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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

Critical COVID-19 infection characterized by a shift from naïve T cell phenotypes to an expansion of cytotoxic CD4+ T lymphocyte subsets

Researchers immunophenotyped T lymphocyte responses among unvaccinated individuals, representative of the entire spectrum of the clinical presentation of COVID-19.

28 Feb 2023

COVID-19 increases risk of developing chronic diseases

Researchers determine the correlation between severity of SARS-CoV-2 infection, age, and new onset of chronic or worsening of pre-existing conditions.

28 Feb 2023

A review of respiratory viruses monitored in wastewater samples

Researchers review previous studies discussing the content or respiratory viruses in wastewater samples.

28 Feb 2023

An overview of the anti-inflammatory effects of nuts

Researchers summarize existing literature on the effects of consuming nuts on biomarkers of inflammation and oxidative stress.

28 Feb 2023

The evolution of transmissible variants harboring mutations consistent with immune escape in mild community COVID-19 cases

Researchers investigate whether transmissible SARS-CoV-2 variants developed during infection by culturing and sequencing strains obtained from serial oral and nasal samples of community-residing COVID-19 patients.

28 Feb 2023

Disease/Infection News

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

Critical COVID-19 infection characterized by a shift from naïve T cell phenotypes to an expansion of cytotoxic CD4+ T lymphocyte subsets

COVID-19 increases risk of developing chronic diseases

A review of respiratory viruses monitored in wastewater samples

An overview of the anti-inflammatory effects of nuts

The evolution of transmissible variants harboring mutations consistent with immune escape in mild community COVID-19 cases

Study characterizes N-terminal domain structure of a ubiquitin ligase TRAF6

Study finds celebrity tweets likely shaped US negative public opinion of COVID-19 pandemic

New method can potentially catch COVID-19 infections quickly with near-perfect accuracy

Digital pathology and the PathoVerse: A conversation with Dr. Singh

Bioprocess Efficiency with Cell Density Monitoring

Exploring electron microscopy for plant and microbial imaging at the John Innes Centre

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