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People wearing reusable contact lenses more likely to develop rare sight-threatening eye infection

People who wear reusable contact lenses are nearly four times as likely as those wearing daily disposables to develop a rare sight-threatening eye infection, finds a study led by UCL and Moorfields researchers.

23 Sep 2022

World Sepsis Month: Increasing Sepsis Awareness, Patient Support, and Improving Survivor Outcomes

As part of Sepsis Awareness Month, celebrated annually in September, News Medical Speaks to Dr. Ron Daniels, founder, and chief executive of the UK Sepsis Trust, about the significance of sepsis awareness, support for patients, and improving outcomes for sepsis survivors.

23 Sep 2022

New engineered peptides could prevent the superbug crisis

A recent study reports the development of a synthetic antibacterial peptide PLG0206.

22 Sep 2022

Uganda confirms seven cases of Ebola and one death

Health authorities in Uganda have recently announced an Ebola Virus Disease outbreak in Mubende District, Uganda.

22 Sep 2022

Quinoa-based diet stabilizes blood sugar in older adults

A new study reports the ability of quinoa to normalize glucose metabolism in the body, particularly among the elderly with impaired glucose tolerance.

22 Sep 2022

Over the past thirty years, our diet hasn't improved

A new study describes diet quality on a global basis in a stratified manner.

22 Sep 2022

Vaccine boosters and breakthrough infections provide substantial immunity against COVID-19

Vaccine boosters and breakthrough infections following vaccination both provide a substantial and potentially pandemic-breaking immunity against COVID-19, according to new laboratory research from Oregon Health & Science University.

22 Sep 2022

Sarbecovirus discovered in Russian bat can infect humans and is resistant to SARS-CoV-2 vaccines

A recently discovered virus in a Russian bat that is similar to SARS-CoV-2, the virus behind COVID-19, is likely capable of infecting humans and, if it were to spillover, is resistant to current vaccines.

22 Sep 2022

Stanford Medicine study shows SARS-CoV-2 can infect human fat tissue

Is SARS-CoV-2 hiding in your fat cells? A study by Stanford Medicine investigators shows that SARS-CoV-2 can infect human fat tissue.

22 Sep 2022

Study reveals the long-term neurologic consequences of COVID-19

If you've had COVID-19, it may still be messing with your brain. Those who have been infected with the virus are at increased risk of developing a range of neurological conditions in the first year after the infection, new research shows.

22 Sep 2022

Lessons from South Korea's vaccination initiative can help cultivate planetary health action

South Korea had administered more COVID-19 vaccine doses per 100 people than other developed countries by the end of March 2022.

22 Sep 2022

Dietary sugar may disrupt gut microbiota and induce metabolic complications

A new study demonstrates that dietary sugar increases the risk of metabolic syndrome by disrupting gut microbiota and suppressing protective T helper 17 (Th17) cells.

22 Sep 2022

Study shows increase in depression cases between 2015 and 2020

In a new study, researchers explored the trends in the prevalence of depression from 2015 to 2020.

22 Sep 2022

Study using circulating spike protein and macrophage dysregulation liquid biomarkers reveals heterogeneity in PASC

In a new study, researchers designed a liquid biomarker panel consisting of macrophage and monocyte-related soluble factors and circulating spike proteins to understand profiles of immune dysregulation in patients with post-acute sequelae of COVID-19.

22 Sep 2022

What role does cross-reactive immunity play in the spread of a novel SARS-CoV-2 variant?

In a new study, researchers used mathematical modeling to examine the effect of cross-reactive immunity from previous infections on an emerging SARS-CoV-2 variant, and explored the probability of the novel variant causing widespread infection or fading out.

22 Sep 2022

Disease/Infection News

People wearing reusable contact lenses more likely to develop rare sight-threatening eye infection

World Sepsis Month: Increasing Sepsis Awareness, Patient Support, and Improving Survivor Outcomes

New engineered peptides could prevent the superbug crisis

Uganda confirms seven cases of Ebola and one death

Quinoa-based diet stabilizes blood sugar in older adults

Over the past thirty years, our diet hasn't improved

Vaccine boosters and breakthrough infections provide substantial immunity against COVID-19

Sarbecovirus discovered in Russian bat can infect humans and is resistant to SARS-CoV-2 vaccines

Stanford Medicine study shows SARS-CoV-2 can infect human fat tissue

Study reveals the long-term neurologic consequences of COVID-19

Lessons from South Korea's vaccination initiative can help cultivate planetary health action

Dietary sugar may disrupt gut microbiota and induce metabolic complications

Study shows increase in depression cases between 2015 and 2020

Study using circulating spike protein and macrophage dysregulation liquid biomarkers reveals heterogeneity in PASC

What role does cross-reactive immunity play in the spread of a novel SARS-CoV-2 variant?

Does BA.2 breakthrough infection shift cross-neutralization activity towards the BA.4 and BA.5 Omicron sublineages?

Can a commercial breath analysis test detect SARS-CoV-2?

New testing system for rapid detection of COVID-19

What is the efficacy of the BCG vaccine against SARS-CoV-2 infection?

Study explores the effect of age-associated B cells on COVID-19 vaccine-induced immunity

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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