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SARS-CoV-2 replicates in human placenta with release of infectious viral particles

The current study analyzed the interaction of SARS-CoV-2 at the human maternal-fetal interface by using an advanced ex vivo model.

16 Nov 2021

Myocarditis among Moderna COVID-19 vaccine recipients

A new preprint reports on the incidence of myocarditis in a large population of over 150 million who received two doses of the first vaccine to receive emergency use authorization against the virus.

16 Nov 2021

Rapid finger stick test to detect antibodies against SARS-CoV-2 variants

A new preprint reports a semi-quantitative test that can measure neutralizing antibodies to the SARS-CoV-2 pathogen at the point of care, using a finger stick or venipuncture blood.

16 Nov 2021

Study analyzes association between obesity and endothelial dysfunction in COVID-19 patients

In COVID-19 patients, obesity is the factor most associated with the development of endothelial dysfunction, a condition in which the blood vessels become unable to contract and relax adequately, increasing the risk of events such as heart attacks, thrombosis (blood clotting), and stroke.

15 Nov 2021

Could drugs derived from microalgae be effective against COVID-19?

Researchers discuss the ability of some microalgae metabolites to prevent cytokine storm syndrome during COVID-19.

15 Nov 2021

Smiths Detection: Innovative technology in biothreat detection

In this interview, we spoke to Warren Mino at Smiths Detection, about their innovative technology and its involvement within biothreat detection.

From Smiths Detection 15 Nov 2021

Mainstream media coverage of vaccines during COVID-19 pandemic

A recent study explores how vaccine coverage has come to the forefront of modern news media following the emergence of SARS-CoV-2.

15 Nov 2021

A study of livestock exposure to the SARS-CoV-2 virus

Researchers recently published reports on pilot studies evaluating the susceptibility of common domestic livestock (cattle, sheep, goat, alpaca, rabbit, and horse) to intranasal infection with SARS-CoV-2 in the journal Emerging Microbes & Infections.

14 Nov 2021

Mycobacterium tuberculosis may induce resistance to secondary SARS-CoV-2 infection

The current study reveals that mice infected with mycobacterium tuberculosis are resistant to SARS-CoV-2 infection.

14 Nov 2021

Newly identified proteins in fungal biofilms provide potential drug targets to impair antimicrobial defenses

The microbes that make us sick often have ways to evade our attacks against them. Perhaps chief among these strategies is a sticky, armor-like goo, called the biofilm matrix, that encases clusters of disease-causing organisms.

12 Nov 2021

Study investigates the degree of Covid-19 vaccination protection in dialysis patients

Researchers led by the Marien Hospital Herne, a Ruhr-Universität Bochum clinic, have investigated the extent to which mRNA vaccines protect dialysis patients from infection with variants of concerns of Sars-Cov-2.

12 Nov 2021

Children are more tolerant of a parent performing the nose swabbing technique, study suggests

Nose swab samples collected by parents are as good as those collected by nurses at detecting respiratory infections in children, according to a study by researchers at the University of Bristol published in the journal Microbiology Spectrum today [10 November].

10 Nov 2021

COVID-19 and loss of sense of smell

A recent review examines the high susceptibility of the olfactory epithelium to SARS-CoV-2 infection.

9 Nov 2021

Development of SARS-CoV-2 detection platform using surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy

Researchers have tried to develop an innovative platform for ultrasensitive and rapid detection of SARS-CoV-2 by exploiting a variation of Raman Spectroscopy.

4 Nov 2021

Unexpected antibody discovery provides new insight into how the body responds to malaria infection

Malaria, a pathogen transmitted into blood by mosquitoes in tropical climates, is typically thought of as a blood and liver infection.

3 Nov 2021

Influenza and COVID vaccines can be co-administered in older adults without causing severe side effects

Researchers evaluate the safety and immunogenicity of an influenza vaccine and mRNA-based COVID-19 vaccine that were administered concomitantly.

3 Nov 2021

Cross-reactive immunity against coronaviruses

Researchers review the heterologous immunity to coronaviruses and the extent of immune cross-reactivity against SARS-CoV-2.

3 Nov 2021

IBD patients produce a strong antibody response to COVID-19 vaccination, finds study

Researchers at Cedars-Sinai found that patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD)─whose treatment can weaken the immune system─produced a strong antibody response to COVID-19 vaccination.

2 Nov 2021

Research collaboration identifies antibody that limits the severity of coronavirus infections

A research collaboration between scientists at Duke University and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill has identified and tested an antibody that limits the severity of infections from a variety of coronaviruses, including those that cause COVID-19 as well as the original SARS illness.

2 Nov 2021

Identification of common genes in COVID-19 and COPD

Based on protein-protein interactions, the paper shows the presence of ten genes that overlap between the two illnesses, also shared by several other deadly and debilitating diseases.

2 Nov 2021

Pathogen News and Research

SARS-CoV-2 replicates in human placenta with release of infectious viral particles

Myocarditis among Moderna COVID-19 vaccine recipients

Rapid finger stick test to detect antibodies against SARS-CoV-2 variants

Study analyzes association between obesity and endothelial dysfunction in COVID-19 patients

Could drugs derived from microalgae be effective against COVID-19?

Smiths Detection: Innovative technology in biothreat detection

Mainstream media coverage of vaccines during COVID-19 pandemic

A study of livestock exposure to the SARS-CoV-2 virus

Mycobacterium tuberculosis may induce resistance to secondary SARS-CoV-2 infection

Newly identified proteins in fungal biofilms provide potential drug targets to impair antimicrobial defenses

Study investigates the degree of Covid-19 vaccination protection in dialysis patients

Children are more tolerant of a parent performing the nose swabbing technique, study suggests

COVID-19 and loss of sense of smell

Development of SARS-CoV-2 detection platform using surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy

Unexpected antibody discovery provides new insight into how the body responds to malaria infection

Influenza and COVID vaccines can be co-administered in older adults without causing severe side effects

Cross-reactive immunity against coronaviruses

IBD patients produce a strong antibody response to COVID-19 vaccination, finds study

Research collaboration identifies antibody that limits the severity of coronavirus infections

Identification of common genes in COVID-19 and COPD

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