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Researchers analyze autopsy findings and comorbidities associated with death caused by COVID-19

Men aged between 60 and 77 with Diffuse Alveolar Damage (DAD) –acute lung injury– in proliferative phase.

3 Jun 2022

New method to combat malaria turns the disease against itself

A new method to combat malaria which sees the disease turn against itself could offer an effective treatment for the hundreds of millions of people infected globally each year, as the efficacy of current antimalarial drugs weakens.

3 Jun 2022

Vaccine effectiveness against SARS-CoV-2 reinfection during periods with different dominant SARS-CoV-2 variants

A new study found that despite a lower COVID-19 vaccine efficacy against reinfection with the Omicron variant, these vaccines demonstrate a marked efficacy against reinfection with SARS-CoV-2 Alpha and Delta variants, as well as the Omicron variant.

3 Jun 2022

The effect of BNT162b2 mRNA COVID-19 vaccine on human semen

Scientists from Italy have recently analyzed the effect of the mRNA-based COVID-19 vaccine on the semen quality of adult men.

3 Jun 2022

Vaccination lowers the risk of experiencing severe COVID-19 in dialysis patients

In an analysis of patients with kidney failure receiving dialysis who had become infected with SARS-CoV-2, those who were vaccinated had a lower risk of experiencing severe COVID-19.

3 Jun 2022

New study seeks to understand the impact of COVID-19 pandemic on health visiting services

A new £265,000 study led by the University of Stirling is seeking to understand how the COVID-19 pandemic has affected health visiting services across the UK, with a view to improving them in the future.

3 Jun 2022

Marine organism compounds may have potential to help human fertility

Zinc-filled oysters are often linked to improved libido and sexual activity, and now scientists at Flinders University are calling for more serious investigations into how marine organism compounds can help human fertility.

3 Jun 2022

A system for detecting emerging SARS-CoV-2 variants

An article published in the journal Nature Medicine examines the unpredictable evolution of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.

2 Jun 2022

Millions of COVID-19 patients may have undiagnosed acute kidney injury, finds study

A University of Queensland-led study has found millions of COVID-19 patients may have undiagnosed acute kidney injury (AKI).

2 Jun 2022

Vaccine-induced immunity against severe COVID-19 remains high for about six months

Protection against symptomatic COVID-19 begins to decrease after one month from initial vaccination, while immunity against severe COVID-19 remains high for about six months, according to a recent study by Penn State College of Medicine scientists.

2 Jun 2022

COVID-19 superspreader events typically originate from few carriers

A recent research paper published in the journal Physics of Fluids analyzed the overdispersion in the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) airborne transmission.

2 Jun 2022

Immune modulator drugs improved clinical status, reduced deaths among patients hospitalized with COVID-19

A large randomized, placebo-controlled clinical trial led by the National Institutes of Health shows that treating adults hospitalized with COVID-19 with infliximab or abatacept - drugs widely used to treat certain autoimmune diseases - did not significantly shorten time to recovery but did substantially improve clinical status and reduce deaths.

2 Jun 2022

Scientists identify a new pneumococcal vaccine candidate

The effectiveness of nirmatrelvir therapy for preventing mortality and hospitalizations due to COVID-19 in high-risk patients during the Omicron surge

Researchers evaluated how effective nirmatrelvir is in preventing COVID-19-associated death and hospitalization in high-risk patients.

2 Jun 2022

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Researchers analyze autopsy findings and comorbidities associated with death caused by COVID-19

New method to combat malaria turns the disease against itself

Vaccine effectiveness against SARS-CoV-2 reinfection during periods with different dominant SARS-CoV-2 variants

The effect of BNT162b2 mRNA COVID-19 vaccine on human semen

Vaccination lowers the risk of experiencing severe COVID-19 in dialysis patients

New study seeks to understand the impact of COVID-19 pandemic on health visiting services

Marine organism compounds may have potential to help human fertility

A system for detecting emerging SARS-CoV-2 variants

Millions of COVID-19 patients may have undiagnosed acute kidney injury, finds study

Vaccine-induced immunity against severe COVID-19 remains high for about six months

COVID-19 superspreader events typically originate from few carriers

Immune modulator drugs improved clinical status, reduced deaths among patients hospitalized with COVID-19

Scientists identify a new pneumococcal vaccine candidate

Scientists characterize a novel zoonotic coronavirus in humans

COVID-19 cases and outbreaks among students after their return to university in September 2020

Two cases of MIS-C after laboratory-confirmed SARS-CoV-2 breakthrough infections in fully vaccinated adolescent patients

Presence of monkeypox viruses in distantly associated small mammal species

Phylogenomic characterization of the first genome sequences of the monkeypox virus outbreak variant

The effect of corticosteroids on mortality in hospitalized COVID-19 patients

The effectiveness of nirmatrelvir therapy for preventing mortality and hospitalizations due to COVID-19 in high-risk patients during the Omicron surge

Unveiling Hidden Potential: Organoids for Disease Modeling in Neuroscience Research

How GLP‑1 Agonists Are Shaping the Future of Obesity Treatment With Dr Bryony Henderson

Flow chemistry, AI, and NMR: A next-gen approach to scalable API production

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