MS patients face much greater risk of hospitalization, death from COVID-19, despite high rates of vaccination

by European Society of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious DiseasesCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainNew real-world research being presented at this year's European Congress of Clinical Microbiolo

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MS patients face much greater risk of hospitalization, death from COVID-19, despite high rates of vaccination

by European Society of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious DiseasesCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainNew real-world research being presented at this year's European Congress of Clinical Microbiolo

Updated on:April 30,2024 0

How SARS-CoV-2 evades the immune system

by Hokkaido UniversityThe expression of the immune response gene NLRC5 (red purple) is suppressed in SARS-CoV-2 (green) infected cells (Photo: Koichi Kobayashi). Credit: Koichi KobayashiResearche

Updated on: April 22,2024 12

How SARS-CoV-2 evades the immune system

by Hokkaido UniversityThe expression of the immune response gene NLRC5 (red purple) is suppressed in SARS-CoV-2 (green) infected cells (Photo: Koichi Kobayashi). Credit: Koichi KobayashiResearche

Updated on:April 22,2024 12

The REAL Killers - Trans Fats

Updated on: September 20,2024 0

The REAL Killers - Trans Fats

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The Last of Us: Why making fungal vaccines is so challenging

by Rebecca A. Drummond,The ConversationFungus Infected Frog. Credit: Wikipedia CommonsWarning: this article may contain spoilers.HBO's hit TV adaptation of the popular video game "The L

Updated on: April 01,2024 16

The Last of Us: Why making fungal vaccines is so challenging

by Rebecca A. Drummond,The ConversationFungus Infected Frog. Credit: Wikipedia CommonsWarning: this article may contain spoilers.HBO's hit TV adaptation of the popular video game "The L

Updated on:April 01,2024 16

Discovery identifies those likely to experience life-threatening dengue fever

by Monash UniversityStudy cohort characteristics. Individuals with a confirmed secondaryDENVinfection were recruited for the study at the onset of fever and followed up for progressio

Updated on: March 13,2024 16

Discovery identifies those likely to experience life-threatening dengue fever

by Monash UniversityStudy cohort characteristics. Individuals with a confirmed secondaryDENVinfection were recruited for the study at the onset of fever and followed up for progressio

Updated on:March 13,2024 16

'Self-sabotage' prevents immune protection against malaria

by Walter and Eliza Hall InstituteAustralian scientists have for the first time revealed how malaria parasites cause an inflammatory reaction that sabotages our body's ability to protect itse

Updated on: April 01,2024 14

'Self-sabotage' prevents immune protection against malaria

by Walter and Eliza Hall InstituteAustralian scientists have for the first time revealed how malaria parasites cause an inflammatory reaction that sabotages our body's ability to protect itse

Updated on:April 01,2024 14

Getting the flu and then your flu shot may benefit immunity

by Savannah Peat,University of GeorgiaA new UGA study suggests getting a flu shot after having the flu amplifies immunity. Credit: Andrew Davis Tucker/UGAIn a new study, University of Georgia re

Updated on: October 10,2024 0

Getting the flu and then your flu shot may benefit immunity

by Savannah Peat,University of GeorgiaA new UGA study suggests getting a flu shot after having the flu amplifies immunity. Credit: Andrew Davis Tucker/UGAIn a new study, University of Georgia re

Updated on:October 10,2024 0

Are autoantibodies in COVID-19 less harmful than previously thought?

by Berlin Institute of Health in der Charité (BIH)3D model of an antibody. Credit: TokenzeroCritically ill COVID-19 patients often have antibodies in their blood that bind to the body's own struct

Updated on: April 12,2024 10

Are autoantibodies in COVID-19 less harmful than previously thought?

by Berlin Institute of Health in der Charité (BIH)3D model of an antibody. Credit: TokenzeroCritically ill COVID-19 patients often have antibodies in their blood that bind to the body's own struct

Updated on:April 12,2024 10

Getting to the bottom of long COVID

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Getting to the bottom of long COVID

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New study highlights COVID-19's adaptive strategy for infection

byUniversity of Minnesota Medical SchoolCryo-EM analyses of residue 417 in regulating the conformation of recombinant SARS-CoV-2 spike ectodomain. Prototypic SARS-CoV-2 spike ectodomains contain

Updated on: January 26,2024 13

New study highlights COVID-19's adaptive strategy for infection

byUniversity of Minnesota Medical SchoolCryo-EM analyses of residue 417 in regulating the conformation of recombinant SARS-CoV-2 spike ectodomain. Prototypic SARS-CoV-2 spike ectodomains contain

Updated on:January 26,2024 13

Antimalarial treatments more likely to fail in children with acute malnutrition, finds study

by University of OxfordCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainChildren with acute malnutrition across Africa and Asia have a higher risk of treatment failure and malaria reinfection, even after being g

Updated on: March 20,2024 20

Antimalarial treatments more likely to fail in children with acute malnutrition, finds study

by University of OxfordCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainChildren with acute malnutrition across Africa and Asia have a higher risk of treatment failure and malaria reinfection, even after being g

Updated on:March 20,2024 20

HIV RNA expression inhibitors may restore immune function in HIV-infected individuals

by Boston University School of MedicineHIV infecting a human cell. Credit: NIHImmune activation and inflammation persist in the majority of treated HIV-infected individuals and is associated with

Updated on: April 16,2024 18

HIV RNA expression inhibitors may restore immune function in HIV-infected individuals

by Boston University School of MedicineHIV infecting a human cell. Credit: NIHImmune activation and inflammation persist in the majority of treated HIV-infected individuals and is associated with

Updated on:April 16,2024 18