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Is monkeypox a global public-health emergency?

A summary of available knowledge on the monkeypox virus including pathogenicity, risk to the human population, and strategies that can help limit its spread.

20 Jul 2022

Stopping 'budding' viruses in their tracks

Paramyxoviruses have the potential to trigger a devastating pandemic. This family of viruses includes measles, Nipah virus, mumps, Newcastle disease and canine distemper.

20 Jul 2022

Scientists find a promising new combination therapy for certain types of lung tumors

Scientists at the Francis Crick Institute have found that using immunotherapy alongside a drug that blocks a common gene mutation in lung cancer could be a promising new combination therapy for certain types of lung tumors.

20 Jul 2022

Can COVID-19 vaccination cause menstrual bleeding changes?

A recent study examined changes in menstrual bleeding following vaccination against SARS-CoV-2 among ethnically and gender-diverse pre-and postmenopausal women.

20 Jul 2022

What is the association between natural killer cell dysfunction and COVID-19 disease severity?

Researchers assessed the association between natural killer cell dysfunction and COVID-19 disease severity.

20 Jul 2022

Omicron-specific mRNA vaccine provides superior immune protection against two viral subvariants

Yale scientists have developed a novel Omicron-specific mRNA vaccine that offers superior immune protection against two viral subvariants than standard mRNA vaccines.

20 Jul 2022

Skins swabs may help identify Covid-19 infection in the future

Skin swabs are "surprisingly effective" at identifying Covid-19 infection, according to new research from the University of Surrey, offering a route to a non-invasive future for Covid-19 testing.

19 Jul 2022

Study shows how a critical Lassa virus protein drives infection

Lassa fever is a viral illness that is far too common in West Africa. Although it can have a mortality rate of 15 percent in severe cases, up to 90% in pregnant women, and causes deafness in a quarter of survivors, there is no vaccine or antiviral to protect against Lassa virus.

19 Jul 2022

Researchers discover new key protection against COVID-19 in saliva

The novel coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) has spread around the world at an unprecedented rate, evading containment countermeasures.

19 Jul 2022

Pain control method has revolutionized the experience for bone marrow donors, reduced the need for opioids

Sharing gifts is a favorite way to sustain connection across peoples and cultures worldwide, but with bone marrow donation the gift-giving act is accompanied by uncomfortable side effects to the donor, making it a truly selfless expression of kindness.

19 Jul 2022

Anti-rejection drug plus immunotherapy could change the lives of kidney transplant patients with cancer

Adding immunotherapy to standard anti-rejection medication could change the lives of thousands of kidney transplant patients with incurable cancer, as new research shows it can reduce this risk of organ rejection and eliminate cancer in a quarter of patients.

18 Jul 2022

Study confirms the link between gut disorders and Alzheimer's risk

People with gut disorders may be at greater risk of developing Alzheimer's Disease (AD).

18 Jul 2022

Study offers new insights into brain metastases in patients with melanoma

Brain metastasis is one of the most common causes of cancer-related deaths and occurs very frequently in patients with advanced melanoma.

18 Jul 2022

Study quantifies the likelihood of future COVID-19 following natural infection or vaccination

Since COVID-19 vaccines first became available to protect against infection and severe illness, there has been much uncertainty about how long the protection lasts, and when it might be necessary for individuals to get an additional booster shot.

18 Jul 2022

Scientists evaluate immunostimulatory glycolipid against SARS-CoV-2 infection

A new study showed that 7DW8-5, an immunostimulatory glycolipid impeded three respiratory viral infections, including SARS-CoV-2, in vivo.

18 Jul 2022

Future SARS-CoV-2 vaccines could hijack commensal bacteria in the gut–lung axis to confer immunity

Researchers screened bacterial mucosal vaccine vectors from 2015 to the present to identify a promising candidate to present SARS-CoV-2 spike protein or its fragments.

18 Jul 2022

Cytokine-based cancer immunotherapy: current progress and future prospects

In this interview, News-Medical talks to Dr. Shuang Zhou about cytokine-base cancer immunotherapy, the current state of the field, and future prospects.

From Sino Biological Inc. 18 Jul 2022

Study confirms rarity of vertical transmission of SARS-CoV-2 from mothers to newborns

Researchers examined neonates born to mothers infected with SARS-CoV-2 and were admitted to the NICU.

17 Jul 2022

Scientists combine robotics with biology to construct biohybrid microrobots

A team of scientists in the Physical Intelligence Department at the Max Planck Institute for Intelligent Systems have combined robotics with biology by equipping E. coli bacteria with artificial components to construct biohybrid microrobots.

15 Jul 2022

Chemokine-DNA nanoparticles can induce chronic, dysfunctional immune responses

Small proteins, called chemokines, that direct immune cells toward sites of infection can also form DNA-bound nanoparticles that can induce chronic, dysfunctional immune responses, according to a new study by researchers at Weill Cornell Medicine and Hospital for Special Surgery (HSS).

15 Jul 2022

Immune System News and Research

Is monkeypox a global public-health emergency?

Stopping 'budding' viruses in their tracks

Scientists find a promising new combination therapy for certain types of lung tumors

Can COVID-19 vaccination cause menstrual bleeding changes?

What is the association between natural killer cell dysfunction and COVID-19 disease severity?

Omicron-specific mRNA vaccine provides superior immune protection against two viral subvariants

Skins swabs may help identify Covid-19 infection in the future

Study shows how a critical Lassa virus protein drives infection

Researchers discover new key protection against COVID-19 in saliva

Pain control method has revolutionized the experience for bone marrow donors, reduced the need for opioids

Anti-rejection drug plus immunotherapy could change the lives of kidney transplant patients with cancer

Study confirms the link between gut disorders and Alzheimer's risk

Study offers new insights into brain metastases in patients with melanoma

Study quantifies the likelihood of future COVID-19 following natural infection or vaccination

Scientists evaluate immunostimulatory glycolipid against SARS-CoV-2 infection

Future SARS-CoV-2 vaccines could hijack commensal bacteria in the gut–lung axis to confer immunity

Cytokine-based cancer immunotherapy: current progress and future prospects

Study confirms rarity of vertical transmission of SARS-CoV-2 from mothers to newborns

Scientists combine robotics with biology to construct biohybrid microrobots

Chemokine-DNA nanoparticles can induce chronic, dysfunctional immune responses

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