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Why the immune systems of prematurely born babies are susceptible to deadly infections

Why the immune systems of prematurely born babies are susceptible to deadly infections

byLudwig Maximilian University of MunichGraphical abstract. Credit:JCI Insight(2023). DOI: 10.1172/jci.insight.155968Every year, thousands of babies in Germany are born many weeks to

Why the immune systems of prematurely born babies are susceptible to deadly infections

byLudwig Maximilian University of MunichGraphical abstract. Credit:JCI Insight(2023). DOI: 10.1172/jci.insight.155968Every year, thousands of babies in Germany are born many weeks to
Emerging COVID variant is spreading ahead of the holidays. Are you still protected?

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.

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.
HIV infection hijacks intracellular highways

HIV infection hijacks intracellular highways

by Will Doss,Northwestern UniversityDiaphanous-related formins promote trafficking of HIV particles (green) to the nucleus (blue). Credit: Northwestern UniversityA Northwestern Medicine study fo

HIV infection hijacks intracellular highways

by Will Doss,Northwestern UniversityDiaphanous-related formins promote trafficking of HIV particles (green) to the nucleus (blue). Credit: Northwestern UniversityA Northwestern Medicine study fo
Long COVID ties with heart disease for health outcomes: Vaccines reduce risk, study finds

Long COVID ties with heart disease for health outcomes: Vaccines reduce risk, study finds

by Serina DeSalvio, St. Louis Post-DispatchCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainLong COVID is on par with heart disease in terms of its severity, but vaccination reduces risks of long COVID by nearly 70%,

Long COVID ties with heart disease for health outcomes: Vaccines reduce risk, study finds

by Serina DeSalvio, St. Louis Post-DispatchCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainLong COVID is on par with heart disease in terms of its severity, but vaccination reduces risks of long COVID by nearly 70%,
Scientists close in on TB blood test that could detect millions of silent spreaders

Scientists close in on TB blood test that could detect millions of silent spreaders

byUniversity of SouthamptonCredit: Karolina Grabowska from PexelsScientists have taken a major step towards developing a blood test that could identify millions of people who unknowingly spread

Scientists close in on TB blood test that could detect millions of silent spreaders

byUniversity of SouthamptonCredit: Karolina Grabowska from PexelsScientists have taken a major step towards developing a blood test that could identify millions of people who unknowingly spread
Backlash to transgender health care isn't new, but faulty science used to justify it has changed to meet the times

Backlash to transgender health care isn't new, but faulty science used to justify it has changed to meet the times

by G. Samantha Rosenthal,The ConversationCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainIn the past century, there have been three waves of opposition to transgender health care.In 1933, when the Nazis rose

Backlash to transgender health care isn't new, but faulty science used to justify it has changed to meet the times

by G. Samantha Rosenthal,The ConversationCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainIn the past century, there have been three waves of opposition to transgender health care.In 1933, when the Nazis rose
Long COVID 'indistinguishable' from other post-viral syndromes a year after infection, researchers find

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

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
Researchers develop novel intranasal mask to protect respiratory tract from viral aerosols

Researchers develop novel intranasal mask to protect respiratory tract from viral aerosols

by Liu Jia,Chinese Academy of SciencesSchematic and experimental design for MV@GEL as an intranasal mask to intercept viral aerosols and entrap virus.aThe intranasal mask (MV@GEL) wa

Researchers develop novel intranasal mask to protect respiratory tract from viral aerosols

by Liu Jia,Chinese Academy of SciencesSchematic and experimental design for MV@GEL as an intranasal mask to intercept viral aerosols and entrap virus.aThe intranasal mask (MV@GEL) wa