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How long does COVID-19 remain traceable on food?

In a new study, researchers identified the effective lengths at which SARS-CoV-2 can survive on certain foods, which can likely act as a model to predict how well it could survive on many others.

26 Jan 2022

Understanding immune responses to SARS-CoV-2 infections in children

A study published in the journal Immunity analyzed the varied manifestations of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) in children.

26 Jan 2022

Oral polio vaccine could play a role against COVID-19

In a recent study posted to the medRxiv* preprint server, researchers performed an economic evaluation of the oral polio vaccine (OPV) to illustrate the potential non-specific (heterologous) effects (NSE) of live attenuated vaccines (LAVs).

25 Jan 2022

Pharmacies are turning away immunocompromised patients seeking 4th covid shot

Patients with weakened immune systems — who are at high risk from covid-19 — say pharmacies are turning them away when they seek additional vaccine doses recommended by federal health officials.

25 Jan 2022

Neurological complications of the SARS-CoV-2 vaccine

In a study published in the latest issue of the journal Neurological Sciences, a team of researchers described a three-patient case series presenting with neurological manifestations after the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) vaccination, followed by a literature review, to propose hypotheses on how neurological symptoms might develop after vaccination.

24 Jan 2022

The long-term neurologic consequences of COVID-19

A team of researchers recently provided insights into central nervous system consequences of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) in a perspective paper published in the Science journal.

24 Jan 2022

Study could offer a novel strategy to fight respiratory syncytial virus and coronaviruses

A new approach that targets the cellular machinery that viruses need to reproduce – rather than the virus itself – appears to stem replication of a common childhood pathogen known as respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), UT Southwestern researchers report in a new study.

24 Jan 2022

Researchers are in the race to beat Omicron

David Veesler and his lab members aren't getting much sleep these days. In the final weeks of 2021, he and his team worked around the clock to post four coronavirus papers on the preprint server bioRxiv.

24 Jan 2022

Robust BNT162b2 vaccine-induced B and T-cell immunity against early SARS-CoV-2 variants

Researchers describe the state of adaptive immunity following vaccination with the Pfizer-BioNTech BNT162b2 COVID-19 vaccine.

23 Jan 2022

COVID-19 lockdowns depleted water quality of commercial building plumbing systems

Researchers evaluate how altered water demand in commercial and residential buildings deteriorated the water quality during the COVID-19 pandemic.

23 Jan 2022

UAB research outlines successful xenotransplantation of genetically modified kidneys

The University of Alabama at Birmingham Marnix E. Heersink School of Medicine announces today the first peer-reviewed research outlining the successful transplant of genetically modified, clinical-grade pig kidneys into a brain-dead human individual, replacing the recipient's native kidneys.

20 Jan 2022

RASCL: new analytic pipeline for investigating selective forces acting on viral genes in SARS-CoV-2 sequences

A study revealed a new analytical pipeline to assess the clades of SARS-CoV-2 by molecular sequence analysis.

20 Jan 2022

Exploring the potential utility of calcium channel inhibitors in SARS-CoV-2 infection

In a new study, researchers discuss the role of calcium signaling pathways as targets of inhibition in potential new antiviral therapeutic pathways for SARS-CoV-2.

20 Jan 2022

A comprehensive analysis places antimicrobial resistance among leading causes of death globally

The most comprehensive estimate of the global impact of antimicrobial resistance thus far is published in The Lancet today. It reveals that more than 1.2 million people (and potentially millions more) around the world died in 2019 as a direct result of antibiotic-resistant bacterial infections – placing it among the leading causes of death.

19 Jan 2022

New structure prediction method allows scientists to map thousands of secreted proteins

Scientists at the University of California, Berkeley, have recently published work that lays the foundation for new ways of thinking about pathogen evolution.

19 Jan 2022

Fear of getting sick with COVID-19 linked to increase in disgust sensitivity

Theory has it that disgust sensitivity – how intensely a person is repulsed by images, ideas or situations that could be considered terribly gross or merely unpleasant – is an evolutionary trait that initially helped humans avoid eating rotten food that would have made them sick.

18 Jan 2022

Pathogen News and Research

How long does COVID-19 remain traceable on food?

Understanding immune responses to SARS-CoV-2 infections in children

Oral polio vaccine could play a role against COVID-19

Pharmacies are turning away immunocompromised patients seeking 4th covid shot

Neurological complications of the SARS-CoV-2 vaccine

The long-term neurologic consequences of COVID-19

Study could offer a novel strategy to fight respiratory syncytial virus and coronaviruses

Researchers are in the race to beat Omicron

Robust BNT162b2 vaccine-induced B and T-cell immunity against early SARS-CoV-2 variants

COVID-19 lockdowns depleted water quality of commercial building plumbing systems

UAB research outlines successful xenotransplantation of genetically modified kidneys

RASCL: new analytic pipeline for investigating selective forces acting on viral genes in SARS-CoV-2 sequences

Exploring the potential utility of calcium channel inhibitors in SARS-CoV-2 infection

A comprehensive analysis places antimicrobial resistance among leading causes of death globally

New structure prediction method allows scientists to map thousands of secreted proteins

Fear of getting sick with COVID-19 linked to increase in disgust sensitivity

UniSA scientists make a surprising discovery in the origins of antibiotic-resistant gene

Earth BioGenome Project moves from pilot projects to full-scale sequencing

Better global health equality could prevent emergence of future SARS-CoV-2 variants of concern

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