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Household overcrowding found to be a major risk factor for acute rheumatic fever and strep skin

Research led by the University of Otago in New Zealand has uncovered the strongest evidence yet that household overcrowding is a major risk factor for acute rheumatic fever and streptococcal infections of the skin.

7 Jul 2022

Neuropsychiatric symptoms prevalent in over 50% of monkeypox infections according to new research

Scientists have recently conducted a systematic review and meta-analysis to assess the types and prevalence of neurological and psychiatric symptoms associated with monkeypox virus infection in humans.

7 Jul 2022

2022 monkeypox presents with new symptoms

In a recent study published in The Lancet Infectious Diseases, researchers described the clinical and demographical characteristics of monkeypox virus infections among individuals attending sexual health centers in the United Kingdom (UK).

6 Jul 2022

Vaccination against smallpox efficiently protects against monkeypox infection

In a new study, researchers assessed the existing information regarding monkeypox infections.

6 Jul 2022

Scientists discover how a protein and enzymes interact to allow hepatitis A virus replication

The viral replication cycle is crucial for a virus to spread inside the body and cause disease. Focusing on that cycle in the hepatitis A virus (HAV), UNC School of Medicine scientists discovered that replication requires specific interactions between the human protein ZCCHC14 and a group of enzymes called TENT4 poly(A) polymerases.

4 Jul 2022

Study: Patient's symptoms in current UK monkeypox cases differ from previous outbreaks

The first study on cases in the current UK monkeypox outbreak reports important differences in patient's symptoms to those observed in previous outbreaks elsewhere in the world.

1 Jul 2022

Machine-learning algorithms can help distinguish acute cholangitis and alcohol-associated hepatitis

Acute cholangitis is a potentially life-threatening bacterial infection that often is associated with gallstones. Symptoms include fever, jaundice, right upper quadrant pain, and elevated liver enzymes.

1 Jul 2022

Stopping a pervasive bacterium that makes millions sick each year

As we head outdoors this summer, scientists are working to clip the long, flexible appendages that enable the common bacterium Campylobacter jejuni to make its way from undercooked poultry and natural waterways into our intestinal tract where it makes millions of us sick each year.

1 Jul 2022

Study characterizes long-COVID symptoms in hospitalized and non-hospitalized COVID-19 patients

Scientists have provided a detailed overview on the long-term symptoms experienced by COVID-19 patients after initial primary infection with SARS-CoV-2.

30 Jun 2022

Casirivimab/imdevimab improve outcomes in early COVID-19

A new Viruses study determines the effect of casirivimab/imdevimab on IFN-1 and cytokines during SARS-CoV-2 infection.

29 Jun 2022

Antibiotic-resistant strains of typhoid bacteria continue to spread out of South Asia

Antibiotic-resistant strains of Salmonella Typhi, the typhoid bacteria, have spread from South Asia to other countries nearly 200 times since 1990, new research suggests.

29 Jun 2022

Scientists report autoimmunity from molecular mimicry between SARS-CoV-2 spike and human proteins

A new study focused on studying molecular mimicry between the S protein of SARS-CoV-2 and known epitopes, using a computational method.

29 Jun 2022

Researchers explore disease severity post-infection with SARS-CoV-2 Omicron in hematologic patients

A new study has studied the clinical outcome and spectrum in 61 patients infected with the SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant.

29 Jun 2022

Epigenome-wide DNA methylation patterns in convalescent COVID-19 subjects

Researchers investigated the epigenetic rewiring of odor perception in SARS-CoV-2-infected cells.

29 Jun 2022

Drug-resistant typhoid needs to be treated as a global problem

The bacteria that causes typhoid fever is becoming increasingly resistant to common antibiotics used to treat the disease, with resistant strains spreading to hundreds of countries in the past three decades, new analysis shows.

29 Jun 2022

Neural effects of COVID-19 on depressive symptoms

A new study identifies brain abnormalities in patients who recovered from COVID-19.

28 Jun 2022

Should monkeypox be considered a sexual transmitted infection?

The present monkeypox outbreak is marked by sustainable human-to-human transmission.

28 Jun 2022

The potential of DNA-based SARS-CoV-2 vaccine candidates

Researchers evaluated the immunogenicity of DNA-based candidate vaccines against SARS-CoV-2 in mice.

28 Jun 2022

Scientists conduct meta-analysis of the impact of SARS-CoV-2 on sperm parameters

Scientists conducted a meta-analysis to study the impacts of COVID-19 on the male reproductive system.

27 Jun 2022

Researchers investigate clinical epidemiological impact of Omicron among hospitalized COVID-19 patients

Researchers assessed the global impact of the emergence of the SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant on COVID-19 clinical epidemiology among hospitalized patients.

27 Jun 2022

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Household overcrowding found to be a major risk factor for acute rheumatic fever and strep skin

Neuropsychiatric symptoms prevalent in over 50% of monkeypox infections according to new research

2022 monkeypox presents with new symptoms

Vaccination against smallpox efficiently protects against monkeypox infection

Scientists discover how a protein and enzymes interact to allow hepatitis A virus replication

Study: Patient's symptoms in current UK monkeypox cases differ from previous outbreaks

Machine-learning algorithms can help distinguish acute cholangitis and alcohol-associated hepatitis

Stopping a pervasive bacterium that makes millions sick each year

Study characterizes long-COVID symptoms in hospitalized and non-hospitalized COVID-19 patients

Casirivimab/imdevimab improve outcomes in early COVID-19

Antibiotic-resistant strains of typhoid bacteria continue to spread out of South Asia

Scientists report autoimmunity from molecular mimicry between SARS-CoV-2 spike and human proteins

Researchers explore disease severity post-infection with SARS-CoV-2 Omicron in hematologic patients

Epigenome-wide DNA methylation patterns in convalescent COVID-19 subjects

Drug-resistant typhoid needs to be treated as a global problem

Neural effects of COVID-19 on depressive symptoms

Should monkeypox be considered a sexual transmitted infection?

The potential of DNA-based SARS-CoV-2 vaccine candidates

Scientists conduct meta-analysis of the impact of SARS-CoV-2 on sperm parameters

Researchers investigate clinical epidemiological impact of Omicron among hospitalized COVID-19 patients

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