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How feasible and accurate are self-collected samples for the diagnosis of monkeypox?

Researchers evaluated the performance of monkeypox virus (MPXV)-infected patients' self-collected versus physician-collected clinical samples, including skin lesions, pharyngeal, and rectal swabs in the diagnostic tests.

22 Sep 2022

New board members bring significant leadership experience in the biotech sector

Aspect Biosystems, a biotechnology company pioneering the development of bioprinted tissue therapeutics to transform how we treat disease, is pleased to announce the appointment of three new members to its Board of Directors: Dr. Nancy Krieger, Dr. Don Haut, and Dr. Devyn Smith.

From Aspect Biosystems 22 Sep 2022

How did the COVID-19 pandemic alter racial and ethnic disparities in mortality?

Researchers pursued evidence of all-cause mortality disparities during the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States, its temporal evolution, and whether this disparity persists.

22 Sep 2022

Most people infected with SARS-CoV2 recover within 12 months, study finds

A McMaster University-led study has found that most people infected with the SARS-CoV2 virus recover within 12 months, irrespective of the severity.

22 Sep 2022

Deep mutational scanning for SARS-CoV-2 Omicron BA.1 and BA.2 subvariants

Researchers performed deep mutational scanning for the SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant of concern sub-VOC BA.1 and BA.2 receptor-binding domains.

22 Sep 2022

How frequent was SARS-CoV-2 and malaria co-infection during the first wave of the pandemic?

Researchers determined the prevalence of circulating SARS-CoV-2 variants and the frequency of co-occurrence of COVID-19 and malaria in Burkina Faso, West Africa.

22 Sep 2022

Endocrine-disrupting chemicals found in the urine of Danish infants

Researchers report the finding of several endocrine-disruptor chemicals in the urine of Danish infants.

21 Sep 2022

All SARS-CoV-2 variants blocked by a simple peptide with nanomolar neutralizing efficacy

In a recent study published in the journal PNAS, researchers from Finland and the United States reported a novel heptad repeat 2 (HR2) peptide that inhibited severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) without any chemical modifications.

21 Sep 2022

An unusual case of Monkeypox virus transmission by needlestick injury

In a recent study published in the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention journal Emerging Infectious Diseases, researchers described an unusual case of patient-to-healthcare worker (HCW) monkeypox virus (MPXV) transmission via a needlestick injury that occured in Brazil.

21 Sep 2022

Virology of the human monkeypox virus

A new review to be posted in the Virus Research journal aims to provide an overview of the recent advances reported concerning hMPXV virology.

21 Sep 2022

Researchers secure $4.2 million NIH grant for improving PrEP access and use in the Bronx

Bronx county has the country's fifth-highest rate of HIV diagnosis - but the lowest rate in New York State for use of HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP), medications that are extremely effective in preventing HIV infection.

21 Sep 2022

Population-wide cohort study detects increase in major arterial and venous thrombotic events immediately after COVID-19 diagnoses

In a new study, researchers explored the association between coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) and vascular thrombotic events using a population-wide cohort study across England and Wales.

21 Sep 2022

Disease/Infection News

How feasible and accurate are self-collected samples for the diagnosis of monkeypox?

New board members bring significant leadership experience in the biotech sector

How did the COVID-19 pandemic alter racial and ethnic disparities in mortality?

Most people infected with SARS-CoV2 recover within 12 months, study finds

Deep mutational scanning for SARS-CoV-2 Omicron BA.1 and BA.2 subvariants

How frequent was SARS-CoV-2 and malaria co-infection during the first wave of the pandemic?

Endocrine-disrupting chemicals found in the urine of Danish infants

All SARS-CoV-2 variants blocked by a simple peptide with nanomolar neutralizing efficacy

An unusual case of Monkeypox virus transmission by needlestick injury

Virology of the human monkeypox virus

Researchers secure $4.2 million NIH grant for improving PrEP access and use in the Bronx

Population-wide cohort study detects increase in major arterial and venous thrombotic events immediately after COVID-19 diagnoses

What is the efficacy of aerosol treatment for SARS-CoV-2 infection?

Synthetic mucin gels against HIV-1 and HSV-2 transmission

The potential global risk of monkeypox importation

Researchers devise rules for a faster, more effective way to identify tuberculosis treatments

Genome-based microbiome signature associated with the severity and prognosis of COVID-19 in hospitalized patients

What is the efficacy of bioelectronic masks for the detection of respiratory infectious diseases like COVID-19?

Vaccination drives superior functional antibody breadth compared to natural infection with SARS-CoV-2

New antiviral mechanism of action for an FDA-approved thiopurine known as 6-thioguanine

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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