Study: Life expectancy increased as world addressed major killers, though poor pandemic management slowed progress

byInstitute for Health Metrics and EvaluationCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainGlobal life expectancy increased by 6.2 years since 1990 according to a new study published inThe Lancet. Ove

Updated on: April 30,2024 0

Study: Life expectancy increased as world addressed major killers, though poor pandemic management slowed progress

byInstitute for Health Metrics and EvaluationCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainGlobal life expectancy increased by 6.2 years since 1990 according to a new study published inThe Lancet. Ove

Updated on:April 30,2024 0

Longitudinal study links PFAS contamination with teas, processed meats and food packaging

by Keck School of Medicine of USCFeature expression heatmap of associations between 46 food items in CHS (N=124 at baseline, N=88 at follow-up) . Credit:Environment

Updated on: March 27,2024 16

Longitudinal study links PFAS contamination with teas, processed meats and food packaging

by Keck School of Medicine of USCFeature expression heatmap of associations between 46 food items in CHS (N=124 at baseline, N=88 at follow-up) . Credit:Environment

Updated on:March 27,2024 16

In a post-COVID world, there's a new landscape for at-home medical tests

by Jen A. Miller,Johns Hopkins UniversityA Hopkins affiliate completes a rapid antigen test at the O'Connor Rec Center. Credit: Will Kirk / Johns Hopkins UniversityDuring the COVID-19 pandem

Updated on: January 02,2024 9

In a post-COVID world, there's a new landscape for at-home medical tests

by Jen A. Miller,Johns Hopkins UniversityA Hopkins affiliate completes a rapid antigen test at the O'Connor Rec Center. Credit: Will Kirk / Johns Hopkins UniversityDuring the COVID-19 pandem

Updated on:January 02,2024 9

HIV infection hijacks intracellular highways

by Will Doss,Northwestern UniversityDiaphanous-related formins promote trafficking of HIV particles (green) to the nucleus (blue). Credit: Northwestern UniversityA Northwestern Medicine study fo

Updated on: April 16,2024 13

HIV infection hijacks intracellular highways

by Will Doss,Northwestern UniversityDiaphanous-related formins promote trafficking of HIV particles (green) to the nucleus (blue). Credit: Northwestern UniversityA Northwestern Medicine study fo

Updated on:April 16,2024 13

How low humidity could be a boon for viruses: Study finds excess ventilation may counteract public health interventions

by Isabel Swafford,Stanford UniversityCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainNew Stanford research adds to evidence that the seasonality of respiratory illnesses, like COVID-19 or the flu, can be lin

Updated on: March 20,2024 18

How low humidity could be a boon for viruses: Study finds excess ventilation may counteract public health interventions

by Isabel Swafford,Stanford UniversityCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainNew Stanford research adds to evidence that the seasonality of respiratory illnesses, like COVID-19 or the flu, can be lin

Updated on:March 20,2024 18

A tool in battling COVID: Simple liver test is highly predictive of a patient's need for a respirator

by A.J. Hostetler,Virginia Commonwealth UniversityReceiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve for fibrosis-4 (FIB-4) across all COVID-19 variants. Credit:Journal of Clinical and Translat

Updated on: January 02,2024 20

A tool in battling COVID: Simple liver test is highly predictive of a patient's need for a respirator

by A.J. Hostetler,Virginia Commonwealth UniversityReceiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve for fibrosis-4 (FIB-4) across all COVID-19 variants. Credit:Journal of Clinical and Translat

Updated on:January 02,2024 20

Researchers develop novel intranasal mask to protect respiratory tract from viral aerosols

by Liu Jia,Chinese Academy of SciencesSchematic and experimental design for MV@GEL as an intranasal mask to intercept viral aerosols and entrap virus.aThe intranasal mask (MV@GEL) wa

Updated on: December 28,2023 9

Researchers develop novel intranasal mask to protect respiratory tract from viral aerosols

by Liu Jia,Chinese Academy of SciencesSchematic and experimental design for MV@GEL as an intranasal mask to intercept viral aerosols and entrap virus.aThe intranasal mask (MV@GEL) wa

Updated on:December 28,2023 9

Portable laboratory device can detect SARS-CoV-2

byAmerican Society for MicrobiologyA colorized scanning electron micrograph of the SARS-CoV-2 virus. Credit: NIAIDA new study has demonstrated rapid and sensitive on-site detection of SARS-CoV-2

Updated on: January 05,2024 15

Portable laboratory device can detect SARS-CoV-2

byAmerican Society for MicrobiologyA colorized scanning electron micrograph of the SARS-CoV-2 virus. Credit: NIAIDA new study has demonstrated rapid and sensitive on-site detection of SARS-CoV-2

Updated on:January 05,2024 15

UK confirms first human case of swine flu strain H1N2

Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainUK public health officials on Monday said they had confirmed a first human case of a swine flu strain similar to one that has been circulating in pigs.The variant of

Updated on: May 11,2024 7

UK confirms first human case of swine flu strain H1N2

Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainUK public health officials on Monday said they had confirmed a first human case of a swine flu strain similar to one that has been circulating in pigs.The variant of

Updated on:May 11,2024 7

How the immune system fights to keep herpes at bay

by Jake Miller,Harvard Medical SchoolThese microscope images show how interferon in the nucleus raises levels of the protective protein IFI16 (stained green) from low background levels (left) to

Updated on: January 26,2024 21

How the immune system fights to keep herpes at bay

by Jake Miller,Harvard Medical SchoolThese microscope images show how interferon in the nucleus raises levels of the protective protein IFI16 (stained green) from low background levels (left) to

Updated on:January 26,2024 21

SARS-CoV-2 hijacks antiviral human proteins to enter human cells

by American Society for MicrobiologyTransmission electron micrograph of SARS-CoV-2 virus particles isolated from a patient. Credit: NIAIDSARS-CoV-2 depends on the broadly antiviral interferon-ind

Updated on: April 22,2024 20

SARS-CoV-2 hijacks antiviral human proteins to enter human cells

by American Society for MicrobiologyTransmission electron micrograph of SARS-CoV-2 virus particles isolated from a patient. Credit: NIAIDSARS-CoV-2 depends on the broadly antiviral interferon-ind

Updated on:April 22,2024 20

Study affirms benefit of very early antiretroviral therapy within hours of birth for newborns with HIV

by Johns Hopkins University School of MedicineCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainA study of more than 50 babies in Africa, Asia, North America and South America has added substantially to evidence

Updated on: April 22,2024 14

Study affirms benefit of very early antiretroviral therapy within hours of birth for newborns with HIV

by Johns Hopkins University School of MedicineCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainA study of more than 50 babies in Africa, Asia, North America and South America has added substantially to evidence

Updated on:April 22,2024 14