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MIS-C in children: A distinct autoimmune response to COVID-19 unveiled

The study reveals that MIS-C patients, post SARS-CoV-2 infection, develop a unique immune response against the virus' N protein, indicating a cross-reactivity with the self-protein SNX8, which might link the infection to the ensuing inflammatory syndrome.

8 Jun 2023

Gut health boost: Functional foods and herbs show promise in tackling SARS-CoV-2 variants

Functional foods and natural herbs have the potential to enhance immune function and maintain gut microbiota diversity. This review explores their role in mitigating the impact of SARS-CoV-2 variants on gut health and overall well-being.

8 Jun 2023

Yellow fever: examining potential burden on vaccine strategy

Researchers presented a stochastic model of yellow fever transmission.

8 Jun 2023

Study identifies a promising target for development of vaccine against spotted fever

A protein found in cells of the hard tick Amblyomma sculptum, the main vector of the bacterium that causes Brazilian spotted fever (also known as Rocky Mountain spotted fever), is essential to the tick's survival while feeding, making it a promising target for development of a vaccine, according to an article published in the journal Parasites & Vectors.

7 Jun 2023

Researchers zero in on a potential new target for malaria: Biological clocks

Health officials warn that drug resistance could wipe out recent progress against malaria, particularly in Africa and southeast Asia.

6 Jun 2023

What role did children play in household viral transmission during the COVID-19 pandemic, when enveloped virus rates were low, and relative proportions of COVID-19 were high?

Researchers performed a cohort study on a voluntary group in the United States.

6 Jun 2023

Study analyzes chatbots through a health equity lens

Chatbots are increasingly becoming a part of health care around the world, but do they encourage bias? That's what University of Colorado School of Medicine researchers are asking as they dig into patients' experiences with the artificial intelligence (AI) programs that simulate conversation.

6 Jun 2023

CDC reports an alarming rise in pediatric intracranial infections in the U.S.

Researchers confirm the occurrence of a cluster of intracranial infections and identify the risk factors responsible for this increase.

5 Jun 2023

The clinical and virological characteristics of severe neonatal echovirus 11 infections

Researchers described severe and fatal infections in neonates caused by a new echovirus 11 (E-11) variant in France.

5 Jun 2023

What was SARS-CoV-2 antibody seroprevalence in Italian blood donors?

Researchers evaluated titers and types of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 antibodies in voluntary blood donors.

1 Jun 2023

The National Environmental Assessment Reporting System: reporting foodborne illness outbreaks at retail food establishments during 2017–2019

Researchers summarized environmental health data collected by the United States (U.S.) state and local health departments.

1 Jun 2023

Factors associated with diagnostic delay in Familial Mediterranean Fever

EULAR – The European Alliance of Associations for Rheumatology – held its 2023 annual congress in Milan, Italy. One of the abstracts chosen for presentation in the scientific session on Rheumatic and Musculoskeletal diseases (RMDs) in children and young people, focused on the factors associated with diagnostic delay in FMF, using data from the Juvenile Inflammatory Rheumatism (JIR) cohort.

31 May 2023

New treatment protocol for brain hemorrhage improves survival chances without major disability

The George Institute for Global Health today announced data from the phase III INTERACT3 study demonstrating that a new combination of treatments for stroke due to intracerebral hemorrhage (ICH) significantly improves the chances of surviving without major disability.

26 May 2023

Magnetic stimulation treats depression by reversing the direction of abnormal brain signals

Powerful magnetic pulses applied to the scalp to stimulate the brain can bring fast relief to many severely depressed patients for whom standard treatments have failed.

23 May 2023

Warming temperatures may increase the transmission potential of Zika or dengue in Brazil by 2050

The transmission potential of Zika or dengue in Brazil may increase by 10% to 20% in the next 30 years due to warming temperatures linked to climate change, according to University of Michigan researchers.

23 May 2023

Research finds fever to be the most common non-respiratory feature of SARS-CoV-2 infection

Fever was found to be the most common non-respiratory feature of infection with SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, according to research published at the ATS 2023 International Conference.

23 May 2023

$Using 3D-electron diffraction to determine the structure of Levocetirizine dihydrochloride$

Using 3D-electron diffraction to determine the structure of Levocetirizine dihydrochloride

For pharmaceuticals, knowing the chemical composition is not enough-;molecular geometry and crystal structure also play an important role in a drug's activity.

23 May 2023

Wastewater surveillance reveals hidden scale of mpox rpidemic, challenging official figures

Research highlights the potential of wastewater-based epidemiology as a complementary tool to clinical monitoring for assessing the magnitude of a mpox epidemic. Findings suggest that the presence of mpox DNA in wastewater does not directly correspond to the number of hospitalizations, indicating the underestimation of the epidemic's scale and unidentified cases.

19 May 2023

Long-COVID's crippling aftermath: Study reveals persistent symptoms severely impact quality of life, especially in women

Research examines the impact of long-Covid syndrome on the health-related quality of life (HRQoL) of patients with mild or moderate SARS-CoV-2 infections. It reveals significant impairments in physical and mental health, emphasizing the need for long-term surveillance and support for affected individuals.

16 May 2023

The discovery of a novel orthonairovirus from Dermacentor silvarum ticks near the China–North Korea border

Researchers isolated a novel virus of the Orthonairovirus genus.

16 May 2023

Fever News and Research

MIS-C in children: A distinct autoimmune response to COVID-19 unveiled

Gut health boost: Functional foods and herbs show promise in tackling SARS-CoV-2 variants

Yellow fever: examining potential burden on vaccine strategy

Study identifies a promising target for development of vaccine against spotted fever

Researchers zero in on a potential new target for malaria: Biological clocks

What role did children play in household viral transmission during the COVID-19 pandemic, when enveloped virus rates were low, and relative proportions of COVID-19 were high?

Study analyzes chatbots through a health equity lens

CDC reports an alarming rise in pediatric intracranial infections in the U.S.

The clinical and virological characteristics of severe neonatal echovirus 11 infections

What was SARS-CoV-2 antibody seroprevalence in Italian blood donors?

The National Environmental Assessment Reporting System: reporting foodborne illness outbreaks at retail food establishments during 2017–2019

Factors associated with diagnostic delay in Familial Mediterranean Fever

New treatment protocol for brain hemorrhage improves survival chances without major disability

Magnetic stimulation treats depression by reversing the direction of abnormal brain signals

Warming temperatures may increase the transmission potential of Zika or dengue in Brazil by 2050

Research finds fever to be the most common non-respiratory feature of SARS-CoV-2 infection

Using 3D-electron diffraction to determine the structure of Levocetirizine dihydrochloride

Wastewater surveillance reveals hidden scale of mpox rpidemic, challenging official figures

Long-COVID's crippling aftermath: Study reveals persistent symptoms severely impact quality of life, especially in women

The discovery of a novel orthonairovirus from Dermacentor silvarum ticks near the China–North Korea border

Expanding research and clinical options for children with cancer

Examining how pain could play a direct protective role in the gut

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