Revealing the roles of TLR7, a nucleic acid sensor for COVID-19 in pan-cancer
Abstract Scientific question: Toll-like receptor 7 (TLR7), a severe acute respiratory syndrome 2 (SARS-CoV-2) virus’s nucleic acid sensor, was discovered…
ancestral genetic variation in COVID-19 patients
Pregnant individual’s lived experience of cannabis use during the COVID-19 pandemic: a qualitative study
Abstract Introduction: Quantitative studies indicate that the COVID-19 pandemic has contributed to increased rates of prenatal cannabis use. However, little…
Mental health service use and associated predisposing, enabling and need factors in community living adults and older adults across Canada
Abstract Objectives: Using Andersen’s model of health care seeking behavior, we examined the predisposing, enabling, and need factors associated with…
“It doesn’t make any sense to even try”: the disruptive impact of COVID-19’s first wave on people with chronic pain using medical cannabis in New York
Abstract Background: The COVID-19 pandemic disrupted health care but it is unknown how it impacted the lives of people using…
Comparing COVID-19-related Morbidity and Mortality Between Patients With and Without Substance Use Disorders: A Retrospective Cohort Study
Abstract Objectives: People with substance use disorders (SUD) are suggested to have higher risk of hospitalization, intubation, or death from…
Tocilizumab-coated solid lipid nanoparticles loaded with cannabidiol as a novel drug delivery strategy for treating COVID-19: A review
Abstract Commonly used clinical strategies against coronavirus disease 19 (COVID-19), including the potential role of monoclonal antibodies for site-specific targeted…
The Relationship Between Coping Strategies, Compassion Satisfaction, and Compassion Fatigue During the COVID-19 Pandemic
Abstract Introduction: The rapid spread of COVID-19 poses a significant threat to nurses’ lives and health, resulting in varying degrees…
Puff, Puff, Don’t Pass: harm reduction for cannabis use during a viral respiratory pandemic
Abstract Background: Prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, cannabis use social practices often involved sharing prepared cannabis (joints/blunts/cigarettes) and cannabis-related paraphernalia.…
Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the mental health of the general population and health care workers
Abstract The Health Sciences Foundation has assembled a multi-disciplinary group around a series of questions about the impact of the…
Effect of DPP4/CD26 expression on SARS-CoV-2 susceptibility, immune response, adenosine (derivatives m62A and CD) regulations on patients with cancer and healthy individuals
Abstract The worldwide COVID-19 pandemic was brought on by a new coronavirus (SARS Cov-2). A marker/receptor called Dipeptidyl peptidase 4/CD26(DPP4/CD26)…