The 2021 Synapse Publications Report is Now Available!

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Are you curious about research conducted at Memorial Sloan Kettering in 2021?  Well, we have the resource to answer this question! Check out the 2021 Synapse Publications Report and explore the content.

For 2021, 5,301 works were ingested, and we created 578 new Synapse author profiles. Breaking down the 5,301 works, we noted that 269 works were COVID-related, and the majority of the works fell under four different publication formats: Journal Articles (2,508), Meeting Abstracts (1,445), Reviews (581) and Editorials (350).  This report also contains visuals that showcase our authors’ research collaborations within the United States and Internationally.

Synapse is a public-facing resource and the authoritative bibliographic database of MSK publications, maintained by a dedicated team of information professionals. While this report reflects the year in review, the Synapse database provides a record of the intellectual output written by our authors.

Feel free to send me an email and let me know what you think about this year’s report.

Donna Gibson
Director, Library Services

I Have Symptoms. My COVID Home Test is Negative. Now What?

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CNBC recently featured MSK’s Dr. Esther Babady in an article answering a question at the forefront of our minds: Why is my at-home COVID test negative when I have symptoms?

N. Esther Babady, PhD
N. Esther Babady, PhD

In the article, Dr. Babady hypothesizes that BA.4 and BA.5, the current most common COVID variants, may have undergone structural mutations that makes them more difficult for a home test to detect. She also says that people may not have enough detectable viral proteins early in the course of disease, and that some home tests may be better than others at detecting the current strains.  

Dr. Babady recommends getting a PCR test, which is more sensitive than home tests, and to isolate and wear masks around others if you have symptoms, even with negative test results. Even if you don’t have COVID, you can prevent spreading other viruses using these precautions.