Health
Consumer health: What are head lice?
An estimated 6–12 million infestations of head lice occur each year in the U.S. among children ages three to 11, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Aug 25, 2022
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News tagged with viral disease
Immunology
Intranasal vaccination produces potent systemic immunity against HIV and SARS-CoV-2 in animal models
Even though most viruses cause infection directly through mucosal cells, the vast majority of vaccines are administered intramuscularly in a cellular mismatch that doesn't always produce optimum immunity.
Oncology & Cancer
Researchers identify hormone from fat cells that restrains tumor growth in mice
A hormone secreted by fat cells can restrain the growth of liver tumors in mice, according to a new study from the University of Michigan Life Sciences Institute.
Aug 15, 2022
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
In US, hepatitis C often untreated because of 'barriers' to care
US health authorities warned Tuesday of a large number of untreated hepatitis C patients, despite the fact that a cure for the dangerous disease has been available for a decade.
Aug 9, 2022
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Nationwide initiative will monitor wastewater for COVID-19, monkeypox, other diseases
Researchers at Stanford University and Emory University have launched a nationwide initiative to monitor monkeypox, COVID-19, and other infectious diseases in communities by measuring viral genetic material in wastewater. ...
Aug 8, 2022
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Long COVID-19 may stem from an overactive immune response in the lungs
Viruses that cause respiratory diseases like the flu and COVID-19 can lead to mild to severe symptoms within the first few weeks of infection. These symptoms typically resolve within a few more weeks, sometimes with the help ...
Aug 5, 2022
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
The science behind President Biden's 'rebound COVID'
President Joe Biden has plenty of company as he experiences a case of rebound COVID-19 after completing a course of the antiviral medication Paxlovid.
Aug 3, 2022
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
New research suggests natural killer cells in the liver help to prevent rejection after transplantation
Scientists believe natural-killer cells in the liver may explain why liver transplant patients typically require less treatment with immunosuppressant drugs to prevent rejection than recipients of other organ transplants.
Jul 27, 2022
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Medical research
Study shows flies, roaches not likely to spread COVID-19
Insects like biting flies and cockroaches are not likely to spread the agent of COVID-19 to humans, according to a recently published article by Texas A&M AgriLife Research scientists.
Jul 22, 2022
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Elucidation of antiviral/innate immune response activation mechanism of hepatokine LECT2
Innate immunity is activated when the pattern recognition receptors (PRRs) recognize pathogen-associated molecular patterns (PAMPs). A research team from Kanazawa University has shown that a liver-derived secretory protein ...
Jul 15, 2022
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