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Vaccine effectiveness against SARS-CoV-2 reinfection during periods with different dominant SARS-CoV-2 variants

A new study found that despite a lower COVID-19 vaccine efficacy against reinfection with the Omicron variant, these vaccines demonstrate a marked efficacy against reinfection with SARS-CoV-2 Alpha and Delta variants, as well as the Omicron variant.

3 Jun 2022

The effect of BNT162b2 mRNA COVID-19 vaccine on human semen

Scientists from Italy have recently analyzed the effect of the mRNA-based COVID-19 vaccine on the semen quality of adult men.

3 Jun 2022

A system for detecting emerging SARS-CoV-2 variants

An article published in the journal Nature Medicine examines the unpredictable evolution of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.

2 Jun 2022

Brain motor and fear circuits orchestrate the immune response to acute stress

A new study explores how acute stressors affected mice in terms of their immune responses in specific regions of the brain.

2 Jun 2022

Vaccine-induced immunity against severe COVID-19 remains high for about six months

Protection against symptomatic COVID-19 begins to decrease after one month from initial vaccination, while immunity against severe COVID-19 remains high for about six months, according to a recent study by Penn State College of Medicine scientists.

2 Jun 2022

COVID-19 superspreader events typically originate from few carriers

A recent research paper published in the journal Physics of Fluids analyzed the overdispersion in the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) airborne transmission.

2 Jun 2022

Immune modulator drugs improved clinical status, reduced deaths among patients hospitalized with COVID-19

A large randomized, placebo-controlled clinical trial led by the National Institutes of Health shows that treating adults hospitalized with COVID-19 with infliximab or abatacept - drugs widely used to treat certain autoimmune diseases - did not significantly shorten time to recovery but did substantially improve clinical status and reduce deaths.

2 Jun 2022

KHN’s ‘What the Health?’: Washington’s slow churn

In the wake of three high-profile mass shootings in less than a month, lawmakers on Capitol Hill have renewed negotiations over legislation that could stem gun violence.

2 Jun 2022

Presence of monkeypox viruses in distantly associated small mammal species

A recent study depicted that distantly linked tiny mammal species from the Democratic Republic of the Congo harbor monkeypox viruses (MPXV).

2 Jun 2022

Phylogenomic characterization of the first genome sequences of the monkeypox virus outbreak variant

Researchers characterized infections caused by the monkeypox virus (MPXV).

2 Jun 2022

The effects of accessory protein mutations and other non-spike mutations on SARS-CoV-2 pathogenesis

Researchers looked into the role played by the accessory proteins using synthetic genomics assembly technology

2 Jun 2022

ASU study explores components of the immune system

Unless you are an identical twin, you probably aren't often mistaken for someone else. Likewise, our own sense of self as distinct from all other humans is deeply ingrained since early childhood.

2 Jun 2022

New online modeling hub will provide projections on health impact of COVID-19 across Europe

A new online modeling hub - launched this week - will present projections on how the COVID-19 pandemic may evolve in terms of cases, hospitalizations and deaths, thus helping countries in their pandemic planning.

2 Jun 2022

New discovery could lead to highly effective ways to treat influenza

It happens every year, especially in winter. A virus saunters into your wide-open respiratory tract, worms its way into lung cells, and, next thing you know, you're lying in bed with a fever, aches, and chills - classic symptoms of influenza, or flu.

1 Jun 2022

Inhibiting immune response-related enzyme holds promise in preventing or treating severe COVID-19

Blocking an immune response-related enzyme holds promise in preventing or treating severe COVID-19 symptoms by reducing inflammation, tissue injury and blood clots in the lungs, new research in mice suggests.

1 Jun 2022

Genetically modified herpes virus can be used in the fight against cancer

Viruses can make animals and humans sick - or healthy: Researchers at the Fraunhofer Institute for Interfacial Engineering and Biotechnology IGB have succeeded in genetically modifying the herpes simplex virus type 1, which triggers painful cold sores, in such a way that it can be used in the fight against cancer in the future.

1 Jun 2022

Combination bNAb therapy may offer a future alternative to daily ART for people living with HIV

Individuals with HIV who began taking antiretroviral therapy (ART) in the early stages of infection achieved a lengthy period of HIV suppression without ART after receiving two broadly neutralizing anti-HIV antibodies (bNAbs), according to a small study published today in the journal Nature.

1 Jun 2022

People with food allergies less likely to become infected with SARS-CoV-2, study finds

A National Institutes of Health-funded study has found that people with food allergies are less likely to become infected with SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, than people without them. In addition, while previous research identified obesity as a risk factor for severe COVID-19, the new study has identified obesity and high body mass index (BMI) as associated with increased risk for SARS-CoV-2 infection.

1 Jun 2022

Inverse relationship identified between SARS-CoV-2 and influenza infections

A new study identifies the potential correlations that exist between SARS-CoV-2 and influenza infections.

1 Jun 2022

Common experiences of stigma in people living with Long Covid

The vast majority of individuals, both with and without a long COVID diagnosis, have experienced some form of stigma.

1 Jun 2022

Virus News and Research

Latest Virus News and Research

Vaccine effectiveness against SARS-CoV-2 reinfection during periods with different dominant SARS-CoV-2 variants

The effect of BNT162b2 mRNA COVID-19 vaccine on human semen

A system for detecting emerging SARS-CoV-2 variants

Brain motor and fear circuits orchestrate the immune response to acute stress

Vaccine-induced immunity against severe COVID-19 remains high for about six months

COVID-19 superspreader events typically originate from few carriers

Immune modulator drugs improved clinical status, reduced deaths among patients hospitalized with COVID-19

KHN’s ‘What the Health?’: Washington’s slow churn

Presence of monkeypox viruses in distantly associated small mammal species

Phylogenomic characterization of the first genome sequences of the monkeypox virus outbreak variant

The effects of accessory protein mutations and other non-spike mutations on SARS-CoV-2 pathogenesis

ASU study explores components of the immune system

New online modeling hub will provide projections on health impact of COVID-19 across Europe

New discovery could lead to highly effective ways to treat influenza

Inhibiting immune response-related enzyme holds promise in preventing or treating severe COVID-19

Genetically modified herpes virus can be used in the fight against cancer

Combination bNAb therapy may offer a future alternative to daily ART for people living with HIV

People with food allergies less likely to become infected with SARS-CoV-2, study finds

Inverse relationship identified between SARS-CoV-2 and influenza infections

Common experiences of stigma in people living with Long Covid

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