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Advances in modeling molecular interactions needed to better harness AlphaFold for drug discovery

Over the past few decades, very few new antibiotics have been developed, largely because current methods for screening potential drugs are prohibitively expensive and time-consuming.

6 Sep 2022

Hand, foot and mouth disease afflicting children hyped up as 'tomato flu'

Leading clinicians and medical researchers in India say they are aghast at the media reports that portray hand, foot and mouth disease (HFMD) — a common, relatively mild, viral infection afflicting children — as caused by a new virus responsible for what is dubbed as 'tomato flu'.

5 Sep 2022

The currently available evidence on viral-induced parkinsonism

A new review attempts to summarize all known about the relationship between viral illness and parkinsonian disorders to facilitate further research.

31 Aug 2022

Disrupting a virus’s genome packaging can halt replication, study finds

Like savvy international travelers, viruses know exactly how to pack. With the genetic instructions for the next generation folded just so, snuggled into a custom-made outer covering studded with cell-grabbing proteins, these tiny invaders quest for new digs on the reg.

30 Aug 2022

Researchers find evidence of negative repercussions of immune history in SARS-CoV-2 infection

Researchers found proof of negative repercussions of immune history in SARS-CoV-2 infection.

30 Aug 2022

Higher-cost Medicare Advantage plan not linked to better quality health care for seniors

Enrolling in a higher-cost Medicare Advantage plan may not always get seniors better quality health care, according to a new RAND Corporation study.

29 Aug 2022

New universal flu vaccine protects mice against diverse variants of influenza A and B viruses

A new universal flu vaccine protects against diverse variants of both influenza A and B viruses in mice, according to a new study by researchers in the Institute for Biomedical Sciences at Georgia State University.

26 Aug 2022

COVID-19 pandemic: An epidemiological update

Epidemics and pandemics have been frightening the human chase again and again. SARS, H1N1, Ebola, and more have exposed their real face in the past, but with every such outbreak.

25 Aug 2022

Universal benefits of positive psychological factors may not generalize across races, study suggests

Research has consistently shown that positive psychological factors are linked to better physical health, including increased resistance to infectious illnesses such as the flu and the common cold.

24 Aug 2022

Case report on the post-orgasmic illness treated with antihistamines

Scientists discuss a post-orgasmic illness syndrome patient’s experience of being treated with an antihistamine.

23 Aug 2022

Case report describes clinical manifestation of monkeypox, SARS-CoV-2, and HIV coinfection

Scientists have recently presented the first documented case of coinfection with monkeypox virus, SARS-CoV-2, and HIV.

23 Aug 2022

Smoking and the risk of contracting SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19

A recent study examines the potential effects of tobacco use on COVID-19.

21 Aug 2022

SARS-CoV-2 mRNA vaccination reveals HIV hiding in immune cells

Vaccination with a SARS-CoV-2 mRNA vaccine revealed HIV hiding in immune cells in blood from people with HIV, according to lab research led by Weill Cornell Medicine investigators.

19 Aug 2022

Antiviral drugs in combination with antibody therapies could help protect people from the flu pandemic

Researchers at McMaster University have found a class of well-known antiviral drugs could be part of a one-two punch to treat seasonal influenza and prevent a flu pandemic when used in combination with antibody therapies.

16 Aug 2022

LSHTM expert comment: UK's MHRA approves bivalent COVID-19 vaccine

The UK's Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) has approved a booster vaccine made by Moderna which targets two COVID-19 variants, known as a bivalent vaccine. Following clinical trial data that showed it triggers a strong immune response against both strains, the vaccine was found to meet the UK regulator's standards for safety, quality and effectiveness. Vaccine expert, Professor Beate Kampmann reacts to this announcement.

16 Aug 2022

Flu News and Research

Advances in modeling molecular interactions needed to better harness AlphaFold for drug discovery

Hand, foot and mouth disease afflicting children hyped up as 'tomato flu'

The currently available evidence on viral-induced parkinsonism

Disrupting a virus’s genome packaging can halt replication, study finds

Researchers find evidence of negative repercussions of immune history in SARS-CoV-2 infection

Higher-cost Medicare Advantage plan not linked to better quality health care for seniors

New universal flu vaccine protects mice against diverse variants of influenza A and B viruses

COVID-19 pandemic: An epidemiological update

Universal benefits of positive psychological factors may not generalize across races, study suggests

Case report on the post-orgasmic illness treated with antihistamines

Case report describes clinical manifestation of monkeypox, SARS-CoV-2, and HIV coinfection

Smoking and the risk of contracting SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19

SARS-CoV-2 mRNA vaccination reveals HIV hiding in immune cells

Antiviral drugs in combination with antibody therapies could help protect people from the flu pandemic

LSHTM expert comment: UK's MHRA approves bivalent COVID-19 vaccine

Poliovirus detected in New York City wastewater

How should we react to the global monkeypox outbreak?

Study highlights the urgent need for combinatorial drug therapies for SARS-CoV-2

A direct lineage-typing RT-PCR assay reveals insights into the transition from Omicron BA.1 to BA.2 dominance in Sweden

British Heart Foundation funded Surrey project will address cardiac safety in novel anti-malarial agents

Professor Nancy Ip: Pioneering New Paths in Neurodegenerative Therapy

Utilizing process Raman in optimizing cultivated meat production

Exploring the G:Box and for high-quality imaging

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