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Hyperbaric oxygen therapy tested for post-COVID conditions

Hyperbaric oxygen therapy tested for post-COVID conditions

FEBRUARY 21, 2024byKarolinska InstitutetAnder Kjellberg. Credit: Martin StenmarkHyperbaric oxygen therapy—giving patients 100% oxygen at a pressure corresponding to 10–20 meters below sea level—

Hyperbaric oxygen therapy tested for post-COVID conditions

FEBRUARY 21, 2024byKarolinska InstitutetAnder Kjellberg. Credit: Martin StenmarkHyperbaric oxygen therapy—giving patients 100% oxygen at a pressure corresponding to 10–20 meters below sea level—
COVID-19 cytokine storms may prevent a durable immune response

COVID-19 cytokine storms may prevent a durable immune response

by Rachel Leeson,Massachusetts General HospitalCredit: CC0 Public DomainShiv Pillai, MD, Ph.D., investigator in the Ragon Institute of MGH, MIT and Harvard and professor at Harvard Medical Schoo

COVID-19 cytokine storms may prevent a durable immune response

by Rachel Leeson,Massachusetts General HospitalCredit: CC0 Public DomainShiv Pillai, MD, Ph.D., investigator in the Ragon Institute of MGH, MIT and Harvard and professor at Harvard Medical Schoo
Study shows T cells can tackle new 'Pirola' SARS-CoV-2 variant

Study shows T cells can tackle new 'Pirola' SARS-CoV-2 variant

byLa Jolla Institute for ImmunologyGraphical abstract. Credit:Cell Host & Microbe(2023). DOI: 10.1016/j.chom.2023.11.010In August, researchers detected a new SARS-CoV-2 "var

Study shows T cells can tackle new 'Pirola' SARS-CoV-2 variant

byLa Jolla Institute for ImmunologyGraphical abstract. Credit:Cell Host & Microbe(2023). DOI: 10.1016/j.chom.2023.11.010In August, researchers detected a new SARS-CoV-2 "var
New study reveals insights into COVID-19 antibody response durability

New study reveals insights into COVID-19 antibody response durability

byUniversity of Maryland School of MedicineCredit: CC0 Public DomainResearchers at the Institute of Human Virology (IHV) at the University of Maryland School of Medicine havepublished&nbsp

New study reveals insights into COVID-19 antibody response durability

byUniversity of Maryland School of MedicineCredit: CC0 Public DomainResearchers at the Institute of Human Virology (IHV) at the University of Maryland School of Medicine havepublished&nbsp
New study reveals how fear and vaccine hesitancy could fuel conspiracy beliefs

New study reveals how fear and vaccine hesitancy could fuel conspiracy beliefs

byUniversity of NottinghamCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainNew research has shown that fear around vaccination can increase vaccine hesitancy, where conspiracy beliefs may then be used to justi

New study reveals how fear and vaccine hesitancy could fuel conspiracy beliefs

byUniversity of NottinghamCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainNew research has shown that fear around vaccination can increase vaccine hesitancy, where conspiracy beliefs may then be used to justi
Rutgers researchers receive funding to study perceptions of a ban on menthol cigarettes

Rutgers researchers receive funding to study perceptions of a ban on menthol cigarettes

by Aubrey Whelan, The Philadelphia InquirerCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainResearchers at Rutgers University have received more than $7 million to study disinformation and marketing around a propose

Rutgers researchers receive funding to study perceptions of a ban on menthol cigarettes

by Aubrey Whelan, The Philadelphia InquirerCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainResearchers at Rutgers University have received more than $7 million to study disinformation and marketing around a propose
COVID vaccine induces robust T cell responses in blood cancer patients

COVID vaccine induces robust T cell responses in blood cancer patients

by The Peter Doherty Institute for Infection and ImmunityGraphical abstract. Credit:Cell Reports Medicine(2023). DOI: 10.1016/j.xcrm.2023.101017Researchers have found that, despite being h

COVID vaccine induces robust T cell responses in blood cancer patients

by The Peter Doherty Institute for Infection and ImmunityGraphical abstract. Credit:Cell Reports Medicine(2023). DOI: 10.1016/j.xcrm.2023.101017Researchers have found that, despite being h
COVID-19: The persistence of SARS-CoV-2 in the lungs and the role of innate immunity

COVID-19: The persistence of SARS-CoV-2 in the lungs and the role of innate immunity

byPasteur InstituteThe study showed that the SARS-CoV-2 virus is transmitted from one macrophage to another via bridge-like cellular projections, enabling it to spread. The cell nucleus is highl

COVID-19: The persistence of SARS-CoV-2 in the lungs and the role of innate immunity

byPasteur InstituteThe study showed that the SARS-CoV-2 virus is transmitted from one macrophage to another via bridge-like cellular projections, enabling it to spread. The cell nucleus is highl
An online tool for long COVID support

An online tool for long COVID support

by University of SouthamptonCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainA website to support people living with long COVID is launched today, on Long COVID Awareness Day (March 15), by a research team led b

An online tool for long COVID support

by University of SouthamptonCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainA website to support people living with long COVID is launched today, on Long COVID Awareness Day (March 15), by a research team led b
Highly active HIV antibody restricts development of viral resistance

Highly active HIV antibody restricts development of viral resistance

by German Center for Infection Research(left to right): Henning Gruell, Philipp Schommers and Florian Klein. Credit: Uniklinik Koeln/Thies SchoeningAntiretroviral drugs are the gold standard for the t

Highly active HIV antibody restricts development of viral resistance

by German Center for Infection Research(left to right): Henning Gruell, Philipp Schommers and Florian Klein. Credit: Uniklinik Koeln/Thies SchoeningAntiretroviral drugs are the gold standard for the t
From FLiRT to FLuQE: what to know about the latest COVID variants on the rise

From FLiRT to FLuQE: what to know about the latest COVID variants on the rise

by Nathan Bartlett,The ConversationCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainWe're in the midst of a bad cold and flu seasonin Australia. Along with the usual viral suspects, such as influenza,

From FLiRT to FLuQE: what to know about the latest COVID variants on the rise

by Nathan Bartlett,The ConversationCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainWe're in the midst of a bad cold and flu seasonin Australia. Along with the usual viral suspects, such as influenza,