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Cell & Microbiology
What shapes a virus's pandemic potential? SARS-CoV-2 relatives yield clues
Two of the closest known relatives to SARS-CoV-2—a pair of bat coronaviruses discovered by researchers in Laos—may transmit poorly in people despite being genetically similar to the COVID-19-causing virus, a new Yale ...
Jul 29, 2024
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Genetics
Genetic mutations in TLR7 and other genes tied to severe COVID-19
Whether or not a person becomes seriously ill with COVID-19 depends, among other things, on genetic factors. With this in mind, researchers from the University Hospital Bonn (UKB) and the University of Bonn, in cooperation ...
Jul 24, 2024
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COVID-19 outbreak
Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is the infectious disease caused by the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2)
A pneumonia of unknown cause detected in Wuhan, China was first reported to the World Health Organization Country Office in China on 31 December 2019 and recognised as a pandemic on 11 March 2020.
Reported illnesses have ranged from mild symptoms to severe illness and death for confirmed COVID-19 cases.
More information: WHO, CDC, global cases.
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Study suggests reinfections from the virus that causes COVID-19 likely have similar severity as original infection
Using health data from almost 213,000 Americans who experienced reinfections, researchers have found that severe infections from the virus that causes COVID-19 tend to foreshadow similar severity of infection the next time ...
Jul 12, 2024
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Scientists unravel life-saving effect of dexamethasone in COVID-19
Dexamethasone is one of the most important drugs in the treatment of severe COVID-19, but patients respond very differently to the therapy. Researchers at the German Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases (DZNE) and Charité—Universitätsmedizin ...
Jul 3, 2024
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Immune response study explains why some people don't get COVID-19
Scientists have discovered novel immune responses that help explain how some individuals avoid getting COVID-19.
Jun 19, 2024
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Study: In severe COVID-19 cases, neutrophils work around the clock
The course of SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus infections depends not only on how aggressive the virus is, but also on the immune response of the infected individual. Using single-cell analyses, a group of researchers led by Samantha ...
Jun 17, 2024
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Past COVID infections may help protect against certain colds. Could it lead to better vaccines?
If you've been sick with COVID-19, you may have some protection against certain versions of the common cold.
Jun 12, 2024
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Study reveals antiviral properties of solid wood surfaces
Researchers from the University of Eastern Finland (UEF) and the University of Jyväskylä (JYU) have collaborated to publish research on the antiviral capabilities of solid wood surfaces.
Jun 12, 2024
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Bird flu cases are going undetected, new study suggests; it's a problem for all of us
A new study lends weight to fears that more livestock workers have gotten the bird flu than has been reported.
Jul 31, 2024
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Q&A: What to know about long COVID and how to reduce your risk
UC San Francisco scientists have found that SARS-CoV-2 can linger in the body for years and could be driving a global epidemic in long COVID.
Jul 26, 2024
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Study finds increase in maternal deaths from non-respiratory during SARS-CoV-2 pandemic
During the peak of the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic, there was an increase in maternal mortality in Chile. This is confirmed by a natural population experiment based on data from the Department of Health Statistics and Information ...
Jul 22, 2024
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Postexposure prophylaxis with nirmatrelvir-ritonavir does not cut COVID-19 infection
Postexposure prophylaxis with nirmatrelvir-ritonavir for five or 10 days does not reduce the risk for symptomatic severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection, according to a study published in the ...
Jul 18, 2024
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Learning from the COVID pandemic: On the effectiveness of non-pharmaceutical interventions against pathogens
In the years of the COVID-19 pandemic, the effectiveness of government-ordered measures to contain the pandemic, such as regular testing and the wearing of medical masks, was repeatedly called into question.
Jul 18, 2024
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Mental health disparities in L.A. County worsened during COVID pandemic, study shows
New evidence has emerged about the long-term effects of the COVID-19 pandemic in Los Angeles County, as shown by a study in the journal PLOS ONE. Scientists at USC and the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health (DPH) ...
Jul 18, 2024
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Experts explore new approach to vaccine trials and pandemic preparedness
An international consortium of experts led by Translational Research Professor Oliver A. Cornely of the University of Cologne has created a white paper on innovative approaches for clinical vaccine research in order to be ...
Jul 17, 2024
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Study on post-COVID-19 condition: Which factors have an impact on the risk
The risk of post-COVID-19 condition is lower after an omicron infection, after a fourth vaccination and if the person did not develop post-COVID-19 condition after the first infection. This is shown by a nationwide survey ...
Jul 4, 2024
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States with highest COVID-19 vaccination rates showed steepest decline in pediatric asthma prevalence: Study
States with high rates of COVID-19 vaccination saw more pediatric asthma patients get a break from their symptoms, according to new research published in JAMA Network Open by leaders from Nemours Children's Health and Endeavor ...
Jul 3, 2024
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Study identifies novel host factors that facilitates SARS-CoV-2 entry
A research team led by Prof. Guo Yusong, Associate Professor of the Division of Life Science at the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST), recently made a novel discovery related to the coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) ...
Jul 2, 2024
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Reviews discusses progress in online detection methods of bioaerosols
Bioaerosols include bacteria, fungi, fungal spores and plant pollen, as well as viruses and their secretions such as endotoxin, glucan and mycotoxins. Various respiratory diseases such as rhinitis, respiratory inflammation, ...
Jul 2, 2024
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As COVID-19 ticks up in some places, US health officials recommend a fall vaccination campaign
With fresh COVID-19 cases bubbling up in some parts of the country, health officials are setting course for a fall vaccination campaign.
Jun 28, 2024
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