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A cut-off score can accurately identify individuals with high levels of fear about COVID-19

The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has had profound effects, both globally and on a highly personal level. Now, researchers from Japan have developed an accurate way of assessing the effects of the pandemic on our emotional health and wellbeing.

20 Jan 2023

WHO reports a severe case of avian (bird) flu in Ecuador

In a recent article published in the Disease Outbreak News section of the World Health Organization (WHO) website, they reported severe infection from the current H5 clade of avian influenza A virus in a nine-year-old girl inhabiting a rural province of Bolívar in Ecuador.

20 Jan 2023

New trial evaluates Omicron BA.1–adapted BNT162b2 vaccine in older adults

Researchers reported the findings of the phase III trial evaluating the Omicron BA.1–adapted mono and bivalent BNT162b2 coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) vaccine in 55-year-old adults. These individuals had already received three 30μg doses of the BNT162b2 vaccine.

20 Jan 2023

WHO to launch council to accelerate the development of TB vaccine

The World Health Organization announces the creation of the TB Vaccine Accelerator Council.

20 Jan 2023

Metastatic Melanoma: key protein identified that aids the spread of skin cancer

In this interview, News-Medical spoke to Dr. Jeremy Carlton and Professor Victoria Sanz-Moreno about their latest research into the spread of skin cancer.

20 Jan 2023

Wistar scientists receive $397,663 to explore the ability of natural killer cells to kill HIV-infected cells

amfAR, The Foundation for AIDS Research, has awarded Luis J. Montaner, D.V.M., D.Phil., in collaboration with Mohamed Abdel-Mohsen, Ph.D., a Target Grant for $397,663 over two years. Montaner, who leads The Wistar Institute's HIV Research Program, is studying the ability of a type of immune cell known as natural killer (NK) cells to kill HIV-infected cells.

19 Jan 2023

State-of-the-art Biocontainment Unit opened at MedStar Washington Hospital Center

MedStar Washington Hospital Center has opened a state-of-the-art Biocontainment Unit that will be used primarily for observation and flexed for respiratory isolation and further flexed to care for patients with highly infectious diseases.

19 Jan 2023

Novel prion strain causes chronic wasting disease in a Finland moose

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19 Jan 2023

Mpox has been silently circulating in non-mpox-endemic nations for 20 years, according to new study

Researchers described the evolution of the mpox virus (MPXV) before the 2022 outbreak.

19 Jan 2023

Study finds fewer cases of MIS-C during omicron wave of the pandemic than delta

A new University at Buffalo study conducted at John R. Oishei Children's Hospital is one of the first to reveal that there were fewer cases of multi-system inflammatory syndrome in children (MIS-C) during the omicron wave of the pandemic than the delta wave.

19 Jan 2023

Exploring the infectivity, transmissibility, and immunological resistance characteristics of SARS-CoV-2 Omicron XBB.1.5 strain

Researchers performed an epidemic dynamic analysis to assess the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) Omicron variant of concern (VOC)’s sub-VOC XBB.1.5 characteristics.

19 Jan 2023

Malawi’s cholera outbreak exacerbated by inadequate funding for water and sanitation

Malawi's worsening cholera crisis is the result of long-term neglect of the country's water supplies and water testing urgently needed, specialists say.

19 Jan 2023

Comprehensive analysis of genome sequences unravels the elusive origins of bubonic plague

Seeking to better understand more about the origins and movement of bubonic plague, in ancient and contemporary times, researchers at McMaster University, University of Sydney and the University of Melbourne, have completed a painstaking granular examination of hundreds of modern and ancient genome sequences, creating the largest analysis of its kind.

19 Jan 2023

MedUni Vienna researchers identify specific immune response to Epstein-Barr virus

Medical science has not yet been able to explain why the Epstein-Barr virus triggers infectious mononucleosis (IM) in some people with initial infections and not in others.

19 Jan 2023

Are dysregulated metabolism and inflammation contributing factors to the ongoing symptoms in long-term COVID-19 syndrome patients?

Researchers reported that dysregulation in energy metabolism and inflammation could contribute to long-term COVID-19 syndrome.

19 Jan 2023

Researchers find that study results converge on a consistent relationship between antibody levels and protection from COVID-19

Researchers described the factors associated with protection, protection thresholds, and immunobridging in COVID-19 patients.

19 Jan 2023

How is long COVID diagnosed in adults?

In a recent study, researchers enlisted important points concerning post-coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) or long COVID diagnosis among adults.

19 Jan 2023

Partial genetic reprogramming might extend lifespan and reverse aging in old mice

Researchers performed age-reversing experiments, in vivo and in vitro, in progeroid mice using gene therapy.

19 Jan 2023

New research draws attention to the effects of deep meditation on gut health

Researchers investigated the effects of long-term traditional Tibetan Buddhist meditation on the gut microbiome's structural characteristics. Additionally, they screened microbes in the gut microbiota for insights into their biochemical indices and functionality.

19 Jan 2023

Study shows SARS-CoV-2 exhibits differential tropism for nasal epithelial cells with age

Researchers explored the relationship between the development of goblet inflammatory cells and the age-related pathophysiology of SARS-CoV-2.

19 Jan 2023

Disease/Infection News

A cut-off score can accurately identify individuals with high levels of fear about COVID-19

WHO reports a severe case of avian (bird) flu in Ecuador

New trial evaluates Omicron BA.1–adapted BNT162b2 vaccine in older adults

WHO to launch council to accelerate the development of TB vaccine

Metastatic Melanoma: key protein identified that aids the spread of skin cancer

Wistar scientists receive $397,663 to explore the ability of natural killer cells to kill HIV-infected cells

State-of-the-art Biocontainment Unit opened at MedStar Washington Hospital Center

Novel prion strain causes chronic wasting disease in a Finland moose

Mpox has been silently circulating in non-mpox-endemic nations for 20 years, according to new study

Study finds fewer cases of MIS-C during omicron wave of the pandemic than delta

Exploring the infectivity, transmissibility, and immunological resistance characteristics of SARS-CoV-2 Omicron XBB.1.5 strain

Malawi’s cholera outbreak exacerbated by inadequate funding for water and sanitation

Comprehensive analysis of genome sequences unravels the elusive origins of bubonic plague

MedUni Vienna researchers identify specific immune response to Epstein-Barr virus

Are dysregulated metabolism and inflammation contributing factors to the ongoing symptoms in long-term COVID-19 syndrome patients?

Researchers find that study results converge on a consistent relationship between antibody levels and protection from COVID-19

How is long COVID diagnosed in adults?

Partial genetic reprogramming might extend lifespan and reverse aging in old mice

New research draws attention to the effects of deep meditation on gut health

Study shows SARS-CoV-2 exhibits differential tropism for nasal epithelial cells with age

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