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$40 million multi-year study to examine long-term impacts of COVID-19 and MIS-C

Up to 2,000 children and young adults will be enrolled in a study from Children's National Hospital in collaboration with the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases that will examine the long-term effects of COVID-19 and multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children (MIS-C) after these patients have recovered from a COVID-19 infection.

20 Jul 2021

Iodine derivative kills SARS-CoV-2 within 90 sec

A recent study estimated the virucidal efficacy of EID for oral/nasal decontamination of known or suspected cases of COVID-19.

19 Jul 2021

Study: Second dose of COVID-19 vaccine induces a powerful boost to the immune system

The second dose of a COVID-19 vaccine induces a powerful boost to a part of the immune system that provides broad antiviral protection, according to a study led by investigators at the Stanford University School of Medicine.

19 Jul 2021

Researchers isolate human monoclonal antibodies that may neutralize several norovirus variants

Researchers at Vanderbilt University Medical Center and the Baylor College of Medicine in Houston, Texas, have taken a big step toward developing targeted treatments and vaccines against a family of viruses that attacks the gastrointestinal tract.

16 Jul 2021

Virginia Tech researchers receive $2.7 million grant to study mosquito's biological timing

Mosquitoes may be small, but they are a formidable foe. Not only can they smell over 400 chemicals that we emit and detect the carbon dioxide we breathe out, but they can even adapt their daily behavior in response to our own.

16 Jul 2021

Study: Adolescent girls and young women can and will use HIV prevention products with consistency

Adolescent girls and young women can and will use HIV prevention products with consistency, according to interim results of a study of two different methods: daily use of the antiretroviral (ARV) tablet Truvada as oral pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) and the monthly dapivirine vaginal ring, a new HIV prevention product currently under regulatory review in several countries.

15 Jul 2021

Short chain fatty acids have potential therapeutic applications against COVID-19, study suggests

SARS-CoV-2, the virus responsible for the COVID-19 pandemic, is highly transmissible, with nasal passages being the target of original infection.

15 Jul 2021

Bacteroides-dominant gut microbiome linked with advanced cognition and language skills in infant boys

The University of Alberta-led research followed more than 400 infants from the CHILD Cohort Study (CHILD) at its Edmonton site. Boys with a gut bacterial composition that was high in the bacteria Bacteroidetes at one year of age were found to have more advanced cognition and language skills one year later. The finding was specific to male children.

13 Jul 2021

Combination of dietary isoflavones and metabolizing gut bacteria may protect against MS

A new University of Iowa study suggests that metabolism of plant-based dietary substances by specific gut bacteria, which are lacking in patients with multiple sclerosis (MS), may provide protection against the disease.

13 Jul 2021

Standardized comprehensive care pathway can help avoid 80% of asthma-related hospitalizations

One in ten school-aged children in Australia have a current diagnosis of asthma. Every year, there are around 40,000 asthma hospitalizations and over 40 per cent of these are in children aged younger than 14 years old.

13 Jul 2021

Study: Diet rich in fermented foods boosts microbial diversity, decreases inflammation

A diet rich in fermented foods enhances the diversity of gut microbes and decreases molecular signs of inflammation, according to researchers at the Stanford School of Medicine.

12 Jul 2021

Transgender, nonbinary people faced reduced access to gender-affirming care during the pandemic

A survey offered to transgender and nonbinary people across six continents and in thirteen languages shows that during the first months of the COVID-19 pandemic, many faced reduced access to gender-affirming resources, and this reduction was linked to poorer mental health.

9 Jul 2021

Why is the SARS-CoV-2 Delta variant so concerning?

As cases surge in the United States, health experts have raised the alarm that vaccinated individuals may be spreading the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) Delta variant. Over half of new infections in the U.S. are now caused by this highly transmissible variant.

9 Jul 2021

Enzyme inhibitor boosts immune system to fight MRSA and other dangerous skin infections

In what turned out to be one of the most important accidents of all time, Scottish bacteriologist Alexander Fleming returned to his laboratory after a vacation in 1928 to find a clear zone surrounding a piece of mold that had infiltrated a petri dish full of Staphylococcus aureus (S. aureus), a common skin bacterium he was growing.

8 Jul 2021

Children's Hospital Colorado one of seven hospitals driving pediatric asthma research

Children's Hospital Colorado is one of seven pediatric hospitals joining Childhood Asthma in Urban Settings (CAUSE), a clinical research network established by the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), which is part of the National Institutes of Health.

7 Jul 2021

Study addresses potential interrelations between AID/APOBECs and the SARS-CoV-2 virus

Together with their multifaceted action mechanisms, activation-induced cytidine deaminase (AID) and so-called APOBEC proteins are important factors in the body's immune response and offer fast and effective protection against a large number of DNA and RNA viruses.

7 Jul 2021

Mutations in the Epsilon variant contribute to SARS-CoV-2 immune evasion

Three mutations in the Epsilon coronavirus spike protein dampen the neutralizing potency of antibodies induced by current vaccines or past COVID infections.

6 Jul 2021

Exposure to beneficial microorganisms is not affected by targeted hygiene or cleaning

The theory that modern society is too clean, leading to defective immune systems in children, should be swept under the carpet, according to a new study by researchers at UCL and the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine.

5 Jul 2021

Vaccines grown in eggs can lead to an off-target antibody response

Over years of studying antibody responses against the flu in the Wilson lab at the University of Chicago, researchers kept coming up with a strange finding: antibodies that seemed to bind not only to the flu virus but to every virus the lab could throw at them.

2 Jul 2021

Research associates prior encounter with seasonal coronavirus to milder COVID-19 symptoms

A study by Stanford University School of Medicine investigators hints that people with COVID-19 may experience milder symptoms if certain cells of their immune systems "remember" previous encounters with seasonal coronaviruses -- the ones that cause about a quarter of the common colds kids get.

2 Jul 2021

Allergies News and Research

Latest Allergies News and Research

$40 million multi-year study to examine long-term impacts of COVID-19 and MIS-C

Iodine derivative kills SARS-CoV-2 within 90 sec

Study: Second dose of COVID-19 vaccine induces a powerful boost to the immune system

Researchers isolate human monoclonal antibodies that may neutralize several norovirus variants

Virginia Tech researchers receive $2.7 million grant to study mosquito's biological timing

Study: Adolescent girls and young women can and will use HIV prevention products with consistency

Short chain fatty acids have potential therapeutic applications against COVID-19, study suggests

Bacteroides-dominant gut microbiome linked with advanced cognition and language skills in infant boys

Combination of dietary isoflavones and metabolizing gut bacteria may protect against MS

Standardized comprehensive care pathway can help avoid 80% of asthma-related hospitalizations

Study: Diet rich in fermented foods boosts microbial diversity, decreases inflammation

Transgender, nonbinary people faced reduced access to gender-affirming care during the pandemic

Why is the SARS-CoV-2 Delta variant so concerning?

Enzyme inhibitor boosts immune system to fight MRSA and other dangerous skin infections

Children's Hospital Colorado one of seven hospitals driving pediatric asthma research

Study addresses potential interrelations between AID/APOBECs and the SARS-CoV-2 virus

Mutations in the Epsilon variant contribute to SARS-CoV-2 immune evasion

Exposure to beneficial microorganisms is not affected by targeted hygiene or cleaning

Vaccines grown in eggs can lead to an off-target antibody response

Research associates prior encounter with seasonal coronavirus to milder COVID-19 symptoms

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Scaling B-cell cloning workflows for antibody development

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Evolving spectrophotometry for modern biopharma workflows

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Fluidics in Modern Healthcare & Medical Device Innovation

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