Article
Economics
Paresh Kumar Narayan
Summary: This paper surveys the literature on the COVID-19 pandemic, finding that stock market performance, COVID-19 policies, and energy markets are the most researched areas due to the availability of high-frequency time-series data supported by econometric tools. It discusses various socioeconomic and finance-related subjects of significant policy importance, identifying specific and broad areas in need of immediate research, which have strong policy implications.
ECONOMIC ANALYSIS AND POLICY
(2021)
Review
Neurosciences
Maximillian N. J. Woodall, Tereza Masonou, Katie-Marie Case, Claire M. Smith
Summary: As therapeutics for COVID-19 remain limited, the use of physiologically relevant models to reproduce the pathology of infection and evaluate the efficacy of antiviral drugs has become increasingly important in research and drug development.
JOURNAL OF PHYSIOLOGY-LONDON
(2021)
Review
Chemistry, Physical
Camila Pedroso Silveira, Andressa da Cruz Schneid, Iris Renata Sousa Ribeiro, Flavia Elisa Galdino, Mateus Borba Cardoso
Summary: The global pandemic has driven the scientific community to develop COVID-19 vaccines rapidly, but global vaccination efforts are still far from complete, necessitating continued use of precautionary measures. The transmission dynamics of SARS-CoV-2 involve not only molecular interactions but also nanoscale effects, which are crucial for developing mitigation strategies.
NANOSCALE HORIZONS
(2021)
Editorial Material
Physics, Multidisciplinary
Andrea M. Armani, Eric D. Diebold
Summary: Emergency responses to the COVID-19 pandemic removed barriers to developing medical technologies, but a broader cultural shift in academia can further expedite their translation from laboratories to real-world applications.
COMMUNICATIONS PHYSICS
(2021)
Article
Chemistry, Analytical
Anchal Pradhan, Preeti Lahare, Priyank Sinha, Namrata Singh, Bhanushree Gupta, Kamil Kuca, Kallol K. Ghosh, Ondrej Krejcar
Summary: Recent advances in biosensor technology have provided selective, sensitive, and affordable techniques for disease detection, with nanobiosensors playing a crucial role. Nanotechnology has significantly enhanced disease and pandemic management, reflecting the potential of biosensors in rapid COVID-19 identification. This report highlights the state-of-the-art virus detection methods and challenges, including newly emerging technologies such as optically enhanced and wearable nanobiosensors.
Review
Biotechnology & Applied Microbiology
Elda M. Melchor-Martinez, Nora E. Torres Castillo, Rodrigo Macias-Garbett, Sofia Liliana Lucero-Saucedo, Roberto Parra-Saldivar, Juan Eduardo Sosa-Hernandez
Summary: Bio-materials based nano cues with multi-functional characteristics have gained significant interest in the biomedical sector, offering improved quality of life for patients and reduced adverse effects of treatments. Developing highly efficient, reliable, compatible, and recyclable biomaterials with multipurpose applications is crucial for addressing human health challenges. Properly exploiting nano-bio materials provides wide-ranging opportunities for interdisciplinary and multidisciplinary scientific research.
FRONTIERS IN BIOENGINEERING AND BIOTECHNOLOGY
(2021)
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Richard G. Jung, Pietro Di Santo, Cole Clifford, Graeme Prosperi-Porta, Stephanie Skanes, Annie Hung, Simon Parlow, Sarah Visintini, F. Daniel Ramirez, Trevor Simard, Benjamin Hibbert
Summary: During the COVID-19 pandemic, there was a need for rapid dissemination of clinical findings. Jung, Di Santo et al. conducted a systematic review and cohort study, providing evidence for lower methodological quality scores and faster time to publication of clinical studies related to COVID-19 compared to comparable studies.
NATURE COMMUNICATIONS
(2021)
Review
Materials Science, Biomaterials
Edouard Alphandery
Summary: The use of nanomaterials as adjuvants in COVID-19 vaccines has the potential to improve vaccine efficacy and safety while reducing the required dosage. This could facilitate widespread vaccination and ultimately help overcome the current crisis.
