Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Blood test might someday diagnose early MS
An early marker of multiple sclerosis could help doctors figure out who will eventually fall prey to the degenerative nerve disease, a new study says.
Apr 27, 2024
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
COVID-19 virus can stay in the body more than a year after infection, research finds
The COVID-19 virus can persist in the blood and tissue of patients for more than a year after the acute phase of the illness has ended, according to new research from UC San Francisco that offers potential clues to why some ...
Mar 7, 2024
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Detecting hepatitis viruses in wastewater
Hepatitis E is widespread among the population worldwide. The World Health Organization estimates that around 20 million people are infected with it every year.
Jan 31, 2024
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Some believe the 1889 Russian flu pandemic was actually caused by a coronavirus—here's why that's unlikely
COVID-19 was the first coronavirus pandemic. The original SARS virus from 2003 and the MERS virus that created a health emergency in South Korea in 2015 were both coronaviruses, but fortunately, they failed to turn into pandemics ...
Jan 9, 2024
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
New type of antibody shows promise against multiple forms of flu virus
Researchers have identified a previously unrecognized class of antibodies—immune system proteins that protect against disease—that appear capable of neutralizing multiple forms of flu virus. These findings, which could ...
Dec 21, 2023
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
As dengue expands beyond the global 'dengue belt,' scientists dispel conventional wisdom about the disease
Unknowns, dangers and surprises persist about dengue viral infection and now an assumption once accepted as conventional wisdom about immunity to the mosquito-borne disease may be incorrect.
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Scientists analyze antibody responses to SARS-CoV-1 and SARS-CoV-2 infections
After the outbreak of the novel coronavirus in 2020, vaccines, antibodies (Abs), small molecule drugs, and other interventions needed to be researched, and such a rapid development is partly due to the accumulation of scientific ...
Nov 27, 2023
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Study shows children's antibodies are highly potent against COVID-19
Children are an underutilized source of potential antibody therapies to counteract the "ever-evolving" COVID-19 pandemic, according to researchers at Vanderbilt University Medical Center.
Nov 9, 2023
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Researchers identify early warning signs for severe dengue fever in children
Researchers from UNSW Sydney and Stanford University have shown that dengue virus can disrupt the immune system in children, leading to more severe disease. These changes in the immune system, referred to as "immune confusion," ...
Oct 31, 2023
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Immunology
Study reveals how young children's immune systems tame SARS-CoV-2
New research helps explain why young children have lower rates of severe COVID-19 than adults. A study of infants and young children found those who acquired SARS-CoV-2 had a strong, sustained antibody response to the virus ...
Oct 15, 2023
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