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Scientists find key reason for ongoing loss of smell in long-COVID

In a recent study published in the journal Science Translational Medicine, researchers reported that long-term anosmia following coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) could be a result of persistent T-cell mediated inflammation occurring in the olfactory epithelium even after the elimination of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) from the olfactory tissue.

27 Dec 2022

Scientists study OAS–RNase L errors and COVID-19-associated multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children

Researchers assessed the inborn abnormalities of 2′-5′-oligoadenylate synthetase (OAS)-ribonuclease L (RNASEL) noted in coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)-associated multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children (MIS-C).

23 Dec 2022

Using the gut microbiome to understand and treat respiratory diseases

Researchers review the role of the gut microbiome in certain respiratory diseases.

22 Dec 2022

What are the long-term outcomes of critical COVID-19 patients?

Researchers assessed the long-term outcomes of critically ill coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) patients.

21 Dec 2022

Researchers generate a remodeled live-attenuated measles vaccine capable of driving nAb responses against SARS-CoV-2 spike protein

Researchers developed a measles virus (MeV)-vectored vaccine capable of inducing high neutralizing antibody (nAb) responses against SARS-CoV-2.

20 Dec 2022

First cell-type specific multiomic study of the HIV brain

Researchers identify cell-type-specific differences in HIV integration sites in the brain.

19 Dec 2022

Immune-evading Mycobacterium tuberculosis prevents inflammatory responses by hijacking the host’s ubiquitin

A new study discussed the findings of Chai et al., which revealed that triple specificity protein phosphatase (ptpB) secreted by Mycobacterium tuberculosis inhibits pyroptosis and the release of cytokines by macrophages, allowing M. tuberculosis to invade the immune system.

19 Dec 2022

How is the host’s m6A mRNA profile affected during SARS-CoV-2 infection?

Researchers observed that SARS-CoV-2 infection results in loss of N6-methyladenosine modification in cellular RNAs.

15 Dec 2022

Obesity and type 2 diabetes impair mRNA COVID vaccine efficacy in mouse model

In a recent study posted to bioRxiv*, researchers in the United States assessed the impact of metabolic diseases on coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) vaccine immunogenicity in a mouse model.

13 Dec 2022

Novel drug shows early potential in combating multiple myeloma

A first-of-its-kind drug known as modakafusp alfa has shown early potential in combating multiple myeloma, a form of bone marrow cancer, in a study presented by researchers from the University of Pennsylvania's Abramson Cancer Center at the 2022 American Society of Hematology Annual Meeting (Abstract 565).

12 Dec 2022

Research reveals the assembly dynamics of nucleocapsid protein condensates can be regulated by small molecules with therapeutic potential

Researchers developed a screening platform and identified molecules with anti-CoV activity.

12 Dec 2022

Severe COVID-19 causes aging-like changes in the human brain

Severe COVID-19 triggers aging-like changes in the brain's frontal cortex region that results in cognitive deficits.

11 Dec 2022

An epigenetic modification improves the defense against infections, research shows

During infections, the hematopoietic system switches from normal to emergency mode. This improves the defense against the pathogens.

9 Dec 2022

Discovery of cellular uptake pathway for larger molecules can be harnessed to create new drugs

A fundamental challenge in drug development is the balance between optimizing a drug's lock-and-key fit with its target and the drug's ability to make its way across the cellular membrane and access that target.

8 Dec 2022

Booster COVID-19 mRNA vaccinations marginally increase the durability of neutralizing antibody responses

Researchers investigated the immunological mechanisms behind the decreasing efficacy of COVID-19 vaccines by evaluating the durability and magnitude of neutralizing antibodies and memory B and T cell responses to booster doses of mRNA COVID-19 vaccine.

8 Dec 2022

Interferon News and Research

Scientists find key reason for ongoing loss of smell in long-COVID

Scientists study OAS–RNase L errors and COVID-19-associated multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children

Using the gut microbiome to understand and treat respiratory diseases

What are the long-term outcomes of critical COVID-19 patients?

Researchers generate a remodeled live-attenuated measles vaccine capable of driving nAb responses against SARS-CoV-2 spike protein

First cell-type specific multiomic study of the HIV brain

Immune-evading Mycobacterium tuberculosis prevents inflammatory responses by hijacking the host’s ubiquitin

How is the host’s m6A mRNA profile affected during SARS-CoV-2 infection?

Obesity and type 2 diabetes impair mRNA COVID vaccine efficacy in mouse model

Novel drug shows early potential in combating multiple myeloma

Research reveals the assembly dynamics of nucleocapsid protein condensates can be regulated by small molecules with therapeutic potential

Severe COVID-19 causes aging-like changes in the human brain

An epigenetic modification improves the defense against infections, research shows

Discovery of cellular uptake pathway for larger molecules can be harnessed to create new drugs

Booster COVID-19 mRNA vaccinations marginally increase the durability of neutralizing antibody responses

Researchers share results of MVA-BN-respiratory syncytial virus vaccine human challenge trial

Immunopeptidome characters of human CoV-OC43-infected cells

Discovery offers an avenue for development of novel therapies for Chagas disease

Detection of filoviruses by the innate immune system

Study suggests persistent immune activation and long COVID correlate independently with severe COVID-19

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