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The next pandemic? How a familiar virus exploits new hosts

The next pandemic? How a familiar virus exploits new hosts

by Nicole Lim,Duke-NUS Medical SchoolInfluenza A boasts a wide range of natural hosts, with different strains established in different species. This wide network gives it an extra evolutionary a

The next pandemic? How a familiar virus exploits new hosts

by Nicole Lim,Duke-NUS Medical SchoolInfluenza A boasts a wide range of natural hosts, with different strains established in different species. This wide network gives it an extra evolutionary a
Long-term cognitive and psychiatric effects of COVID-19 revealed in new study

Long-term cognitive and psychiatric effects of COVID-19 revealed in new study

byUniversity of OxfordPrediction of cognitive, psychiatric, and fatigue outcomes at two to three years after COVID-19 by symptom burden at six months. Credit:The Lancet Psychiatry(20

Long-term cognitive and psychiatric effects of COVID-19 revealed in new study

byUniversity of OxfordPrediction of cognitive, psychiatric, and fatigue outcomes at two to three years after COVID-19 by symptom burden at six months. Credit:The Lancet Psychiatry(20
Promising Lassa fever vaccine is headed to phase I clinical trial

Promising Lassa fever vaccine is headed to phase I clinical trial

byThomas Jefferson UniversityExperimental design. Credit:npj Vaccines(2024). DOI: 10.1038/s41541-024-00930-zResearchers from Thomas Jefferson University and the University of Marylan

Promising Lassa fever vaccine is headed to phase I clinical trial

byThomas Jefferson UniversityExperimental design. Credit:npj Vaccines(2024). DOI: 10.1038/s41541-024-00930-zResearchers from Thomas Jefferson University and the University of Marylan
During the next pandemic, a mathematical model could speed up the search for treatment

During the next pandemic, a mathematical model could speed up the search for treatment

byLeiden UniversityCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainDo you recall all those drugs that were hastily proposed as potential treatments for COVID-19? In the event of a future pandemic, the goal is

During the next pandemic, a mathematical model could speed up the search for treatment

byLeiden UniversityCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainDo you recall all those drugs that were hastily proposed as potential treatments for COVID-19? In the event of a future pandemic, the goal is
Scientists discover novel orthonairovirus in man bitten by tick in China

Scientists discover novel orthonairovirus in man bitten by tick in China

by Mary Van Beusekom,University of MinnesotaCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainAcase reportpublished in theNew England Journal of Medicinedescribes a previously unidentifi

Scientists discover novel orthonairovirus in man bitten by tick in China

by Mary Van Beusekom,University of MinnesotaCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainAcase reportpublished in theNew England Journal of Medicinedescribes a previously unidentifi
Researchers draw insights from COVID-19 to inform improved health care in times of crisis

Researchers draw insights from COVID-19 to inform improved health care in times of crisis

by Katie Malatino,Rensselaer Polytechnic InstituteAdaptive responses to successive disruptions in health care systems. Credit:Nature Medicine(2024). DOI: 10.1038/s41591-024-03103-6Am

Researchers draw insights from COVID-19 to inform improved health care in times of crisis

by Katie Malatino,Rensselaer Polytechnic InstituteAdaptive responses to successive disruptions in health care systems. Credit:Nature Medicine(2024). DOI: 10.1038/s41591-024-03103-6Am
Research reveals spread of malaria-carrying Anopheles stephensi mosquitoes in Yemen

Research reveals spread of malaria-carrying Anopheles stephensi mosquitoes in Yemen

byBaylor UniversityMaximum-likelihood phylogenetic analysis of cytochrome c oxidase subunit 1 gene sequences for Anopheles stephensi mosquitoes collected in Yemen. Pink indicates sequences from

Research reveals spread of malaria-carrying Anopheles stephensi mosquitoes in Yemen

byBaylor UniversityMaximum-likelihood phylogenetic analysis of cytochrome c oxidase subunit 1 gene sequences for Anopheles stephensi mosquitoes collected in Yemen. Pink indicates sequences from
Dengue recovery linked to higher long-term health risks than COVID-19

Dengue recovery linked to higher long-term health risks than COVID-19

byNanyang Technological UniversityCredit: CC0 Public DomainPeople who caught dengue and recovered are more likely to face long-term health complications about a year later compared to those who

Dengue recovery linked to higher long-term health risks than COVID-19

byNanyang Technological UniversityCredit: CC0 Public DomainPeople who caught dengue and recovered are more likely to face long-term health complications about a year later compared to those who
Avian flu found in wastewater of 10 Texas cities through virome sequencing

Avian flu found in wastewater of 10 Texas cities through virome sequencing

byUniversity of Texas Health Science Center at HoustonA worker at an El Paso Water Utility facility collects samples of wastewater prior to sending them to researchers at Baylor College of Medic

Avian flu found in wastewater of 10 Texas cities through virome sequencing

byUniversity of Texas Health Science Center at HoustonA worker at an El Paso Water Utility facility collects samples of wastewater prior to sending them to researchers at Baylor College of Medic
Vaccination credited for 70% reduction in long COVID risk over course of pandemic

Vaccination credited for 70% reduction in long COVID risk over course of pandemic

byWashington University School of MedicineThe risk of long COVID has declined over the course of the pandemic, although it remains a persistent threat. Researchers from Washington University Sch

Vaccination credited for 70% reduction in long COVID risk over course of pandemic

byWashington University School of MedicineThe risk of long COVID has declined over the course of the pandemic, although it remains a persistent threat. Researchers from Washington University Sch
Learning from the COVID pandemic: On the effectiveness of non-pharmaceutical interventions against pathogens

Learning from the COVID pandemic: On the effectiveness of non-pharmaceutical interventions against pathogens

by German Center for Infection ResearchEpidemiological properties of viral importation lineages. Credit:Nature Communications(2024). DOI: 10.1038/s41467-024-48641-2In the years of the COVI

Learning from the COVID pandemic: On the effectiveness of non-pharmaceutical interventions against pathogens

by German Center for Infection ResearchEpidemiological properties of viral importation lineages. Credit:Nature Communications(2024). DOI: 10.1038/s41467-024-48641-2In the years of the COVI
Inflammation may link COVID-19 severity to the onset of neurological symptoms

Inflammation may link COVID-19 severity to the onset of neurological symptoms

by D'Or Institute for Research and EducationRepresentative paired neuroimaging and chest CT findings from COVID-19 patients presenting neurological symptoms. Credit:Brain, Behavior, & Im

Inflammation may link COVID-19 severity to the onset of neurological symptoms

by D'Or Institute for Research and EducationRepresentative paired neuroimaging and chest CT findings from COVID-19 patients presenting neurological symptoms. Credit:Brain, Behavior, & Im