Study finds gastrointestinal symptoms in systemic scleroderma unrelated to disease-specific medications

by American College of RheumatologyIllustration of bacteria in the human gut. Credit: Darryl Leja, National Human Genome Research Institute, National Institutes of HealthNew research presented th

Updated on: April 11,2024

Study finds gastrointestinal symptoms in systemic scleroderma unrelated to disease-specific medications

by American College of RheumatologyIllustration of bacteria in the human gut. Credit: Darryl Leja, National Human Genome Research Institute, National Institutes of HealthNew research presented th

Updated on:April 11,2024

COVID-19 immunity may last six months or more

by Meghan Rosen,Howard Hughes Medical InstituteScientists found traces of SARS-CoV-2 (green) in cells lining people’s intestines three months after infection. Antibodies may evolve in response t

Updated on: April 10,2024

COVID-19 immunity may last six months or more

by Meghan Rosen,Howard Hughes Medical InstituteScientists found traces of SARS-CoV-2 (green) in cells lining people’s intestines three months after infection. Antibodies may evolve in response t

Updated on:April 10,2024

COVID-19 unmasked: Math model suggests optimal treatment strategies

by Massachusetts General HospitalColorized scanning electron micrograph of an apoptotic cell (green) heavily infected with SARS-COV-2 virus particles (yellow), isolated from a patient sample. Ima

Updated on: April 10,2024

COVID-19 unmasked: Math model suggests optimal treatment strategies

by Massachusetts General HospitalColorized scanning electron micrograph of an apoptotic cell (green) heavily infected with SARS-COV-2 virus particles (yellow), isolated from a patient sample. Ima

Updated on:April 10,2024

COVID-19 : Measuring viral RNA to predict which patients will die

by University of MontrealColorized scanning electron micrograph of a cell (blue) heavily infected with SARS-CoV-2 virus particles (red), isolated from a patient sample. Image captured at the NIAI

Updated on: April 10,2024

COVID-19 : Measuring viral RNA to predict which patients will die

by University of MontrealColorized scanning electron micrograph of a cell (blue) heavily infected with SARS-CoV-2 virus particles (red), isolated from a patient sample. Image captured at the NIAI

Updated on:April 10,2024

COVID-19 model reveals key role for innate immunity in controlling viral load

by American Chemical SocietyColorized scanning electron micrograph of a cell (blue) heavily infected with SARS-CoV-2 virus particles (red), isolated from a patient sample. Image captured at the N

Updated on: April 10,2024

COVID-19 model reveals key role for innate immunity in controlling viral load

by American Chemical SocietyColorized scanning electron micrograph of a cell (blue) heavily infected with SARS-CoV-2 virus particles (red), isolated from a patient sample. Image captured at the N

Updated on:April 10,2024

COVID-19 virus helps block host immunity

by Mary Ann Liebert, IncSARS-CoV-2 (shown here in an electron microscopy image). Credit: National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, NIHSARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, bloc

Updated on: April 10,2024

COVID-19 virus helps block host immunity

by Mary Ann Liebert, IncSARS-CoV-2 (shown here in an electron microscopy image). Credit: National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, NIHSARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, bloc

Updated on:April 10,2024

SARS-CoV-2 antibodies detectable up to seven months post COVID-19 onset

by Instituto de Medicina MolecularColorized scanning electron micrograph of a dying cell (blue) heavily infected with SARS-CoV-2 (yellow), the virus that causes COVID-19. Credit: NIAID Integrated Rese

Updated on: April 10,2024

SARS-CoV-2 antibodies detectable up to seven months post COVID-19 onset

by Instituto de Medicina MolecularColorized scanning electron micrograph of a dying cell (blue) heavily infected with SARS-CoV-2 (yellow), the virus that causes COVID-19. Credit: NIAID Integrated Rese

Updated on:April 10,2024

COVID-19 science: Understanding the basics of 'herd immunity'

by Dr. Eduardo Sanchez,American Heart AssociationCredit: CC0 Public DomainRecently I heard a medical "expert" on the news incorrectly define the term "herd immunity." It'

Updated on: April 10,2024

COVID-19 science: Understanding the basics of 'herd immunity'

by Dr. Eduardo Sanchez,American Heart AssociationCredit: CC0 Public DomainRecently I heard a medical "expert" on the news incorrectly define the term "herd immunity." It'

Updated on:April 10,2024

COVID-19 virus rapidly evolves to higher infectivity during in vitro growth, which may be a step toward lower virulence

by Jeff Hansen,University of Alabama at BirminghamCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainViruses accumulate mutations as they replicate in infected cells. Repeated replication can lead to viral strain

Updated on: April 10,2024

COVID-19 virus rapidly evolves to higher infectivity during in vitro growth, which may be a step toward lower virulence

by Jeff Hansen,University of Alabama at BirminghamCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainViruses accumulate mutations as they replicate in infected cells. Repeated replication can lead to viral strain

Updated on:April 10,2024

Immune cell responses in COVID-19 patients far from optimal

by Doherty Institute for Infection and ImmunityCredit: Thiago Lazarino from PixabayMelbourne researchers have discovered that killer T cells, key immune cells in fighting viral infections, are present

Updated on: April 10,2024

Immune cell responses in COVID-19 patients far from optimal

by Doherty Institute for Infection and ImmunityCredit: Thiago Lazarino from PixabayMelbourne researchers have discovered that killer T cells, key immune cells in fighting viral infections, are present

Updated on:April 10,2024

COVID-19 can cause severe inflammation in the brain

by Albert Ludwigs University of FreiburgGraphical Abstract. Credit:Immunity(2021). DOI: 10.1016/j.immuni.2021.06.002Both during and after infection with the Coronavirus SARS-CoV-2, pa

Updated on: April 10,2024

COVID-19 can cause severe inflammation in the brain

by Albert Ludwigs University of FreiburgGraphical Abstract. Credit:Immunity(2021). DOI: 10.1016/j.immuni.2021.06.002Both during and after infection with the Coronavirus SARS-CoV-2, pa

Updated on:April 10,2024

COVID-19's deadliness for men reveals why researchers should have been studying immune system sex differences years ago

by Adam Moeser,The ConversationCredit: CC0 Public DomainWhen it comes to surviving critical cases of COVID-19, it appears that men draw the short straw.Initial reports from China revealed the ea

Updated on: April 10,2024

COVID-19's deadliness for men reveals why researchers should have been studying immune system sex differences years ago

by Adam Moeser,The ConversationCredit: CC0 Public DomainWhen it comes to surviving critical cases of COVID-19, it appears that men draw the short straw.Initial reports from China revealed the ea

Updated on:April 10,2024