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Designed Antiviral Proteins Inhibit SARS-CoV-2 in the Lab

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09 September 2020
Computer-designed small proteins have now been shown to protect lab-grown human cells from SARS-CoV-2, the coronavirus that causes COVID-19. The findings are reported today in Science.

In the experiments, the lead antiviral candidate, named LCB1, rivaled the best-known SARS-CoV-2 neutralizing antibodies in its protective actions. LCB1 is currently being evaluated in rodents.

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Scientists Develop Low-Cost Chip to Detect Presence and Quantity of COVID-19 Antibodies

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08 September 2020
Robust and widespread antibody testing has emerged as a key strategy in the fight against SARS-CoV-2, the virus responsible for the COVID-19 pandemic. However current testing methods are too inaccurate or too expensive to be feasible on a global scale. But now, scientists at the Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology Graduate University (OIST) have developed a rapid, reliable and low-cost antibody test.
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Contact Tracing Apps Unlikely to Contain COVID-19 Spread

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04 September 2020
Contract tracing apps used to reduce the spread of COVID-19 are unlikely to be effective without proper uptake and support from concurrent control measures, finds a new study by UCL researchers.

The systematic review, published in Lancet Digital Health, shows that evidence around the effectiveness of automated contact tracing systems is currently very limited, and

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Internet Searches for Anxiety Attacks Take Off During COVID-19

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03 September 2020
Many health experts are concerned that the COVID-19 pandemic could be having widespread effects on people's mental health, but assessing these concerns is difficult without data.

"Traditional public health surveillance lacks the agility to provide on-demand insights. As a result, when public leaders need real time data to inform their responses to COVID-19's mental health burdens, all that can be mustered is theoretical speculation," said Dr. John W. Ayers who specializes in monitoring the health needs of the public.

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Anonymized Cell Phone Location Data can Help Monitor COVID-19 Growth Rates

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01 September 2020
In March 2020, federal officials declared the COVID-19 outbreak a national emergency. Around the same time, most states implemented stay-at-home advisories - to different degrees and at different times. Publicly available cell phone location data - anonymized at the county-level - showed marked reductions in cell phone activity at the workplace and at retail locations, as well as increased activity in residential areas. However, it was not known whether these data correlate with the spread of COVID-19 in a given region.
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Smartphones may Help Detect Diabetes

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17 August 2020
Researchers at UC San Francisco have developed a "digital biomarker" that would use a smartphone's built-in camera to detect Type 2 diabetes - one of the world's top causes of disease and death - potentially providing a low-cost, in-home alternative to blood draws and clinic-based screening tools.
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The Role of Mobile Health Technology in COVID-19 Pandemic

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13 August 2020
An international task force, including two University of Massachusetts Amherst computer scientists, concludes in new research that mobile health (mHealth) technologies are a viable option to monitor COVID-19 patients at home and predict which ones will need medical intervention.
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  1. Scientists Identify Hundreds of Drug Candidates to Treat COVID-19
  2. Smartwatch Tracks Medication Levels to Personalize Treatments
  3. AI may Offer a Better Way to ID Drug-Resistant Superbugs
  4. Tool could Improve Success in Translating Drugs from Animal Studies to Humans
  5. 'Drawn-on-Skin' Electronics offer Breakthrough in Wearable Monitors
  6. New Machine Learning Method Allows Hospitals to Share Patient Data - Privately
  7. Proposed Framework for Integrating Chatbots into Health Care
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