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The antiviral potential of 4′-fluorouridine as an oral treatment against RSV and SARS-CoV-2

New research reports 4’-Fluorouridine (4′-FlU) as an oral antiviral against RSV and SARS-CoV-2.

7 Dec 2021

Risk assessment of the threat of SARS-CoV-2 on banknotes

A new study evaluates the risk of SARS-CoV-2 exposure by fomite transmission during cash transactions.

7 Dec 2021

Cas12a-based bio-sensor for detecting SARS-CoV-2 mutations

Scientists develop an improved biosensor with Cas12a-based CRISPR on-site rapid detection system and discuss its ability to detect SARS-CoV-2 VOCs.

7 Dec 2021

Delta SARS-CoV-2 variant drove increase in infection numbers in the U.K.

Researchers determine how different the SARS-CoV-2 Delta variant was from the previously dominant Alpha variant.

7 Dec 2021

Antibody response to COVID-19 vaccine may be affected by the body’s circadian rhythms

Our internal 24-hour circadian clock regulates many aspects of physiology, including the response to infectious disease and vaccination.

7 Dec 2021

Researchers discover biomarker that could aid in early detection of high risk COVID-19 patients

Led by computational researchers from WEHI, in collaboration with The University of Queensland, Queensland University of Technology and Hospital Marcelino Champagnat in Brazil, the study used advanced spatial transcriptomic techniques to screen for genes associated with excessive inflammation in the lungs, a key indicator of severe COVID-19.

7 Dec 2021

Hypercoagulability of the blood responsible for cardiac thrombosis in COVID-19 patients

Researchers examined autopsy tissue samples of hearts from patients who died early in the COVID-19 pandemic.

7 Dec 2021

Community mask usage reduces symptomatic COVID seroprevalence in Bangladesh

A new Science preprint explores the effectiveness of universal masking in reducing the incidence of symptomatic disease.

7 Dec 2021

Octapharma USA announces FDA approval of cutaquig 16.5% for pediatric PI patients

Octapharma USA today announced the U.S. Food & Drug Administration has approved cutaquig [Immune globulin, Subcutaneous (Human)-hipp, 16.5% Solution] for the treatment of pediatric patients age 2 and older with primary humoral immunodeficiency (PI). The FDA previously approved cutaquig for adults with PI.

7 Dec 2021

People who exercise regularly have lower risk of developing and dying from pneumonia

People who exercise regularly can reduce their risk of developing and dying from pneumonia, new research has found.

7 Dec 2021

Poolbeg and University College Dublin sign an Option Agreement to license melioidosis vaccine candidate

Poolbeg Pharma, 'Poolbeg' or the 'Company', a clinical stage infectious disease pharmaceutical company with a capital light clinical model, has signed an Option Agreement to licence MelioVac, a vaccine for melioidosis, with University College Dublin and its inventor, Associate Professor Siobhán McClean, through NovaUCD, the university's knowledge transfer office.

7 Dec 2021

Possible impact of spike protein mutations on SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant

The current study not only analyses the mutations in the Omicron spike variant but classifies various combinations of spike mutations into groups.

7 Dec 2021

Exploring SARS-CoV-2 vaccine responsiveness in immunosuppressed patients

A new study indicates an immunological response to SARS-CoV-2 vaccines in immunosuppressed patients that were comparable to healthy patients.

7 Dec 2021

An analysis of risk factors and symptom presentation among groups at risk for SARS-CoV-2 infection

The study, published on the pre-print server medRxiv*, analyzed the specific linkages between the COVID-19 patients belonging to the three risk groups with the overall COVID-19 patients and compared symptoms between and within the risk groups.

6 Dec 2021

Martin Kemp appears as Father Christmas in a new film to increase COVID-19 vaccine uptake

Former soap star and member of Spandau Ballet Martin Kemp has joined the national effort to get people vaccinated - by appearing as Father Christmas in a new film released today (Tuesday 7 December).

6 Dec 2021

SARS-CoV-2 S2 immunization as a pan-coronavirus vaccine approach

A new mouse model suggests that prior HCoV-OC43 S immunity primes neutralising antibody responses to otherwise subimmunogenic SARS-CoV-2 S exposure as well as promotes S2-targeting antibody responses.

6 Dec 2021

COVID symptom attestation tool for health care workers helps protect patients and co-workers

Any fever or chills? Cough? Shortness of breath? Answering these questions and others has become a familiar part of daily life during the pandemic.

6 Dec 2021

New interactive graphic helps people decide how to protect them and others from COVID-19

Is it risky to sing in a choir? What are the risks of eating in a small restaurant? How much difference does it make to open windows or clean surfaces? New interactive tool helps people make decisions on COVID-19.

6 Dec 2021

UK's COVID-19 booster program accelerated, and people urged to get top-up jabs

People have been urged to get a coronavirus (COVID-19) booster vaccine to top-up their protection this winter as 20 million people in the UK are expected to have had their third jabs today (Sunday 5 December 2021).

5 Dec 2021

A new model linking SARS-CoV-2 viral load to infectiousness may guide further testing strategy

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5 Dec 2021

Cold, Flu & Cough News and Research

Latest Cold, Flu & Cough News and Research

The antiviral potential of 4′-fluorouridine as an oral treatment against RSV and SARS-CoV-2

Risk assessment of the threat of SARS-CoV-2 on banknotes

Cas12a-based bio-sensor for detecting SARS-CoV-2 mutations

Delta SARS-CoV-2 variant drove increase in infection numbers in the U.K.

Antibody response to COVID-19 vaccine may be affected by the body’s circadian rhythms

Researchers discover biomarker that could aid in early detection of high risk COVID-19 patients

Hypercoagulability of the blood responsible for cardiac thrombosis in COVID-19 patients

Community mask usage reduces symptomatic COVID seroprevalence in Bangladesh

Octapharma USA announces FDA approval of cutaquig 16.5% for pediatric PI patients

People who exercise regularly have lower risk of developing and dying from pneumonia

Poolbeg and University College Dublin sign an Option Agreement to license melioidosis vaccine candidate

Possible impact of spike protein mutations on SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant

Exploring SARS-CoV-2 vaccine responsiveness in immunosuppressed patients

An analysis of risk factors and symptom presentation among groups at risk for SARS-CoV-2 infection

Martin Kemp appears as Father Christmas in a new film to increase COVID-19 vaccine uptake

SARS-CoV-2 S2 immunization as a pan-coronavirus vaccine approach

COVID symptom attestation tool for health care workers helps protect patients and co-workers

New interactive graphic helps people decide how to protect them and others from COVID-19

UK's COVID-19 booster program accelerated, and people urged to get top-up jabs

A new model linking SARS-CoV-2 viral load to infectiousness may guide further testing strategy

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