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Is there an association between COVID-19 vaccination and changes in ovarian reserve?

Researchers explored the difference in female ovarian reserve before and after receiving the COVID-19 vaccine.

22 Jun 2023

Unmasking the threat: Scientists show how climate change fuels viral respiratory infections

Scientists review existing literature to understand how changes in weather conditions, have affected viral outbreaks, epidemics, and pandemics.

21 Jun 2023

Repurposing cancer drugs for malaria treatment

With malaria becoming increasingly drug-resistant, a team of UCF researchers is looking to use cancer drugs to accelerate the discovery of new life-saving therapies for the disease.

21 Jun 2023

The link between Covid-19 and Alzheimer's disease established

Renin-angiotensin system, or RAS, is a physiological mechanism essential to human body function. The SARS-CoV-2 virus causes overactivation and malfunction of this system.

21 Jun 2023

Single mutation of the hepatitis E virus stands in the way of sofosbuvir drug's effectiveness

A single mutation stands in the way of a drug's effectiveness. Understanding it helps find new therapeutic approaches.

21 Jun 2023

Adaptation and utilization of digital contact tracing applications in the post-pandemic period

During the pandemic, contact tracing apps kept Americans informed of potential exposure risk with the goal of reducing infections.

21 Jun 2023

Scientists uncover critical insights into why airborne viruses lose their infectivity

Critical insights into why airborne viruses lose their infectivity have been uncovered by scientists at the University of Bristol.

21 Jun 2023

Exposure to air pollution associated with COVID-19 disease severity

Exposure to air pollution meant an average of around four extra days in hospital for Covid-19 patients, further increasing the burden on healthcare systems, according to a study published today (Wednesday) in the European Respiratory Journal.

21 Jun 2023

The effect of SGLT2 inhibitors in patients with heart failure and type 2 diabetes

Researchers assessed the impact of SGLT2 inhibitors on type 2 diabetes and heart failure patients in real-world clinical settings.

21 Jun 2023

The impact of dietary carotenoids and vitamin C intake on the association between fruits and vegetable diet and preeclampsia

Researchers assessed the impact of dietary carotenoids and vitamin C intake on the association between fruits and vegetable diet and preeclampsia.

21 Jun 2023

Vagus nerve dysfunction has a central pathogenic role in the pathophysiology of the post-COVID condition

Researchers studied if vagus nerve dysfunction has a central pathogenic role in the pathophysiology of the post-COVID condition.

21 Jun 2023

Enterosignatures provide an interpretable and generic model that enables an intuitive characterization of gut microbiome composition

Researchers used a diverse set of 5,230 gut metagenomes to train a study model.

21 Jun 2023

Uncovering the hidden genetic connections behind COVID-19 and comorbidities

Researchers performed a protein diffusion network analysis using tissue-specific GRNs to identify predispositions to COVID-19.

21 Jun 2023

Rare sugars in a diabetic diet: the efficacy of a D-allulose-containing diet in patients with type two diabetes

Researchers evaluated the effectiveness of diabetic diets containing D-allulose among type 2 diabetes patients.

21 Jun 2023

Antidepressant prescriptions may reduce the risk of testing positive for COVID-19

New research led by the Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience (IoPPN) at King's College London has found that community mental health patients who were prescribed antidepressants were significantly less likely to test positive for COVID-19 when admitted to inpatient care.

20 Jun 2023

New adhesive bandage relies on gold nanoparticles to quickly detect COVID-19 antibodies

Researchers at NYU Abu Dhabi have developed a new rapid testing method for COVID-19 – an adhesive bandage that relies on gold nanoparticles to quickly detect the immune antibodies in the bloodstream.

20 Jun 2023

Eating red and white meat increases risk of cardiovascular disease

Red meat consumption linked to higher cardiovascular disease incidence globally, with stronger correlations observed in developing countries. Further exploration and longitudinal studies needed to investigate this association.

20 Jun 2023

Researchers identify Paenibacillus bacteria as responsible for postinfectious hydrocephalus in Uganda

In 2007, Yale pediatric neurosurgeon Steven Schiff, MD, visited his friend, Benjamin Warf, MD, at the CURE Children's Hospital of Uganda.

20 Jun 2023

Apple-shaped obesity associated with greater inflammation and mortality in COVID-19 patients

Eating an apple a day may keep the doctor away, but having an apple shape is not nearly as healthy. Now, researchers from Japan have shown that people who carry their weight in their bellies may be at greater risk of poor outcomes if they catch COVID-19.

20 Jun 2023

Study highlights the role of high cholesterol in SARS-CoV-2 infectivity

A recent study unveiled the doorway that SARS-CoV2 uses to slip inside cells undetected.

20 Jun 2023

Disease/Infection News

Is there an association between COVID-19 vaccination and changes in ovarian reserve?

Unmasking the threat: Scientists show how climate change fuels viral respiratory infections

Repurposing cancer drugs for malaria treatment

The link between Covid-19 and Alzheimer's disease established

Single mutation of the hepatitis E virus stands in the way of sofosbuvir drug's effectiveness

Adaptation and utilization of digital contact tracing applications in the post-pandemic period

Scientists uncover critical insights into why airborne viruses lose their infectivity

Exposure to air pollution associated with COVID-19 disease severity

The effect of SGLT2 inhibitors in patients with heart failure and type 2 diabetes

The impact of dietary carotenoids and vitamin C intake on the association between fruits and vegetable diet and preeclampsia

Vagus nerve dysfunction has a central pathogenic role in the pathophysiology of the post-COVID condition

Enterosignatures provide an interpretable and generic model that enables an intuitive characterization of gut microbiome composition

Uncovering the hidden genetic connections behind COVID-19 and comorbidities

Rare sugars in a diabetic diet: the efficacy of a D-allulose-containing diet in patients with type two diabetes

Antidepressant prescriptions may reduce the risk of testing positive for COVID-19

New adhesive bandage relies on gold nanoparticles to quickly detect COVID-19 antibodies

Eating red and white meat increases risk of cardiovascular disease

Researchers identify Paenibacillus bacteria as responsible for postinfectious hydrocephalus in Uganda

Apple-shaped obesity associated with greater inflammation and mortality in COVID-19 patients

Study highlights the role of high cholesterol in SARS-CoV-2 infectivity

Small solutions for big problems in drug discovery and delivery

Professor Nancy Ip: Pioneering New Paths in Neurodegenerative Therapy

Utilizing process Raman in optimizing cultivated meat production

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