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Eleven stroke researchers to be recognized during the 2024 International Stroke Conference

Eleven scientists leading the way in stroke research will be recognized during the American Stroke Association's International Stroke Conference 2024 for their exceptional professional achievements.

6 Feb 2024

HPV infection quadruples risk of death from heart disease in women

Women have a four times higher risk of dying from cardiovascular disease if they have an infection with a high-risk strain of the human papillomavirus (HPV), according to research published in the European Heart Journal today (Wednesday).

6 Feb 2024

How is long-COVID different from other post-viral infection syndromes?

The symptoms, illness duration, long-term clinical traits, and possible healthcare burden of post-viral conditions in children and adolescents under 20 years.

6 Feb 2024

Paxlovid enhances treatment options for COVID-19 patients

The design, synthesis, and mechanism of action of Paxlovid.

6 Feb 2024

SARS-CoV-2 fragments found to mimic immune system peptides, fueling inflammation

Study reveals SARS-CoV-2 fragments mimic immune peptides, potentially driving the virus's inflammatory response, offering insights into COVID-19's severe inflammation mechanisms.

5 Feb 2024

Long-COVID recovery insight: Fatigue and cognitive deficits improve over two years

Study reveals improvements in cognitive deficits and fatigue among long-COVID patients over two years, with specific risk factors like depressive symptoms and old age predicting non-recovery.

5 Feb 2024

HIV patients have been less vaccinated with the full initial regimen against COVID-19

In December, the journal Vaccines published an analysis of COVID-19 vaccination coverage among people with HIV in Catalonia between December 2020 and July 2022.

5 Feb 2024

Congressman off-base in ad claiming Fauci shipped covid to Montana before the pandemic

A fundraising ad for U.S. Rep. Matt Rosendale (R-Mont.) shows a photo of Anthony Fauci, former director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, behind bars, swarmed by flying bats.

5 Feb 2024

COVID-19 recovery disparities uncovered among racial and ethnic groups

Study reveals ethnic and racial disparities in health outcomes post-COVID-19 infection, with Hispanic and racial minority groups reporting poorer health status and increased work absence compared to their non-Hispanic and White counterparts.

4 Feb 2024

XBB.1.5 updated COVID vaccine booster offers 54% increased protection against symptomatic infection

Early estimates show the 2023-24 updated monovalent XBB.1.5 COVID-19 vaccine offers significant protection against symptomatic infection, with effectiveness varying by age and time since vaccination.

4 Feb 2024

Evaluating effectiveness of various COVID-19 vaccine doses after primary vaccination

First boosters, second boosters, monovalent, bivalent. Just like the SARS-CoV-2 virus strain, the vaccines to combat the virus are always changing—and perhaps confusing.

2 Feb 2024

Researchers assess effectiveness of contact tracing in controlling COVID-19 pandemic

During the COVID-19 pandemic, Switzerland, like many other countries, relied on contact tracing to identify people likely to have been contaminated by an infected acquaintance.

1 Feb 2024

BIPOC individuals infected with COVID-19 experienced greater negative aftereffects in health

Black, indigenous, and people of color (BIPOC) who were infected with COVID-19 experienced greater negative aftereffects in health and work loss than did similarly infected white participants, new research finds.

1 Feb 2024

New sequencing tool speeds up SARS-CoV-2 outbreak response and informs treatment

Announcing a new article publication for Zoonoses journal. In the context of two Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) outbreaks involving local transmission and an international flight, the authors of this article used meta-transcriptome and multi-amplicon sequencing to successfully acquire the complete viral genome sequences from clinical samples with varying viral loads.

1 Feb 2024

Immunocompromised patients show prolonged SARS-CoV-2 infection and unique mutations

study identifies risk factors for prolonged SARS-CoV-2 infection in immunocompromised patients, revealing that B-cell dysfunction, solid organ transplantation, and AIDS lead to longer infections and unique spike mutations.

31 Jan 2024

Gut microbiome may hold key to fighting common respiratory viruses

The composition of microbiota found in the gut influences how susceptible mice are to respiratory virus infections and the severity of these infections, according to researchers from the Center for Translational Antiviral Research in the Institute for Biomedical Sciences at Georgia State University.

30 Jan 2024

New DNA-based vaccine can induce strong antibody response against SARS-CoV-2

Using a virus-like delivery particle made from DNA, researchers from MIT and the Ragon Institute of MGH, MIT, and Harvard have created a vaccine that can induce a strong antibody response against SARS-CoV-2.

30 Jan 2024

Resin ingredient strongly decreases coronavirus infectivity on plastic surfaces

Researchers at the University of Jyväskylä, Finland, are currently developing anti-viral surfaces to decrease the spread of infectious diseases.

30 Jan 2024

"Zombie" viral fragments trigger inflammation to cause serious COVID-19 outcomes

There are many lingering mysteries from the COVID-19 pandemic. For instance, why does SARS-CoV-2, the virus behind the disease, cause severe symptoms in some patients, while many other coronaviruses don't? And what causes strange symptoms to persist even after the infection has been cleared from a person's system?

30 Jan 2024

Over half of long COVID patients suffer persistent cognitive slowing, new study reveals

Study finds that 53% of long COVID patients experience significant cognitive slowing, a symptom that does not improve over time and is independent of the severity of the initial SARS-CoV-2 infection.

29 Jan 2024

SARS News and Research

Eleven stroke researchers to be recognized during the 2024 International Stroke Conference

HPV infection quadruples risk of death from heart disease in women

How is long-COVID different from other post-viral infection syndromes?

Paxlovid enhances treatment options for COVID-19 patients

SARS-CoV-2 fragments found to mimic immune system peptides, fueling inflammation

Long-COVID recovery insight: Fatigue and cognitive deficits improve over two years

HIV patients have been less vaccinated with the full initial regimen against COVID-19

Congressman off-base in ad claiming Fauci shipped covid to Montana before the pandemic

COVID-19 recovery disparities uncovered among racial and ethnic groups

XBB.1.5 updated COVID vaccine booster offers 54% increased protection against symptomatic infection

Evaluating effectiveness of various COVID-19 vaccine doses after primary vaccination

Researchers assess effectiveness of contact tracing in controlling COVID-19 pandemic

BIPOC individuals infected with COVID-19 experienced greater negative aftereffects in health

New sequencing tool speeds up SARS-CoV-2 outbreak response and informs treatment

Immunocompromised patients show prolonged SARS-CoV-2 infection and unique mutations

Gut microbiome may hold key to fighting common respiratory viruses

New DNA-based vaccine can induce strong antibody response against SARS-CoV-2

Resin ingredient strongly decreases coronavirus infectivity on plastic surfaces

"Zombie" viral fragments trigger inflammation to cause serious COVID-19 outcomes

Over half of long COVID patients suffer persistent cognitive slowing, new study reveals

Achieving and maintaining ISO/IEC 27001 and BS 10012 certifications

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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