Coronavirus Disease COVID 19 News and Research

Latest Coronavirus Disease COVID 19 News and Research

The impact of leronlimab on CCR5 surface cell levels during long COVID

The researchers assessed the impact of long COVID-19 on C-C chemokine receptor-5 (CCR5) and immunosuppression.

26 Apr 2022

Durability and neutralization capacity of SARS-CoV-2 specific antibodies in the breastmilk of convalescent COVID-19 mothers

The researchers assessed immunological and pathophysiological aspects of antenatal COVID-19.

26 Apr 2022

The potency of halicin against the main protease of SARS-CoV-2

A new paper published in Current Research in Chemical Biology discusses the potential of a molecule called halicin against SARS-CoV-2.

26 Apr 2022

Canine COVID-19 vaccine could prevent reverse transmission of SARS-CoV-2

The new study, published in the journal Vaccines, reports on an attempt to use the SARS-CoV-2 spike subunit protein to elicit an immune reaction.

26 Apr 2022

The role of invasive alien species as a reservoir of pathogens

A new study published in the journal Ecological Indicators assessed pathogens and parasites carried by 118 invasive alien plant and animal species to bridge this knowledge gap. The European and Polish national legislatures regulated the majority of these species.

26 Apr 2022

Unhealthy air increases the chances of catching COVID-19

A Swedish study published in the journal JAMA Network Open investigates the association between short-term exposure to air pollution and SARS-CoV-2 infection.

26 Apr 2022

A novel mouse model to test SARS-CoV-2 viral infection

In a recent study posted to the Research Square* preprint server, researchers developed a novel mouse model for testing infection by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2).

26 Apr 2022

Scientists discover how SARS-CoV-2 activates platelets

In a recent study published in the Blood Advances journal, the researchers assessed the impact of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) on platelet activation.

25 Apr 2022

Increased power and amplitude of memory B cells after SARS-CoV-2 mRNA booster

In a recent study published in the journal Nature, the researchers investigated the impact of the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) booster vaccine on memory B cells.

25 Apr 2022

As vaccination coverage increases, SARS-CoV-2 genetic diversity decreases

In a recent letter to the editor published in the Journal of Infection, researchers from the Chinese PLA Center for Disease Control and Prevention observed that the genetic diversity of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2) could be suppressed by high coverage of vaccination.

25 Apr 2022

Scientists show how T cells may help protect against severe COVID

In a recent study published in the Clinical Infectious Diseases journal, the researchers summarized the perspectives and observations on severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2)-related adaptive immunity.

25 Apr 2022

COVID-19 vaccine can elicit a distinct T cell-dominant immune-mediated hepatitis

In a recent study published in the Journal of Hepatology, researchers reported that the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) vaccination could elicit a distinct T cell-dominant immune-mediated hepatitis.

25 Apr 2022

Odyssean malaria remains a rare event but has potential serious implications

Malaria is mainly a travel-associated infection in Belgium where between 2016 and 2019, 327 to 420 cases were reported annually by the National Reference Laboratory. Local transmission is only sporadically reported.

25 Apr 2022

Common subcutaneous antibody therapy for immunodeficient patients has anti-SARS-CoV-2 antibodies

Researchers at the University of Texas Medical Branch recently confirmed the presence of neutralizing antibodies to SARS--COV-2 in a common subcutaneous antibody therapy (Hizentra) used to treat immunocompromised or immunodeficient patients, citing its protective benefits to the immunocompromised patient community.

25 Apr 2022

Drug-resistant mold found to be spreading and infecting susceptible people's lungs

A new study led by Imperial College London finds that drug-resistant mold is spreading from the environment and infecting susceptible people's lungs.

25 Apr 2022

Unvaccinated people threaten the safety of individuals vaccinated against SARS-CoV-2

Unvaccinated people threaten the safety of the vaccinated even when SARS-Cov-2 vaccination rates are high, according to a new modeling study published in CMAJ.

25 Apr 2022

Study finds antimicrobial resistance rates to be significantly higher during the pandemic than before

Among those hospitalized during the pandemic, both COVID-19 patients and those tested for SARS-COV-2 but negative, had higher rates of antibiotic-resistant bacterial infections compared to patients hospitalized before the pandemic, according to a study evaluating the pandemic's impact on antimicrobial resistance (AMR) in 271 hospitals across the USA, to be presented at this year's European Congress of Clinical Microbiology & Infectious Diseases in Lisbon, Portugal (23-26 April).

25 Apr 2022