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UnknownPsychosocial telephone counseling for survivors of cervical cancer: results of a randomized biobehavioral trial.

Purpose

Survivors of cervical cancer experience quality-of-life (QOL) disruptions that persist years after treatment. This study examines the effect of a psychosocial telephone counseling (PTC) intervention on QOL domains and associations with biomarkers.

Patients and methods

We condu...
S-EPMC4372853 | biostudies-literature
UnknownEfficacy and Safety of the mRNA-1273 SARS-CoV-2 Vaccine.

Background

Vaccines are needed to prevent coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) and to protect persons who are at high risk for complications. The mRNA-1273 vaccine is a lipid nanoparticle-encapsulated mRNA-based vaccine that encodes the prefusion stabilized full-length spike protein of the se...
S-EPMC7787219 | biostudies-literature
UnknownChanges in symptomatology, reinfection, and transmissibility associated with the SARS-CoV-2 variant B.1.1.7: an ecological study.

Background

The SARS-CoV-2 variant B.1.1.7 was first identified in December, 2020, in England. We aimed to investigate whether increases in the proportion of infections with this variant are associated with differences in symptoms or disease course, reinfection rates, or transmissibility.

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S-EPMC8041365 | biostudies-literature
UnknownGenomic assessment of quarantine measures to prevent SARS-CoV-2 importation and transmission.
Mitigation of SARS-CoV-2 transmission from international travel is a priority. We evaluated the effectiveness of travellers being required to quarantine for 14-days on return to England in Summer 2020. We identified 4,207 travel-related SARS-CoV-2 cases and their contacts, and identified 827 associa...
S-EPMC8866425 | biostudies-literature
UnknownSARS-CoV-2 evolution during treatment of chronic infection.
The spike protein of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) is critical for virus infection through the engagement of the human ACE2 protein1 and is a major antibody target. Here we show that chronic infection with SARS-CoV-2 leads to viral evolution and reduced sens...
S-EPMC7610568 | biostudies-literature
UnknownGenomic epidemiology of SARS-CoV-2 in a UK university identifies dynamics of transmission.
Understanding SARS-CoV-2 transmission in higher education settings is important to limit spread between students, and into at-risk populations. In this study, we sequenced 482 SARS-CoV-2 isolates from the University of Cambridge from 5 October to 6 December 2020. We perform a detailed phylogenetic c...
S-EPMC8826310 | biostudies-literature
UnknownRecurrent emergence of SARS-CoV-2 spike deletion H69/V70 and its role in the Alpha variant B.1.1.7.
We report severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) spike ΔH69/V70 in multiple independent lineages, often occurring after acquisition of receptor binding motif replacements such as N439K and Y453F, known to increase binding affinity to the ACE2 receptor and confer antibody escape...
S-EPMC8185188 | biostudies-literature
UnknownEffects of combination lipid therapy in type 2 diabetes mellitus.

Background

We investigated whether combination therapy with a statin plus a fibrate, as compared with statin monotherapy, would reduce the risk of cardiovascular disease in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus who were at high risk for cardiovascular disease.

Methods

We randomly ass...
S-EPMC2879499 | biostudies-literature
UnknownEffects of intensive blood-pressure control in type 2 diabetes mellitus.

Background

There is no evidence from randomized trials to support a strategy of lowering systolic blood pressure below 135 to 140 mm Hg in persons with type 2 diabetes mellitus. We investigated whether therapy targeting normal systolic pressure (i.e., <120 mm Hg) reduces major cardiovascular...
S-EPMC4123215 | biostudies-literature
UnknownLong-term effects of intensive glucose lowering on cardiovascular outcomes.

Background

Intensive glucose lowering has previously been shown to increase mortality among persons with advanced type 2 diabetes and a high risk of cardiovascular disease. This report describes the 5-year outcomes of a mean of 3.7 years of intensive glucose lowering on mortality and key car...
S-EPMC4083508 | biostudies-literature
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