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UC San Diego and Rady Children’s Hospital join new study to better understand long-term impact of COVID-19

Researchers at University of California San Diego School of Medicine and Rady Children's Hospital-San Diego have joined a nationwide study to better understand the long-term impact of COVID-19 on patients in the United States across all demographic groups.

5 Aug 2022

Prevalence and characterization of the Arcobacter genus in different foodstuffs

The MikroIker team of the UPV/EHU's Department of Immunology, Microbiology and Parasitology has conducted a study into the prevalence and characterization of bacteria of the Arcobacter genus using a large number of samples of different foods (seafood, vegetables, meat products and fresh cheese), including some that have never been analyzed in our environment previously.

5 Aug 2022

Experts analyze the nature, prevalence, and severity of long-term symptoms related to COVID-19

One in eight adults (12.7%) who are infected with SARS-CoV-2 experience long term symptoms due to COVID-19, suggests a large Dutch study published in The Lancet.

5 Aug 2022

Gut microbiota-derived metabolites offer protection against SARS-CoV-2

A new study investigated how the gut microbiome confers immunity to mammalian hosts against SARS-CoV-2 intranasal infection by generating short-chain fatty acids.

5 Aug 2022

How does the flu vaccine affect the risk of contracting COVID-19?

A new study describes the association between the risk of contracting COVID-19 and the seasonal flu vaccine.

4 Aug 2022

What is the viral rebound in untreated COVID-19 infections?

Researchers assessed the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) rebound in untreated COVID-19 infections.

4 Aug 2022

‘Children are not little adults’ and need special protection during heat waves

After more than a week of record-breaking temperatures across much of the country, public health experts are cautioning that children are more susceptible to heat illness than adults are — even more so when they're on the athletic field, living without air conditioning, or waiting in a parked car.

4 Aug 2022

A combined influenza and COVID-19 mRNA vaccine

A combined mRNA vaccine is capable of inducing broad and durable protection against co-infection with SARS-CoV-2 and IAV,

3 Aug 2022

Analysis of monkeypox virus genomes suggests that it spread early and cryptically

A new study reports the identification of a cluster of monkeypox virus A.2 lineage genomes.

3 Aug 2022

Persistent viral infections within hosts cause post-acute sequelae of COVID-19, research shows

A research team, comprised of Associate Professor Tomonari Sumi of the Research Institute for Interdisciplinary Science at Okayama University and Associate Professor Kouji Harada of the Center for IT-based Education at Toyohashi University of Technology, has developed a mathematical model of the immune response within infected hosts that considers systemic infection of a novel coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2), and demonstrated by conducting experimental computer simulations that persistent viral infections within hosts potentially cause long COVID or post-acute sequelae of COVID-19.

3 Aug 2022

UCI researchers develop novel test that detects specific SARS-CoV-2 variants with 100% accuracy

University of California, Irvine researchers have developed a COVID-19 test that detects and identifies specific SARS-CoV-2 variants with 100% accuracy.

3 Aug 2022

Genetic signatures may help predict immunotherapy response in patients with bladder cancer

Investigators from Cedars-Sinai Cancer have identified genetic signatures that could predict whether tumors in patients with bladder and other cancers will respond to immunotherapy.

3 Aug 2022

Common viruses may play a role in some cases of Alzheimer's disease

Researchers from Oxford's Institute of Population Ageing, Tufts University and the University of Manchester have discovered that common viruses appear to play a role in some cases of Alzheimer's disease (AD).

3 Aug 2022

Cold exposure could make it harder for cancer cells to grow, mice study shows

Turning down the thermostat seems to make it harder for cancer cells to grow, according to a study in mice by researchers at Karolinska Institutet in Sweden.

3 Aug 2022

Lower efficacy of COVID-19 mRNA vaccines in patients with frailty

In a new study, researchers assessed the effectiveness of COVID-19 vaccination against hospitalization and deaths among veterans based on frailty status in the United States.

3 Aug 2022

Further SARS-CoV-2 variants, and intermittent epidemics may become the 'new normal'

A new study explores the dynamics of the SARS-CoV-2 Omicron and other variants circulating in England.

2 Aug 2022

Jianhua Zhao secures $2.4 million NIGMS grant to study the molecular machinery of proteolysis

Assistant Professor Jianhua Zhao, Ph.D., has been awarded a unique and competitive grant from the National Institute of General Medical Sciences, part of the National Institutes of Health.

2 Aug 2022

Research describes how the thymus teaches T cells to recognize friendly proteins

T cells are a special class of white blood cells that patrol the body and attack infected or foreign tissue. They learn to distinguish friendly proteins from dangerous ones in an organ called the thymus.

2 Aug 2022

Human anti-desmoglein 2 levels are associated with COVID-19 severity

In a new study, researchers assessed the association between anti-desmoglein (DSG) 1, 2 and 3 auto-antibodies (auto-Abs) in acute and convalescent serum samples obtained from patients with COVID-19 of varying severity.

2 Aug 2022

Pre-existing anti-SARS-CoV-2 immunity decreases viral spread but increase SARS-CoV-2 Omicron competitiveness in hamsters

In a new study, researchers assessed the impact of pre-existing immunity against SARS-CoV-2 acquired by previous infections (PI) or COVID-19 vaccination on the transmission of SARS-CoV-2 variants of concern such as Delta and Omicron.

2 Aug 2022

Cold, Flu & Cough News and Research

Latest Cold, Flu & Cough News and Research

UC San Diego and Rady Children’s Hospital join new study to better understand long-term impact of COVID-19

Prevalence and characterization of the Arcobacter genus in different foodstuffs

Experts analyze the nature, prevalence, and severity of long-term symptoms related to COVID-19

Gut microbiota-derived metabolites offer protection against SARS-CoV-2

How does the flu vaccine affect the risk of contracting COVID-19?

What is the viral rebound in untreated COVID-19 infections?

‘Children are not little adults’ and need special protection during heat waves

A combined influenza and COVID-19 mRNA vaccine

Analysis of monkeypox virus genomes suggests that it spread early and cryptically

Persistent viral infections within hosts cause post-acute sequelae of COVID-19, research shows

UCI researchers develop novel test that detects specific SARS-CoV-2 variants with 100% accuracy

Genetic signatures may help predict immunotherapy response in patients with bladder cancer

Common viruses may play a role in some cases of Alzheimer's disease

Cold exposure could make it harder for cancer cells to grow, mice study shows

Lower efficacy of COVID-19 mRNA vaccines in patients with frailty

Further SARS-CoV-2 variants, and intermittent epidemics may become the 'new normal'

Jianhua Zhao secures $2.4 million NIGMS grant to study the molecular machinery of proteolysis

Research describes how the thymus teaches T cells to recognize friendly proteins

Human anti-desmoglein 2 levels are associated with COVID-19 severity

Pre-existing anti-SARS-CoV-2 immunity decreases viral spread but increase SARS-CoV-2 Omicron competitiveness in hamsters

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

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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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