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COVID-19 and the gut-lung axis

A new study explores the hypothesis that stimulation of the gut could be responsible for the lung inflammation seen in COVID-19, triggered by SARS-CoV-2.

16 Sep 2021

How Fauci and the NIH got ahead of the FDA and CDC in backing boosters

In January — long before the first jabs of covid-19 vaccine were even available to most Americans — scientists working under Dr. Anthony Fauci at the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases were already thinking about potential booster shots.

16 Sep 2021

Analysis of the immune landscape in mild-to-moderate COVID-19

A new study includes an analysis of plasma cytokine levels, peripheral blood immune cell composition, and SARS-CoV-2 specific Igs in COVID-19.

15 Sep 2021

Researchers quantify the risk of children suffering severe outcomes from malaria

For the first time in more than two decades, a team from the KEMRI-Wellcome Trust Research Programme and University of Oxford have quantified the risk of children suffering severe outcomes from malaria.

15 Sep 2021

Genetic capacity of the gut microbiome determines weight loss success or failure

The strongest associations with weight loss success or failure – independent of BMI – are found in the genetic capacity of the gut microbiome.

15 Sep 2021

Aptamers for Targeting SARS-CoV-2 Proteins

AMSBIO has further expanded its product range to help in the fight against COVID-19 with the introduction of a new range of aptamers targeting SARS-CoV-2 proteins to aid development of new kits and assays.

From AMS Biotechnology 15 Sep 2021

Over half of states have rolled back public health powers in pandemic

Republican legislators in more than half of U.S. states, spurred on by voters angry about lockdowns and mask mandates, are taking away the powers state and local officials use to protect the public against infectious diseases.

15 Sep 2021

Biden releases a new plan to combat covid, but experts say there’s still a ways to go

On the campaign trail last year, Joe Biden promised that, if elected president, he would get covid-19 under control. Since assuming office in January, Biden has continued to pledge that his administration would do its best to get Americans vaccinated against covid and allow life to return to some semblance of normal.

15 Sep 2021

A family of proteins may be able to outwit emerging and re-emerging viruses

A family of proteins best known for their role in diminishing HIV infectivity may have the goods to outwit other emerging and re-emerging viruses, scientists have found.

15 Sep 2021

Low dose of Moderna COVID-19 vaccine generates durable immune response

A new study from La Jolla Institute for Immunology (LJI) scientists helps answer the question: how long does immunity against COVID-19 last in vaccinated people?

14 Sep 2021

Severe COVID-19 linked to increase in autoantibodies

Hospitalized COVID-19 patients are substantially more likely to harbor autoantibodies - antibodies directed at their own tissues or at substances their immune cells secrete into the blood - than people without COVID-19, according to a new study.

14 Sep 2021

Jumpcode Genomics and TGen collaborate on genomic sequencing of SARS-CoV-2

Jumpcode Genomics, a genome technology platform company focused on improving the understanding of human biology, announced today a collaboration with the Translational Genomics Research Institute (TGen), an affiliate of City of Hope, to aid investigations into the genomic epidemiology of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19.

14 Sep 2021

Family's socio-economic status may influence children's composition of gut microbiome

Findings of a nationwide study led by the Translational Genomics Research Institute, an affiliate of City of Hope, suggest that a family's socio-economic status may influence children's composition of gut microbiome - the mix of microscopic organisms within the digestive tract.

14 Sep 2021

Age-related differences in immune dynamics in rhesus macaques infected with SARS-CoV-2

In a recent study, authors explore the relationship between age and immune response to COVID-19.

13 Sep 2021

Functional impairment of HIV-specific T cells precedes aborted virus control

HIV is a master of evading the immune system, using a variety of methods to prevent the body from being able to find and kill it.

13 Sep 2021

Microscopy paired with AI leads to a fast, accurate, and cost-effective COVID-19 test

Beckman researchers paired microscopy with artificial intelligence to develop a COVID-19 test that's fast, accurate, and cost-effective. All we need to do is say "ahh."

12 Sep 2021

Introduction of COVID-19 vaccine passports in the UK may lower vaccination inclination

Introducing COVID-19 vaccine passports in the UK could see people who are willing to get vaccinated do so more quickly, but have the converse effect upon those who have concerns, especially when passports cover domestic activities, suggests a new study published in EClinicalMedicine.

11 Sep 2021

Infectious Diseases News and Research

COVID-19 and the gut-lung axis

How Fauci and the NIH got ahead of the FDA and CDC in backing boosters

Analysis of the immune landscape in mild-to-moderate COVID-19

Researchers quantify the risk of children suffering severe outcomes from malaria

Genetic capacity of the gut microbiome determines weight loss success or failure

Aptamers for Targeting SARS-CoV-2 Proteins

Over half of states have rolled back public health powers in pandemic

Biden releases a new plan to combat covid, but experts say there’s still a ways to go

A family of proteins may be able to outwit emerging and re-emerging viruses

Low dose of Moderna COVID-19 vaccine generates durable immune response

Severe COVID-19 linked to increase in autoantibodies

Jumpcode Genomics and TGen collaborate on genomic sequencing of SARS-CoV-2

Family's socio-economic status may influence children's composition of gut microbiome

Age-related differences in immune dynamics in rhesus macaques infected with SARS-CoV-2

Functional impairment of HIV-specific T cells precedes aborted virus control

Microscopy paired with AI leads to a fast, accurate, and cost-effective COVID-19 test

Introduction of COVID-19 vaccine passports in the UK may lower vaccination inclination

UM researcher wins $2.5 million NSF grant to study hantavirus disease transmission

Autoimmune antibodies strongly linked to the severity of illness in COVID-19 patients

Novel combination therapy may prolong viral suppression in patients with HIV

NGS for Infectious Disease Surveillance eBook

Advancing Neuroscience Research Through Collaboration and Patient-Centered Innovation

The impact of vibration on microscopy

How Omics Technologies Are Transforming Biological Research and Drug Discovery

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