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Breakthrough in HIV treatment: NMN shows promise in reducing CD4+ T cell activation

The impact of nicotinamide mononucleotide (NMN) on Clusters of differentiation 4+ (CD4+ ) Thymus cells (T cells) viz.

21 Nov 2023

Survey: Over a third of Americans worry about the "tripledemic" of respiratory illnesses

Over a third of American adults are worried that they or someone in their family will get the seasonal flu, Covid-19, or RSV (respiratory syncytial virus) in the next three months, according to a new health survey from the Annenberg Public Policy Center (APPC) of the University of Pennsylvania.

20 Nov 2023

Image-guided procedure may alleviate parosmia symptoms in long COVID patients

Using an image-guided minimally invasive procedure, researchers may be able to restore the sense of smell in patients who have suffered with long-COVID, according to research being presented next week at the annual meeting of the Radiological Society of North America.

20 Nov 2023

Tune Therapeutics unveils potentially curative approach to treating chronic HBV infection

Pioneering epigenome editing company Tune Therapeutics has announced it is working on a new and potentially curative approach to treating chronic HBV infection.

20 Nov 2023

Breakthrough in tuberculosis treatment: TB-PRACTECAL trial reveals efficacy of new oral regimen

The TB-PRACTECAL clinical trial outcomes, which evaluated the efficacy and safety of oral bedaquiline.

20 Nov 2023

Avian influenza A H5N1 virus impacts wide range of wildlife in the U.S., study shows

Study highlights the spread of the highly pathogenic avian influenza A (H5N1) virus among non-domesticated animals in the U.S., revealing neurological symptoms as a key clinical presentation and expanding the range of species affected by this Eurasian lineage virus.

19 Nov 2023

Pigeon virus causes fatal neurological disease in young leukemia patient

A case report details a fatal neurologic disease in an immunocompromised toddler caused by pigeon avian paramyxovirus, underscoring the effectiveness of metagenomic testing in diagnosing complex infectious diseases.

19 Nov 2023

Study reveals significant post-COVID meningitis resurgence

A team of scientists from the Institut Pasteur has used the database of the National Reference Center for Meningococci to trace the evolution of invasive meningococcal disease cases in France between 2015 and 2022, revealing an unprecedented resurgence in the disease after the easing of control measures imposed during the COVID-19 epidemic.

17 Nov 2023

Unraveling the immune system's response to nanoparticle drug delivery

To reduce the side effects associated with chemotherapy treatments, researchers have investigated the use of delivery systems that can take more drugs directly to the tumor. Ninh (Irene) La-Beck, Pharm.D., from the Department of Immunotherapeutics and Biotechnology at the Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center (TTUHSC) Jerry H. Hodge School of Pharmacy is one of those researchers.

17 Nov 2023

Immunogenicity of insect-specific Zika virus-vectorized vaccine candidates

The immunogenicity, safety, and effectiveness of ARPV/ZIKV a chimeric insect-specific flavivirus (ISFV)-Zika vaccine.

17 Nov 2023

New economic-pandemic model helps assess effectiveness of pandemic policies

Epidemic-Economic Model Provides Answers To Key Pandemic Policy Questions

16 Nov 2023

Air filtration systems do not reduce risk of viral infections, study finds

Air filtration systems do not reduce the risk of picking up viral infections, according to new research from the University of East Anglia.

16 Nov 2023

Researchers develop easy-to-calculate scales to predict COVID-19 severity

Factors associated with hospital admissions, ICU stays and mortality in patients who have had SARS-CoV-2 are identified, and clinical prediction rules are developed.

16 Nov 2023

Tackling Antimicrobial Resistance Together: A Conversation with Dr. Beverley Isherwood

An interview with Dr Beverley Isherwood.

16 Nov 2023

Emerging tick-borne viral threats in eastern europe and the black sea basin

Tick samples from countries in Eastern Europe and the Black Sea region.

16 Nov 2023

Curcumin boosts brain delivery of HIV drug, curbing inflammation and oxidative stress

Study shows curcumin enhances antiretroviral delivery and reduces inflammation and oxidative stress in HIV, offering potential improvements in treating HIV-associated neurocognitive disorders.

16 Nov 2023

Experts question Pfizer's failure to inform pregnant women of safety signal in GSK RSV vaccine trial

A debate has broken out over whether Pfizer should have told pregnant women taking part in its maternal respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) vaccine trial that a trial of a similar GSK vaccine was stopped over a safety signal around preterm birth, an investigation by The BMJ can reveal.

15 Nov 2023

Senolytics show promise in combating brain aging and COVID-19 neuropathology

Study reveals that senolytics can reduce aging in human brain organoids and mitigate COVID-19 neuropathology, suggesting their potential as a therapeutic strategy against brain aging and coronavirus-related neurological complications.

15 Nov 2023

Bacteria fight phages with RNA-based immune defense

There's no organism on earth that lives free of threat - including bacteria. Predatory viruses known as phages are among their most dire foes, infiltrating their cells to replicate and take over.

15 Nov 2023

Latest surveillance data shows a rise in antibiotic resistant infections and associated deaths

The latest national surveillance data, announced at the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) annual conference in Leeds today, shows that an estimated 58,224 people in England had an antibiotic resistant infection in 2022 - a rise of 4% since 2021 (55,792).

15 Nov 2023

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Virus News and Research

Latest Virus News and Research

Breakthrough in HIV treatment: NMN shows promise in reducing CD4+ T cell activation

Survey: Over a third of Americans worry about the "tripledemic" of respiratory illnesses

Image-guided procedure may alleviate parosmia symptoms in long COVID patients

Tune Therapeutics unveils potentially curative approach to treating chronic HBV infection

Breakthrough in tuberculosis treatment: TB-PRACTECAL trial reveals efficacy of new oral regimen

Avian influenza A H5N1 virus impacts wide range of wildlife in the U.S., study shows

Pigeon virus causes fatal neurological disease in young leukemia patient

Study reveals significant post-COVID meningitis resurgence

Unraveling the immune system's response to nanoparticle drug delivery

Immunogenicity of insect-specific Zika virus-vectorized vaccine candidates

New economic-pandemic model helps assess effectiveness of pandemic policies

Air filtration systems do not reduce risk of viral infections, study finds

Researchers develop easy-to-calculate scales to predict COVID-19 severity

Tackling Antimicrobial Resistance Together: A Conversation with Dr. Beverley Isherwood

Emerging tick-borne viral threats in eastern europe and the black sea basin

Curcumin boosts brain delivery of HIV drug, curbing inflammation and oxidative stress

Experts question Pfizer's failure to inform pregnant women of safety signal in GSK RSV vaccine trial

Senolytics show promise in combating brain aging and COVID-19 neuropathology

Bacteria fight phages with RNA-based immune defense

Latest surveillance data shows a rise in antibiotic resistant infections and associated deaths

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