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05/09/2020

Hot Topics of the Day are picked by experts to capture the latest information and publications on public health genomics and precision health for various diseases and health topics. Sources include published scientific literature, reviews, blogs and popular press articles.

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Meet the psychobiome
E Pennisi, Science, May 8,2020

OVER THE PAST 20 YEARS, the recognition that the microbes living inside us outnumber our body's own cells has turned our view of ourselves inside out. Mounting evidence that gut bacteria influence the nervous system inspires efforts to mine the microbiome for brain drugs.

Novel NGS Pipeline for Virus Discovery from a Wide Spectrum of Hosts and Sample Types
I Plyusnin et al, BIORXIV, May 8, 2020

Containing Covid-19 outbreaks with spatiallytargeted short-term lockdowns and mass-testing
J Alsing et al, MEDRXIV, May 9, 2020

The network model is based on commuter data, a catchment area model for schools, and a phenomenological model for mobility and interactions outside of work, school, and the home. We show that for outbreak scenarios targeted lockdowns or mass-testing interventions at the level of individual communities can be effective at containing outbreaks.

F.D.A. Paves Way for Home Testing of Coronavirus
A Jacobs, NY Times, May 7, 2020

Children's role in pandemic is still a puzzle
G Vogel et al, Science, May 8, 2020

Beat COVID-19 through innovation
P Azoulay et al, Science, May 8, 2020

Combination prevention for COVID-19
MC Cohen et al, Science, May 8, 2020

Wanted In New York: Thousands Of COVID-19 Contact Tracers
HL Wang, NPR, May 8, 2020

NIH clinical trial testing antiviral remdesivir plus anti-inflammatory drug baricitinib for COVID-19 begins
NIH News, May 8, 2020 Brand

The trial is now enrolling hospitalized adults with COVID-19 in the United States. The trial is expected to open at approximately 100 U.S. and international sites. Investigators currently anticipate enrolling more than 1,000 participants.

Quantifying the Economic Impact of COVID-19 in Mainland China Using Human Mobility Data
J Huang et al, ARXIV, May 6, 2020


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