COVID-19: Vaccination and infection found to trigger differential immune responses

by Lena Bösch,University of GöttingenCredit: CC0 Public DomainIt was initially unclear how the immune system would react to infections with SARS-CoV-2 after a third vaccination. A team of scient

Updated on: April 10,2024

COVID-19: Vaccination and infection found to trigger differential immune responses

by Lena Bösch,University of GöttingenCredit: CC0 Public DomainIt was initially unclear how the immune system would react to infections with SARS-CoV-2 after a third vaccination. A team of scient

Updated on:April 10,2024

US mpox cases rising again as vaccinations lag

by Robin FosterMpox cases are climbing again in the United States, with the number of reported infections now twice as high as they were at this time last year, new government data shows.In response,&

Updated on: April 30,2024

US mpox cases rising again as vaccinations lag

by Robin FosterMpox cases are climbing again in the United States, with the number of reported infections now twice as high as they were at this time last year, new government data shows.In response,&

Updated on:April 30,2024

Vaccination credited for 70% reduction in long COVID risk over course of pandemic

byWashington University School of MedicineThe risk of long COVID has declined over the course of the pandemic, although it remains a persistent threat. Researchers from Washington University Sch

Updated on: August 06,2024

Vaccination credited for 70% reduction in long COVID risk over course of pandemic

byWashington University School of MedicineThe risk of long COVID has declined over the course of the pandemic, although it remains a persistent threat. Researchers from Washington University Sch

Updated on:August 06,2024

Scientists pinpoint mechanisms associated with severe COVID-19 blood clotting

by NIH/National Heart, Lung and Blood InstituteA colorized scanning electron micrograph of the SARS-CoV-2 virus. Credit: NIAIDAfter studying blood samples from 244 patients hospitalized for COVID

Updated on: June 15,2024

Scientists pinpoint mechanisms associated with severe COVID-19 blood clotting

by NIH/National Heart, Lung and Blood InstituteA colorized scanning electron micrograph of the SARS-CoV-2 virus. Credit: NIAIDAfter studying blood samples from 244 patients hospitalized for COVID

Updated on:June 15,2024

WHO approves first mpox diagnostic test

Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainThe UN health agency said on Friday that it had approved the use of the first diagnostic test for mpox, a key tool in countries battling outbreaks.More than 800 peopl

Updated on: November 15,2024

WHO approves first mpox diagnostic test

Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainThe UN health agency said on Friday that it had approved the use of the first diagnostic test for mpox, a key tool in countries battling outbreaks.More than 800 peopl

Updated on:November 15,2024

Novel genetic signature reveals a tropical virus on the move

by Elodie Smith,Cornell UniversityEpidemiological characteristics of the OROV outbreak in the western Brazilian Amazon region (2022–2024). Credit:Nature Medicine(2024). DOI: 10.1038/

Updated on: October 28,2024

Novel genetic signature reveals a tropical virus on the move

by Elodie Smith,Cornell UniversityEpidemiological characteristics of the OROV outbreak in the western Brazilian Amazon region (2022–2024). Credit:Nature Medicine(2024). DOI: 10.1038/

Updated on:October 28,2024

E. coli cases climb to 104 in McDonald's outbreak tied to slivered onions

by Jonel AlecciaA McDonald's Quarter Pounder sandwich purchased, Wednesday, Oct. 23, 2024, in Chicago. Credit: AP Photo/Charles Rex ArbogastAt least 104 people have been sickened, with 34 hospital

Updated on: December 05,2024

E. coli cases climb to 104 in McDonald's outbreak tied to slivered onions

by Jonel AlecciaA McDonald's Quarter Pounder sandwich purchased, Wednesday, Oct. 23, 2024, in Chicago. Credit: AP Photo/Charles Rex ArbogastAt least 104 people have been sickened, with 34 hospital

Updated on:December 05,2024

Why COVID patients who could most benefit from Paxlovid still aren't getting it

by Arthur Allen, KFF Health NewsCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainEvangelical minister Eddie Hyatt believes in the healing power of prayer but "also the medical approach." So on a February ev

Updated on: March 20,2024

Why COVID patients who could most benefit from Paxlovid still aren't getting it

by Arthur Allen, KFF Health NewsCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainEvangelical minister Eddie Hyatt believes in the healing power of prayer but "also the medical approach." So on a February ev

Updated on:March 20,2024

Studies support use of daily antibiotic to prevent STDs in high-risk groups

by Ernie MundellIt's long been known that popping the antibioticdoxycyclinewithin 72 hours of a risky sexual encounter can greatly reduce a person's risk for a sexually transmitted

Updated on: July 31,2024

Studies support use of daily antibiotic to prevent STDs in high-risk groups

by Ernie MundellIt's long been known that popping the antibioticdoxycyclinewithin 72 hours of a risky sexual encounter can greatly reduce a person's risk for a sexually transmitted

Updated on:July 31,2024

Examining the immune response to parasitic worms

by Kat Dodge,University of Minnesota Medical SchoolO-GlcNAc glycosylation (alarm hand) senses helminth infection, activates STAT6 (hammer), and in turn alarms immune cells via cytokine secretion

Updated on: June 12,2024

Examining the immune response to parasitic worms

by Kat Dodge,University of Minnesota Medical SchoolO-GlcNAc glycosylation (alarm hand) senses helminth infection, activates STAT6 (hammer), and in turn alarms immune cells via cytokine secretion

Updated on:June 12,2024

A Lyme vaccine is in late-stage trials. Could an anti-tick vaccine be next?

by Cynthia McCormick Hibbert,Northeastern UniversityCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainAs a vaccine against Lyme disease enters late-stage clinical trials, scientists around the globe are already

Updated on: July 08,2024

A Lyme vaccine is in late-stage trials. Could an anti-tick vaccine be next?

by Cynthia McCormick Hibbert,Northeastern UniversityCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainAs a vaccine against Lyme disease enters late-stage clinical trials, scientists around the globe are already

Updated on:July 08,2024

A fused protein named CiDRE renders alveolar macrophages susceptible to SARS-CoV-2 invasion

by Tokyo Medical and Dental UniversityIndividuals with the T allele at rs13050728 in the IFNAR2/IL10RB locus, which is strongly associated with COVID-19 severity, have high expression of the “hyb

Updated on: March 26,2024

A fused protein named CiDRE renders alveolar macrophages susceptible to SARS-CoV-2 invasion

by Tokyo Medical and Dental UniversityIndividuals with the T allele at rs13050728 in the IFNAR2/IL10RB locus, which is strongly associated with COVID-19 severity, have high expression of the “hyb

Updated on:March 26,2024