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The long-term clinical status of pediatric patients after testing positive for COVID-19

A recent study found that the most common long COVID symptoms in the pediatric population showed a higher prevalence among patients in the age range of 6-17 years and were identical to those reported in adults.

12 Sep 2022

The prevalence and spectrum of neurological and psychiatric presentations of human monkeypox infection

Scientists have conducted a systematic review and meta-analysis to evaluate the prevalence of neuropsychiatric manifestations associated with monkeypox infection.

12 Sep 2022

SARS-CoV-2 Omicron BA.4.6 resistant to many therapeutic monoclonal antibodies in clinical use

In a recent study posted to the bioRxiv* preprint server, researchers in Taiwan and the United States explore the resistance of a newly emergent severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) Omicron sub-variant BA.4.6 to the therapeutic monoclonal antibodies currently being used to treat coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19).

12 Sep 2022

Interferon response induced by Omicron BA.1 and BA.5 prevents influenza A infection

In a recent study posted to the bioRxiv* preprint server, researchers in Germany and the United Kingdom investigated the interferon responses induced by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) Delta variant and SARS-CoV-2 Omicron sub-variants BA.1 and BA.5, and their efficacy in protecting cells from influenza A virus super-infection.

12 Sep 2022

Self-replicating intradermal RNA vaccine against SARS-CoV-2

In a recent study posted to the bioRxiv* preprint server, researchers assessed the efficiency of a controllable self-replicating ribonucleic acid (c-srRNA) vaccine against severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2).

12 Sep 2022

Vaccinia virus-based vaccines mount a robust immune response against the monkeypox virus

New research has suggested that recommended vaccinia virus (VACV)-based vaccines will mount a robust immune response against the monkeypox virus observed in the current outbreak (MPXV-2022).

12 Sep 2022

Pre-existing psychological distress increases risk of long-COVID

In a recent study published in the Journal of American Medical Association (JAMA) Psychiatry, researchers investigated the association of psychological distress before coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) with the risk of post-acute sequelae of COVID-19 (PASC).

12 Sep 2022

Brain injury a common consequence of both COVID-19 and influenza

In a recent study published in the journal Brain, researchers reported that brain injury is common in coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) and influenza.

12 Sep 2022

A direct side-by-side comparison of all available COVID-19 vaccines

In a recent study posted to the medRxiv* preprint server, researchers assessed immune responses to homologous and heterologous coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) vaccine combinations among Córdoba, Spain residents.

11 Sep 2022

Antibody escape less pronounced with BA.2.75 compared to BA.4/5

In a recent study published in the Lancet, researchers evaluated the antibody neutralization sensitivity of the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) Omicron BA.2.75 subvariant.

11 Sep 2022

Discovery of antibodies that may eliminate the need for COVID vaccines

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11 Sep 2022

Study reveals gut-brain circuits drive cravings for fatty foods

In a recent study published in the journal Nature, researchers explored the neural basis for fat preference and identified receptors and neuronal elements mediating its development.

11 Sep 2022

Climate change has increased the risk of bat-borne pathogen spillover

In a recent study posted to the bioRxiv* preprint server, researchers retrospectively assessed the association between climate change and disease spillover risks triggered by bat distribution changes based on historical climate and vampire-bat occurrence data for the previous century (1900-2020).

11 Sep 2022

Parental BMI and early childhood weight gain predicts increased girth at 5 years

A new study reports a correlation between parental weight and rapid childhood weight gain with increased abdominal fat at five years of age.

11 Sep 2022

Long COVID linked to persistence of SARS-CoV-2 spike protein in blood

A new study reports SARS-CoV-2 spike antigen and cytokine levels in a sample of infected individuals, of which a subset had long COVID.

11 Sep 2022

A new monkeypox vaccine is needed to prevent global transmission

In a recent study published in the journal Vaccines, scientists reviewed all relevant literature to find the available vaccines and therapeutics to prevent MPV.

11 Sep 2022

ACTG announces the initiation of trial evaluating the safety and efficacy of monkeypox treatment

The AIDS Clinical Trials Group (ACTG), the largest global HIV research network, which expanded its focus to conduct research into COVID-19, today announced the initiation of STOMP (Study of Tecovirimat for Human Monkeypox Virus), or A5418, a phase 3, randomized, placebo-controlled, double-blind trial evaluating the safety and efficacy of tecovirimat for the treatment of human monkeypox.

9 Sep 2022

Novel antifungal medications urgently needed to control COVID-19-associated fungal infections

Every day we inhale thousands of potentially pathogenic fungal spores, but our immune system simply eliminates them.

9 Sep 2022

Weill Cornell Medicine receives $5 million NIH grant for next generation TB research

Weill Cornell Medicine has been awarded a five-year, $5 million grant from the National Institutes of Allergy and Infectious Diseases of the National Institutes of Health to establish a new multi-institutional center for tuberculosis (TB) research and training the next generation of TB investigators.

9 Sep 2022

New antiviral treatment may limit the transmission of SARS-CoV-2 virus

By the time you test positive for COVID-19, the SARS-CoV-2 virus has already taken up residence in your respiratory system. With each breath, you expel invisible viral particles into the air - a process known as viral shedding.

9 Sep 2022

Disease/Infection News

The long-term clinical status of pediatric patients after testing positive for COVID-19

The prevalence and spectrum of neurological and psychiatric presentations of human monkeypox infection

SARS-CoV-2 Omicron BA.4.6 resistant to many therapeutic monoclonal antibodies in clinical use

Interferon response induced by Omicron BA.1 and BA.5 prevents influenza A infection

Self-replicating intradermal RNA vaccine against SARS-CoV-2

Vaccinia virus-based vaccines mount a robust immune response against the monkeypox virus

Pre-existing psychological distress increases risk of long-COVID

Brain injury a common consequence of both COVID-19 and influenza

A direct side-by-side comparison of all available COVID-19 vaccines

Antibody escape less pronounced with BA.2.75 compared to BA.4/5

Discovery of antibodies that may eliminate the need for COVID vaccines

Study reveals gut-brain circuits drive cravings for fatty foods

Climate change has increased the risk of bat-borne pathogen spillover

Parental BMI and early childhood weight gain predicts increased girth at 5 years

Long COVID linked to persistence of SARS-CoV-2 spike protein in blood

A new monkeypox vaccine is needed to prevent global transmission

ACTG announces the initiation of trial evaluating the safety and efficacy of monkeypox treatment

Novel antifungal medications urgently needed to control COVID-19-associated fungal infections

Weill Cornell Medicine receives $5 million NIH grant for next generation TB research

New antiviral treatment may limit the transmission of SARS-CoV-2 virus

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