people who hear voices experience no distress and have never had contact with psychiatric services. Religious hearing of voices also has a tradition outside of what we might consider “pathological”: St. Augustine’s recognition of the voice of God, to use one very famous example.
Why do some of us hear otherworldly voices, while others don’t? According to Stanford University’s Tanya Marie Luhrmann and team, it could be related to two fact...
Source: BPS RESEARCH DIGEST - March 17, 2021 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: BPS Research Digest Tags: Cross-cultural Personality Religion Source Type: blogs
SARS-like bat coronaviruses are not only in China
It is well past the time to stop blaming a laboratory in China for the release of SARS-CoV-2. Such fallacies reflect an ignorance of scientific facts, including the recent finding of closely related coronaviruses in bats in Thailand. The bat CoV RatG13, sampled in 2013 in Yunnan province, shares 96% whole genome identity with SARS-CoV-2, […] (Source: virology blog)
Source: virology blog - February 19, 2021 Category: Virology Authors: Vincent Racaniello Tags: Basic virology Information bat coronavirus COVID-19 pandemic Rhinolophus SARS-CoV-2 viral viruses Source Type: blogs
EU ’s Standards Travel Abroad? A Study on Control Systems for Geographical Indications in the EU and Thailand
Verena Preusse (University of Goettingen), Kai P. Purnhagen (University of Bayreuth), Liesbeth Dries (KU Leuven), EU ’s Standards Travel Abroad? A Study on Control Systems for Geographical Indications in the EU and Thailand, Bayreuth Working Paper Series Food L. (2020): This... (Source: HealthLawProf Blog)
Source: HealthLawProf Blog - January 5, 2021 Category: Medical Law Authors: Katharine Van Tassel Source Type: blogs
Tiny 3D Printed Cubes Serve as Scaffolding for Broken Bones
A good deal of orthopedic bone repair surgeries involve injecting powders or pastes, to serve as scaffoding, into fractures. Now a collaboration between scientists at Oregon Health & Science University (OHSU), University of Oregon, New York University, and Mahidol University in Thailand has led to the development of a Lego-like 3D printed scaffolding system that may turn out to be much easier to use and clinically more effective for treating complex bone fractures.
The tiny 3D printed cubes, which are only 1.5 mm on each side, are designed to hold onto gels seeded with growth factors that are chosen to promote the g...
Source: Medgadget - July 28, 2020 Category: Medical Devices Authors: Medgadget Editors Tags: Materials Orthopedic Surgery Plastic Surgery Source Type: blogs
Details of 155 Immigration Detainers for U.S. Citizens
David J. BierImmigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) routinely requests that local law enforcement detain U.S. citizens to allow it to pick them up. ICE ’s recordslist 3,158 U.S. citizens as targets of ICE detainers from October 2002 to September 2019. Another 1.6 percent of actual ICEarrests through Secure Communities —the targeting system that ICE uses to issue detainers—were U.S. citizens from October 2008 to April 2011—or 3,627 citizens. Immigration courts—again with incomplete records—show 2,549 removal proceedings terminated in the favor of U.S. citizens from 2002 to June 9, 2017.These totals undercount...
Source: Cato-at-liberty - June 4, 2020 Category: American Health Authors: David J. Bier Source Type: blogs
Two Supertypes of Coronavirus: “East Asian” and “European”
Andrei Illarionov andNatalya PivovarovaThe Los Alamos National Laboratory has posteda new study, as reported this weekby theWashington Post andtheLos Angeles Times, that finds that the strain of the novel coronavirus that emerged in Europe and has spread to much of the world is different than the strain of the virus at its origin in China. Those findingsare consistent with our research which we posted (in Russian) on April 15, 2020. Although we are not epidemiologists, we are posting our slightly updated analysis below in English in the interest of sharing what may be significant findings with a wider audience. We welcome ...
Source: Cato-at-liberty - May 8, 2020 Category: American Health Authors: Andrei Illarionov, Natalya Pivovarova Source Type: blogs
Home blood pressure monitoring
Home blood pressure monitoring is cheaper than ambulatory BP monitoring and avoids white coat hypertension. Equipment should be validated prior to use as errors may be there in some equipment. Hypertension is the most common preventable cause of cardiovascular disease [1] and home self monitoring can go a long way in improving the control.
Home monitoring helps in identifying white coat hypertension (hypertension in clinic, not at home), hypertension with white coat effect (higher clinic blood pressure) and masked hypertension (clinic pressure lower). A recent study from Thailand used telehealth assisted home BP monitorin...
Source: Cardiophile MD - April 29, 2020 Category: Cardiology Authors: Prof. Dr. Johnson Francis Tags: Cardiology Source Type: blogs
Bundled Cash Pricing May Provide an Ideal " Transparency " Solution for Many Hospitals
Major changes are now underway in the healthcare industry including the impending CMS price transparency rules that are eliciting marked opposition from various segments of organized medicine (see:Ohio Healthcare Network Serving Amish and Anabaptist Communities Could Provide Blueprint for Hospital Price Transparency). Below is an excerpt from an article on this topic inDark Daily:.... [O]n Jan. 1, 2021, a new Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) final rule (CMS-1717-F2) on price transparency goes into effect. It requires hospitals to publish their standard chargemaster prices, as well as payer-negotiated ...
Source: Lab Soft News - February 11, 2020 Category: Laboratory Medicine Authors: Bruce Friedman Tags: Cost of Healthcare Healthcare Delivery Healthcare Innovations Hospital Executive Management Hospital Financial Medical Consumerism Source Type: blogs
Coronavirus FAQ
What is a coronavirus?
Coronaviruses are a group of viruses that cause diseases in mammals, including humans, and birds.
Why are they called coronaviruses?
The name derives from the fact that the viral capsule has a “halo” or “crown” surrounding it.
What do coronaviruses do?
In humans, the virus infects the airways giving rise to flu-like symptoms, a runny nose, cough, sore throat and fever, these are usually mild, but in rare cases can be lethal.
Is there a vaccine against coronaviruses?
No.
Are there any drugs to block or treat infection?
No.
When were coronaviruses first discovered?
In the 1960s
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Source: David Bradley Sciencebase - Songs, Snaps, Science - January 24, 2020 Category: Science Authors: David Bradley Tags: Sciencebase Source Type: blogs
Novel coronavirus - epidemiology and genetics
Updated 23rd January 2020, 0900 UK timeI will update this post as I find new things.An outbreak of a new ( " novel " ) coronavirus started in Wuhan, China, and has spread, with cases reported in Shenzhen, Beijing, Chongqing and other cities in China, and in Thailand and South Korea. There has been a case in the United States. Here are some sources of epidemiological and genetic information. Separate posts covernews andtravel advice.Epidemiological informationProMedMailHealthMap (change Location at the top of the screen to China and then you will see current alerts, to the left. You can...
Source: Browsing - January 23, 2020 Category: Databases & Libraries Source Type: blogs
Outbreak of a novel coronavirus
The outbreak started in Wuhan, China, andaccording to De Volkskrant (in Dutch) has spread to Shenzhen and to Beijing.This new virus is causing SARS like symptoms, but is not thought to be SARS itself. It seems to have no name yet.Here are some information resources about it:UK governmentPublic Health England.EUEuropean Centre for Disease Prevention and Control.WHO WHOnews release WHOemergency preparedness responseTheWHO Thailand page has links to information.Nature' sNews roundup on 15th January has a summary, and there was anews item on 8th January.For instances of the virus and latest...
Source: Browsing - January 20, 2020 Category: Databases & Libraries Tags: coronavirus Wuhan Source Type: blogs
