A tool in battling COVID: Simple liver test is highly predictive of a patient's need for a respirator

by A.J. Hostetler,Virginia Commonwealth UniversityReceiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve for fibrosis-4 (FIB-4) across all COVID-19 variants. Credit:Journal of Clinical and Translat

Updated on: January 02,2024

A tool in battling COVID: Simple liver test is highly predictive of a patient's need for a respirator

by A.J. Hostetler,Virginia Commonwealth UniversityReceiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve for fibrosis-4 (FIB-4) across all COVID-19 variants. Credit:Journal of Clinical and Translat

Updated on:January 02,2024

Invasive fungal infections: A growing risk to human health worldwide

by Ben Knight,University of New South WalesCandida albicans. Credit: Wikipedia.Thinking of fungi probably conjures up an image of some wild mushrooms or a sourdough starter in your mind. That, o

Updated on: March 18,2024

Invasive fungal infections: A growing risk to human health worldwide

by Ben Knight,University of New South WalesCandida albicans. Credit: Wikipedia.Thinking of fungi probably conjures up an image of some wild mushrooms or a sourdough starter in your mind. That, o

Updated on:March 18,2024

Scientists close in on TB blood test that could detect millions of silent spreaders

byUniversity of SouthamptonCredit: Karolina Grabowska from PexelsScientists have taken a major step towards developing a blood test that could identify millions of people who unknowingly spread

Updated on: March 28,2024

Scientists close in on TB blood test that could detect millions of silent spreaders

byUniversity of SouthamptonCredit: Karolina Grabowska from PexelsScientists have taken a major step towards developing a blood test that could identify millions of people who unknowingly spread

Updated on:March 28,2024

In rural states, gardening and foraging helped prevent hunger during COVID: Study

by Colleen Goodhue,University of VermontPerson plants corn seedlings. Credit: Sally McCayNew research on rural New Englanders shows that gardening, hunting, fishing and other HWFP activities are

Updated on: March 27,2024

In rural states, gardening and foraging helped prevent hunger during COVID: Study

by Colleen Goodhue,University of VermontPerson plants corn seedlings. Credit: Sally McCayNew research on rural New Englanders shows that gardening, hunting, fishing and other HWFP activities are

Updated on:March 27,2024

SARS-CoV-2 variants, including mutated variants resembling omicron, are evolving new ways to evade antibodies, vaccines

by Jake Miller,Harvard Medical SchoolCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainIn an effort to predict future evolutionary maneuvers of SARS-CoV-2, a research team led by investigators at Harvard Medical

Updated on: April 22,2024

SARS-CoV-2 variants, including mutated variants resembling omicron, are evolving new ways to evade antibodies, vaccines

by Jake Miller,Harvard Medical SchoolCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainIn an effort to predict future evolutionary maneuvers of SARS-CoV-2, a research team led by investigators at Harvard Medical

Updated on:April 22,2024

Statistics shows mortality for adults 65 and over was declining before COVID-19

by Elana GotkineAmong adults age 65 years and older, mortality was declining before the COVID-19 pandemic, although the rate of decline slowed from 2009, according to the Dec. 15National Vital S

Updated on: January 02,2024

Statistics shows mortality for adults 65 and over was declining before COVID-19

by Elana GotkineAmong adults age 65 years and older, mortality was declining before the COVID-19 pandemic, although the rate of decline slowed from 2009, according to the Dec. 15National Vital S

Updated on:January 02,2024

How three infectious disease agents evade the immune system

byNanyang Technological UniversityTransmission electron microscope image of a respiratory syncytial virus particle. Credit: Assoc Prof Richard SugrueCOVID-19 cast a glaring spotlight on the deva

Updated on: January 26,2024

How three infectious disease agents evade the immune system

byNanyang Technological UniversityTransmission electron microscope image of a respiratory syncytial virus particle. Credit: Assoc Prof Richard SugrueCOVID-19 cast a glaring spotlight on the deva

Updated on:January 26,2024

Remission from HIV-1 infection: Discovery of broadly neutralizing antibodies that contribute to virus control

by Pasteur InstituteAntibody fragments of EPCT112 bNAb (blue) discovered at the Institut Pasteur by Hugo Mouquet's team, here forming a complex with the HIV-1 envelope protein (Env) (shown in

Updated on: April 16,2024

Remission from HIV-1 infection: Discovery of broadly neutralizing antibodies that contribute to virus control

by Pasteur InstituteAntibody fragments of EPCT112 bNAb (blue) discovered at the Institut Pasteur by Hugo Mouquet's team, here forming a complex with the HIV-1 envelope protein (Env) (shown in

Updated on:April 16,2024

Oropouche Fever: Rising Public Health Concern in South America

Updated on: June 08,2024

Oropouche Fever: Rising Public Health Concern in South America

Updated on:June 08,2024

Pesticides found in kale but at low risk levels

by Johns Hopkins UniversityKale growing at a farm outside Baltimore. Credit: Keeve Nachman/Johns Hopkins UniversityKale fans can rest easy knowing pesticides used to grow the hearty greens are un

Updated on: March 27,2024

Pesticides found in kale but at low risk levels

by Johns Hopkins UniversityKale growing at a farm outside Baltimore. Credit: Keeve Nachman/Johns Hopkins UniversityKale fans can rest easy knowing pesticides used to grow the hearty greens are un

Updated on:March 27,2024

Does the COVID-19 cytokine storm exist?

by Radboud UniversityCredit: CC0 Public DomainInflammatory proteins, also known as cytokines, play a crucial role in the immune response. If this immune response is too strong, a phenomenon known

Updated on: April 12,2024

Does the COVID-19 cytokine storm exist?

by Radboud UniversityCredit: CC0 Public DomainInflammatory proteins, also known as cytokines, play a crucial role in the immune response. If this immune response is too strong, a phenomenon known

Updated on:April 12,2024

Tobacco smoke exposure linked to increased risk of tuberculosis

by Brandon Chase,Massachusetts General HospitalAnalysis of BAL cells by flow cytometry. (A) The total number of viable BAL cells from non-smokers and smokers was assessed using a NucleoCounter (

Updated on: January 26,2024

Tobacco smoke exposure linked to increased risk of tuberculosis

by Brandon Chase,Massachusetts General HospitalAnalysis of BAL cells by flow cytometry. (A) The total number of viable BAL cells from non-smokers and smokers was assessed using a NucleoCounter (

Updated on:January 26,2024