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High-dose influenza vaccination in older adults leads to reductions in hospitalizations, all-cause mortality

In an innovative, pragmatic randomized trial, high-dose influenza vaccination in older adults was associated with a reduction in the risk of death by 49% and in the incidence of hospitalization for influenza or pneumonia by 64% compared with standard-dose vaccination.

28 Aug 2022

What is the impact of the SARS-CoV-2 omicron wave in South Africa?

A new study has described the transmissibility of SARS-CoV-2, population-level immunity, and impact of omicron wave in South Africa.

27 Aug 2022

Penn State receives $1.6 million grant to study the link between COVID-19 and cognitive decline

As populations around the globe age, dementia - often caused by Alzheimer's disease and related disorders - is a growing health issue for older adults worldwide.

26 Aug 2022

A dozen kinds of animals associated with causing rat lungworm disease in humans

A review of decades of research revealed more than a dozen kinds of animals in addition to slugs and snails have caused rat lungworm disease in people around the world.

26 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

New update on CDC's investigation of multistate outbreak of E. coli O157 infection

A CDC investigation notice update regarding a multistate outbreak of E. coli O157 infections is now live: https://www.cdc.gov/ecoli/2022/o157h7-08-22/index.html

26 Aug 2022

Discovery may lead to the development of new systems of antifungal drugs

Mycosis is an infectious disease caused by parasitic mold or yeast and treated with an antifungal, a subgroup of antibiotics.

26 Aug 2022

Researchers explore the relationship between vitamin D levels and T. gondii infection

Announcing a new article publication for Zoonoses journal. Vitamin D deficiency is associated with high susceptibility to infections.

26 Aug 2022

Durable coating may soon be a new weapon in the fight against germs

There may soon be a new weapon in our centuries-old battle against germs: the first durable coating that can quickly kill bacteria and viruses and keep on killing them for months at a time.

26 Aug 2022

Unraveling the interplay of omicron, reinfections, and long covid

The latest covid-19 surge, caused by a shifting mix of quickly evolving omicron subvariants, appears to be waning, with cases and hospitalizations beginning to fall.

26 Aug 2022

New study provides comparison of replicating and non-replicating vaccines against SARS-CoV-2

A new study reported a single-cell adenovirus (SC-Ad) which replicates the antigen genes substantially without producing infectious progeny.

26 Aug 2022

New universal flu vaccine protects mice against diverse variants of influenza A and B viruses

A new universal flu vaccine protects against diverse variants of both influenza A and B viruses in mice, according to a new study by researchers in the Institute for Biomedical Sciences at Georgia State University.

26 Aug 2022

SARS-CoV-2 has evolved to make you sick, quicker

Researchers systematically review existing data to assess the incubation periods of different SARS-CoV-2 VOCs.

25 Aug 2022

Study identifies novel neutrophil biomarkers of delayed recovery in COVID-19

Researchers map the proteomes of peripheral blood neutrophils isolated from hospitalized COVID-19 patients using high-resolution LC-MS.

25 Aug 2022

A complex immunological landscape emerges in South Africa after Omicron BA.1/BA.2

Researchers evaluate infection rates and changes in the immunological history of COVID-19 patients over time.

25 Aug 2022

MRI shows brain microstructural changes after mild COVID-19

Researchers investigate fatigue severity and brain microstructural abnormalities in patients who have recovered from mild to moderate COVID-19.

25 Aug 2022

COVID-19 pandemic: An epidemiological update

Epidemics and pandemics have been frightening the human chase again and again. SARS, H1N1, Ebola, and more have exposed their real face in the past, but with every such outbreak.

25 Aug 2022

Investigating the links between the rate of new cases, mutations, and selection in SARS-CoV2 virus

How many times in the last 18 months have you seen a map that looks like the one above? It looks like a population density map, but in fact, it is a case total for the COVID19 rates from Johns Hopkins Coronavirus Research Center (collected on 24 May 2022).

25 Aug 2022

NIH experts discuss a published case series detailing the symptoms and outcomes of monkeypox

Lessons learned from the public health responses to the HIV and COVID-19 pandemics should help guide the response to the current outbreak of monkeypox, National Institutes of Health experts write in an editorial published today in the New England Journal of Medicine.

25 Aug 2022

New study investigates a potential treatment for people diagnosed with monkeypox

The team behind the world-leading RECOVERY trial of COVID-19 treatments are leading a new study investigating a potential treatment for people who have been diagnosed with monkeypox.

25 Aug 2022

Disease/Infection News

High-dose influenza vaccination in older adults leads to reductions in hospitalizations, all-cause mortality

What is the impact of the SARS-CoV-2 omicron wave in South Africa?

Penn State receives $1.6 million grant to study the link between COVID-19 and cognitive decline

A dozen kinds of animals associated with causing rat lungworm disease in humans

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

New update on CDC's investigation of multistate outbreak of E. coli O157 infection

Discovery may lead to the development of new systems of antifungal drugs

Researchers explore the relationship between vitamin D levels and T. gondii infection

Durable coating may soon be a new weapon in the fight against germs

Unraveling the interplay of omicron, reinfections, and long covid

New study provides comparison of replicating and non-replicating vaccines against SARS-CoV-2

New universal flu vaccine protects mice against diverse variants of influenza A and B viruses

SARS-CoV-2 has evolved to make you sick, quicker

Study identifies novel neutrophil biomarkers of delayed recovery in COVID-19

A complex immunological landscape emerges in South Africa after Omicron BA.1/BA.2

MRI shows brain microstructural changes after mild COVID-19

COVID-19 pandemic: An epidemiological update

Investigating the links between the rate of new cases, mutations, and selection in SARS-CoV2 virus

NIH experts discuss a published case series detailing the symptoms and outcomes of monkeypox

New study investigates a potential treatment for people diagnosed with monkeypox

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