Research

Socioeconomic status determines COVID-19 incidence and related mortality in Santiago, Chile

Prior SARS-CoV-2 infection rescues B and T cell responses to variants after first vaccine dose

Face masks effectively limit the probability of SARS-CoV-2 transmission

Diverse Functional Autoantibodies in Patients with COVID-19

3-month, 6-month, 9-month, and 12-month respiratory outcomes in patients following COVID-19-related hospitalisation: a prospective study

Impact and effectiveness of mRNA BNT162b2 vaccine against SARS-CoV-2 infections and COVID-19 cases, hospitalisations, and deaths following a nationwide vaccination campaign in Israel: an observational study using national surveillance data

Convalescent plasma in patients admitted to hospital with COVID-19 (RECOVERY): a randomised controlled, open-label, platform trial

Post-acute effects of SARS-CoV-2 infection in individuals not requiring hospital admission: a Danish population-based cohort study

Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug use and outcomes of COVID-19 in the ISARIC Clinical Characterisation Protocol UK cohort: a matched, prospective cohort study

Ethnic differences in SARS-CoV-2 infection and COVID-19-related hospitalisation, intensive care unit admission, and death in 17 million adults in England: an observational cohort study using the OpenSAFELY platform

The emergence of SARS-CoV-2 variants threatens progress toward control of the Covid-19 pandemic. In a phase 1–2 trial involving healthy adults, the NVX-CoV2373 nanoparticle vaccine had an acceptable safety profile and was associated with strong neutralizing-antibody and antigen-specific polyfunctional CD4+ T-cell response

Event Related Potentials might be an accurate neurophysiological biomarker for early diagnosis of AD and prediction of MCI to AD conversion.

For May 2021, we have selected: Walgaard et al. Second intravenous immunoglobulin dose in patients with Guillain-Barré syndrome with poor prognosis (SID-GBS): a double-blind, randomised, placebo-controlled trial. Lancet Neurol 2021; 20=:275-283. doi: 10.1016/S1474-4422(20)30494-4.

For June 2021, we have selected the following paper: Dagan N. et al. BNT162b2 mRNA Covid-19 Vaccine in a Nationwide Mass Vaccination Setting. N Engl J Med 2021; 384:1412-1423. doi: 10.1056/NEJMoa2101765.

Two patients with severe PML have been successfully treated with BK virus-specific T cells at Hannover Medical School's Department of Neurology, according to director, Prof. Günter Höglinger.