Simple test for COVID-19 could prioritize treatments for individuals most at risk

by Flinders UniversitySROC curve with 95% confidence region and prediction region for the SII towards prediction of severe disease or mortality. Credit:Frontiers in Immunology(2023).

Updated on: April 10,2024 17

Simple test for COVID-19 could prioritize treatments for individuals most at risk

by Flinders UniversitySROC curve with 95% confidence region and prediction region for the SII towards prediction of severe disease or mortality. Credit:Frontiers in Immunology(2023).

Updated on:April 10,2024 17

Single enzyme helps drive inflammation in mice, provides target for new sepsis drugs

by University of California - San DiegoHeLa cells expressing PHLPP (left), the segment with the nuclear localization signal (middle), and that same segment mutated (right). Credit: UC San Diego S

Updated on: March 26,2024 14

Single enzyme helps drive inflammation in mice, provides target for new sepsis drugs

by University of California - San DiegoHeLa cells expressing PHLPP (left), the segment with the nuclear localization signal (middle), and that same segment mutated (right). Credit: UC San Diego S

Updated on:March 26,2024 14

Study reveals HDL-C and ferritin as crucial markers for long COVID-19 severity

by Mitochondria-Microbiota Task ForceCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainLong COVID-19, or post-acute sequelae of SARS-CoV-2 infection (PASC), is a global health phenomenon characterized by persistent s

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Study reveals HDL-C and ferritin as crucial markers for long COVID-19 severity

by Mitochondria-Microbiota Task ForceCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainLong COVID-19, or post-acute sequelae of SARS-CoV-2 infection (PASC), is a global health phenomenon characterized by persistent s

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Maternal death statistics skewed by COVID, not decreased by end of Roe v. Wade: Study

by Lisa Marshall,University of Colorado at BoulderCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainFederal statistics suggesting that maternal mortality rates plummeted after the overturning of Roe v. Wade are

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Maternal death statistics skewed by COVID, not decreased by end of Roe v. Wade: Study

by Lisa Marshall,University of Colorado at BoulderCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainFederal statistics suggesting that maternal mortality rates plummeted after the overturning of Roe v. Wade are

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Researchers find e-cigarette use disrupts the nasal microbiome

byUniversity of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of MedicineA participant partaking in nasal epithelial lining fluid collection. Credit: UNC Center for Environmental Medicine, Asthma and Lun

Updated on: September 11,2024 0

Researchers find e-cigarette use disrupts the nasal microbiome

byUniversity of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of MedicineA participant partaking in nasal epithelial lining fluid collection. Credit: UNC Center for Environmental Medicine, Asthma and Lun

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Feeling judged by your doctor? You might be right

byStevens Institute of TechnologyCredit: CC0 Public DomainWhen an individual visits their doctor, they aren't supposed to keep secrets. Unless patients are forthcoming about their symptoms,

Updated on: August 31,2024 0

Feeling judged by your doctor? You might be right

byStevens Institute of TechnologyCredit: CC0 Public DomainWhen an individual visits their doctor, they aren't supposed to keep secrets. Unless patients are forthcoming about their symptoms,

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Researchers develop more broadly protective coronavirus vaccine

by Tess Malone,Georgia Institute of TechnologyCredit: CC0 Public DomainScientists have been searching for the optimal coronavirus vaccine since the COVID-19 pandemic started. The mRNA vaccines d

Updated on: April 30,2024 0

Researchers develop more broadly protective coronavirus vaccine

by Tess Malone,Georgia Institute of TechnologyCredit: CC0 Public DomainScientists have been searching for the optimal coronavirus vaccine since the COVID-19 pandemic started. The mRNA vaccines d

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COVID-19: Not all patients develop protective antibodies

by Medical University of ViennaCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainA laboratory test developed by a study group from MedUni Vienna can determine whether COVID-19 patients develop protective antibodi

Updated on: April 10,2024 13

COVID-19: Not all patients develop protective antibodies

by Medical University of ViennaCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainA laboratory test developed by a study group from MedUni Vienna can determine whether COVID-19 patients develop protective antibodi

Updated on:April 10,2024 13

What makes a country better prepared for a pandemic?

byUniversity of SurreyCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainA new study has found that countries that had national policies aimed at preventing disease fared better during the global pandemic than t

Updated on: April 30,2024 0

What makes a country better prepared for a pandemic?

byUniversity of SurreyCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainA new study has found that countries that had national policies aimed at preventing disease fared better during the global pandemic than t

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I feel sick. How do I know if I have the flu, COVID, RSV or something else?

by Natasha Yates,The ConversationCredit: Andrea Piacquadio from PexelsYou wake with a sore throat and realize you are sick. Is this going to be a two-day or a two-week illness? Should you go to

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I feel sick. How do I know if I have the flu, COVID, RSV or something else?

by Natasha Yates,The ConversationCredit: Andrea Piacquadio from PexelsYou wake with a sore throat and realize you are sick. Is this going to be a two-day or a two-week illness? Should you go to

Updated on:August 30,2024 0

A newly discovered mechanism allows the immune system to detect and respond to HIV

by Norwegian University of Science and TechnologyThis graphic shows how HIV can get trapped in an endosome, or pocket, on a CD4+T cell (centre cell). Researchers previously thought this was a dea

Updated on: March 25,2024 17

A newly discovered mechanism allows the immune system to detect and respond to HIV

by Norwegian University of Science and TechnologyThis graphic shows how HIV can get trapped in an endosome, or pocket, on a CD4+T cell (centre cell). Researchers previously thought this was a dea

Updated on:March 25,2024 17

New optical method measures blood plasma viscosity to assess COVID-19 severity

byMedical University of ViennaBrillouin light scattering (BLS) in pure liquids and blood plasma. Credit:Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences(2024). DOI: 10.1073/pnas.23230

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New optical method measures blood plasma viscosity to assess COVID-19 severity

byMedical University of ViennaBrillouin light scattering (BLS) in pure liquids and blood plasma. Credit:Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences(2024). DOI: 10.1073/pnas.23230

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