NIH Begins Study of COVID Infection and Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in Children (MIS-C)
MIS-C study evaluate the short- and long-term health outcomes of coronavirus infection in children
Coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 colorized scanning electron micrograph of a cell (pink) heavily infected with SARS-CoV-2 virus particles (teal and purple), isolated from a patient sample. Image courtesy of NIAID.
December 22, 2020 An observational study has launched to evaluate the short- and long-term health outcomes of SARS-CoV-2 infection in children, including multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children (MIS-C), and to characterize the immunologic pathways associated with different disease presentations and outcomes. SARS-CoV-2 is the virus that causes COVID-19. The study, called the Pediatric Research Immune Network on SARS-CoV-2 and MIS-C (PRISM), will enroll at least 250 children and young adults ages 20 years or younger from diverse racial and ethnic backgrounds at approximately 20 sites
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Among 64 pregnant women who tested positive for SARS-CoV-2, none of their newborns tested positive. December 22, 2020 • By National Institutes of Health Advertisement
Pregnant women who are infected with SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, during the third trimester are unlikely to pass the infection to their newborns, suggests a study funded by the National Institutes of Health.
The study followed 127 pregnant women who were admitted to Boston hospitals during the spring of 2020. Among the 64 pregnant women who tested positive for SARS-CoV-2, no newborns tested positive for the virus. NIH support was provided by the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD), the National Heart, Lu
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Pregnant women may especially be vulnerable to developing more severe cases of Covid-19 following infection, but not much is known about their anti-coronavirus immune response or how it may affect their child. An analysis now provides new insights that could help improve care for these women and their newborns. Pregnant women who are infected with SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes Covid-19, during the third trimester are unlikely to pass the infection to their newborns, according to researchers.
The team studied the occurrence of SARS-CoV-2 infection in the third trimester of pregnancy, evaluating levels of virus in respiratory, blood, and placental tissue samples, the development of maternal antibodies, how well those antibodies passed through the placenta to the fetus (an indicator of potential immune protection from the mother) and examined placental tissue.
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IMAGE: Scientists used a special backpack to study for the first time how a person s brain navigates space and tracks the location of others. The study was funded by the NIH s. view more
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For the first time, scientists have recorded how our brains navigate physical space and keep track of others location. Researchers used a special backpack to wirelessly monitor the brain waves of epilepsy patients as each one walked around an empty room hunting for a hidden, two-foot spot. In an article published in
Nature, the scientists report that the waves flowed in a distinct pattern suggesting that each individual s brain had mapped out the walls and other boundaries. Interestingly, each participant s brain waves flowed in a similar manner when they sat in the corner of the room and watched someone else walk around, suggesting these waves were also used to track other people s movements. The study was part of the NIH s Brain Resea
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