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A machine-learning approach to identify asthma subtypes based on molecular signatures

Researchers determine whether protein expression in nasal fluid samples could assist in the diagnosis of severe asthma subtypes.

31 Jan 2023

COVID-19 might increase risk of autoimmune diseases

Researchers examined the associations between coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) and incident autoimmune diseases.

31 Jan 2023

Study demonstrates intrahost MPXV variation within a single lesion

Researchers reported on the clinical and molecular characteristics of MPXV infections in Finland.

31 Jan 2023

Acute tubulointerstitial nephritis and uveitis in children post-COVID-19

A new study reported a novel form of post-acute coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) syndrome in children.

31 Jan 2023

Implications of SARS-CoV-2 immunological evasion

Researchers modeled the implications of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) immunological evasion.

31 Jan 2023

Researchers devise a novel potential IBD treatment strategy that eliminates pathogenic T cells and encourages the proliferation of regulatory T cells

Researchers investigated the CAMCI strategy as an immunotherapeutic option for inflammatory bowel disease.

31 Jan 2023

Rapid engineering of novel SARS-CoV-2 therapeutic antibodies

Researchers assessed the influence of rapid engineering of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) therapeutic antibodies to expand the neutralization spectrum.

31 Jan 2023

Social media advertisement campaigns have been effective in changing public perceptions and receptiveness to COVID-19 vaccines

Researchers examined the impact and success of social media advertisements worth $40 million in influencing the opinions about coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) vaccines and increasing the vaccination rates during the first year of vaccine roll-out.

31 Jan 2023

Ants show the potential to become a fast, efficient, inexpensive, and non-invasive tool for the detection of human tumors

Researchers demonstrated the use of ants as olfactory bio-detectors of human tumors.

31 Jan 2023

Pilot interview study reports a wide variation in long COVID symptom types and severity and awareness about the disease

Researchers reported the findings from a pilot interview study that was conducted to gain insights into the new and persistent symptoms experienced by long coronavirus disease (COVID) patients and to obtain data for the study design and participant recruitment for the Real-time Assessment of Community Transmission-Long COVID (REACT-LC) study.

31 Jan 2023

The impact of common viral infections on blood-brain barrier function and insulin sensitivity

A new study discusses the impact of several human viruses on blood-brain barrier function and insulin sensitivity.

31 Jan 2023

Data-driven algorithm predicts deep brain stimulation parameters for Parkinson’s treatment

Researchers assesses the effects of stimulation parameters suggested by a recently published data-driven algorithm (StimFit) based on neuroimaging data.

31 Jan 2023

Study assesses the sensitivity, specificity of rapid antigen tests and PCR tests for Omicron variant of COVID-19

Testing plays a crucial role in humanity's strategy to mitigate the effects of widespread COVID-19 infection. However, given multiple options for testing and the emergence of the highly contagious Omicron variant, how do we choose which test to use?

30 Jan 2023

Study: COVID-19 is a significant cause of death in children and young people in the U.S.

COVID-19 was the underlying cause of death for more than 940,000 people in the US, including over 1,300 deaths among children and young people aged 0–19 years.

30 Jan 2023

New EV platform could help streamline the development and delivery of vaccines worldwide

To many, EV stands for "electric vehicle." To researchers at Harvard University and the University of Nebraska–Lincoln, it's shorthand for another vehicle - this one nanoscopic - that might help streamline the development and delivery of vaccines worldwide.

30 Jan 2023

Experimental vaccine against Marburg virus shows promise in first-in-human clinical trial

A newly published paper in The Lancet shows that an experimental vaccine against Marburg virus (MARV) was safe and induced an immune response in a small, first-in-human clinical trial.

30 Jan 2023

New model shows how infectious diseases evolve in space and time

A new disease model that can account for contact patterns between age groups shows how infectious diseases evolve in space and time and how to predict future case numbers across a region.

30 Jan 2023

Novel class of sulfonamides to block malaria transmission

Malaria is a devastating disease, with 247 million cases and 619,000 deaths reported in 2021 alone. Malaria causes fever and a flu-like illness that occurs when people are infected with the parasite Plasmodium falciparum, which is spread by mosquitoes.

30 Jan 2023

How have home testing kits affected official reporting of COVID-19 cases in the US?

Researchers gathered patient’s patients’ self-reported data about the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic from across the United States of America (USA).

30 Jan 2023

Study evaluates post-acute sequelae of COVID-19 in US university

Researchers examined the prevalence and predictors of long coronavirus disease (COVID) in a sample representing a Washington, DC University staff in the United States of America (USA).

30 Jan 2023

Disease/Infection News

A machine-learning approach to identify asthma subtypes based on molecular signatures

COVID-19 might increase risk of autoimmune diseases

Study demonstrates intrahost MPXV variation within a single lesion

Acute tubulointerstitial nephritis and uveitis in children post-COVID-19

Implications of SARS-CoV-2 immunological evasion

Researchers devise a novel potential IBD treatment strategy that eliminates pathogenic T cells and encourages the proliferation of regulatory T cells

Rapid engineering of novel SARS-CoV-2 therapeutic antibodies

Social media advertisement campaigns have been effective in changing public perceptions and receptiveness to COVID-19 vaccines

Ants show the potential to become a fast, efficient, inexpensive, and non-invasive tool for the detection of human tumors

Pilot interview study reports a wide variation in long COVID symptom types and severity and awareness about the disease

The impact of common viral infections on blood-brain barrier function and insulin sensitivity

Data-driven algorithm predicts deep brain stimulation parameters for Parkinson’s treatment

Study assesses the sensitivity, specificity of rapid antigen tests and PCR tests for Omicron variant of COVID-19

Study: COVID-19 is a significant cause of death in children and young people in the U.S.

New EV platform could help streamline the development and delivery of vaccines worldwide

Experimental vaccine against Marburg virus shows promise in first-in-human clinical trial

New model shows how infectious diseases evolve in space and time

Novel class of sulfonamides to block malaria transmission

How have home testing kits affected official reporting of COVID-19 cases in the US?

Study evaluates post-acute sequelae of COVID-19 in US university

How does norepinephrine influence anxiety-related behaviours?

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