Risk profile tool provides clearer insight on hospitalized COVID-19 patients who benefit most from baricitinib treatment

by American College of PhysiciansCredit: CC0 Public DomainA post-hoc analysis of ACTT-2 (Adaptive COVID-19 Treatment Trial-2) found that the use of a risk profile may more precisely characterize

Updated on: April 02,2024

Risk profile tool provides clearer insight on hospitalized COVID-19 patients who benefit most from baricitinib treatment

by American College of PhysiciansCredit: CC0 Public DomainA post-hoc analysis of ACTT-2 (Adaptive COVID-19 Treatment Trial-2) found that the use of a risk profile may more precisely characterize

Updated on:April 02,2024

Preventive strategies for a healthy holiday season

by DeeDee Stiepan, Mayo Clinic News NetworkCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainAs the holiday season begins, it's also the season of flu and respiratory syncytial virus, or RSV. The southern parts of

Updated on: December 30,2023

Preventive strategies for a healthy holiday season

by DeeDee Stiepan, Mayo Clinic News NetworkCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainAs the holiday season begins, it's also the season of flu and respiratory syncytial virus, or RSV. The southern parts of

Updated on:December 30,2023

Six more dead linked to Boar's Head listeria outbreak

by Muri Assunção, New York Daily NewsElectron micrograph of a flagellated Listeria monocytogenes bacterium, Magnified 41,250X. Credit: CDC/public domainSix new deaths are now linked to a multistate li

Updated on: September 11,2024

Six more dead linked to Boar's Head listeria outbreak

by Muri Assunção, New York Daily NewsElectron micrograph of a flagellated Listeria monocytogenes bacterium, Magnified 41,250X. Credit: CDC/public domainSix new deaths are now linked to a multistate li

Updated on:September 11,2024

SARS-CoV-2 induces inflammation, cytokine storm and stress in infected lung cells

by Heinrich-Heine University DuesseldorfThe coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 docks with its spike protein onto the receptor-ACE2 found on the surface of lung cells. The levels of co-expressed genes with the hum

Updated on: April 22,2024

SARS-CoV-2 induces inflammation, cytokine storm and stress in infected lung cells

by Heinrich-Heine University DuesseldorfThe coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 docks with its spike protein onto the receptor-ACE2 found on the surface of lung cells. The levels of co-expressed genes with the hum

Updated on:April 22,2024

Long COVID 'indistinguishable' from other post-viral syndromes a year after infection, researchers find

by European Society of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious DiseasesCredit: AbstractLong COVID appears to manifest as a post-viral syndrome indistinguishable from seasonal influenza and other respirat

Updated on: March 20,2024

Long COVID 'indistinguishable' from other post-viral syndromes a year after infection, researchers find

by European Society of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious DiseasesCredit: AbstractLong COVID appears to manifest as a post-viral syndrome indistinguishable from seasonal influenza and other respirat

Updated on:March 20,2024

Longitudinal study links PFAS contamination with teas, processed meats and food packaging

by Keck School of Medicine of USCFeature expression heatmap of associations between 46 food items in CHS (N=124 at baseline, N=88 at follow-up) . Credit:Environment

Updated on: March 27,2024

Longitudinal study links PFAS contamination with teas, processed meats and food packaging

by Keck School of Medicine of USCFeature expression heatmap of associations between 46 food items in CHS (N=124 at baseline, N=88 at follow-up) . Credit:Environment

Updated on:March 27,2024

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

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

Lone star tick bites may be to blame for unexplained digestive problems

by American Gastroenterological AssociationCredit: American Gastroenterological AssociationThe American Gastroenterological Association (AGA) has released new clinical guidance to help physicians

Updated on: June 17,2024

Lone star tick bites may be to blame for unexplained digestive problems

by American Gastroenterological AssociationCredit: American Gastroenterological AssociationThe American Gastroenterological Association (AGA) has released new clinical guidance to help physicians

Updated on:June 17,2024

Study Reveals Increasing Antibiotic Resistance in Diarrheagenic E. coli in China

Diarrheagenic E. coli (DEC) is one of the major pathogens causing diarrheal diseases globally. Some strains of DEC exhibit alarmingly high levels of antibiotic resistance.

Updated on: February 11,2025

Study Reveals Increasing Antibiotic Resistance in Diarrheagenic E. coli in China

Diarrheagenic E. coli (DEC) is one of the major pathogens causing diarrheal diseases globally. Some strains of DEC exhibit alarmingly high levels of antibiotic resistance.

Updated on:February 11,2025

SARS-CoV-2 igM and igG antibody detection using a colloidal gold immunochromatography assay

by Compuscript LtdThe positive immunochromatography assay rate in different subgroups. Credit:Zoonoses(2023). DOI: 10.15212/ZOONOSES-2023-0020The COVID-19 pandemic, which was caused by SAR

Updated on: January 02,2024

SARS-CoV-2 igM and igG antibody detection using a colloidal gold immunochromatography assay

by Compuscript LtdThe positive immunochromatography assay rate in different subgroups. Credit:Zoonoses(2023). DOI: 10.15212/ZOONOSES-2023-0020The COVID-19 pandemic, which was caused by SAR

Updated on:January 02,2024

Emerging COVID variant is spreading ahead of the holidays. Are you still protected?

by Irene Wright, The Charlotte ObserverCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainFor a third season, COVID-19 cases are rising ahead of the holidays, this time with a more recent variant driving infections.JN.

Updated on: December 26,2023

Emerging COVID variant is spreading ahead of the holidays. Are you still protected?

by Irene Wright, The Charlotte ObserverCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainFor a third season, COVID-19 cases are rising ahead of the holidays, this time with a more recent variant driving infections.JN.

Updated on:December 26,2023

UK confirms first human case of swine flu strain H1N2

Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainUK public health officials on Monday said they had confirmed a first human case of a swine flu strain similar to one that has been circulating in pigs.The variant of

Updated on: May 11,2024

UK confirms first human case of swine flu strain H1N2

Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainUK public health officials on Monday said they had confirmed a first human case of a swine flu strain similar to one that has been circulating in pigs.The variant of

Updated on:May 11,2024