ACE inhibitors found to reduce immune response to bacterial infections

by Bob Yirka , Medical XpressCredit: CC0 Public DomainA team of researchers at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, has found evidence that suggests giving patients ACE inhibitors reduces the ability of their

Updated on: April 02,2024 15

ACE inhibitors found to reduce immune response to bacterial infections

by Bob Yirka , Medical XpressCredit: CC0 Public DomainA team of researchers at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, has found evidence that suggests giving patients ACE inhibitors reduces the ability of their

Updated on:April 02,2024 15

New vaccine technology could protect against future viruses and variants

byUniversity of CambridgeIn silico design of antigen candidates. Credit:Nature Biomedical Engineering(2023). DOI: 10.1038/s41551-023-01094-2Studies of a "future-proof" vacc

Updated on: January 07,2024 15

New vaccine technology could protect against future viruses and variants

byUniversity of CambridgeIn silico design of antigen candidates. Credit:Nature Biomedical Engineering(2023). DOI: 10.1038/s41551-023-01094-2Studies of a "future-proof" vacc

Updated on:January 07,2024 15

Tests that diagnose diseases are less reliable than you'd expect. Here's why

by Adrian Barnett and Nicole White,The ConversationCredit:CDC / UnsplashYou feel unwell, and visit your doctor. They ask some questions and take some blood for testing; a few days later th

Updated on: January 07,2024 11

Tests that diagnose diseases are less reliable than you'd expect. Here's why

by Adrian Barnett and Nicole White,The ConversationCredit:CDC / UnsplashYou feel unwell, and visit your doctor. They ask some questions and take some blood for testing; a few days later th

Updated on:January 07,2024 11

COVID likely paralyzed a teen's vocal cords, doctors say

by Dennis ThompsonCOVID-19 appears to have paralyzed a teen girl's vocal cords, blocking her breathing to the point that surgery was required, a new case report says.The case suggests thatvo

Updated on: December 30,2023 11

COVID likely paralyzed a teen's vocal cords, doctors say

by Dennis ThompsonCOVID-19 appears to have paralyzed a teen girl's vocal cords, blocking her breathing to the point that surgery was required, a new case report says.The case suggests thatvo

Updated on:December 30,2023 11

Flu and COVID infections are rising and could get worse over the holidays, CDC says

by Mike StobbeA flu vaccine is readied at the L.A. Care and Blue Shield of California Promise Health Plans' Community Resource Center in Lynwood, Calif., on Friday, Oct. 28, 2022. Health officials

Updated on: December 26,2023 6

Flu and COVID infections are rising and could get worse over the holidays, CDC says

by Mike StobbeA flu vaccine is readied at the L.A. Care and Blue Shield of California Promise Health Plans' Community Resource Center in Lynwood, Calif., on Friday, Oct. 28, 2022. Health officials

Updated on:December 26,2023 6

Exploring how poxviruses dismantle antiviral responses

by Melissa Rohman,Northwestern UniversityHyperfused mitochondria (purple) accumulating around the golgi in infected cells. Credit: Derek Walsh, PhD.Northwestern Medicine investigators led by Der

Updated on: December 30,2023 14

Exploring how poxviruses dismantle antiviral responses

by Melissa Rohman,Northwestern UniversityHyperfused mitochondria (purple) accumulating around the golgi in infected cells. Credit: Derek Walsh, PhD.Northwestern Medicine investigators led by Der

Updated on:December 30,2023 14

A unique pathogenic mechanism of SARS-CoV-2 omicron variant: Selective induction of cellular senescence

by Stefanie Deinhardt-Emmer, Impact Journals LLCGraphical abstract of known differences of SARS-CoV-2 delta and omicron variant entry and findings of our study obtained from mRNA sequence data of 24 h

Updated on: December 30,2023 11

A unique pathogenic mechanism of SARS-CoV-2 omicron variant: Selective induction of cellular senescence

by Stefanie Deinhardt-Emmer, Impact Journals LLCGraphical abstract of known differences of SARS-CoV-2 delta and omicron variant entry and findings of our study obtained from mRNA sequence data of 24 h

Updated on:December 30,2023 11

10 years on, stem cell transplant may have cured a patient of HIV

10 years on, stem cell transplant may have cured a patient of HIVby Amy NortonA man who underwent a stem cell transplant to treat his cancer is showing "strong evidence" that the procedure a

Updated on: October 29,2023 12

10 years on, stem cell transplant may have cured a patient of HIV

10 years on, stem cell transplant may have cured a patient of HIVby Amy NortonA man who underwent a stem cell transplant to treat his cancer is showing "strong evidence" that the procedure a

Updated on:October 29,2023 12

Beyond COVID vaccines: What else could mRNA technology do for our health?

by John Fraser,The ConversationCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainMany people first became familiar with the term "mRNA" when Pfizer's and Moderna's COVID vaccines were rolled o

Updated on: January 05,2024 19

Beyond COVID vaccines: What else could mRNA technology do for our health?

by John Fraser,The ConversationCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainMany people first became familiar with the term "mRNA" when Pfizer's and Moderna's COVID vaccines were rolled o

Updated on:January 05,2024 19

Investigating needle-free ultrasound vaccine delivery

byAcoustical Society of AmericaUltrasound pulses deliver vaccines through the skin without needles. This technique, which employs sound waves to create bubbles that forge a path for the vaccine,

Updated on: January 02,2024 15

Investigating needle-free ultrasound vaccine delivery

byAcoustical Society of AmericaUltrasound pulses deliver vaccines through the skin without needles. This technique, which employs sound waves to create bubbles that forge a path for the vaccine,

Updated on:January 02,2024 15

Researchers map how measles virus spreads in human brain

byMayo ClinicIllustration of the virus which causes measles. Credit: CDC/ Allison M. Maiuri, MPH, CHESMayo Clinic researchers mapped how the measles virus mutated and spread in the brain of a pe

Updated on: December 26,2023 19

Researchers map how measles virus spreads in human brain

byMayo ClinicIllustration of the virus which causes measles. Credit: CDC/ Allison M. Maiuri, MPH, CHESMayo Clinic researchers mapped how the measles virus mutated and spread in the brain of a pe

Updated on:December 26,2023 19

Probiotics reduce COVID symptoms and delay disease among unvaccinated

by Sarah Avery,Duke Universitya. Kaplan–Meier curves of times to event. Participants receiving LGG had prolonged time to onset of any symptoms. b. Kaplan–Meier curves of times to event. Particip

Updated on: December 30,2023 5

Probiotics reduce COVID symptoms and delay disease among unvaccinated

by Sarah Avery,Duke Universitya. Kaplan–Meier curves of times to event. Participants receiving LGG had prolonged time to onset of any symptoms. b. Kaplan–Meier curves of times to event. Particip

Updated on:December 30,2023 5