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COVID-19 and the gut-lung axis

A new study explores the hypothesis that stimulation of the gut could be responsible for the lung inflammation seen in COVID-19, triggered by SARS-CoV-2.

16 Sep 2021

Live oral SARS-CoV-2 vaccine provides partial protection in Rhesus Macaques

A new study describes the partial protection against respiratory infection with SARS-CoV-2 following gut inoculation with a live attenuated virus.

16 Sep 2021

When covid deaths are dismissed or stigmatized, grief is mixed with shame and anger

Months after Kyle Dixon died, his old house in Lanse, Pennsylvania, is full of reminders of a life cut short.

16 Sep 2021

How Fauci and the NIH got ahead of the FDA and CDC in backing boosters

In January — long before the first jabs of covid-19 vaccine were even available to most Americans — scientists working under Dr. Anthony Fauci at the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases were already thinking about potential booster shots.

16 Sep 2021

Research aims to improve job search skills among mid-career workers from lower SES families

Mei is a mid-career woman looking for a job. She worked at an international hotel chain after junior college for 14 years and climbed through the ranks to become a housekeeping supervisor.

16 Sep 2021

NIH awards funding to build a national study population of volunteers on long-term effects of COVID-19

The National Institutes of Health awarded nearly $470 million to build a national study population of diverse research volunteers and support large-scale studies on the long-term effects of COVID-19.

15 Sep 2021

Analysis of the immune landscape in mild-to-moderate COVID-19

A new study includes an analysis of plasma cytokine levels, peripheral blood immune cell composition, and SARS-CoV-2 specific Igs in COVID-19.

15 Sep 2021

Pew announces support for the 2021 class of Innovation Fund investigators

The Pew Charitable Trusts announced today the six pairs of researchers who will make up its 2021 class of Innovation Fund investigators.

15 Sep 2021

Phase I trial investigates using antiparasitic nitazoxanide for treatment of COVID-19

In a recent study, researchers investigate the possibility of using the thiazolide antiparasitic nitazoxanide for the treatment of COVID-19.

15 Sep 2021

Over half of states have rolled back public health powers in pandemic

Republican legislators in more than half of U.S. states, spurred on by voters angry about lockdowns and mask mandates, are taking away the powers state and local officials use to protect the public against infectious diseases.

15 Sep 2021

Respiratory emissions during labor and delivery can increase the risk of disease transmission

Some medical procedures can put health care workers at higher risk for contracting COVID-19 and other respiratory diseases.

15 Sep 2021

UK Sepsis Trust calls for people to better understand the signs and symptoms of sepsis

This World Sepsis Day, the UK Sepsis Trust is calling for people to better understand the signs and symptoms of sepsis and recognize it as a medical emergency, in order to reduce the risk of death and mitigate against the very real long-term health effects of post-sepsis syndrome.

15 Sep 2021

New automated approach to detecting SARS-CoV-2 variants with increased growth rates

Researchers in the United States have developed a new automated approach to detecting variants of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) – the agent that causes coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) – that have increased growth rates over other lineages.

15 Sep 2021

Cold, Flu & Cough News and Research

Latest Cold, Flu & Cough News and Research

COVID-19 and the gut-lung axis

Live oral SARS-CoV-2 vaccine provides partial protection in Rhesus Macaques

When covid deaths are dismissed or stigmatized, grief is mixed with shame and anger

How Fauci and the NIH got ahead of the FDA and CDC in backing boosters

Research aims to improve job search skills among mid-career workers from lower SES families

NIH awards funding to build a national study population of volunteers on long-term effects of COVID-19

Analysis of the immune landscape in mild-to-moderate COVID-19

Pew announces support for the 2021 class of Innovation Fund investigators

Phase I trial investigates using antiparasitic nitazoxanide for treatment of COVID-19

Over half of states have rolled back public health powers in pandemic

Respiratory emissions during labor and delivery can increase the risk of disease transmission

UK Sepsis Trust calls for people to better understand the signs and symptoms of sepsis

New automated approach to detecting SARS-CoV-2 variants with increased growth rates

Pregnancy complications with COVID-19

Flu shots and COVID-19 immunity

Low dose of Moderna COVID-19 vaccine generates durable immune response

Health leaders issue an urgent call for vaccine equity globally and in Africa

COVID-19 booster vaccine to be offered to millions of vulnerable people from next week

Gorillas at Atlanta Zoo have been infected by SARS-CoV-2

Immune-mediated inflammatory disease may increase risk of severe COVID-19 outcomes

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

Cold, Flu & Cough News and Research

Latest Cold, Flu & Cough News and Research

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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