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Potential indirect and direct effects of SARS-CoV-2 on pancreatic islets in patients who became hyperglycemic after COVID-19

In a recent study published in Diabetes, researchers assessed the direct and indirect effects of SARS-CoV-2 on human pancreatic islets.

5 May 2022

Artificial circular RNAs found to bypass cellular antiviral responses

Researchers produced artificial circular ribonucleic acid sponges in a permuted intron-exon system and showed that these did not activate innate immunity.

29 Apr 2022

Review aims to deepen the understanding of the role of natural killer cells in COVID-19

In a recent study published in Biomedicines, researchers explored the utility of natural killer (NK) cells in coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19).

28 Apr 2022

Green tea catechin as pan-coronavirus attachment inhibitor

In a recent study posted to the Research Square* preprint server, researchers assessed the impact of green tea catechin epigallocatechin gallate (EGCG) on severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2).

27 Apr 2022

Highly Effective Single-Dose HPV Vaccination for the Eradication of Cervical Cancer

In this interview, News-Medical speaks to Dr. Ruanne Barnabas about the KEN She study which found that a single-dose Human Papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination was effective in preventing incident persistent oncogenic HPV infection.

27 Apr 2022

St. John's wort extract shows potent antiviral activity against SARS-CoV-2 and its variants

Scientists from Germany have recently identified Hypericum perforatum, a widespread herbal plant known as St. John's wort, as a potential antiviral agent against severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection. The study is published in the journal Pharmaceuticals.

27 Apr 2022

CDC issues health alert about children identified with hepatitis and adenovirus infection

CDC today issued a nationwide health alert to notify clinicians and public health authorities about a cluster of children identified with hepatitis and adenovirus infection – and to ask all physicians to be on the lookout for symptoms and to report any suspected cases of hepatitis of unknown origin to their local and state health departments.

26 Apr 2022

COVID-19 vaccine can elicit a distinct T cell-dominant immune-mediated hepatitis

In a recent study published in the Journal of Hepatology, researchers reported that the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) vaccination could elicit a distinct T cell-dominant immune-mediated hepatitis.

25 Apr 2022

World Immunization Week 2022: Striving for a Long Life for All with the International Vaccine Institute

As part of World Immunization Week 2022, News Medical speaks to the International Vaccine Institute about their fight against vaccine inequity, as well as what a “Long Life for All” means to them.

25 Apr 2022

Racism may partly contribute to high cancer burden impacting Asian Americans

The Journal of the National Cancer Institute published a commentary today on the significant cancer disparities facing Asian Americans.

19 Apr 2022

New report provides clear picture of COVID-19's impact on the U.S. STD epidemic

Reported cases of sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) in the United States decreased during the early months of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, but most resurged by the end of that year.

19 Apr 2022

CDC report shows a continual surge in sexually transmitted diseases in US in 2020

The CDC reported a rise in sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) in the United States (US) during 2020, the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic.

14 Apr 2022

A travel nurse leaves fears of hospital drug tampering across three states

Health officials in at least three states are investigating a travel nurse suspected of tampering with and potentially contaminating vials and syringes of opioid painkillers in two hospitals, then returning the vials to medication cabinets where they could be unknowingly given to patients.

14 Apr 2022

Recent advances in non-viral nano-vector delivery of CRISPR/Cas9 genome editing payloads

Researchers reviewed non-viral nano-vectors used for delivering the clustered regularly interspaced short palindromic repeats (CRISPR)/Cas9-mediated genome editing system.

14 Apr 2022

UCL researchers boost the effectiveness of therapeutic vaccine for chronic HBV

Scientists at UCL have significantly boosted the effectiveness of a therapeutic vaccine designed to control chronic hepatitis B (HBV) infection, after uncovering and thwarting 'the enemy within'.

13 Apr 2022

New CDC analyses shine light on mental health of U.S. high school students during the pandemic

New CDC analyses, published today, shine additional light on the mental health of U.S. high school students during the COVID-19 pandemic, including a disproportionate level of threats that some students experienced.

12 Apr 2022

COVID-19 vaccines and reports of menstrual disorders

A new study estimates the potential relationship between COVID-19 vaccines and menstrual disorders.

11 Apr 2022

New platform for studying how the immune system responds to hepatitis C

A vaccine for hepatitis C has eluded scientists for more than 30 years, for several reasons. For one, the virus that causes the disease comes in many genetic forms, complicating the creation of a widely effective vaccine.

6 Apr 2022

Booster doses provide strong protection against hospitalization and death from COVID-19

Booster doses of mRNA vaccines provided strong protection against hospitalization and death from COVID-19 in Qatar, though breakthrough SARS-CoV-2 infections were greater for the omicron variant compared with the delta variant, according to a study by investigators at Weill Cornell Medicine—Qatar.

30 Mar 2022

Algal metabolites as novel drugs against viruses

A new review article published in the Journal of Biotechnology has provided information on various nutraceutical metabolites extracted from algae.

29 Mar 2022

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Latest Hepatitis C News and Research

Potential indirect and direct effects of SARS-CoV-2 on pancreatic islets in patients who became hyperglycemic after COVID-19

Artificial circular RNAs found to bypass cellular antiviral responses

Review aims to deepen the understanding of the role of natural killer cells in COVID-19

Green tea catechin as pan-coronavirus attachment inhibitor

Highly Effective Single-Dose HPV Vaccination for the Eradication of Cervical Cancer

St. John's wort extract shows potent antiviral activity against SARS-CoV-2 and its variants

CDC issues health alert about children identified with hepatitis and adenovirus infection

COVID-19 vaccine can elicit a distinct T cell-dominant immune-mediated hepatitis

World Immunization Week 2022: Striving for a Long Life for All with the International Vaccine Institute

Racism may partly contribute to high cancer burden impacting Asian Americans

New report provides clear picture of COVID-19's impact on the U.S. STD epidemic

CDC report shows a continual surge in sexually transmitted diseases in US in 2020

A travel nurse leaves fears of hospital drug tampering across three states

Recent advances in non-viral nano-vector delivery of CRISPR/Cas9 genome editing payloads

UCL researchers boost the effectiveness of therapeutic vaccine for chronic HBV

New CDC analyses shine light on mental health of U.S. high school students during the pandemic

COVID-19 vaccines and reports of menstrual disorders

New platform for studying how the immune system responds to hepatitis C

Booster doses provide strong protection against hospitalization and death from COVID-19

Algal metabolites as novel drugs against viruses

Unveiling Hidden Potential: Organoids for Disease Modeling in Neuroscience Research

How GLP‑1 Agonists Are Shaping the Future of Obesity Treatment With Dr Bryony Henderson

Flow chemistry, AI, and NMR: A next-gen approach to scalable API production

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Unveiling Hidden Potential: Organoids for Disease Modeling in Neuroscience Research

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Flow chemistry, AI, and NMR: A next-gen approach to scalable API production

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