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COVID-19 knocks down scoring skills in footballers, study shows

Study investigates the technical performance of football attackers post-COVID-19, revealing significant changes in key performance indicators and suggesting a quick recovery to pre-pandemic levels, with elite players experiencing less impact.

18 Mar 2024

Rising antifungal resistance heightens concerns over invasive fungal infections

A global wave of infections caused by fungi growing drug-resistant has the medical community issuing precautions on how to protect yourself.

18 Mar 2024

COVID-19 vaccine associated with reduced risk of cardiac and clot-related complications after SARS-CoV-2 infection

The risk of cardiac and clot-related complications following COVID-19 is substantially reduced in people who receive the COVID-19 vaccination compared with unvaccinated individuals, reports an observational study published online in the journal Heart.

18 Mar 2024

National disease prevention policies key to pandemic preparedness

A new study has found that countries which had national policies aimed at preventing disease fared better during the global pandemic than those which did not.

18 Mar 2024

Dosing software accelerates antibiotic effects in ICU patients treated for sepsis

University of Queensland researchers have used dosing software to accelerate the effects of antibiotics in patients being treated for sepsis in Intensive Care Units.

18 Mar 2024

Measles outbreak in Illinois underscores critical need for vaccination

Study reports a measles outbreak among five unvaccinated children in Illinois, highlighting the disease's high transmissibility even among those not in direct contact, underscoring the critical importance of vaccination.

17 Mar 2024

Nanoparticles turbocharge turmeric's curcumin for enhanced health benefits

Study explores nanoparticle-enhanced curcumin formulations, promising to significantly boost its health benefits including anticancer, antioxidant, and anti-inflammatory effects by improving bioavailability and bioactivity.

17 Mar 2024

UVA research could help identify COVID-19 survivors at risk for long-haul lung problems

UVA Health researchers have discovered a potential way to predict which patients with severe COVID-19 are likely to recover well and which are likely to suffer "long-haul" lung problems.

15 Mar 2024

Study reveals the possibility of a laboratory origin of COVID-19

The origin of COVID-19 is highly debated – most studies have focused on a zoonotic origin, but research from the journal Risk Analysis, examined the likelihood of an unnatural origin (i.e. from a laboratory.)

15 Mar 2024

Antimicrobial resistance prevalence tied to patient age and sex

A person's age and sex are correlated with the chance that they have a bloodstream infection caused by a bacterium that is resistant to antibiotics, according to a new study published in PLOS Medicine.

15 Mar 2024

Rapid COVID-19 vaccine uptake in Sierra Leone: Impact of intensive delivery initiative

Sierra Leone's COVID-19 vaccination program, using community mobilization in remote villages, dramatically increased vaccine uptake, showing a scalable, cost-effective model for improving global vaccine access.

14 Mar 2024

Long COVID manifests as a post-viral syndrome indistinguishable from other respiratory illnesses

Long COVID appears to manifest as a post-viral syndrome indistinguishable from seasonal influenza and other respiratory illnesses, with no evidence of increased moderate-to-severe functional limitations a year after infection, according to new research being presented at this year's European Congress of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases (ECCMID 2024) in Barcelona, Spain (27-30 April).

14 Mar 2024

Anxiety therapy prior to COVID-19 pandemic shields against increased stress

The start of the COVID-19 pandemic led to unprecedented exposure to stressors driven by fears of a novel and deadly disease, intense uncertainty, and resulting isolation measures, which in turn resulted in increases in anxiety for many.

14 Mar 2024

New drug candidate designed at the atomic level could help halt emerging SARS-CoV-2 variants

Although COVID-19 has faded from the headlines, SARS-CoV-2 – the coronavirus behind the pandemic – is still rampantly infecting people around the world.

14 Mar 2024

Gut bacteria and tryptophan diet can play a protective role against pathogenic E. coli

Gut bacteria and a diet rich in the amino acid tryptophan can play a protective role against pathogenic E. coli, which can cause severe stomach upset, cramps, fever, intestinal bleeding and renal failure, according to a study published March 13 in Nature.

14 Mar 2024

Anti-inflammatory gene variant shields men under 75 from severe COVID-19

A certain variant of a key anti-inflammatory gene protects men under age 75 from severe illness and death when hospitalized from COVID-19, a genetic analysis of their blood shows.

14 Mar 2024

AI technologies can accurately identify cases of healthcare-associated infections

A new proof-of-concept study published today in the American Journal of Infection Control (AJIC) reports that artificial intelligence (AI) technologies can accurately identify cases of healthcare-associated infections (HAI) even in complex clinical scenarios.

14 Mar 2024

Rapid, easy-to-use diagnostic test could save more lives from melioidosis

Globally, more than half of patients die after infection with the neglected tropical disease, melioidosis, often before they are diagnosed.

13 Mar 2024

COVID-19 pandemic reverses global life expectancy gains, reveals comprehensive study

The Lancet's study on global demographic trends from 1950 to 2021, incorporating COVID-19 data, highlights significant shifts in mortality, life expectancy, and the profound pandemic impact, emphasizing the need for updated health polici

13 Mar 2024

Gonorrhea cases spike among young women in Europe, new study reveals

Gonorrhea cases have surged among young women in 15 European countries in 2022 and 2023, with a less significant increase observed among young men, highlighting shifts in sexual behaviors and potential changes in the transmissibility of Neisseria gonorrhoeae

13 Mar 2024

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Disease/Infection News

COVID-19 knocks down scoring skills in footballers, study shows

Rising antifungal resistance heightens concerns over invasive fungal infections

COVID-19 vaccine associated with reduced risk of cardiac and clot-related complications after SARS-CoV-2 infection

National disease prevention policies key to pandemic preparedness

Dosing software accelerates antibiotic effects in ICU patients treated for sepsis

Measles outbreak in Illinois underscores critical need for vaccination

Nanoparticles turbocharge turmeric's curcumin for enhanced health benefits

UVA research could help identify COVID-19 survivors at risk for long-haul lung problems

Study reveals the possibility of a laboratory origin of COVID-19

Antimicrobial resistance prevalence tied to patient age and sex

Rapid COVID-19 vaccine uptake in Sierra Leone: Impact of intensive delivery initiative

Long COVID manifests as a post-viral syndrome indistinguishable from other respiratory illnesses

Anxiety therapy prior to COVID-19 pandemic shields against increased stress

New drug candidate designed at the atomic level could help halt emerging SARS-CoV-2 variants

Gut bacteria and tryptophan diet can play a protective role against pathogenic E. coli

Anti-inflammatory gene variant shields men under 75 from severe COVID-19

AI technologies can accurately identify cases of healthcare-associated infections

Rapid, easy-to-use diagnostic test could save more lives from melioidosis

COVID-19 pandemic reverses global life expectancy gains, reveals comprehensive study

Gonorrhea cases spike among young women in Europe, new study reveals

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

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