Immunology
The original antigenic sin: How childhood infections could shape pandemics
Credit: UPMC PITTSBURGH, Feb. 18, 2021 - A child's first influenza infection shapes their immunity to future airborne flu viruses--including...
Pre-existing immunity protects against airborne spread of flu viruses
Credit: University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (UPMC), MEDIA518719 JAB/AH 1/21 Pre-existing immunity is an important barrier to airborne transmission of...
COVID, one year later: What do we know now? (video)
Credit: The American Chemical Society WASHINGTON, Feb. 18, 2020 -- At the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, we switched up...
Genotoxic E. coli ‘caught in the act’
Max Planck researchers and their collaborators reveal transformation of colon organoids in vitroCredit: Max Planck Institute for Infection Biology /...
Damage to the heart found in more than half of COVID-19 patients discharged from hospital
Credit: European Heart Journal Around 50% of patients who have been hospitalised with severe COVID-19 and who show raised levels...
COVID-19 associated with leukoencephalopathy on brain MRI
COVID-19-related disseminated leukoencephalopathy represents an important differential consideration in patients with neurologic manifestations of coronavirus diseaseCredit: American Roentgen Ray Society...
Radiological images confirm ‘COVID-19 can cause the body to attack itself’
Imaging illustrates severity, long-term prognosis of COVID-19-related muscle, joint painCredit: Northwestern University CHICAGO --- Muscle soreness and achy joints are...
Harvard’s Wyss Institute collaborates with GBS Inc. on eRapid-based COVID-19 diagnostic
Combination of the Wyss' electrochemical sensing technology with GBS's transistor technology could enable fast, multiplexed, low-cost COVID-19 biomarker analysis in...
Cone snail venom shows potential for treating severe malaria
Study finds anti-adhesion drugs may hold the key to treating malaria, COVID-19, aids and other emerging diseasesCredit: Fred Pflueger, Ph.D....
NIH experts discuss SARS-CoV-2 viral variants
Editorial emphasizes need for global responseCredit: NIAID WHAT: The rise of several significant variants of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes...
New study gives hope of eliminating mother-to-baby transmission of HIV
Credit: Karolinska Institutet. Anti-retroviral drugs are a vital tool in the prevention and treatment of HIV. A new study of...
Mathematical modeling suggests kids half as susceptible to COVID-19 as adults
New findings could deepen understanding of spread and inform public health policiesCredit: Nik Anderson, www.vperemen.com A new computational analysis suggests...
Heat islands and lack of running water promote dengue fever in Delhi, India
Credit: © Olivier Telle/CSH/CNRS What if more inclusive urban planning for poor populations was key to fighting dengue fever? This...
Tap water access linked to dengue risk
Credit: Ryan, Flickr Dengue virus is among growing number of mosquito-borne viruses that have adapted to spread in urban environments...
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