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Adults and children have similar neutralizing antibody responses to SARS-CoV-2 infection

Researchers describe the kinetics of SARS-CoV-2-specific serum antibodies in convalescent children over six months following infection.

30 Jan 2022

New app and lab kit transform a smartphone into COVID-19 / flu detection system

In a potential game changer for COVID-19 pandemic control efforts, a new cell phone app and lab kit have transformed a smartphone into a COVID-19 / flu detection system.

29 Jan 2022

Intranasal vaccine with nanoparticles offers strong protection against influenza viruses

An influenza vaccine administered through the nose and constructed with nanoparticles that enhance immune response offers strong protection against different influenza virus strains, according to researchers in the Institute for Biomedical Sciences at Georgia State University.

29 Jan 2022

Population Council receives $11 million to develop non-hormonal MPT ring for preventing unintended pregnancy, STIs

The Population Council's Center for Biomedical Research has been awarded an $11 million P50 Clinical Research Center Grant from the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute for Child Health and Development of the National Institute of Health.

29 Jan 2022

Treating COVID with antibiotics could be a much simpler way of making people better

A recent study conducted in an Egyptian hospital showed that treating moderate-to-severe COVID patients with either one of two antibiotics (ceftazidime or cefepime, in combination with a steroid) resulted in similar recovery times compared to patients given standard treatment.

29 Jan 2022

COVID-19 disruptions affect one sibling more than the other in multi-child families

COVID-19 disruptions in homes with two or more children affect one sibling more than the other, according to a new study.

29 Jan 2022

Hospitalized COVID-19 patients more likely to experience heavy bleeding when prescribed full-dose blood thinners

Patients with COVID-19 in the intensive care unit (ICU) prescribed full-dose blood thinners are significantly more likely to experience heavy bleeding than patients prescribed a smaller yet equally effective dose, according to a recent University at Buffalo-led study.

28 Jan 2022

Researchers develop a real-time method for projecting COVID-19 quarantine housing needs

It's difficult to plan ahead when SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, is so unpredictable. But, there is now a straightforward method for predicting one of the resources needed to slow the spread of COVID-19 in communities.

28 Jan 2022

Mix-and-match of COVID-19 vaccine boosters found to be safe and effective

In adults who had previously received a full regimen of a COVID-19 vaccine approved or authorized by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), an additional dose of any of these COVID-19 vaccines was safe and prompted an immune response, according to study findings published Jan. 26 in The New England Journal of Medicine.

28 Jan 2022

WHO commemorates World Neglected Tropical Diseases Day with focus on promoting health equity

The World Health Organization kicked off this year's commemoration of World Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTD) Day under the theme 'Achieving health equity to end the neglect of poverty-related diseases' with a call to focus more on strengthening interventions in order to promote equitable health services for all.

28 Jan 2022

UK's most vulnerable will soon be able to access second ground-breaking antiviral

Thousands of the country's most vulnerable will be able to access the UK's second ground-breaking antiviral - Pfizer's PF-07321332+ritonavir (Paxlovid) - from Thursday 10 February, the government has announced today.

28 Jan 2022

Studying the effect of COVID-19 mRNA vaccine on human lung carcinoma epithelial cells using Raman spectroscopy and imaging

Researchers from the Lodz University of Technology have been investigating the effects of the mRNA COVID-19 vaccines on human lung carcinoma cells.

28 Jan 2022

Disease/Infection News

Adults and children have similar neutralizing antibody responses to SARS-CoV-2 infection

New app and lab kit transform a smartphone into COVID-19 / flu detection system

Intranasal vaccine with nanoparticles offers strong protection against influenza viruses

Population Council receives $11 million to develop non-hormonal MPT ring for preventing unintended pregnancy, STIs

Treating COVID with antibiotics could be a much simpler way of making people better

COVID-19 disruptions affect one sibling more than the other in multi-child families

Hospitalized COVID-19 patients more likely to experience heavy bleeding when prescribed full-dose blood thinners

Researchers develop a real-time method for projecting COVID-19 quarantine housing needs

Mix-and-match of COVID-19 vaccine boosters found to be safe and effective

WHO commemorates World Neglected Tropical Diseases Day with focus on promoting health equity

UK's most vulnerable will soon be able to access second ground-breaking antiviral

Studying the effect of COVID-19 mRNA vaccine on human lung carcinoma epithelial cells using Raman spectroscopy and imaging

Novel “prime and spike” vaccine strategy leverages existing immunity generated by primary COVID-19 vaccination

Immuno-proteomic profiling suggests aberrant immune cell regulation associated with post-COVD-19 infection

Study explores vaccine effectiveness against the SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant in patients receiving hemodialysis

A synthesis of evidence sheds light on major immune components and mechanisms involved in COVID-19

Evidence on intra-host recombination of SARS-CoV-2 during superinfection by Alpha and Epsilon variants in USA

Reduced neutralization against Omicron variant in fully immunized adolescents with BNT162b2 vaccine

γ’ fibrinogen as a disease progression marker for COVID-19

In super-vaxxed Vermont, covid strikes — but packs far less punch

How agentic AI is reshaping laboratory workflows

Fourier 80: bringing benchtop NMR systems to the laboratory

How industrial hygiene flow calibration supports defensible exposure data

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