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Extreme temperatures increase risk of heart failure deaths

According to a new study performed, exposure to extremely hot or cold temperatures raises a heart disease patient’s risk of dying.

14 Dec 2022

Study reveals why humans get infected by rodent-borne pathogens

In a global study, researchers have identified that most reservoirs of rodent-borne diseases tend to live exclusively or occasionally in or near human dwellings, show large fluctuations in their numbers, and/or are hunted for meat or fur.

14 Dec 2022

AI model provides a way for rapid COVID-19 testing and detection

COVID-19 and its latest Omicron strains continue to cause infections across the country as well as globally. Serology (blood) and molecular tests are the two most commonly used methods for rapid COVID-19 testing.

13 Dec 2022

JPIDS supplement issue focuses on eliminating health disparities in pediatric infectious diseases

The Journal of the Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society (JPIDS) has published 'Eliminating Health Disparities,' a supplement issue featuring five articles on past, current and future diversity and inclusion issues affecting pediatric infectious diseases (ID).

13 Dec 2022

Characterization of immune evasion and cell entry for new variants: BQ.1.1, XBB.1, and BR.2.1

In a recent study posted to the medRxiv* preprint server, researchers in Australia and Switzerland evaluated the prevalence of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) variants of concern (VOCs) in community-based settings of the United States (US).

13 Dec 2022

Obesity and type 2 diabetes impair mRNA COVID vaccine efficacy in mouse model

In a recent study posted to bioRxiv*, researchers in the United States assessed the impact of metabolic diseases on coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) vaccine immunogenicity in a mouse model.

13 Dec 2022

Researchers identify molecular determinants of post-infection long-COVID

In a recent study published in the journal Nature Medicine, researchers presented a transcriptome-wide assessment of blood gene expression changes that occur in acute COVID-19 (coronavirus disease 2019) and are associated with PASC (post-acute sequelae of COVID-19), commonly known as long-COVID.

13 Dec 2022

Globally, COVID-19 mortality biomarkers have varied efficacy

Some of the biomarkers used to predict mortality due to COVID-19 show variable efficacies in different parts of the world;

13 Dec 2022

Medicaid expansion and increase in PrEP, antiretroviral treatment could result in decline of new HIV infections

Enacting Medicaid expansion in Texas and increasing the use of preventive and antiviral medications could result in a decline of new HIV infections among young Black gay, bisexual, and other men who have sex with men (MSM) in Houston, reports a study in the January issue of Medical Care. The journal is published in the Lippincott portfolio by Wolters Kluwer.

13 Dec 2022

Can the Global Task Force on Cholera Control attain its 2030 targets?

Researchers assessed whether the 2030 goals of the Global Task Force for cholera control are attainable.

13 Dec 2022

Vigorous intermittent lifestyle physical activity associated with reduction of all-cause mortality, cancer, and cardiovascular mortality

Researchers investigated the health-enhancing effects of vigorous intermittent lifestyle physical activity if incorporated into the daily lives of non-exercisers unable to indulge in vigorous physical activity.

13 Dec 2022

Overview of current methods, technologies, and applications in the molecular diagnosis of mpox

Researchers provided an overview of existing molecular methods for mpox virus detection.

13 Dec 2022

Study finds bebtelovimab therapy lacks efficacy in patients infected with SARS-CoV-2 Omicron subvariants

Researchers assessed the impact of bebtelovimab (BEB) monoclonal antibody in the treatment of high-risk SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant-infected patients.

13 Dec 2022

Study suggests persistent inflammatory response triggered by SARS-CoV-2 may be responsible for observed sequelae in PASC patients

Researchers assessed the association of enhanced migratory or activated CD8+ T cell and reduced avidity reactive cellular response due to post-acute COVID-19 syndrome (PASC).

13 Dec 2022

The effectiveness of nirmatrelvir-ritonavir and molnupiravir for the treatment of COVID-19 among US veterans

Researchers evaluated the effectiveness of SARS-CoV-2 antivirals, nirmatrelvir-ritonavir, and molnupiravir among Veterans in the United States of America.

13 Dec 2022

Clinical efficacy and safety of two injections of a bivalent vaccine as a primary series during a period of Omicron circulation

Researchers evaluated the bivalent vaccine efficacy against the Omicron VOC.

13 Dec 2022

Disease/Infection News

Extreme temperatures increase risk of heart failure deaths

Study reveals why humans get infected by rodent-borne pathogens

AI model provides a way for rapid COVID-19 testing and detection

JPIDS supplement issue focuses on eliminating health disparities in pediatric infectious diseases

Characterization of immune evasion and cell entry for new variants: BQ.1.1, XBB.1, and BR.2.1

Obesity and type 2 diabetes impair mRNA COVID vaccine efficacy in mouse model

Researchers identify molecular determinants of post-infection long-COVID

Globally, COVID-19 mortality biomarkers have varied efficacy

Medicaid expansion and increase in PrEP, antiretroviral treatment could result in decline of new HIV infections

Can the Global Task Force on Cholera Control attain its 2030 targets?

Vigorous intermittent lifestyle physical activity associated with reduction of all-cause mortality, cancer, and cardiovascular mortality

Overview of current methods, technologies, and applications in the molecular diagnosis of mpox

Study finds bebtelovimab therapy lacks efficacy in patients infected with SARS-CoV-2 Omicron subvariants

Study suggests persistent inflammatory response triggered by SARS-CoV-2 may be responsible for observed sequelae in PASC patients

The effectiveness of nirmatrelvir-ritonavir and molnupiravir for the treatment of COVID-19 among US veterans

Clinical efficacy and safety of two injections of a bivalent vaccine as a primary series during a period of Omicron circulation

Antibody discovery could explain why so many group A strep vaccines have failed

Scientists use single-cell multi-omics data to map disease regulatory circuits

COVID-19 vaccination temporarily alters heart rate variability

Detection of unreported infections based on SARS-CoV-2 antibody seroprevalence

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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