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Exploring successional infectious disease ecology among human pathogens

In a new study, researchers showed that life history features of pathogens help determine the age of humans when they have the highest probability of being infected.

14 Sep 2022

Interactions between SIRT5 and SARS-CoV-2 Nsp14 protein

In a new study, researchers investigated the interactions between sirtuin 5 (SIRT5) and severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) nonstructural protein (Nsp14) protein.

14 Sep 2022

Study highlights the efficacy of MVA-BN booster vaccination in inducing durable B cell memory responses against monkeypox

In a new study, researchers assessed the immunogenicity, safety, and booster-efficacy of the Modified Vaccinia virus Ankara-Bavarian Nordic (MVA-BN) vaccine currently being used for immunization against monkeypox.

14 Sep 2022

What is the impact of COVID-19 treatments targeting intracellular Neu1?

In a new study, researchers assessed the impact of targeting intracellular Neu1 on severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection.

14 Sep 2022

Southern states’ lackluster monkeypox efforts leave LGBTQ+ groups going it alone

Dan DeChellis started looking for a monkeypox vaccine around July Fourth but was unable to find a place that offered one in Orlando, Florida, where he lives.

14 Sep 2022

Intranasal administration of liposomes displaying SARS-CoV-2 antigen induces mucosal immunity

A new study suggested that an intranasal severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) vaccine induced mucosal immune responses in mice.

14 Sep 2022

Study explores the impact of genetic risk variants on overall disease burden and healthy life years

In a new study, researchers explored the genetic risk factors associated with various diseases to understand their impact on healthy life years.

14 Sep 2022

CDC Health Alert Network provides recommendations to manage the recent increase in severe respiratory illness among children

The US CDC’s HAN has provided certain recommendations to inform healthcare providers, infection control professionals, clinical laboratories, and public health departments about the recent increase in pediatric cases of severe respiratory illness in several regions of the USA.

14 Sep 2022

The kinetics of T cell response, the inflammatory profile, and the pox-specific T cell induction in monkeypox infection

A new study describes the changes in immune T cell profile over time following monkeypox infection.

14 Sep 2022

The effect of cannabis exposure on the entire sperm DNA methylome in rats

A new study examines how cannabis use among men could cause heritable effects on male fertility.

14 Sep 2022

SARS-CoV-2 viral infection is associated with an increased risk of Alzheimer’s disease

Older people who were infected with COVID-19 show a substantially higher risk - as much as 50% to 80% higher than a control group - of developing Alzheimer's disease within a year, according to a study of more than 6 million patients 65 and older.

14 Sep 2022

Researchers identify various sub-types of Long COVID for the first time

All-Luxembourg study finds that Long COVID is not just a single disease but can take a variety of forms with different symptoms and potential treatments.

14 Sep 2022

COVID-19 risk substantially reduced in seniors who receive 4th mRNA booster

In a recent study published in the Annals of Internal Medicine, researchers in Singapore estimated the effectiveness of the second booster (fourth dose) vaccination with messenger ribonucleic acid (mRNA) vaccines against symptomatic severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infections with the SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant and associated hospitalizations with among individuals aged ≥80 years.

14 Sep 2022

Parenteral-prime mucosal boost an effective strategy to protect against SARS-CoV-2

In a recent study published in the journal eBioMedicine, researchers in Denmark and Sweden administered a cationic liposome-adjuvanted severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) spike (S) protein subunit vaccine as a subcutaneous (s.c.) prime-intranasal (i.n.) boost strategy to elicit mucosal immune responses among SARS-CoV-2-infected Syrian hamsters.

14 Sep 2022

Manuka honey could cure serious lung infections caused by drug-resistant bacterium

In a recent study published in the journal Microbiology, researchers demonstrated that incorporating Manuka honey into nebulized antibiotic treatment could effectively combat respiratory infections due to Mycobacterium abscessusus, offering a novel new therapeutic strategy for M. abscessus management.

13 Sep 2022

Transmission of monkeypox virus atypical and unique in 2022

In a recent study published in the journal Viruses, researchers at the U.S. National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases identified and presented all the relevant research on the monkeypox virus (MPXV) to draw inferences about the 2022 MPXV outbreak.

13 Sep 2022

COVID-19 outcomes impacted more by Hurricane Harvey-related economic and mental health stressors

A study by Rice University, the University of Notre Dame and the Environmental Defense Fund shows the economic and mental health consequences on victims of Hurricane Harvey and COVID-19 were cumulative. The results appear in Environmental Research.

13 Sep 2022

Efficacy and safety of monoclonal antibodies against SARS-CoV-2 during pregnancy

In an article published in the journal Expert Opinion on Drug Safety, scientists have described the safety and efficacy profiles of anti-severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) monoclonal antibodies in pregnant women with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19).

13 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

COVID found to be the leading cause of death for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities

Authors of a new peer-reviewed paper have discovered that COVID was the leading cause of death for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) in 2020.

13 Sep 2022

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Exploring successional infectious disease ecology among human pathogens

Interactions between SIRT5 and SARS-CoV-2 Nsp14 protein

Study highlights the efficacy of MVA-BN booster vaccination in inducing durable B cell memory responses against monkeypox

What is the impact of COVID-19 treatments targeting intracellular Neu1?

Southern states’ lackluster monkeypox efforts leave LGBTQ+ groups going it alone

Intranasal administration of liposomes displaying SARS-CoV-2 antigen induces mucosal immunity

Study explores the impact of genetic risk variants on overall disease burden and healthy life years

CDC Health Alert Network provides recommendations to manage the recent increase in severe respiratory illness among children

The kinetics of T cell response, the inflammatory profile, and the pox-specific T cell induction in monkeypox infection

The effect of cannabis exposure on the entire sperm DNA methylome in rats

SARS-CoV-2 viral infection is associated with an increased risk of Alzheimer’s disease

Researchers identify various sub-types of Long COVID for the first time

COVID-19 risk substantially reduced in seniors who receive 4th mRNA booster

Parenteral-prime mucosal boost an effective strategy to protect against SARS-CoV-2

Manuka honey could cure serious lung infections caused by drug-resistant bacterium

Transmission of monkeypox virus atypical and unique in 2022

COVID-19 outcomes impacted more by Hurricane Harvey-related economic and mental health stressors

Efficacy and safety of monoclonal antibodies against SARS-CoV-2 during pregnancy

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

COVID found to be the leading cause of death for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities

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