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How did people in Zimbabwe respond to drug-resistant tuberculosis alongside COVID-19?

In a recent study posted to the medRxiv* preprint server, researchers described the experiences and coping strategies of people who suffered from drug-resistant tuberculosis (DR-TB) in Zimbabwe between 2020 and 2021.

1 Mar 2023

What is the role of B cells in breast cancer pathology?

In a recent study published in Cancers, researchers comprehensively summarized all available information about B cells in the context of breast cancer.

1 Mar 2023

Study explores the epidemiological characteristics of pulmonary tuberculosis in patients with pneumoconiosis

Pneumoconiosis comprises a group of heterogeneous lung diseases resulting from the inhalation of mineral dust. It is an occupational hazard with significant economic and social implications.

1 Mar 2023

Omega-3 fatty acids may be protective against contracting or suffering adverse outcomes of COVID-19

A study just published in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition (AJCN) explored the role of omega-3 fatty acids, especially EPA and DHA, and whether they might be protective against contracting and/or suffering adverse outcomes of COVID-19 infection.

1 Mar 2023

Covid-19 vaccination can curb the effect of long COVID on patients' social, professional, and family lives

Vaccination against SARS-CoV-2, the virus responsible for COVID-19, may lessen the severity and duration of 'long COVID' in those with persistent symptoms after infection, suggests a study that closely imitates a randomized clinical trial, and published in the open access journal, BMJ Medicine.

1 Mar 2023

Patterns of new psychiatric diagnoses among children and adolescents during the COVID-19 pandemic

A new study published in PLoS Medicine aimed to determine the number of adolescents and children with primary or secondary diagnoses across the pandemic.

1 Mar 2023

PARK2 duplication or microdeletion and neurological diseases

In a recent study published in the Genes journal, researchers assessed the impact of PARK2 duplication or microdeletion on neurological diseases such as Parkinson's.

28 Feb 2023

Evidence that cross-reactive immunity from common human coronaviruses can influence response to SARS-CoV-2

In a recent study published in the journal Vaccines, researchers in Saudi Arabia and the United States examined immune responses and immunoglobulin G (IgG) cross-reactivity in individuals infected with Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV) and severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2).

28 Feb 2023

The rapid diagnosis of drug-resistant and drug-sensitive tuberculosis using mass spectrometry and machine learning

In a recent study posted to the Preprints with The Lancet SSRN* server, a team of researchers in China developed a machine learning-based diagnostic tool to detect tuberculosis and drug-resistant tuberculosis using nanoparticle-enhanced laser desorption/ionization mass spectrometry (NPELDI MS) to determine metabolic fingerprints from serum samples.

28 Feb 2023

25% of COVID-19 patients have lasting reduction in lung function

In a recent study posted to the Preprints with The Lancet SSRN* server, researchers evaluated the impairment of pulmonary function in individuals suffering from post-acute sequelae of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) (PASC) or long coronavirus disease (long COVID) symptoms after severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infections.

28 Feb 2023

Mass spectrometry-based identification of COVID-19 biomarkers

In a recent study published in the journal Metabolites, researchers reported that mass spectrometry (MS)-based metabolomic approaches have a high potential for biomarker discovery.

28 Feb 2023

New solutions to boost Africa’s vaccine production

The COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted the importance of vaccines in controlling infectious disease in sub-Saharan Africa and renewed interest in vaccine research and development across the continent.

28 Feb 2023

Study finds unique epigenetic biosignature in individuals with post-COVID syndrome

A reprogramming of which genes are active, and which are not, is visible in post-COVID sufferers. This is shown in a study from Linköping University, Sweden, on a small group of individuals.

28 Feb 2023

HIV creates reservoirs much earlier than expected, study shows

For the first time in humans, a research team has shown that, as early as the first days of infection, HIV is able to create reservoirs where it will hide and persist during antiretroviral therapy.

28 Feb 2023

Using artificial intelligence methods to predict the prevalence of ALS

Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS)—a severe disease of the motor nervous system—is hereditary, but a large part of this heritability has previously been unexplained.

28 Feb 2023

Weight loss in obese subjects could reverse type 2 diabetes progression

A new paper explains a model of diabetes that centers on the role of obesity in glucose dysregulation.

28 Feb 2023

The relationship between nutrient intake and time in bed in the second and third trimesters of pregnancy

Researchers evaluated the association between the time in bed and difficulty sleeping with nutrient intake during the second trimester and the third trimester of gestation.

28 Feb 2023

The effects of Omicron emergence on seroprevalence and hybrid immunity in the Finnish adult population

Researchers evaluated SARS-CoV-2 seroprevalence and population-level humoral immunity among Finnish individuals between April 2020 and December 2022.

28 Feb 2023

Economic and life-expectancy losses due to COVID-19 deaths in the United States

A recent study published in Scientific Reports evaluated life expectancy and economic losses due to COVID-19 deaths losses in the United States.

28 Feb 2023

COVID-19 does not increase the risk of Streptococcus pneumoniae infection

SARS-CoV-2 infection does not appear to influence pneumococcal colonization in the upper respiratory tract.

28 Feb 2023

Disease/Infection News

How did people in Zimbabwe respond to drug-resistant tuberculosis alongside COVID-19?

What is the role of B cells in breast cancer pathology?

Study explores the epidemiological characteristics of pulmonary tuberculosis in patients with pneumoconiosis

Omega-3 fatty acids may be protective against contracting or suffering adverse outcomes of COVID-19

Covid-19 vaccination can curb the effect of long COVID on patients' social, professional, and family lives

Patterns of new psychiatric diagnoses among children and adolescents during the COVID-19 pandemic

PARK2 duplication or microdeletion and neurological diseases

Evidence that cross-reactive immunity from common human coronaviruses can influence response to SARS-CoV-2

The rapid diagnosis of drug-resistant and drug-sensitive tuberculosis using mass spectrometry and machine learning

25% of COVID-19 patients have lasting reduction in lung function

Mass spectrometry-based identification of COVID-19 biomarkers

New solutions to boost Africa’s vaccine production

Study finds unique epigenetic biosignature in individuals with post-COVID syndrome

HIV creates reservoirs much earlier than expected, study shows

Using artificial intelligence methods to predict the prevalence of ALS

Weight loss in obese subjects could reverse type 2 diabetes progression

The relationship between nutrient intake and time in bed in the second and third trimesters of pregnancy

The effects of Omicron emergence on seroprevalence and hybrid immunity in the Finnish adult population

Economic and life-expectancy losses due to COVID-19 deaths in the United States

COVID-19 does not increase the risk of Streptococcus pneumoniae infection

How does norepinephrine influence anxiety-related behaviours?

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Building Bridges to Scalable Allogeneic Cell Therapy

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