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Study suggests healthcare personnel have a low risk of developing monkeypox when exposed to infected patients

The Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment (CDPHE) has determined how health care personnel (HCP) are affected when exposed to the monkeypox virus and published their findings in the Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report.

20 Sep 2022

Healthcare systems seem may be ill-equipped to handle high co-circulation of influenza and SARS-CoV-2 in the coming year

In a new study, researchers conducted a community-based prospective cohort study in Managua, Nicaragua, before the winter season when influenza A (H3N2) cases surge in the Northern Hemisphere.

20 Sep 2022

What is the SARS-CoV-2 transmissibility among United States residents?

In a new study, researchers estimated region-specific basic reproduction number (R0) values for metropolitan statistical areas in the US, based on compartmental modeling with reproduced SARS-CoV-2 surveillance data.

20 Sep 2022

What are the 2-year health outcomes among patients hospitalized for COVID-19 in China?

A recent study assessed the dynamic trajectory of COVID-19 symptom burden as well as symptom persistence in those who survived SARS-CoV-2 infection for two years after being discharged from hospitals.

20 Sep 2022

Neutralizing antibody responses, breakthrough SARS-CoV-2 infections, and symptoms after booster BNT162b2 COVID-19 vaccinations

A new study evaluated neutralizing antibody (nAb) responses against the SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant induced by booster vaccination with Pfizer-BioNTech’s BNT162b2 messenger ribonucleic acid vaccine.

20 Sep 2022

What are the effects of pesticides on neonates' health?

A new study explores the impact of pesticide exposure in neonates, reviewing current literature while evaluating the research methods used in this area.

20 Sep 2022

Clinical practice recommendations provide evidence-based clinical guidelines on the management of erectile dysfunction in Australia

New clinical guidelines from the USANZ and the AChSHM for the RACP could help manage erectile dysfunction better "amid saturation advertising of online men's health platforms."

20 Sep 2022

Regular fish oil consumption found effective in preventing severe COVID-19 outcomes

In a new study, researchers investigated whether regular fish oil use decreased the risk of contracting severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection.

20 Sep 2022

New mechanistic insights on the origin of SARS-CoV-2-induced neurological disorders

Researchers explored the effect of SARS-CoV-2 exposure on the brain.

20 Sep 2022

The potential of nanobody engineering in the development of SARS-CoV-2 antivirals and diagnostic tools

Researchers investigated nanobody engineering to develop antivirals and diagnostic tools against SARS-CoV-2.

20 Sep 2022

Scientists find evidence of fungal organism Histoplasma capsulatum in Antarctica

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20 Sep 2022

Monkeypox infection in a smallpox-vaccinated patient

In a recent study published in the Emerging Infectious Diseases journal, researchers at Madigan Army Medical Center assessed the characteristics of monkeypox infection in a patient vaccinated against smallpox.

20 Sep 2022

Endogenous exosomes act as decoys for SARS-CoV-2

A recent study published in the journal PLoS Biology discussed exosomes as potential decoys for severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2).

20 Sep 2022

Coronavirus shedding by straw-colored fruit bats in Africa with potential for zoonotic pathogen transmission

In a recent study published in the journal PLoS ONE, researchers evaluated the temporal shedding patterns of coronavirus (CoV) in Eidolon helvum, the straw-colored fruit bat.

20 Sep 2022

In Denmark, Omicron reinfections reveal ineffective post-COVID-19 immunity

In a recent study posted to the medRxiv* preprint server, researchers investigated variant-wise SARS-CoV-2 reinfection cases in Denmark.

20 Sep 2022

Molecular engineered low-cost highly effective RBD-based COVID vaccine

In a recent study posted to the bioRxiv* preprint server, an international team of researchers developed a second-generation severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) receptor binding domain (RBD) antigen (RBD-J6) by molecular engineering with two additional amino acid (aa) substitutions (S383D and L518D mutations) in a hydrophobic cryptic RBD core epitope to enhance stability and expression against SARS-CoV-2 variants of concern (VOCs).

19 Sep 2022

COVID-19 during pregnancy damages the placenta's immune response to further infections

If a woman contracts COVID-19 during her pregnancy, the infection, even if it's mild, damages the placenta's immune response to further infections, a UW Medicine-led study has found.

19 Sep 2022

Study estimates 18 million Americans have long-COVID

In a recent study posted to the medRxiv* preprint server, researchers evaluated the prevalence, risk factors, and impact of post-coronavirus disease (COVID) conditions (PCC) or long COVID on daily activities among adults residing in the United States (US).

19 Sep 2022

Hyperglycemia has the most significant impact on cardiovascular disease mortality

Several factors increase the risk of heart attack, such as high blood sugar (hyperglycemia), obesity, abnormal cholesterol levels, high blood pressure (hypertension), and smoking.

19 Sep 2022

O-linked sialoglycans affect SARS-CoV-2 spike cleavage

In a recent study posted to the bioRxiv* preprint server, researchers from Spain, the United Kingdom, and the United States used chemical tools to uncover the molecular details of glycan-mediated modulation of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) spike (S) processing.

19 Sep 2022

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Study suggests healthcare personnel have a low risk of developing monkeypox when exposed to infected patients

Healthcare systems seem may be ill-equipped to handle high co-circulation of influenza and SARS-CoV-2 in the coming year

What is the SARS-CoV-2 transmissibility among United States residents?

What are the 2-year health outcomes among patients hospitalized for COVID-19 in China?

Neutralizing antibody responses, breakthrough SARS-CoV-2 infections, and symptoms after booster BNT162b2 COVID-19 vaccinations

What are the effects of pesticides on neonates' health?

Clinical practice recommendations provide evidence-based clinical guidelines on the management of erectile dysfunction in Australia

Regular fish oil consumption found effective in preventing severe COVID-19 outcomes

New mechanistic insights on the origin of SARS-CoV-2-induced neurological disorders

The potential of nanobody engineering in the development of SARS-CoV-2 antivirals and diagnostic tools

Scientists find evidence of fungal organism Histoplasma capsulatum in Antarctica

Monkeypox infection in a smallpox-vaccinated patient

Endogenous exosomes act as decoys for SARS-CoV-2

Coronavirus shedding by straw-colored fruit bats in Africa with potential for zoonotic pathogen transmission

In Denmark, Omicron reinfections reveal ineffective post-COVID-19 immunity

Molecular engineered low-cost highly effective RBD-based COVID vaccine

COVID-19 during pregnancy damages the placenta's immune response to further infections

Study estimates 18 million Americans have long-COVID

Hyperglycemia has the most significant impact on cardiovascular disease mortality

O-linked sialoglycans affect SARS-CoV-2 spike cleavage

Building quality into drug development for safer, faster medicines

How Pulp Fixin Is Turning Paper into High-Performance Sustainable Labware

A new method to measure intracellular water in biological systems

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