Immunology
Post-COVID-19 conditions alter a person's immune response
A new study by investigators from the Smidt Heart Institute at Cedars-Sinai suggests long COVID-19 might be caused by a dysfunction of the immune system.
Apr 27, 2023
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BMC Infectious Diseases
BMC Infectious Diseases is an open access, peer-reviewed journal that considers articles on all aspects of the prevention, diagnosis and management of infectious and sexually transmitted diseases in humans, as well as related molecular genetics, pathophysiology, and epidemiology.
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Study finds trash, household crowding increase risk for three dangerous, mosquito-borne illnesses in Kenya
As warming temperatures make many parts of the world increasingly hospitable to mosquitoes, the risk for dangerous tropical illnesses, such as dengue infection and chikungunya, is expected to spread.
Apr 3, 2023
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Medical research
COVID sniffer dogs' real-life feasibility study is successful
Research led by University of Veterinary Medicine Hannover (TiHo), in cooperation with Hannover Medical School (MHH), Robert Koch Institute, Hannover Concerts, ProEvent Hannover and AWiAS Aviation Services GmbH, examined ...
Nov 11, 2022
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Vaccines have up to 90% efficacy against severe COVID-19 for up to 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 in BMC Infectious ...
Jun 3, 2022
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Vaccination
People were hesitant about rather than opposed to the COVID-19 vaccine, study finds
A study that explored the attitudes of vaccine hesitant adults in the U.K. towards uptake of the COVID-19 vaccine found that participants were hesitant rather than opposed to the vaccine. They had questions about their need ...
May 10, 2022
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Unhealthy lifestyles associated with a higher risk of severe COVID-19, highest risk for economically disadvantaged
Unhealthy lifestyles are associated with a higher risk of severe COVID-19, but risks are highest in the most economically disadvantaged, according to a new study.
Mar 30, 2022
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Medical research
Signs and symptoms may ID COVID-19 even with negative RT-PCR
Hospitalized patients early in the pandemic who repeatedly tested negative with reverse-transcriptase polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) but had signs and/or symptoms of COVID-19 had similar seropositivity as RT-PCR-confirmed ...
Feb 24, 2022
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Windy days may be good in the fight against COVID-19
While it may not be the season for beach going and barbecues, people continue to work and gather outside in many settings. Is that cause for concern in these latest stages of the pandemic, and new variants? Not necessarily, ...
Dec 1, 2021
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
How a bad day at work led to better COVID predictions
Talking about your bad day at work could lead to great solutions. Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory (CSHL) Associate Professor Saket Navlakha and his wife, Dr. Sejal Morjaria, an infectious disease physician at Memorial Sloan ...
May 3, 2021
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