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World Hepatitis Day 2022: Why Accelerating the Fight Against Hepatitis Cannot Wait

In our latest interview, News-Medical speaks to Simon Parker, an infectious disease specialist, about hepatitis C diagnostics and testing, as well as why the global fight against hepatitis cannot wait.

28 Jul 2022

Researchers present a novel genomic sequence data-based mathematical framework for rapid detection of SARS-CoV-2 variants

Researchers presented a novel genomic sequence data-based mathematical framework for rapid detection of SARS-CoV-2 variants of interest and variants of concern in a viral multiple sequence alignment.

28 Jul 2022

The kinetics of SARS-CoV-2 nucleocapsid antibodies up to 21 months after infection

Researchers found significant seroreversion of total anti-nucleocapsid immunoglobulin.

28 Jul 2022

Years of life lost associated with leading causes of US death during the first 20 months of the COVID-19 pandemic

Researchers estimated the years of life lost during the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States.

28 Jul 2022

Genetic information from bats may help prevent and manage future pandemics, suggests study

Why are bats often linked to incubating coronaviruses such as those behind COVID-19, SARS and other highly contagious respiratory diseases?

28 Jul 2022

New AI algorithm accurately and quickly diagnoses idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis

A Nagoya University research group has developed an AI algorithm that accurately and quickly diagnoses idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis, a lung disease. The algorithm makes its diagnosis based only on information from non-invasive examinations, including lung images and medical information collected during daily medical care.

28 Jul 2022

Face shields fail to provide high level of protection against COVID-19, finds study

If you wore a face shield during the pandemic, it probably didn't give you a high level of protection against Covid, according to new research from the University of East Anglia.

28 Jul 2022

Study finds disparities in first evaluation of infants with cystic fibrosis from minoritized groups

Infants from minoritized racial and ethnic backgrounds who have positive newborn screening tests for cystic fibrosis received their diagnostic follow-up for the disease later than recommended and later than white, non-Hispanic infants, according to a study published in the Journal of Cystic Fibrosis.

27 Jul 2022

Study finds molnupiravir well-tolerated, and effective in vaccinated and unvaccinated

Researchers report the phase II efficacy and safety of molnupiravir in both unvaccinated and vaccinated individuals.

27 Jul 2022

Icelandic study reveals how many children experience severe COVID symptoms

Researchers explore the incidence of SARS-CoV-2 infections in Icelandic children.

27 Jul 2022

Efficacy of COVID mRNA vaccines among patients on CAR‐T‐lymphocyte therapy

Researchers evaluate the effectiveness of mRNA COVID-19 vaccines among patients receiving CAR‐T‐lymphocyte therapy.

27 Jul 2022

Efficacy of monoclonal antibodies against Omicron BA.1, BA.2, and BA.5

Researchers evaluate the neutralizing potency of therapeutic monoclonal antibodies against three sub-lineages of the SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant.

27 Jul 2022

Incorporating a coronavirus antigen into MMR vaccine to produce COVID-19 immunity in kids

New research has advanced COVID-19 vaccine work in several ways: using a modified live attenuated mumps virus for delivery, showing that a more stable coronavirus spike protein stimulates a stronger immune response, and suggesting a dose up the nose has an advantage over a shot.

27 Jul 2022

Respiratory News and Research

World Hepatitis Day 2022: Why Accelerating the Fight Against Hepatitis Cannot Wait

Researchers present a novel genomic sequence data-based mathematical framework for rapid detection of SARS-CoV-2 variants

The kinetics of SARS-CoV-2 nucleocapsid antibodies up to 21 months after infection

Years of life lost associated with leading causes of US death during the first 20 months of the COVID-19 pandemic

Genetic information from bats may help prevent and manage future pandemics, suggests study

New AI algorithm accurately and quickly diagnoses idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis

Face shields fail to provide high level of protection against COVID-19, finds study

Study finds disparities in first evaluation of infants with cystic fibrosis from minoritized groups

Study finds molnupiravir well-tolerated, and effective in vaccinated and unvaccinated

Icelandic study reveals how many children experience severe COVID symptoms

Efficacy of COVID mRNA vaccines among patients on CAR‐T‐lymphocyte therapy

Efficacy of monoclonal antibodies against Omicron BA.1, BA.2, and BA.5

Incorporating a coronavirus antigen into MMR vaccine to produce COVID-19 immunity in kids

A comparison of SARS-CoV-2 antibody profiles in elderly and younger individuals

Highly specialized T cells remain in blood 20 months after COVID-19

The nose key to winning the war against COVID-19

Investigating an effective linear deoxyribonucleic acid COVID-19 vaccine option for domestic cats

Increased resistance to human interferons could be a potential driver of SARS-CoV-2 evolution

Study shows SARS-CoV-2 impairs interferon production through NSP2-induced repression of mRNA translation

Study shows the emerging Omicron sublineage BA.2.75 does not show greater immune evasion than BA.5

Bringing real-time analytics to downstream bioprocess monitoring

Designing fluidic architecture for scalable diagnostic platforms

Evaluating new approaches for rare disease genomics

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