Faculty of Medicine and Health: Recent submissions
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Impact of COVID‐19 Pandemic on Quality of Life for Children and Adolescents with Food Allergy
Published 2021The 2019 novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak has substantially impacted the daily lives of people. The isolation and quarantine measures may also have negatively impacted wellbeing in individuals with food allergy ...Article -
Identification of novel bat coronaviruses sheds light on the evolutionary origins of SARS-CoV-2 and related viruses
Published 2021Despite the discovery of animal coronaviruses related to SARS-CoV-2, the evolutionary origins of this virus are elusive. We describe a meta-transcriptomic study of 411 bat samples collected from a small geographical region ...Article -
The development and use of an anatomy-based retraining program (MusAARP) to assess and treat focal hand dystonia in musicians – a pilot study
Published 2021Background Movement dysfunctions are commonly reported in musicians, and in extreme cases may result in a persisting loss of motor control. This condition, whereby motor control of the hand during previously highly trained ...Article -
Retrospective screening of routine respiratory samples revealed undetected community transmission and missed intervention opportunities for SARS-CoV-2 in the United Kingdom.
Published 2021In the early phases of the SARS coronavirus type 2 (SARS-CoV-2) pandemic, testing focused on individuals fitting a strict case definition involving a limited set of symptoms together with an identified epidemiological risk, ...Article -
The Effect of Ambient Environmental Conditions on COVID-19 Mortality: A Systematic Review
Published 2021Weather conditions may have an impact on SARS-CoV-2 virus transmission, as has been shown for seasonal influenza. Virus transmission most likely favors low temperature and low humidity conditions. This systematic review ...Article