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Loss of smell in COVID-19 explained by scientists

Now, a team of researchers at Harvard Medical school says they have found the reason why some people who get COVID-19 experience loss of smell.

29 Jul 2020

Exciting cost-effective SARS-CoV-2 vaccine candidate using Newcastle disease

Experts warn that the world may see repeated waves of the COVID-19 pandemic. However, scientists around the world are working hard to create a protective vaccine or antiviral, which could help to reduce the number of deaths and cases the next time around.

29 Jul 2020

Varying immune system responses can predict severe COVID-19 outcomes

The differing immune system responses of patients with COVID-19 can help predict who will experience moderate and severe consequences of disease, according to a new study by Yale researchers published July 27 in the journal Nature.

27 Jul 2020

Flu vaccine may lower chances of getting Alzheimer's disease

People who received at least one flu vaccination were 17% less likely to get Alzheimer's disease over the course of a lifetime, according to researchers at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston.

27 Jul 2020

The color of COVID: Will vaccine trials reflect America’s diversity?

When U.S. scientists launch the first large-scale clinical trials for COVID-19 vaccines this summer, Antonio Cisneros wants to make sure people like him are included.

27 Jul 2020

New app could help scientists to investigate the use of wearable devices for COVID-19 detection

The researchers, funded by National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) Maudsley Biomedical Research Centre (BRC), created the Mass Science app that allows COVID-Collab study participants to connect wearables, such as Fitbit devices, and share data including heart rate, activity and sleep.

24 Jul 2020

States search for ways to deal with COVID-19 testing backlogs

States frustrated by private laboratories' increasingly long turnarounds for COVID-19 test results are scrambling to find ways to salvage their testing programs.

23 Jul 2020

NIH leaders create a framework to scale up testing technologies for COVID-19

In a paper in the New England Journal of Medicine, scientific leaders from the National Institutes of Health set forth a framework to increase significantly the number, quality and type of daily tests for detecting SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, and help reduce inequities for underserved populations that have been disproportionally affected by the disease.

23 Jul 2020

Lab-made virus infects cells, interacts with antibodies just like SARS-CoV-2

Airborne and potentially deadly, the virus that causes COVID-19 can only be studied safely under high-level biosafety conditions.

21 Jul 2020

Coronavirus pandemic could be just the “tip of the iceberg” this winter, warns health charity

With experts stating that 120,000 people could perish from Coronavirus in the closing months of the year, a health charity is warning Britain had better brace itself for another crisis – antibiotic resistant infections.

21 Jul 2020

Government must ease the lockdown safely and responsibly as pandemic is 'still rife', BMA warns

The coronavirus pandemic is still rife – too many people are still becoming infected and dying every day. If the Government wants to set the country on the path to ‘normality’, it must ensure that lockdown is eased safely and responsibly.

21 Jul 2020

A comprehensive review of COVID-19's effect on organ systems outside the lungs

In the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic, the disease was characterized by many as a flu-like respiratory infection mainly affecting the lungs.

20 Jul 2020

Findings show promise for developing vaccines against multiple strains of flu, including SARS-CoV-2

A vaccine additive known as an adjuvant can enhance responses to a vaccine containing the exotic avian flu virus H5N1, so that both rookie and veteran elements of the immune response are strengthened, according to results from an Emory Vaccine Center study.

17 Jul 2020

Requirements for people to wear masks in public are similar to smoking bans

Requirements for consumers to wear masks at public places like retail stores and restaurants are very similar to smoking bans, according to three university experts.

16 Jul 2020

Disease-carrying mosquitoes fly free as health departments focus on coronavirus

The U.S. public health system has been starved for decades and lacks the resources necessary to confront the worst health crisis in a century. Read the investigation from KHN and The Associated Press.

16 Jul 2020

Study shows how parasitic bacteria cause lesions in the skin and internal organs

Bacteria of the genus Bartonella are parasites that can be transmitted to humans via insect bites and animal scratches, resulting in an infection known as "bartonellosis."

16 Jul 2020

Buck researchers investigate ketone bodies as possible therapeutic against COVID-19

Given the disproportionate impact that COVID-19 has on older adults in terms of death and lasting disability, and the impact of common aging-related comorbidities like diabetes and cardiovascular disease, Buck Institute professor and practicing geriatrician John Newman, MD, PhD, can make a compelling argument that those infected with the SARS-CoV2 virus are suffering from an aging-related disease, no matter how old they are when they get infected.

15 Jul 2020

BATM introduces three new diagnostic kits for COVID-19 and other respiratory illness

BATM, a leading provider of real-time technologies for networking solutions and medical laboratory systems, announces the launch of three new diagnostic kits to significantly advance the diagnosis of COVID-19 and other respiratory illnesses.

15 Jul 2020

Proportion of healthcare-associated infections is higher than believed

One in four inpatients with influenza in a given season showed signs of having become infected during care. This is clear from a University of Gothenburg thesis about the spread of influenza in hospitals and how this problem can be remedied.

15 Jul 2020

"Winter is coming," warn UK COVID-19 experts

The famous line from "Game of Thrones" about approaching dangers this winter may prove to be accurate, say, scientists in a new report. The researchers state that a second wave of infection could hit the United Kingdom this winter, and this would be worse than the first wave taking as many as 120,000 lives.

14 Jul 2020

Flu News and Research

Loss of smell in COVID-19 explained by scientists

Exciting cost-effective SARS-CoV-2 vaccine candidate using Newcastle disease

Varying immune system responses can predict severe COVID-19 outcomes

Flu vaccine may lower chances of getting Alzheimer's disease

The color of COVID: Will vaccine trials reflect America’s diversity?

New app could help scientists to investigate the use of wearable devices for COVID-19 detection

States search for ways to deal with COVID-19 testing backlogs

NIH leaders create a framework to scale up testing technologies for COVID-19

Lab-made virus infects cells, interacts with antibodies just like SARS-CoV-2

Coronavirus pandemic could be just the “tip of the iceberg” this winter, warns health charity

Government must ease the lockdown safely and responsibly as pandemic is 'still rife', BMA warns

A comprehensive review of COVID-19's effect on organ systems outside the lungs

Findings show promise for developing vaccines against multiple strains of flu, including SARS-CoV-2

Requirements for people to wear masks in public are similar to smoking bans

Disease-carrying mosquitoes fly free as health departments focus on coronavirus

Study shows how parasitic bacteria cause lesions in the skin and internal organs

Buck researchers investigate ketone bodies as possible therapeutic against COVID-19

BATM introduces three new diagnostic kits for COVID-19 and other respiratory illness

Proportion of healthcare-associated infections is higher than believed

"Winter is coming," warn UK COVID-19 experts

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