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The role of wastewater surveillance for monitoring monkeypox

A new study reviews the advantages and current challenges associated with wastewater-based surveillance of MPXV.

10 Oct 2022

Metformin reduces risk of severe COVID-19 in diabetic patients

A new study determines whether antidiabetic agents can reduce complications in COVID-19 patients with diabetes.

10 Oct 2022

Evaluating graphene field effect biosensor for ultraprecise and simultaneous influenza and SARS-CoV-2 detection

In a new study, researchers developed an antibody (Ab)-modified graphene field effect transistor (GFET)-based biosensor for ultraprecise and rapid influenza A virus (IAV) and SARS-CoV-2 protein detection and differentiation.

10 Oct 2022

Factors associated with COVID‐19 vaccination hesitancy among French healthcare workers

A recent study describes the results from interviews of healthcare workers to determine factors associated with their vaccine hesitancy.

10 Oct 2022

New class of drugs can safely counter allergic asthma without creating vulnerability to infections

Blocking the action of calcium signals in immune cells suppresses the most common form of asthma, but without compromising the body's defenses against flu viruses, a new study finds.

7 Oct 2022

UW Medicine identifies a case of Legionella pneumonia

A patient treated in September at UW Medical Center-Montlake was diagnosed with Legionella pneumonia presumed to be a healthcare-associated infection.

7 Oct 2022

Silver nanoparticle and polyurethane composite provides potential coating options to limit fomite transmission of SARS-CoV-2

In a new study, researchers synthesized and evaluated a silver and polyurethane nanocomposite surface coating material that exhibits antiviral activity against severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2).

7 Oct 2022

Neonatal mice-based model established that allows for the transmission of clinical SARS-CoV-2 isolates

Researchers established a neonatal mice model that enabled SARS-CoV-2 transmission.

7 Oct 2022

The magnitude and duration of the protective effect of prior infection and hybrid immunity against Omicron infection and severe disease

Researchers reviewed the duration and magnitude of the protective effect of previous SARS-CoV-2 infections and hybrid immunity against SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant of concern infections and COVID-19 severity.

7 Oct 2022

COVID‐19 pathology across different tissues

Researchers investigated COVID-19 pathophysiology in multiple tissues, including the lungs, kidneys, heart, and brain, for a deeper understanding of its acute and long‐term symptoms.

7 Oct 2022

Simple new symptom-based screening tool detects asthma risk in young children

A team of researchers working with the CHILD Cohort Study (CHILD) has developed a simple new symptom-based screening tool that detects asthma risk in children as young as two years of age.

7 Oct 2022

Study reports low incidence of severe COVID-19 among vaccinated and boosted individuals

A large study of COVID-19 disease following vaccination and booster, published in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA), reports surprisingly low incidence, especially in individuals younger than 65 years of age with no high-risk conditions.

6 Oct 2022

The feasibility of reproducing the previously observed spatial summation of pain effect during the COVID-19 pandemic

Researchers demonstrated the feasibility of reproducing the previously observed spatial summation of pain effect during the COVID-19 pandemic.

6 Oct 2022

The involvement of minor intron-containing gene-encoded proteins in viral infections

Researchers explored the role of the minor intron-containing gene (MIG)-encoded proteins (MIG-Ps) depending on minor spliceosome-MiG excision to be expressed in infections by pathogenic viruses.

6 Oct 2022

Clinical characteristics and outcomes of patients undergoing extracorporeal membrane oxygenation for COVID-19 acute respiratory distress syndrome

Researchers comparatively assessed mortality rates among CARDS patients on ECMO infected with SARS-CoV-2 variants of concern during the first wave, the second wave, and the third wave of COVID-19.

6 Oct 2022

Cold, Flu & Cough News and Research

Latest Cold, Flu & Cough News and Research

The role of wastewater surveillance for monitoring monkeypox

Metformin reduces risk of severe COVID-19 in diabetic patients

Evaluating graphene field effect biosensor for ultraprecise and simultaneous influenza and SARS-CoV-2 detection

Factors associated with COVID‐19 vaccination hesitancy among French healthcare workers

New class of drugs can safely counter allergic asthma without creating vulnerability to infections

UW Medicine identifies a case of Legionella pneumonia

Silver nanoparticle and polyurethane composite provides potential coating options to limit fomite transmission of SARS-CoV-2

Neonatal mice-based model established that allows for the transmission of clinical SARS-CoV-2 isolates

The magnitude and duration of the protective effect of prior infection and hybrid immunity against Omicron infection and severe disease

COVID‐19 pathology across different tissues

Simple new symptom-based screening tool detects asthma risk in young children

Study reports low incidence of severe COVID-19 among vaccinated and boosted individuals

The feasibility of reproducing the previously observed spatial summation of pain effect during the COVID-19 pandemic

The involvement of minor intron-containing gene-encoded proteins in viral infections

Clinical characteristics and outcomes of patients undergoing extracorporeal membrane oxygenation for COVID-19 acute respiratory distress syndrome

Intranasal vaccine represents an effective broad-spectrum COVID-19 vaccine strategy

Stanford researchers create new technique for controlling protein production

Consuming more omega-3s associated with better brain health and cognition in middle age

Vaccine hesitancy not the main barrier to immunization in low-income countries

What are the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic and SARS-CoV-2 infection on mental health?

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