Neuroscience
As links to MS deepen, researchers accelerate efforts to develop an Epstein-Barr vaccine
Maybe you've never heard of the Epstein-Barr virus. But it knows all about you.
Oct 20, 2022
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News tagged with clinical infectious diseases
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Findings suggest COVID-19 rebound not caused by impaired immune response
Findings from a small study of eight patients published in Clinical Infectious Diseases suggest that COVID-19 rebound is likely not caused by impaired immune responses.
Oct 6, 2022
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Scientists reveal new contact tracing method for sex partners of people with chlamydia
Research involving Strathclyde has shown the effectiveness of a world-first contact tracing method to identify, test and treat sex partners of people with chlamydia—a sexually transmitted infection (STI) that affects 250,000 ...
Oct 6, 2022
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Medications
Significant antiviral activity of bulevirtide for treatment of chronic hepatitis D infection
Between 10 and 20 million people worldwide are infected with hepatitis D virus (HDV). HDV infection is always associated with hepatitis B virus infection. So far there has been no satisfactory therapeutic option for this ...
Oct 3, 2022
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Gerontology & Geriatrics
New study underscores need for COVID-19 booster shots for older adults
In a study of more than 80 men and women from Baltimore, Maryland, Johns Hopkins researchers have added to evidence that COVID-19 booster shots are essential for maintaining long-term immunity against infection, particularly ...
Sep 29, 2022
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Comparing life-threatening flu and COVID-19 illness in kids
Flu and COVID-19 symptoms can look similar in kids—both are known to cause fever, coughing and fatigue and prompt parents to keep children home from school.
Sep 13, 2022
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Health
Is the food that is good for us also good for the planet?
QUT ecologist Dr. Ayesha Tulloch, dietitian Professor Gallegos and UQ ecologist Dr. Rachel Oh analyzed 150 webpages from six world regions and found 83% of the 2,556 recommendations for food items that might "boost" immunity ...
Sep 8, 2022
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
NIH experts review monkeypox challenges
Lessons learned from the public health responses to the HIV and COVID-19 pandemics should help guide the response to the current outbreak of monkeypox, National Institutes of Health experts write in an editorial published ...
Aug 24, 2022
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
RSV prevention finally in reach after 20 years of research
World-first immunizations providing protection against deadly respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) could be just months away thanks to global research efforts spanning multiple decades.
Aug 23, 2022
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Medical research
First map of immune system connections reveals new therapeutic opportunities
A first of its kind comprehensive map of the network of connections that make up the human immune system has been created, which could lead to new immunotherapies to treat cancer, infectious diseases, and other conditions ...
Aug 3, 2022
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