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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
I feel sick. How do I know if I have the flu, COVID, RSV or something else?

I feel sick. How do I know if I have the flu, COVID, RSV or something else?

by Natasha Yates,The ConversationCredit: Andrea Piacquadio from PexelsYou wake with a sore throat and realize you are sick. Is this going to be a two-day or a two-week illness? Should you go to

I feel sick. How do I know if I have the flu, COVID, RSV or something else?

by Natasha Yates,The ConversationCredit: Andrea Piacquadio from PexelsYou wake with a sore throat and realize you are sick. Is this going to be a two-day or a two-week illness? Should you go to
Scientists discover dual roles of antibodies in COVID-19 infections

Scientists discover dual roles of antibodies in COVID-19 infections

byUniversity of Minnesota Medical SchoolDual-role epitope on SARS-CoV-2 spike enhances and neutralizes viral entry across different variants. Credit:PLOS Pathogens(2024). DOI: 10.137

Scientists discover dual roles of antibodies in COVID-19 infections

byUniversity of Minnesota Medical SchoolDual-role epitope on SARS-CoV-2 spike enhances and neutralizes viral entry across different variants. Credit:PLOS Pathogens(2024). DOI: 10.137
WHO launches plan to rein in 'alarming' dengue spread

WHO launches plan to rein in 'alarming' dengue spread

This transmission electron microscopic (TEM) image depicts a number of round, Dengue virus particles that were revealed in this tissue specimen. Credit: CDC/ Frederick MurphyThe World Health Organizat

WHO launches plan to rein in 'alarming' dengue spread

This transmission electron microscopic (TEM) image depicts a number of round, Dengue virus particles that were revealed in this tissue specimen. Credit: CDC/ Frederick MurphyThe World Health Organizat
Whiteness as a fundamental determinant of health in rural America

Whiteness as a fundamental determinant of health in rural America

byGeorgetown University Medical CenterCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainWhite people in rural America have unique factors that drive worse health outcomes than their urban counterparts, prompting

Whiteness as a fundamental determinant of health in rural America

byGeorgetown University Medical CenterCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainWhite people in rural America have unique factors that drive worse health outcomes than their urban counterparts, prompting
Metabolically healthy obesity: Fat distribution key to assessing the risk of cardiovascular disease, researchers say

Metabolically healthy obesity: Fat distribution key to assessing the risk of cardiovascular disease, researchers say

by Deutsches Zentrum fuer Diabetesforschung DZDConsequences of stability of metabolic health versus transition to a metabolically unhealthy phenotype for cardiovascular disease risk. Credit:Natu

Metabolically healthy obesity: Fat distribution key to assessing the risk of cardiovascular disease, researchers say

by Deutsches Zentrum fuer Diabetesforschung DZDConsequences of stability of metabolic health versus transition to a metabolically unhealthy phenotype for cardiovascular disease risk. Credit:Natu
Research explains why virus causing cold sores does not spread to devastating brain infection

Research explains why virus causing cold sores does not spread to devastating brain infection

by Line Rønn,Aarhus UniversityIdentification of TMEFF1 as an HSV-1 RF expressed in neurons. Credit:Nature(2024). DOI: 10.1038/s41586-024-07670-zMore than half of us are carriers of c

Research explains why virus causing cold sores does not spread to devastating brain infection

by Line Rønn,Aarhus UniversityIdentification of TMEFF1 as an HSV-1 RF expressed in neurons. Credit:Nature(2024). DOI: 10.1038/s41586-024-07670-zMore than half of us are carriers of c
Clinical trial: Repurposed drug improves outcomes for patients with severe COVID-19 pneumonia

Clinical trial: Repurposed drug improves outcomes for patients with severe COVID-19 pneumonia

byUniversity College LondonPrespecified Primary and Secondary endpoints. Credit:eLife(2023). DOI: 10.7554/eLife.87030.1A drug commonly used to treat cystic fibrosis improved outcomes

Clinical trial: Repurposed drug improves outcomes for patients with severe COVID-19 pneumonia

byUniversity College LondonPrespecified Primary and Secondary endpoints. Credit:eLife(2023). DOI: 10.7554/eLife.87030.1A drug commonly used to treat cystic fibrosis improved outcomes
The CDC's test for bird flu works, but it has issues

The CDC's test for bird flu works, but it has issues

by Arthur Allen, Amy Maxmen, KFF Health NewsCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainThe Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says a glitch in its bird flu test hasn't harmed the agency's outbre

The CDC's test for bird flu works, but it has issues

by Arthur Allen, Amy Maxmen, KFF Health NewsCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainThe Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says a glitch in its bird flu test hasn't harmed the agency's outbre
Africa desperately needs mpox vaccines—but donations from rich countries won't fix this or next health emergency

Africa desperately needs mpox vaccines—but donations from rich countries won't fix this or next health emergency

by Joel Lexchin, Brigitte Tenni, Deborah Gleeson and Ronald Labonte,The ConversationCredit: CC0 Public DomainAfrica says it needs an estimated10 million dosesof mpox vaccine to contr

Africa desperately needs mpox vaccines—but donations from rich countries won't fix this or next health emergency

by Joel Lexchin, Brigitte Tenni, Deborah Gleeson and Ronald Labonte,The ConversationCredit: CC0 Public DomainAfrica says it needs an estimated10 million dosesof mpox vaccine to contr
Optimized diagnosis of neuroborreliosis using signaling protein as a biomarker

Optimized diagnosis of neuroborreliosis using signaling protein as a biomarker

by Karl Landsteiner University of Health SciencesCredit: Erik Karits from PexelsA newly defined threshold for the concentration of the cytokine CXCL13 may improve the diagnosis of neuroborreliosis. Th

Optimized diagnosis of neuroborreliosis using signaling protein as a biomarker

by Karl Landsteiner University of Health SciencesCredit: Erik Karits from PexelsA newly defined threshold for the concentration of the cytokine CXCL13 may improve the diagnosis of neuroborreliosis. Th
Study demonstrates that mpox vaccine antibody responses wane within a year

Study demonstrates that mpox vaccine antibody responses wane within a year

by Jacqueline Mitchell,Beth Israel Deaconess Medical CenterMpox Virus Particle Colorized transmission electron micrograph of an mpox virus particle (yellow and red) found within an infected VERO

Study demonstrates that mpox vaccine antibody responses wane within a year

by Jacqueline Mitchell,Beth Israel Deaconess Medical CenterMpox Virus Particle Colorized transmission electron micrograph of an mpox virus particle (yellow and red) found within an infected VERO