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How did the COVID-19 pandemic impact the fungal infection hospitalization rates?

Researchers examined hospitalizations for fungal infections during the coronavirus disease 2019.

9 Jun 2023

Investigating the alveolar type II reparative response in COVID-19 pneumonia

Researchers investigated the alveolar type II reparative response in COVID-19 pneumonia.

9 Jun 2023

MIS-C in children: A distinct autoimmune response to COVID-19 unveiled

The study reveals that MIS-C patients, post SARS-CoV-2 infection, develop a unique immune response against the virus' N protein, indicating a cross-reactivity with the self-protein SNX8, which might link the infection to the ensuing inflammatory syndrome.

8 Jun 2023

Gut health boost: Functional foods and herbs show promise in tackling SARS-CoV-2 variants

Functional foods and natural herbs have the potential to enhance immune function and maintain gut microbiota diversity. This review explores their role in mitigating the impact of SARS-CoV-2 variants on gut health and overall well-being.

8 Jun 2023

Biologists discover a previously unknown way that the immune system detects viruses

Inflammasomes make up an intricate system of molecular sensors that our bodies use to sound an alarm when an infection occurs.

8 Jun 2023

Trial finds mixed success of chatbots in improving COVID-19 vaccine confidence among Asians

Chatbots had mixed success in improving COVID-19 vaccine confidence and acceptance among the most hesitant individuals in Asia, according to a new randomized control trial.

8 Jun 2023

Agricultural plastics: analyzing the risks to food safety, health, and the environment by way of soil pollution by microplastics

Researchers reviewed the use, characteristics, and potential risks of agricultural plastics (APs).

8 Jun 2023

Insomnia raises the risk of influenza and other respiratory infections

A study based on more than 600 000 participants suggests that insomnia increases the risk of influenza and other respiratory infections.

8 Jun 2023

Do COVID-19 drugs in aquatic matrices negatively impact microalgae and cyanobacteria communities?

Researchers evaluated the presence of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) drugs in river water.

8 Jun 2023

Heart attack patients with concurrent COVID-19 have higher mortality risk, research shows

New research from the Smidt Heart Institute at Cedars-Sinai shows that patients who went to a hospital with a heart attack and were simultaneously sick with COVID-19 were three times more likely to die than patients experiencing a heart attack without a COVID-19 infection.

8 Jun 2023

University Hospital Centre for Emerging Viral Diseases named as a WHO collaborating center for epidemic and pandemic diseases

The World Health Organization (WHO), the University of Geneva (UNIGE) and Geneva University Hospitals (HUG), yesterday formalized the designation of the University Hospital Centre for Emerging Viral Diseases as a WHO collaborating center for epidemic and pandemic diseases.

8 Jun 2023

Massage therapists ease the pain of hospice patients — but aren’t easy to find

Ilyse Streim views massage for people in hospice care as “whispering to the body through touch.”

8 Jun 2023

How the mixed messaging of vaccine skeptics sows seeds of doubt

It was a late-spring House of Representatives hearing, where members of Congress and attendees hoped to learn lessons from the pandemic. Witness Marty Makary made a plea.

8 Jun 2023

Pneumothorax prevalence in COVID-19 and influenza patients

Researchers examined the occurrence and patient risk factors involved in pneumothorax.

8 Jun 2023

Safety surveillance suggests that COVID-19 mRNA vaccination is safe for young children

Researchers presented the results of their rapid cycle analysis safety surveillance, which is a weekly surveillance monitoring of monovalent mRNA COVID-19 vaccines among all children below five years enrolled in the Vaccine Safety Datalink (VSD).

8 Jun 2023

Study compares long-term consequences of COVID-19 between patients with rheumatic inflammatory diseases and healthy controls

Researchers used data from a long-term ongoing prospective cohort study in the Netherlands to compare the characteristics of long-COVID in inflammatory rheumatic diseases patients and healthy controls during the period when the SARS-CoV-2 Omicron subvariants, BA.1/BA.2 were dominant.

8 Jun 2023

Single virus binds to a single receptor, study reveals

In Europe, the pandemic triggered in 2020 by the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus is now largely under control. But why this virus is able to spread so efficiently remains unclear. A team of researchers led by Dr. Simone Backes, Dr. Gerti Beliu and Prof. Dr. Markus Sauer of the Julius Maximilians University of Würzburg (JMU) has now shown in a publication in "Angewandte Chemie" that some previous assumptions need to be reconsidered.

8 Jun 2023

SARS-CoV-2 virus can cause brain cells to fuse: Study

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covid 19 News and Research

How did the COVID-19 pandemic impact the fungal infection hospitalization rates?

Investigating the alveolar type II reparative response in COVID-19 pneumonia

MIS-C in children: A distinct autoimmune response to COVID-19 unveiled

Gut health boost: Functional foods and herbs show promise in tackling SARS-CoV-2 variants

Biologists discover a previously unknown way that the immune system detects viruses

Trial finds mixed success of chatbots in improving COVID-19 vaccine confidence among Asians

Agricultural plastics: analyzing the risks to food safety, health, and the environment by way of soil pollution by microplastics

Insomnia raises the risk of influenza and other respiratory infections

Do COVID-19 drugs in aquatic matrices negatively impact microalgae and cyanobacteria communities?

Heart attack patients with concurrent COVID-19 have higher mortality risk, research shows

University Hospital Centre for Emerging Viral Diseases named as a WHO collaborating center for epidemic and pandemic diseases

Massage therapists ease the pain of hospice patients — but aren’t easy to find

How the mixed messaging of vaccine skeptics sows seeds of doubt

Pneumothorax prevalence in COVID-19 and influenza patients

Safety surveillance suggests that COVID-19 mRNA vaccination is safe for young children

Study compares long-term consequences of COVID-19 between patients with rheumatic inflammatory diseases and healthy controls

Single virus binds to a single receptor, study reveals

SARS-CoV-2 virus can cause brain cells to fuse: Study

Heart attack during the first COVID-19 lockdown reduced two years of patients’ lives

Most adults with diabetes do not receive prompt outpatient care after heart failure hospitalization

Exploring the intersection of biology and proteomics

Unlocking the Secrets of Multiple Sclerosis Progression: Brain-Immune Cell Communication

Passing on Polycystic Ovary Syndrome: Health risks for male offspring of women with PCOS

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