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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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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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 more than doubles the risk of developing new cardiac symptoms. Experiencing lasting symptoms months after catching COVID-19, also known as long COVID, was…
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…
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 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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…