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Chinese study determines the real-world effectiveness of COVID-19 vaccines

A recent study aimed to determine the real-world effectiveness of COVID-19 vaccines against SARS-CoV-2 infection.

14 Oct 2022

Rapidly fading antibody levels in recovered COVID-19 patients associated with plasma metabolites

A study led by Hong Kong Baptist University (HKBU) has revealed the association between rapidly fading antibody levels in some recovered COVID-19 patients and a high plasma concentration of a metabolite called glycylproline (gly-pro) and its producing enzyme.

14 Oct 2022

Changes in mortality associated with temperature-sensitive diseases in Japan during the COVID-19 pandemic

Researchers assessed the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on temperature-sensitive disease mortality.

14 Oct 2022

The impact of COVID-19 on the metrics for stroke care

A recent study evaluated the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on stroke code (SC) metrics.

14 Oct 2022

Study describes the first SARS-CoV-2 Deltacron recombinant case identified in Brazil

Researchers demonstrated the parallel evolution of the SARS-CoV-2 Deltacron variant.

14 Oct 2022

Will covid spike again this fall? 6 tips to help you stay safe

Last year, the emergence of the highly transmissible omicron variant of the covid-19 virus caught many people by surprise and led to a surge in cases that overwhelmed hospitals and drove up fatalities. Now we're learning that omicron is mutating to better evade the immune system.

14 Oct 2022

Associations of cardioprotective medications with COVID-19 outcomes

Researchers evaluated COVID-19 outcomes in patients taking four types of cardioprotective medicines.

14 Oct 2022

Innovative approaches needed to improve flu vaccine effectiveness, experts say

While influenza has taken a backseat to COVID-19 over the last 2.5 years, flu season is here again and, with a significant reduction in social distancing, masking and other COVID-prevention measures, we’ll likely see many more cases of the flu this year, experts say.

14 Oct 2022

SARS-CoV-2 causes neuronal damage and inflammation within a week of infection in rhesus macaques

SARS-CoV-2, the COVID-19 virus, caused significant neuron damage and inflammation within a week of infection in rhesus macaque monkeys, according to a new study.

14 Oct 2022

HIV patients with moderate immune suppression at greater risk of severe COVID-19 "breakthrough" infection

People with HIV who have moderate immune suppression appear to be at greater risk of severe COVID-19 "breakthrough" infection after vaccination, according to a study led by researchers at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health.

13 Oct 2022

Sewage monitoring method detects hepatitis virus in wastewater samples

Researchers in Sweden have created a method that now makes it possible to monitor sewage for a virus that has is believed to be linked to hepatitis outbreaks worldwide.

13 Oct 2022

Chinese scientists reveal a previously undefined pathway by which Mtb counteracts host immunity

Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb), the causative agent of tuberculosis (TB), remains a leading infectious threat to public health worldwide.

13 Oct 2022

‘Massive global failure’ led to COVID-19 deaths and reversal of UN goals, report says

Global failures on multiple levels led to a “staggering death toll” from COVID-19 and the reversal of advances made towards UN development goals, a report by the Lancet’s Commission on the pandemic says.

13 Oct 2022

Myocarditis induced by COVID-19 infection is substantially greater than the risk posed by vaccines

The risk of developing myocarditis - or inflammation of the heart muscle - is seven times higher with a COVID-19 infection than with the COVID-19 vaccine, according to a recent study by Penn State College of Medicine scientists.

13 Oct 2022

Novel testing method could simplify widespread tuberculosis screening

Tuberculosis can be tough to detect. Diagnosis usually requires coughing up a sputum sample from the lungs, which can be unpleasant, impractical, and even hazardous.

13 Oct 2022

New malaria vaccine rollout planned in 2023

Researchers say they plan to roll out a new malaria vaccine next year after tests on children in West Africa found it to be up to 80 per cent effective.

13 Oct 2022

Study finds memory B cell clones harbor the capacity to adopt multiple and functionally different fates in COVID-19 patients

Researchers examined single clones of SARS-CoV-2-specific memory B cells to understand their adaptability and fate.

13 Oct 2022

Disease/Infection News

Chinese study determines the real-world effectiveness of COVID-19 vaccines

Rapidly fading antibody levels in recovered COVID-19 patients associated with plasma metabolites

Changes in mortality associated with temperature-sensitive diseases in Japan during the COVID-19 pandemic

The impact of COVID-19 on the metrics for stroke care

Study describes the first SARS-CoV-2 Deltacron recombinant case identified in Brazil

Will covid spike again this fall? 6 tips to help you stay safe

Associations of cardioprotective medications with COVID-19 outcomes

Innovative approaches needed to improve flu vaccine effectiveness, experts say

SARS-CoV-2 causes neuronal damage and inflammation within a week of infection in rhesus macaques

HIV patients with moderate immune suppression at greater risk of severe COVID-19 "breakthrough" infection

Sewage monitoring method detects hepatitis virus in wastewater samples

Chinese scientists reveal a previously undefined pathway by which Mtb counteracts host immunity

‘Massive global failure’ led to COVID-19 deaths and reversal of UN goals, report says

Myocarditis induced by COVID-19 infection is substantially greater than the risk posed by vaccines

Novel testing method could simplify widespread tuberculosis screening

New malaria vaccine rollout planned in 2023

Study finds memory B cell clones harbor the capacity to adopt multiple and functionally different fates in COVID-19 patients

Motif-based SARS-CoV-2 protein-human protein interactions as potential antiviral target sites

Novel method deploys nanopore tweezers to facilitate inhibition of SARS-CoV-2 helicase at single-nucleotide resolution

Researchers develop an HERV-enveloped recombinant baculoviral DNA vaccine against SARS-CoV-2

Fourier 80: bringing benchtop NMR systems to the laboratory

How industrial hygiene flow calibration supports defensible exposure data

How electrical engineering ensures accurate calibration and patient safety

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