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Study indicates need for developing mucosal vaccines to induce potent immune responses at sites where SARS-CoV-2 infection occurs

Researchers measured the antibodies against SARS-CoV-2 from nasal fluid, saliva, and plasma to compare the antibody levels between blood and mucosal fluids.

14 Dec 2022

Extreme temperatures increase risk of heart failure deaths

According to a new study performed, exposure to extremely hot or cold temperatures raises a heart disease patient’s risk of dying.

14 Dec 2022

What Germany’s coal miners can teach America about medical debt

Almost every day, Dr. Eckart Rolshoven sees the long shadow of coal mining in his clinic near the big brownstone church that dominates this small town in Germany's Saarland.

14 Dec 2022

Researchers identify molecular determinants of post-infection long-COVID

In a recent study published in the journal Nature Medicine, researchers presented a transcriptome-wide assessment of blood gene expression changes that occur in acute COVID-19 (coronavirus disease 2019) and are associated with PASC (post-acute sequelae of COVID-19), commonly known as long-COVID.

13 Dec 2022

Extremely hot and cold temperatures linked with higher risk of cardiovascular deaths

Extremely hot and cold temperatures both increased the risk of death among people with cardiovascular diseases, such as ischemic heart disease (heart problems caused by narrowed heart arteries), stroke, heart failure and arrhythmia, according to new research published today in the American Heart Association's flagship journal Circulation.

13 Dec 2022

Targeted therapies and novel drug combinations show promise for the treatment of multiple leukemias

Researchers from The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center are presenting compelling findings from three clinical trials at the 2022 American Society of Hematology Annual Meeting.

13 Dec 2022

Researchers develop new porous material capable of regenerating bones and preventing infections

Researchers from the Bioengineering and Biomaterials Laboratory of Universidad Católica de Valencia (UCV) have developed a new porous material capable of regenerating bones and preventing infections at the same time.

12 Dec 2022

COVID-19 vaccination temporarily alters heart rate variability

HRV parameters after COVID-19 vaccination show significant short-term changes that may persist for up to three days until ultimately returning to baseline.

12 Dec 2022

Researchers show link between a debilitating heart condition and COVID-19 infection, vaccination

Investigators from the Smidt Heart Institute at Cedars-Sinai validated the link between a debilitating heart condition and COVID-19 and, to a lesser extent, a novel link between the same condition and COVID-19 vaccination.

12 Dec 2022

Exposure to extremely hot or cold temperatures increases heart disease deaths

Exposure to extremely hot or cold temperatures increases a heart disease patient's risk of dying, according to a new study published today in the American Heart Association's journal Circulation.

12 Dec 2022

How convergent evolution is creating new COVID-19 waves

Researchers detail the unique evolutionary trajectory of SARS-CoV-2, with a focus on its unprecedented scale in 2022.

11 Dec 2022

Enveloped viruses show greater cross-species transmission, according to new research

New research found that enveloped viruses harbor greater cross-species transmissibility and are more likely to cause zoonotic infections than nonenveloped viruses.

9 Dec 2022

Hospital financial decisions play a role in the critical shortage of pediatric beds for RSV patients

The dire shortage of pediatric hospital beds plaguing the nation this fall is a byproduct of financial decisions made by hospitals over the past decade, as they shuttered children's wards, which often operate in the red, and expanded the number of beds available for more profitable endeavors like joint replacements and cancer care.

9 Dec 2022

Cold, Flu & Cough News and Research

Latest Cold, Flu & Cough News and Research

Study indicates need for developing mucosal vaccines to induce potent immune responses at sites where SARS-CoV-2 infection occurs

Extreme temperatures increase risk of heart failure deaths

What Germany’s coal miners can teach America about medical debt

Researchers identify molecular determinants of post-infection long-COVID

Extremely hot and cold temperatures linked with higher risk of cardiovascular deaths

Targeted therapies and novel drug combinations show promise for the treatment of multiple leukemias

Researchers develop new porous material capable of regenerating bones and preventing infections

COVID-19 vaccination temporarily alters heart rate variability

Researchers show link between a debilitating heart condition and COVID-19 infection, vaccination

Exposure to extremely hot or cold temperatures increases heart disease deaths

How convergent evolution is creating new COVID-19 waves

Enveloped viruses show greater cross-species transmission, according to new research

Hospital financial decisions play a role in the critical shortage of pediatric beds for RSV patients

Research explores cell receptors for bat viruses to understand emergence of zoonotic diseases

What are the associations of metabolome, microbiome, and immune perturbations with severe COVID-19?

Adult females exhibit impaired muscle and pulmonary function after COVID-19 recovery

Study reveals biological mechanism to explain why respiratory viruses spike in colder seasons

What is the prevalence of pulmonary tissue injury among hospitalized COVID-19 patients?

Understanding why respiratory infections are more common in the winter

Pre-existing SARS-CoV-2 antibodies may increase the breadth of mRNA vaccines, study suggests

Redefining control and consistency in anaerobic microbiome workflows

AI in Healthcare: How generative tools are transforming clinical practice

The future of automation: Machine learning–driven hepatocyte and organoid counting

Cold, Flu & Cough News and Research

Latest Cold, Flu & Cough News and Research

Redefining control and consistency in anaerobic microbiome workflows

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The future of automation: Machine learning–driven hepatocyte and organoid counting

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