In late 2020, several concerning SARS-CoV-2 variants emerged globally. They are believed to be more…
People Want to Improve Mental Health by Exercising, but Stress and Anxiety Get in the Way
New research from McMaster University suggests the pandemic has created a paradox where mental health has become both a motivator for and a barrier to physical activity. People want to be active…
COVID-19 Pandemic May Have Increased Mental Health Issues Within Families
When the COVID-19 pandemic hit in early 2020, many families found themselves suddenly isolated together at home. A year later, new research has linked this period with a variety of large, detrimental…
A Multidimensional View of the Coronavirus
What exactly happens when the corona virus SARS-CoV-2 infects a cell? In an article published in Nature, a team from the Technical University of Munich (TUM) and the Max Planck Institute of Biochemistry…
SARS-CoV-2 Vaccination Rates Among U.S. Emergency Department Health Care Personnel
At the beginning of prioritized health care personnel (HPC) immunization, there was a high rate of COVID-19 vaccine acceptance and receipt, with physicians and advance practice providers having the highest overall proportion.…
First Images of Cells Exposed to COVID-19 Vaccine Reveal Native-Like Coronavirus Spikes
New research has for the first time compared images of the protein spikes that develop on the surface of cells exposed to the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine to the protein spike of the SARS-CoV-19…
