Associations between body-mass index and COVID-19 severity in 6·9 million people in England: a prospective, community-based, cohort study

Authors: Min Gao, MSc *, Carmen Piernas, PhD  , Nerys M Astbury, PhD, Prof Julia Hippisley-Cox, FRCPProf Stephen O'Rahilly, FRS, Prof Paul Aveyard, FRCGP † Summary Background Obesity is a major risk factor…[...]

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Histopathological observations in COVID-19: a systematic review

Authors: Vishwajit Deshmukh1, Rohini Motwani, Ashutosh Kumar3, Chiman Kumari4, Khursheed Raza5Correspondence to Dr Rohini Motwani, Department of Anatomy, ESIC Medical College and Hospital, Sanathnagar, Hyderabad, Telangana, India; rohinimotwani@gmail.com Abstract Background Coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19) has caused a…[...]

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Age-dependent appearance of SARS-CoV-2 entry sites in mouse chemosensory systems reflects COVID-19 anosmia-ageusia symptoms

Authors: Julien Brechbühl,Ana Catarina Lopes,Dean Wood,Sofiane Bouteiller,Aurélie de Vallière,Chantal Verdumo, and Marie-Christine Broillet Abstract COVID-19 pandemic has given rise to a collective scientific effort to study its viral causing agent SARS-CoV-2. Research…[...]

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US case series study in children study looking at association of myocarditis with the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine

Authors: byUK Science Media Centre|Published onAugust 10, 2021: Prof Peter Openshaw In this case series, 15 cases of myocarditis are described from a single paediatric referral centre in May, June…[...]

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Individual differences in adolescent mental health during COVID-19: The importance of peer relationship quality

By DocWire News Featured Reading -August 11, 2021 Neuron. 2021 Aug 9:S0896-6273(21)00571-7. doi: 10.1016/j.neuron.2021.07.027. Online ahead of print. ABSTRACT Lockdowns and school closures deprive adolescents of typical social interactions. In this NeuroView,…[...]

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