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What is the efficacy of aerosol treatment for SARS-CoV-2 infection?

In a new study, researchers assessed the efficacy of the scFv76 antibody against severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) lung damage.

21 Sep 2022

Synthetic mucin gels against HIV-1 and HSV-2 transmission

In a new study, researchers assessed the effectiveness of synthetic mucin gels in the inhibition of human immunodeficiency virus-1 (HIV-1) and herpes simplex virus-2 (HSV-2) Transmission.

21 Sep 2022

The potential global risk of monkeypox importation

Researchers hypothesized various scenarios of travel restrictions to estimate the potential global risk of monkeypox virus (MPXV) importation.

21 Sep 2022

Researchers devise rules for a faster, more effective way to identify tuberculosis treatments

Imagine you have 20 new compounds that have shown some effectiveness in treating a disease like tuberculosis (TB), which affects 10 million people worldwide and kills 1.5 million each year.

21 Sep 2022

Mutation in newly discovered small protein linked to increase in Alzheimer's disease risk

A mutation in a newly discovered small protein is connected to a significant increase in the risk for Alzheimer's disease, expanding the known gene targets for the disease and presenting a new potential avenue for treatment, according to a new USC study.

21 Sep 2022

Public-private collaboration receives grant for research on microbiota-boosted cancer therapy

Health~Holland has awarded close to € 800,000 to a public-private partnership between UMC Utrecht, Artizan Biosciences, Inc. (USA) and MicroViable Therapeutics (Spain) to unravel how the intestinal microbiota can be exploited to boost cancer immunotherapy and limit therapy side-effects.

21 Sep 2022

Genome-based microbiome signature associated with the severity and prognosis of COVID-19 in hospitalized patients

Researchers evaluated the association between guild-level microbiome signature and the severity and prognosis of SARS-CoV-2 infections by a genome-level metagenomic analysis.

21 Sep 2022

What is the efficacy of bioelectronic masks for the detection of respiratory infectious diseases like COVID-19?

In a new study, researchers demonstrated the detection of respiratory infectious diseases using bioelectronic masks.

21 Sep 2022

Vaccination drives superior functional antibody breadth compared to natural infection with SARS-CoV-2

Researchers assessed the potency and breadth of antibody recognition and effector function among healthy and high-risk individuals following natural SARS-CoV-2 infection or mRNA COVID-19 vaccination.

21 Sep 2022

Specialized Space for Industry Innovation by The European Science Park Group

ESPG AG – European Science Park Group – is one of the first German real estate companies to specialize in the ownership, management, and acquisition of science parks.

21 Sep 2022

New antiviral mechanism of action for an FDA-approved thiopurine known as 6-thioguanine

Researchers described a novel antiviral mechanism of action for an FDA (food and drug administration)-approved thiopurine known as 6-thioguanine (6-TG).

21 Sep 2022

Common genetic variants of APOE associated with COVID mortality

It may be the most baffling quirk of COVID: What manifests as minor, flu-like symptoms in some individuals spirals into severe disease, disability, and even death in others.

21 Sep 2022

Prophylactic administration of SARS-CoV-2 specific immunoglobulin Y generated in chicken eggs displays protective effects in infected mice

A new study characterized and tested the antibody activity of SARS-CoV-2-specific immunoglobulin Y (IgY) derived from the eggs laid by chickens immunized with recombinant SARS-CoV-2 receptor binding domain (RBD) protein.

21 Sep 2022

Covid still kills, but the demographics of its victims are shifting

As California settles into a third year of pandemic, covid-19 continues to pose a serious threat of death. But the number of people dying — and the demographics of those falling victim — has shifted notably from the first two years.

21 Sep 2022

Researchers report development of a self-assembled trimeric RBD subunit vaccine able to prevent SARS-CoV-2 infection

The present study reported the development of a new self-assembled trimeric RBD subunit vaccine that could effectively prevent infection from SARS-CoV-2 variants, including the currently dominantly circulating Omicron variant.

21 Sep 2022

Study reveals improved immunogenicity and safety of bivalent Omicron-containing mRNA-1273.214 candidate booster vaccine

In a new study, a team of researchers assessed the safety and efficacy of a bivalent candidate vaccine containing spike messenger ribonucleic acids of the ancestral Wuhan-Hu-1 strain and the Omicron B.1.1.529 [BA.1] variant of SARS-CoV-2.

21 Sep 2022

Formula may be right for infants, but experts warn that toddlers don’t need it

Formulas for toddlers are a burgeoning business in the United States: Sales of the drinks more than doubled in recent years as companies convinced parents that their little ones needed the liquid boost.

21 Sep 2022

Early risers may have lower risk of diabetes and heart disease than late risers

A new study highlights that people with early chronotype use more fat during rest and exercise and exhibit more sensitivity to insulin. They remain more physically active throughout the day and have lower risk of type 2 diabetes.

21 Sep 2022

World Alzheimer’s Day 2022: Improving Post-Diagnosis Care with COGNISANCE

To commemorate World Alzheimer's Day, News-Medical speaks to Dr. Meredith Gresham, coordinator of COGNISANCE: Co-Designing Dementia Diagnosis And Post Diagnostic Care, about the project and post-dementia diagnosis care for patients and their families.

21 Sep 2022

Why fatigue from long COVID goes beyond simply feeling tired

In a recent study posted to the medRxiv* preprint server, researchers in the Netherlands examined the role of inflammatory genes, cytotoxic T-lymphocytes (CD8+ T cells), and pro-inflammatory cytokines in long-lasting severe fatigue experienced by a large number of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) patients.

21 Sep 2022

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What is the efficacy of aerosol treatment for SARS-CoV-2 infection?

Synthetic mucin gels against HIV-1 and HSV-2 transmission

The potential global risk of monkeypox importation

Researchers devise rules for a faster, more effective way to identify tuberculosis treatments

Mutation in newly discovered small protein linked to increase in Alzheimer's disease risk

Public-private collaboration receives grant for research on microbiota-boosted cancer therapy

Genome-based microbiome signature associated with the severity and prognosis of COVID-19 in hospitalized patients

What is the efficacy of bioelectronic masks for the detection of respiratory infectious diseases like COVID-19?

Vaccination drives superior functional antibody breadth compared to natural infection with SARS-CoV-2

Specialized Space for Industry Innovation by The European Science Park Group

New antiviral mechanism of action for an FDA-approved thiopurine known as 6-thioguanine

Common genetic variants of APOE associated with COVID mortality

Prophylactic administration of SARS-CoV-2 specific immunoglobulin Y generated in chicken eggs displays protective effects in infected mice

Covid still kills, but the demographics of its victims are shifting

Researchers report development of a self-assembled trimeric RBD subunit vaccine able to prevent SARS-CoV-2 infection

Study reveals improved immunogenicity and safety of bivalent Omicron-containing mRNA-1273.214 candidate booster vaccine

Formula may be right for infants, but experts warn that toddlers don’t need it

Early risers may have lower risk of diabetes and heart disease than late risers

World Alzheimer’s Day 2022: Improving Post-Diagnosis Care with COGNISANCE

Why fatigue from long COVID goes beyond simply feeling tired

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