Human Antibodies Discovered That Can Block Multiple Coronaviruses Including COVID-19
Results from a Scripps Research and UNC team pave the way for a vaccine and therapeutic antibodies that could be stockpiled to fight future coronavirus…
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Long COVID Pain: Increased Rates of Chest Pain Up to a Year After Infection
Even patients with mild COVID-19 infections can suffer from health complications for months, even years, post-infection. Nearly 19% of U.S. adults who had previously tested…
Study Shows Healthy Dogs and Cats Can Transmit Dangerous Microbes to Humans – And Vice Versa
Multi-drug-resistant organisms can be transmitted between healthy dogs and cats and their hospitalized owners. Fortunately, only a small number of cases were found suggesting pets…
How Parents Decide if They Should Vaccinate Their Kids Against COVID-19
New study explores complexity of decision-making. A recent study published in the Canadian Medical Association Journal (CMAJ) on February 21 has found that the decision…
“COVID Rebound” Is Common – Even in Patients Not Treated With Paxlovid
Preliminary results from a Scripps Research and eMed digital medicine study show an unexpectedly high proportion of COVID-19 rebound cases in untreated people, as well…
Sleep and Vaccination: The Critical Connection You Need to Know About
Better sleep could play an important role in the COVID-19 vaccination effort, new research suggests. How strongly a vaccine protects you may depend on getting…
Beware of Fungi in Flour: It Won’t Turn You Into a Zombie, but It Can Make You Sick
Pancakes won’t turn you into a zombie as in HBO’s ‘The Last of Us,’ but fungi in flour have been making people sick for a…
Long COVID Means Increased Risk of Long-Term Gastrointestinal Problems
Addressing lingering GI issues critical part of post-infection care. People who have had COVID-19 are at increased risk of developing gastrointestinal (GI) disorders within a…
Long COVID Sufferers More Than Twice As Likely To Experience Heart Problems
Long COVID more than doubles the risk of developing new cardiac symptoms. Experiencing lasting symptoms months after catching COVID-19, also known as long COVID, was…
Shocking Report Reveals 59% of Long COVID Patients Suffer From Organ Damage a Year Later
Organ damage persisted in 59% of long COVID patients a year after initial symptoms, even in those not severely affected when first diagnosed with the…
Revolutionary Testing Method Diagnoses COVID-19 With Near-Perfect Accuracy
By monitoring the body’s molecular response to a viral attack, the new method developed by Flatiron Institute researchers and their colleagues can diagnose even asymptomatic…
Study Finds Omega-3 May Be Protective Against COVID-19 Infection
Study Shows Those With a Higher Omega-3 Index Are More Protected From Severe COVID Infection Omega-3 fatty acids, especially EPA and DHA, might be protective…
Deadly Waves: Plague Bacteria Was Reintroduced Into the Population Again and Again
Researchers Document Evolution of Plague Over Hundreds of Years in Medieval Denmark Longitudinal study reveals Yersinia pestis, the bacteria that causes plague, was reintroduced into…
Scientists Discover Protein in the Lungs That Blocks COVID-19 Infection – “Natural Protective Barrier”
The protein receptor found in the lungs sticks to the virus and pulls it away from the target cells. University of Sydney scientists have discovered…
“Failure” of COVID-Era Air Travel Measures Revealed Through Plane Wastewater Testing
Almost all planes arriving at three UK airports during a period of COVID restrictions had the SARS CoV-2 virus in their wastewater, according to newly…
Scientists Discover Small Molecules That Successfully Target COVID Spike Proteins
Using Small Molecules To Keep SARS-CoV-2 Closed for Business The infamous spike proteins on the surface of SARS-CoV-2 help it bind to and enter human…
How Do You Treat Untreatable Infections? Princeton Researchers Have Created a New Bacteria-Killing Compound
A mechanism used by bacteria to defend themselves could lead to the development of new antibiotics. Princeton Engineering researchers have found a compound that can…
Marburg Vaccine Breakthrough: First Human Study Shows Promising Results
An experimental vaccine against the Marburg virus (MARV) was shown to be safe and induced an immune response in a small, first-in-human clinical trial, according…
