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Covid sewage surveillance labs join the hunt for monkeypox

The same wastewater surveillance techniques that have emerged as a critical tool in early detection of covid-19 outbreaks are being adapted for use in monitoring the startling spread of monkeypox across the San Francisco Bay Area and some other U.S. communities.

9 Aug 2022

How effective is tecovirimat as a treatment against monkeypox?

A new study evaluated the use of tecovirimat for monkeypox treatment during the current outbreak.

9 Aug 2022

How does the interval between the 1st and 2nd BNT162b2 doses impact the neutralization breadth and potency against variants of concern?

Scientists explored the influence of SARS-CoV-2 extended gap vaccination on the variants of concern neutralization.

9 Aug 2022

Evaluating vaccine effectiveness against Omicron BA.5 and BA.2 in Portugal

Researchers estimated the vaccine effectiveness (VE) of the primary and booster doses of COVID-19 vaccines against reinfection by Omicron BA.5 and BA.2 lineages and severe post-infection outcomes.

9 Aug 2022

How did perceived social support across COVID-19 restrictions alter alcohol and cannabis use in emerging adults?

Researchers demonstrated changes in alcohol and cannabis use among young adults in Canada and the United States during pre-COVID-19 times, COVID-19-induced lockdown, and when social restrictions eased later.

9 Aug 2022

Study suggests BA.5 evolved to induce enhanced inflammation when compared to prior Omicron subvariants

Researchers evaluated the comparative pathogenicity of SARS-CoV-2 Omicron sub-variants BA.1, BA.2, and BA.5, in vitro and in vivo.

9 Aug 2022

Alzheimer’s disease is associated with characteristic gut metabolomic signatures

Scientists review current literature associated with the role of the gut-brain axis in AD pathogenesis.

9 Aug 2022

OU researchers receive nearly $1 million NSF grants for pandemic prediction and prevention projects

Two groups of researchers at the University of Oklahoma have each received nearly $1 million grants from the National Science Foundation as part of its Predictive Intelligence for Pandemic Prevention initiative, which focuses on fundamental research and capabilities needed to tackle grand challenges in infectious disease pandemics through prediction and prevention.

8 Aug 2022

Researchers develop a long-acting injectable formulation of the anti-TB drug rifabutin

In 2020, more than 1.5 million people around the world died of tuberculosis, marking the first time in more than a decade that annual TB deaths had increased and demonstrating the global need for better access to treatments.

8 Aug 2022

COVID-19 vaccination increases antibodies in breast milk significantly

Anti-SARS-CoV-2 antibodies in breast milk capable of neutralizing both an early pandemic SARS-CoV-2 isolate and Omicron variant.

8 Aug 2022

Sperm not affected nine months after COVID-19 mRNA vaccination

A recent study compared the effects of COVID-19 vaccines on male fertility at a median of nine months after receipt of two mRNA vaccine doses.

8 Aug 2022

CDC identifies bacteria that cause rare melioidosis in domestic environmental samples

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has identified for the first time in domestic environmental samples the bacteria that causes a rare and serious disease called melioidosis.

8 Aug 2022

Researchers unravel the mechanism of teixobactin at the atomic level

Researchers explored the mechanisms underlying the bactericidal action of teixobactin at an atomic level.

8 Aug 2022

New insights into the understanding of how ApoE variants contribute to Tau pathology in Alzheimer’s disease

Researchers examined the impact of tau neuropathology of APOE3 Christchurch (APOE3ch) homozygote against Alzheimer’s disease.

8 Aug 2022

Every little bit helps: Light walking breaks can reduce the harmful effects of prolonged sitting

A new study reviewed changes in cardiometabolic markers with standing or light walking during a bout of sitting.

8 Aug 2022

Study tests equine polyclonal antibodies against SARS-CoV-2 variants

A recent study published tested equine polyclonal antibodies against SARS-CoV-2.

8 Aug 2022

Inhaled aprotinin found to reduce viral load in mild-to-moderate COVID-19

A recent paper describes the use of aprotinin, a protease inhibitor that works across several pathways, to reduce the severity of COVID-19.

8 Aug 2022

The safety and preliminary efficacy of OP-101 in patients with severe COVID-19

Researchers assessed the impact of dendrimer nanotherapy in treating severe COVID-19.

8 Aug 2022

The impact of cold agglutinin syndrome on clinical presentations in COVID-19

Researchers presented two cases to highlight the impact of cold agglutinin syndrome on clinical presentations in COVID-19.

8 Aug 2022

Research progress on the three-dimensional interaction between virus and host genome

A recent study reviewed the current progress on 3D interactions between host and viral genomes.

8 Aug 2022

Disease/Infection News

Covid sewage surveillance labs join the hunt for monkeypox

How effective is tecovirimat as a treatment against monkeypox?

How does the interval between the 1st and 2nd BNT162b2 doses impact the neutralization breadth and potency against variants of concern?

Evaluating vaccine effectiveness against Omicron BA.5 and BA.2 in Portugal

How did perceived social support across COVID-19 restrictions alter alcohol and cannabis use in emerging adults?

Study suggests BA.5 evolved to induce enhanced inflammation when compared to prior Omicron subvariants

Alzheimer’s disease is associated with characteristic gut metabolomic signatures

OU researchers receive nearly $1 million NSF grants for pandemic prediction and prevention projects

Researchers develop a long-acting injectable formulation of the anti-TB drug rifabutin

COVID-19 vaccination increases antibodies in breast milk significantly

Sperm not affected nine months after COVID-19 mRNA vaccination

CDC identifies bacteria that cause rare melioidosis in domestic environmental samples

Researchers unravel the mechanism of teixobactin at the atomic level

New insights into the understanding of how ApoE variants contribute to Tau pathology in Alzheimer’s disease

Every little bit helps: Light walking breaks can reduce the harmful effects of prolonged sitting

Study tests equine polyclonal antibodies against SARS-CoV-2 variants

Inhaled aprotinin found to reduce viral load in mild-to-moderate COVID-19

The safety and preliminary efficacy of OP-101 in patients with severe COVID-19

The impact of cold agglutinin syndrome on clinical presentations in COVID-19

Research progress on the three-dimensional interaction between virus and host genome

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