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Emergency department plays vital role in investigating the accuracy of COVID-19 diagnostic tests

The Department of Emergency Medicine at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis played a key role in investigating the accuracy of many different types of COVID-19 diagnostic tests administered in real-life conditions.

23 May 2022

Emergence of monkeypox: Control measures and concerns

Monkeypox, a virus that causes pus-filled blisters, has been detected in several countries, including the United States, Canada, Australia and some European nations.

23 May 2022

CDC scientists partner with Massachusetts Department of Public Health to investigate a monkeypox case

Scientists at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) are collaborating with the Massachusetts Department of Public Health to investigate a case of monkeypox in a Massachusetts resident who had recently traveled to Canada by private transportation.

23 May 2022

Study suggests that recall of B cell memory may depend on relative locations of prime and boost immunization

A new study investigated whether a specific population of local Bmem cells in the proximal LNs produce secondary GC responses that are different from those at distal sites and if the location in humoral immunity is relevant only to nonlymphoid tissues.

23 May 2022

Investigation of long-COVID in children with immunodeficiency

A new study focused on evaluating the prevalence of characteristic symptoms of Long COVID in immunodeficient and immunocompetent children.

23 May 2022

Study reports SARS-CoV-2 accessory proteins downregulate MHC-I expression using distinct mechanisms

Researchers observed SARS-CoV-2 downregulates the expression of MHC class I molecules.

23 May 2022

Study shows the QuickNavi-COVID19 Ag test has a high diagnostic performance for SARS-CoV-2 Omicron sublineages BA.1 and BA.2 in nasopharyngeal samples

Researchers evaluated the diagnostic performance of a COVID-19 antigen test during the recent surge caused by the SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant.

23 May 2022

First draft genome sequence of the Monkeypox virus associated with major outbreak

In a recent study posted to the Virological discussion forum, researchers revealed a draft genome sequence of the monkeypox virus associated with a recent outbreak in Portugal.

23 May 2022

Anti-SARS-CoV-2 titers predict COVID severity

A recent study published in the journal Viruses reported that antibody titers against severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2) could serve as a marker for the severity of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19).

22 May 2022

Study reveals how ZBP1 could lead to a cytokine storm during COVID-19

Scientists from St. Jude Children's Research Hospital have shown that the innate immune sensor, ZBP1, and its associated inflammatory cell death pathway, PANoptosis, are major contributors to the negative effects of interferon treatment and high interferon levels in some COVID-19 patients.

20 May 2022

Five medical organizations release new guidance for preventing hospital-acquired pneumonia

In the second in series of updates on guidance for infection control in acute-care hospitals, five medical organizations are recommending best practices for preventing hospital-associated pneumonia. Pneumonia is the most common and deadly healthcare-associated infection.

20 May 2022

Warmer-than-average temperatures erode human sleep, study shows

Most research looking at the impact of climate change on human life has focused on how extreme weather events affect economic and societal health outcomes on a broad scale.

20 May 2022

Study explores if prior infection with SARS-CoV-2 increased sensitivity to a mitochondrial toxin known to induce parkinsonism

The authors of the current study looked at the potential for an increased risk of parkinsonism following a bout of SARS-CoV-2 infection through accepted post-viral mechanisms.

20 May 2022

Evaluating serum levels of S100A9 as an inflammatory marker of unfavorable outcomes in patients with COVID-19

Investigators demonstrated S100A9 as an inflammatory biomarker among hospitalized SARS-CoV-2 patients.

20 May 2022

Existing drug may reduce damage after spinal cord injury, research shows

Scientists from the University of Birmingham have shown an existing drug may reduce damage after spinal cord injury, by blocking the inflammatory response in the spinal cord.

20 May 2022

Serologic response to SARS-CoV-2 may predict COVID-19 severity

A new study reported that antibody titers against SARS-CoV-2 could serve as a marker for the severity of COVID-19.

20 May 2022

High-tech’s business model hasn’t worked for the cue covid test

"I've got this," coos Gal Gadot in Cue Health's Super Bowl TV commercial. Cue hired the "Wonder Woman" actress to be the voice of the company's new high-tech covid-19 testing device.

20 May 2022

Evaluating the safety of COVID-19 vaccines in younger children

Researchers investigated the safety of COVID-19 vaccines in children in the US.

20 May 2022

The enigma of post-acute infection syndromes

In a recent review published in the journal Nature Medicine, researchers summarized known literature findings of the unexplained post-acute infection syndromes (PAISs).

20 May 2022

Studies provide insight into how long COVID-19 immunity lasts and nature of immune recall

How does the immune system remember and recognize viral invaders it has encountered in the past? A trio of newly published studies of people infected with SARS-CoV-2, vaccinated against the virus or both, are providing tantalizing new clues about the factors that influence the speed and magnitude of the immune system's response to subsequent infection with variants of SARS-CoV-2.

19 May 2022

Cold, Flu & Cough News and Research

Latest Cold, Flu & Cough News and Research

Emergency department plays vital role in investigating the accuracy of COVID-19 diagnostic tests

Emergence of monkeypox: Control measures and concerns

CDC scientists partner with Massachusetts Department of Public Health to investigate a monkeypox case

Study suggests that recall of B cell memory may depend on relative locations of prime and boost immunization

Investigation of long-COVID in children with immunodeficiency

Study reports SARS-CoV-2 accessory proteins downregulate MHC-I expression using distinct mechanisms

Study shows the QuickNavi-COVID19 Ag test has a high diagnostic performance for SARS-CoV-2 Omicron sublineages BA.1 and BA.2 in nasopharyngeal samples

First draft genome sequence of the Monkeypox virus associated with major outbreak

Anti-SARS-CoV-2 titers predict COVID severity

Study reveals how ZBP1 could lead to a cytokine storm during COVID-19

Five medical organizations release new guidance for preventing hospital-acquired pneumonia

Warmer-than-average temperatures erode human sleep, study shows

Study explores if prior infection with SARS-CoV-2 increased sensitivity to a mitochondrial toxin known to induce parkinsonism

Evaluating serum levels of S100A9 as an inflammatory marker of unfavorable outcomes in patients with COVID-19

Existing drug may reduce damage after spinal cord injury, research shows

Serologic response to SARS-CoV-2 may predict COVID-19 severity

High-tech’s business model hasn’t worked for the cue covid test

Evaluating the safety of COVID-19 vaccines in younger children

The enigma of post-acute infection syndromes

Studies provide insight into how long COVID-19 immunity lasts and nature of immune recall

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