ISG15 deficiency linked to antiviral immunity in humans

(HealthDay)—Investigators describe a strategy for development of a broad-spectrum anti-viral agent. Their research was published online May 19 inNature Communications.Noting that studies in mice

Updated on: April 16,2024 18

ISG15 deficiency linked to antiviral immunity in humans

(HealthDay)—Investigators describe a strategy for development of a broad-spectrum anti-viral agent. Their research was published online May 19 inNature Communications.Noting that studies in mice

Updated on:April 16,2024 18

Vaccine monitoring is crucial as SARS-CoV-2 variants continue to evolve, says study

by The Francis Crick InstituteCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainResearchers at the Francis Crick Institute and the National Institute for Health and Care Research Biomedical Research Centre at UCL

Updated on: March 20,2024 18

Vaccine monitoring is crucial as SARS-CoV-2 variants continue to evolve, says study

by The Francis Crick InstituteCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainResearchers at the Francis Crick Institute and the National Institute for Health and Care Research Biomedical Research Centre at UCL

Updated on:March 20,2024 18

Older US adults should get another COVID-19 shot, health officials recommend

by Mike StobbeComirnaty, a new Pfizer/BioNTech vaccination booster for COVID-19, is displayed at a pharmacy in Orlando, Fla., on Friday, Sept. 15, 2023. Older U.S. adults should roll up their sleeves

Updated on: March 21,2024 17

Older US adults should get another COVID-19 shot, health officials recommend

by Mike StobbeComirnaty, a new Pfizer/BioNTech vaccination booster for COVID-19, is displayed at a pharmacy in Orlando, Fla., on Friday, Sept. 15, 2023. Older U.S. adults should roll up their sleeves

Updated on:March 21,2024 17

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 13

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 13

The Last of Us: Why making fungal vaccines is so challenging

by Rebecca A. Drummond,The ConversationFungus Infected Frog. Credit: Wikipedia CommonsWarning: this article may contain spoilers.HBO's hit TV adaptation of the popular video game "The L

Updated on: April 01,2024 16

The Last of Us: Why making fungal vaccines is so challenging

by Rebecca A. Drummond,The ConversationFungus Infected Frog. Credit: Wikipedia CommonsWarning: this article may contain spoilers.HBO's hit TV adaptation of the popular video game "The L

Updated on:April 01,2024 16

Study shows narrative conversion messages boost attitudes about COVID vaccinations among unvaccinated adults

by Mike Krings,University of KansasCredit: CC0 Public DomainPublic health communicators have tried numerous methods to encourage people to accept COVID-19 vaccinations and boosters. And while so

Updated on: March 27,2024 0

Study shows narrative conversion messages boost attitudes about COVID vaccinations among unvaccinated adults

by Mike Krings,University of KansasCredit: CC0 Public DomainPublic health communicators have tried numerous methods to encourage people to accept COVID-19 vaccinations and boosters. And while so

Updated on:March 27,2024 0

Race is on to make Paris Olympics mosquito-free

This is an Aedes albopictus female mosquito obtaining a blood meal from a human host. Credit: CDCFrance is scrambling to make sure that that virus-carrying tiger mosquitos, a growing menace in Europe,

Updated on: April 30,2024 0

Race is on to make Paris Olympics mosquito-free

This is an Aedes albopictus female mosquito obtaining a blood meal from a human host. Credit: CDCFrance is scrambling to make sure that that virus-carrying tiger mosquitos, a growing menace in Europe,

Updated on:April 30,2024 0

Using phages to eradicate Pseudomonas aeruginosa infections

FEBRUARY 21, 2024byUniversity of LiverpoolPhage cocktail screening against 551 clinical isolates. Percentage of isolates susceptible (black—complete lysis), intermediate (pink—incomplete lysis)

Updated on: March 25,2024 7

Using phages to eradicate Pseudomonas aeruginosa infections

FEBRUARY 21, 2024byUniversity of LiverpoolPhage cocktail screening against 551 clinical isolates. Percentage of isolates susceptible (black—complete lysis), intermediate (pink—incomplete lysis)

Updated on:March 25,2024 7

Simple test for COVID-19 could prioritize treatments for individuals most at risk

by Flinders UniversitySROC curve with 95% confidence region and prediction region for the SII towards prediction of severe disease or mortality. Credit:Frontiers in Immunology(2023).

Updated on: April 10,2024 17

Simple test for COVID-19 could prioritize treatments for individuals most at risk

by Flinders UniversitySROC curve with 95% confidence region and prediction region for the SII towards prediction of severe disease or mortality. Credit:Frontiers in Immunology(2023).

Updated on:April 10,2024 17

Another step toward the HIV-1 vaccine: Dynamics of neutralizing antibodies

by University of CologneNeutralization screening of a large multinational cohort.a, Isolated IgGs of 2,354 HIV-1-infected individuals from a multinational study were tested against the glob

Updated on: April 16,2024 17

Another step toward the HIV-1 vaccine: Dynamics of neutralizing antibodies

by University of CologneNeutralization screening of a large multinational cohort.a, Isolated IgGs of 2,354 HIV-1-infected individuals from a multinational study were tested against the glob

Updated on:April 16,2024 17

Crohn's disease, comorbidities up risk for severe pneumococcal disease

For veterans with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), the risk for severe pneumococcal disease (SPD) is increased with Crohn disease and with more comorbidities, and pneumococcal vaccination is associat

Updated on: June 03,2024 8

Crohn's disease, comorbidities up risk for severe pneumococcal disease

For veterans with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), the risk for severe pneumococcal disease (SPD) is increased with Crohn disease and with more comorbidities, and pneumococcal vaccination is associat

Updated on:June 03,2024 8

Measles is a humanitarian issue, and its unwelcome reappearance in Canada is a reminder of its importance

by Adam R Houston and Jason Nickerson,The ConversationCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainAs a medical organization, Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) is no stranger to measle

Updated on: April 30,2024 0

Measles is a humanitarian issue, and its unwelcome reappearance in Canada is a reminder of its importance

by Adam R Houston and Jason Nickerson,The ConversationCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainAs a medical organization, Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) is no stranger to measle

Updated on:April 30,2024 0