Here we report on an ultra-sensitive colorimetric sensing platform that takes advantage of both the strong amplification power of rolling circle amplification (RCA) and the high efficiency of a simple urease-mediated litmus test. The presence of a
CONCLUSIONS: The risk of false negative results when using COVID-19 RATs for self-testing may be considerably higher than apparent in manufacturer reports on the TGA website, with implications for the reliability of these tests for ruling out
We present a novel framework enhancing the prediction of whether novel lineage poses the threat of eventually dominating the viral population. The framework is based purely on genomic sequence data, without requiring prior established biological
The first annual Association of Professors of Dermatology (APD) program director (PD) survey was distributed in November 2022 and included 53 respondents from individual Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) programs. This
CONCLUSIONS: These findings suggest that information researchers aim to extract from surveys could also potentially be retrieved from a more accessible data source, such as Twitter data. Leveraging Twitter data alongside traditional surveys can
The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has resulted in global shortages in supplies for diagnostic tests, especially in the developing world. Risk factors for COVID-19 severity include pre-existing comorbidities, older age and male sex, but
We examined how different types of communication influence people's responses to health advice. We tested whether presenting COVID-19 prevention advice (e.g., washing hands/distancing) as either originating from a government or scientific source
Face masks are recommended to minimize the spread of COVID-19 and are required in many health care settings. Although masks have documented health advantages, they also negatively impact communication, an essential element of clinical
Eosinophilic fasciitis (EF), also known as Shulman syndrome, is a rare auto-immune fibrosing disorder of the fascia. Etiopathogeny of EF is still unclear. Nowadays, it is widely known that SARS-CoV-2 may induce hyper-stimulation of the immune system