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Assessing masking behaviors during the COVID-19 pandemic using Alice and Bob’s dating dilemma

Researchers depicted that the Alice and Bob’s dating dilemma was a strong abstraction for evaluating the masking behaviors during the COVID-19 pandemic.

20 Apr 2022

The epidemiological features of SARS-CoV-2 infections in the fifth wave in Hong Kong

A recent report presented the epidemiology of the SARS-CoV-2 Omicron BA.2 sublineage infections in Hong Kong.

20 Apr 2022

New point-of-care COVID-19 test can differentiate alpha variant from earlier SARS-CoV-2 strains

A point-of-care COVID-19 test developed by researchers at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign can now detect and differentiate the alpha variant of the SARS-CoV-2 virus from earlier strains in saliva samples.

20 Apr 2022

UCLA research finds "Long COVID" in 30% of people treated for COVID-19

New UCLA research finds that 30% of people treated for COVID-19 developed Post Acute Sequelae of COVID-19 (PASC), most commonly known as "Long COVID."

19 Apr 2022

Automated system can offer great potential for the treatment of bloodstream infections

When treating acute infections in patients, health care providers must be able to quickly and accurately identify the best antibiotics for fighting the infection.

19 Apr 2022

Study finds higher risk of dementia among patients hospitalized with COVID-19 pneumonia

A new study from the from the University of Missouri School of Medicine and MU Health Care shows patients hospitalized with COVID-19 pneumonia have a higher risk of developing dementia than those with other types of pneumonia.

19 Apr 2022

Vertical transmission of SARS-CoV-2 uncommon

A new study shows that SARS-CoV-2 infection is not typically transferred to newborns from infected mothers, and if such transmission occurs, the resulting disease is usually mild.

19 Apr 2022

Wearables can identify changes in physiological systems during COVID-19 disease progression

If you become ill with COVID-19, your smartwatch can track the progression of your symptoms, and could even show how sick you become.

19 Apr 2022

Research sheds new light on how the body's immune system deals with malaria

By analyzing samples from patients who have been treated for malaria in Sweden, researchers at Karolinska Institutet can now describe how the immune system acts to protect the body after a malaria infection.

19 Apr 2022

New report provides clear picture of COVID-19's impact on the U.S. STD epidemic

Reported cases of sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) in the United States decreased during the early months of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, but most resurged by the end of that year.

19 Apr 2022

Novel approach to identify targets for Wolbachia-based dengue control

Dengue is the most widespread mosquito-borne disease in the world, and to date, there are no medical treatments for people suffering from this disease.

19 Apr 2022

Improving pregnancy care during the COVID-19 pandemic

A new preprint study shows how setbacks in healthcare services could be avoided in the area of maternal and neonatal care following childbirth during the COVID-19 pandemic.

19 Apr 2022

Fully vaccinated HIV patients may be less susceptible to develop severe breakthrough SARS-CoV-2 infection

A new study found that the risk of severe breakthrough infection of SARS-CoV-2 is low among fully vaccinated HIV patients.

19 Apr 2022

Researchers investigate COVID-19 data with logistic regression model training

A new study investigated how logistic regression model training affects performance, and which features are best to include when examining datasets from individuals suffering from COVID-19.

19 Apr 2022

Researchers investigate Zika virus and Dengue virus co-immunity

In a new study, researchers successfully created new strains of the Zika virus and proved that the process of passaging through mice resulted in significantly increased virulence.

19 Apr 2022

Discovery can lead to new antiviral treatments against Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever

Researchers at Karolinska Institutet in Sweden have identified key signaling pathways that when blocked by existing drug candidates limit reproduction of the Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever (CCHF) virus.

19 Apr 2022

Better ventilation can prevent covid spread. But are companies paying attention?

Americans are abandoning their masks. They're done with physical distancing. And, let's face it, some people are just never going to get vaccinated.

19 Apr 2022

COVID-19 vaccine reduced the risk of hospitalizations in children during the Omicron period

Results of a new multicenter study published in the New England Journal of Medicine found that vaccination with a primary series of the Pfizer-BioNTech mRNA COVID-19 vaccine reduced the risk of COVID-19-associated hospitalizations in children ages 5–11 years by two-thirds during the Omicron period.

19 Apr 2022

New, longest documented case of persistent acute SARS-CoV-2 infection

Researchers describe a 16-month-old case of SARS-CoV-2 infection in an immunocompromised individual.

18 Apr 2022

New research on immune correlates for Janssen Ad26.Cov2.S COVID vaccine

ENSEMBLE data was used to evaluate three immune markers as correlates of protection following a single dose of Ad26.COV2.S vaccine.

18 Apr 2022

Disease/Infection News

Assessing masking behaviors during the COVID-19 pandemic using Alice and Bob’s dating dilemma

The epidemiological features of SARS-CoV-2 infections in the fifth wave in Hong Kong

New point-of-care COVID-19 test can differentiate alpha variant from earlier SARS-CoV-2 strains

UCLA research finds "Long COVID" in 30% of people treated for COVID-19

Automated system can offer great potential for the treatment of bloodstream infections

Study finds higher risk of dementia among patients hospitalized with COVID-19 pneumonia

Vertical transmission of SARS-CoV-2 uncommon

Wearables can identify changes in physiological systems during COVID-19 disease progression

Research sheds new light on how the body's immune system deals with malaria

New report provides clear picture of COVID-19's impact on the U.S. STD epidemic

Novel approach to identify targets for Wolbachia-based dengue control

Improving pregnancy care during the COVID-19 pandemic

Fully vaccinated HIV patients may be less susceptible to develop severe breakthrough SARS-CoV-2 infection

Researchers investigate COVID-19 data with logistic regression model training

Researchers investigate Zika virus and Dengue virus co-immunity

Discovery can lead to new antiviral treatments against Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever

Better ventilation can prevent covid spread. But are companies paying attention?

COVID-19 vaccine reduced the risk of hospitalizations in children during the Omicron period

New, longest documented case of persistent acute SARS-CoV-2 infection

New research on immune correlates for Janssen Ad26.Cov2.S COVID vaccine

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