JOURNAL OF MATERIALS CHEMISTRY B
(2022)
Article
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Lina He, Jiating Zhao, Liming Wang, Quancheng Liu, Yuqin Fan, Bai Li, Yong-Liang Yu, Chunying Chen, Yu-Feng Li
Summary: Selenium, an essential trace element, is known for its antioxidant and immunity-boosting capabilities, which can have a strong antiviral effect. NanoSelenium shows potential in combating COVID-19, highlighting the importance of Selenium in fighting various viruses.
Article
Health Care Sciences & Services
Louis Dron, Alison Dillman, Michael J. Zoratti, Jonas Haggstrom, Edward J. Mills, Jay J. H. Park
Summary: During the COVID-19 pandemic, a large number of clinical trials have been conducted with many ending early due to feasibility issues, leading to inconclusive findings and potential false positives and negatives amidst a lack of common data standards for pooling results.
JOURNAL OF MEDICAL INTERNET RESEARCH
(2021)
Article
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Parismita Kalita, Timir Tripathi, Aditya K. Padhi
Summary: As the world faces the challenges of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic and the emergence of new SARS-CoV-2 variants, it is important to learn from both successes and failures in order to build a robust health management system. Computational protein design (CPD) has emerged as a game-changing technology, providing alternative therapeutic strategies for pandemic management.
ACS CENTRAL SCIENCE
(2023)
Editorial Material
Cardiac & Cardiovascular Systems
Tushar Kotecha, Daniel S. Knight, James C. Moon, Graham D. Cole, Marianna Fontana
Summary: This commentary discusses findings on myocardial injury in COVID-19 patients and highlights the importance of prospective studies in understanding the disease.
EUROPEAN HEART JOURNAL
(2021)
Article
Medicine, General & Internal
Patrizia Rovere-querini, Cristina Tresoldi, Caterina Conte, Annalisa Ruggeri, Silvia Ghezzi, Rebecca De Lorenzo, Luigi Di Filippo, Nicola Farina, Giuseppe A. Ramirez, Marco Ripa, Nicasio Mancini, Elisa Cantarelli, Laura Galli, Andrea Poli, Francesco De Cobelli, Chiara Bonini, Angelo A. Manfredi, Stefano Franchini, Marzia Spessot, Michele Carlucci, Lorenzo Dagna, Paolo Scarpellini, Alberto Ambrosio, Davide Di Napoli, Emanuele Bosi, Moreno Tresoldi, Adriano Lazzarin, Giovanni Landoni, Gianvito Martino, Alberto Zangrillo, Guido Poli, Antonella Castagna, Elisa Vicenzi, Massimo Clementi, Fabio Ciceri
Summary: This study describes the establishment of a COVID-19 biobank and reviews the characteristics of existing COVID-19 biobanks. The results show that a large number of high-quality human biospecimens have been collected since the beginning of the project.
Article
Health Care Sciences & Services
Junghwan Lee, Jae Hyun Kim, Cong Liu, George Hripcsak, Karthik Natarajan, Casey Ta, Chunhua Weng
Summary: COVID-19 has posed a threat to the health of tens of millions of people worldwide. COHD-COVID is a publicly accessible database providing clinical data for hospitalized patients with COVID-19, influenza, and general hospitalized patients, aiming to offer researchers and clinicians quantitative measures of COVID-19-related clinical features to better understand and combat the pandemic.
JOURNAL OF MEDICAL INTERNET RESEARCH
(2021)
Review
Medicine, General & Internal
Peijing Yan, Meixuan Li, Jing Li, Zhenxing Lu, Xu Hui, Yuping Bai, Yangqin Xun, Yongfeng Lao, Shizhong Wang, Kehu Yang
Summary: The bibliometric analysis and systematic review revealed that the number of publications related to coronaviruses showed two steep upward trajectories in 2003-2004 and in 2012-2014; research hotspots mainly focused on the mechanisms, pathology, epidemiology, clinical diagnosis, and treatment of MERS-CoV and SARS-CoV coronaviruses; the USA, China, the University of Hong Kong, and Dr. Yuen KY from the University of Hong Kong were the top contributors; and the Journal of Virology had the largest number of coronavirus-related studies.
FRONTIERS IN MEDICINE
(2021)
