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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

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

Monkeypox virus infection in an immunocompromised patient

Researchers assessed the manifestations of the monkeypox infection in an immunocompromised patient.

19 Sep 2022

Court ruling may spur competitive health plans to bring back copays for preventive services

Tom and Mary Jo York are a health-conscious couple, going in for annual physicals and periodic colorectal cancer screening tests. Mary Jo, whose mother and aunts had breast cancer, also gets regular mammography tests.

15 Sep 2022

Altered T-cell response in hemodialysis patients following third COVID-19 vaccine dose

Scientists define the immune responses against COVID-19 in HD patients who received three mRNA COVID-19 vaccine doses.

13 Sep 2022

Pakistan faces widespread outbreaks of infectious diseases amid unprecedented floods

Amid unprecedented floods which have affected 33 million people and damaged nearly 900 health facilities, Pakistan faces the risk of widespread outbreaks of diseases, including diarrhoea, dengue, malaria, polio and COVID-19.

9 Sep 2022

MolGen Joins Life Sciences & Health Dutch Economic Mission to California

MolGen B.V. of Veenendaal (NL), participates in the 24th Annual Conference of the European Society for Clinical Virology (ESCV) held in Manchester, United Kingdom on 7-10 September 2022.

From AgriGenX 9 Sep 2022

Booster vaccination maintains high efficacy against malaria in African children

Researchers from the University of Oxford and their partners have today reported new findings from their Phase 2b trial following the administration of a booster dose of the candidate malaria vaccine, R21/Matrix-M™ - which previously demonstrated high-level efficacy of 77% over the following 12 months in young west African children in 2021.

9 Sep 2022

Recent literature reports on the role of the gut microbiome on human health and its effect on diseases

Researchers assessed the role of the gut microbiome in human health and disease.

8 Sep 2022

NIH animal study combines Paxlovid with Lagevrio against SARS-CoV-2 Delta

In a recent study posted to the bioRxiv* preprint server, researchers at the U.S National Institutes of Health demonstrated the efficacy of molnupiravir and nirmatrelvir, two oral severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) antivirals in the rhesus macaque model, the closest proxy to humans.

7 Sep 2022

Study indicates that HIV-infected and uninfected patients have similar monkeypox illness outcomes

In a recent study published in the journal HIV Medicine, German researchers evaluated the clinical characteristics of Monkeypox virus (MPXV) infections in people with and without human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection.

7 Sep 2022

Researchers develop new technique to keep drinking water safe at refugee settlements

Waterborne illness is one of the leading causes of infectious disease outbreaks in refugee and internally displaced persons (IDP) settlements, but a team led by York University has developed a new technique to keep drinking water safe using machine learning, and it could be a game changer.

6 Sep 2022

Cellulitis, a deep bacterial infection of the skin, as a monkeypox complication

Researchers described two cases of human monkeypox and deep skin infection.

5 Sep 2022

CDC recommends Novavax's COVID-19 vaccine to be used as primary series option for adolescents

Today, CDC Director Rochelle P. Walensky, M.D., M.P.H., signed a decision memo that Novavax's COVID-19 vaccine be used as another primary series option for adolescents ages 12 through 17.

1 Sep 2022

The currently available evidence on viral-induced parkinsonism

A new review attempts to summarize all known about the relationship between viral illness and parkinsonian disorders to facilitate further research.

31 Aug 2022

Cedars-Sinai investigators create new blood test for early detection of common liver cancer

Cedars-Sinai Cancer investigators have created a blood test that uses a technology made commonly available during the COVID-19 pandemic to detect the most common form of liver cancer - at an early enough stage that cure is possible.

30 Aug 2022

Tattoos can induce bloodstream infections

A recent review describes the characteristics of systemic bacterial infections associated with tattoos.

28 Aug 2022

New immunological treatment against hepatitis B and D viruses shows promising results in animal models

A new immunological treatment against hepatitis B and D viruses, both of which can cause liver cancer, shows promising results in animal models.

26 Aug 2022

Immune therapy may be an alternate therapeutic approach for treating chronic hepatitis B

Hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection is global in nature and induces several incredible liver diseases, such as chronic hepatitis B (CHB), cirrhosis of the liver (LC) and hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). A total of 882,000 patients died of HBV-related liver diseases in 2019.

25 Aug 2022

Study finds link between high-density lipoprotein and COVID-19

A new study has highlighted the significance of high-density lipoprotein COVID-19 pathogenesis and outcome.

24 Aug 2022

Hepatitis B News and Research

Latest Hepatitis B News and Research

Monkeypox infection in a smallpox-vaccinated patient

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

Monkeypox virus infection in an immunocompromised patient

Court ruling may spur competitive health plans to bring back copays for preventive services

Altered T-cell response in hemodialysis patients following third COVID-19 vaccine dose

Pakistan faces widespread outbreaks of infectious diseases amid unprecedented floods

MolGen Joins Life Sciences & Health Dutch Economic Mission to California

Booster vaccination maintains high efficacy against malaria in African children

Recent literature reports on the role of the gut microbiome on human health and its effect on diseases

NIH animal study combines Paxlovid with Lagevrio against SARS-CoV-2 Delta

Study indicates that HIV-infected and uninfected patients have similar monkeypox illness outcomes

Researchers develop new technique to keep drinking water safe at refugee settlements

Cellulitis, a deep bacterial infection of the skin, as a monkeypox complication

CDC recommends Novavax's COVID-19 vaccine to be used as primary series option for adolescents

The currently available evidence on viral-induced parkinsonism

Cedars-Sinai investigators create new blood test for early detection of common liver cancer

Tattoos can induce bloodstream infections

New immunological treatment against hepatitis B and D viruses shows promising results in animal models

Immune therapy may be an alternate therapeutic approach for treating chronic hepatitis B

Study finds link between high-density lipoprotein and COVID-19

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