What Is Monkeypox? A Microbiologist Explains What’s Known About This Disease
On May 18, 2022, Massachusetts health officials and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) confirmed a single case of monkeypox in a patient…
On May 18, 2022, Massachusetts health officials and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) confirmed a single case of monkeypox in a patient…
In patients with serious and long-term COVID-19, disrupted blood coagulation has often been observed. Now, researchers at Linköping University (LiU), Sweden, have discovered that the…
A new study from researchers at Tufts University details which species are super spreaders. When it comes to avian influenza, more commonly called bird flu,…
A new research study published on May 11, 2022, in Diabetologia (the journal of the European Association for the Study of Diabetes [EASD]) finds that…
Proper Fit Crucial for Optimal Mask Protection Face shape influences mask fit, suggests problems with double masking against COVID-19. In its updated guidance at the…
Brensocatib did not improve the clinical status of patients hospitalized with severe SARS-CoV-2 infection in the double-blind randomized, placebo-controlled STOP-COVID19 multicenter clinical trial, according to…
Prescription of steroids upon discharge from hospital for Covid-19 should become standard, argue authors. Evidence is growing that ‘long Covid’, that is, continued negative health…
Device suitable for use in hospital wards, blood labs, and reception counters. In efforts to prevent the spread of COVID-19, miniaturizing air curtains for hospital…
Likely to be especially valuable in the early stages of any pandemic, suggest researchers. Trained sniffer dogs can accurately detect airport passengers infected with SARS-CoV-2,…
The inflammatory disorders share similar underlying molecular patterns, a University of California San Diego (UCSD) study reports; findings may improve disease diagnosis and treatment and…
Copper and silver are known for their antibacterial properties. Researchers from Bochum have explored their effectiveness against viruses. Many pathogens are destroyed by silver and…
Though it is an essential gateway to the liver, NTCP had not been well described before now. Na+-taurocholate co-transporting polypeptide (NTCP) is a protein located…
Strategies ignore COVID pandemic’s early lessons around chronic diseases. Experts are cautioning U.S. leaders and health officials against national strategies for a “new normal” of…
Despite the effectiveness of Covid-19 vaccination campaigns worldwide, the threat posed by the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus still exists. To begin with, a new SARS-CoV-2 variant may…
Research lays the foundation for health standards about what offers true ultraviolet sterilization. When the COVID-19 pandemic emerged in early 2020, ultraviolet (UV) radiation became…
Study suggests severe obesity blunts antibody response to COVID-19 vaccines. Pfizer/BioNTech linked to a more robust antibody response than CoronaVac in people with severe obesity….
Cognitive impairment as a result of severe COVID-19 is similar to that sustained between 50 and 70 years of age and is the equivalent to…
A research team led by scientists at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign (UIUC) tracked the rise and fall of SARS-CoV-2 (the virus that caused COVID-19)…