Viral illnesses like SARS-CoV-2 have pathologic effects on non-respiratory organs in the absence of direct viral infection. We injected mice with cocktails of rodent equivalents of human cytokine storms resulting from SARS-CoV-2 / COVID-19 or
This study analyzed the critical factors to approach the emergency online teaching due to the COVID-19 pandemic in a business school in Latin America. The data were collected through a semi-structured online questionnaire administered to 94 full-time
This retrospective observational study was aimed at defining the demographic and clinical characteristics as well as severity profile of COVID-19 disease in children admitted to dedicated COVID-19 tertiary care hospital in Mumbai, India, during the
CONCLUSION: Vaccine hesitancy among the tribal population is driven by a lack of knowledge and awareness. Their economic status, attitudes toward the health system, and accessibility factors may also play a major role in vaccine hesitancy. Extensive
The SARS-CoV-2 variants of concern (VOCs) Delta and Omicron spread globally during mid and late 2021, respectively. In this study, we compare the dissemination dynamics of these VOCs in the Amazonas state, one of Brazil's most heavily affected
Using the 16HBE 14o- human airway epithelial cell culture model, calcitriol (Vitamin D) was shown to improve barrier function by two independent metrics - increased transepithelial electrical resistance (TER) and reduced transepithelial diffusion of
Two decades ago a research team clarified that cross-sectional associations of risk perceptions and protective behavior can only test an "accuracy" hypothesis: e.g., people with higher risk perceptions at T(i) should also exhibit low protective
CONCLUSION: Parents/caregivers' essential worker status was salient among Mexican American adolescents' mental health outcomes during COVID-19, particularly for adolescent boys.