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New peer reviews of COVID-19 preprints from the MIT Press journal Rapid Reviews: COVID-19

New peer reviews of COVID-19 preprints from the MIT Press journal Rapid Reviews: COVID-19

Peer reviewers highlight promising research on increased risk for severe complications from COVID-19 in post-menopausal women; improved prognostic scoring for hospital admissions; and a new therapeutic approach that could lead to more effective treatments. They urge caution regarding a study claiming β-coronaviruses utilize a lysosome-mediated egress mechanism and a new RNA processing protocol for testing.

Rapid Reviews: COVID-19 journal publishes first preprint studies

Rapid Reviews: COVID-19 journal publishes first preprint studies

Open access journal Rapid Reviews: COVID-19 (RR:C19), published by the MIT Press, recently posted peer reviews of eight COVID-19 preprint studies in an effort to reduce misinformation and to elevate noteworthy and useful research for scientists, public health officials, journalists, and the public.