Study helps explain post-COVID exercise intolerance

by Mallory Locklear,Yale UniversityRest to peak change in right atrial pressure, heart rate, stroke volume, and stroke follow among post-acute sequelae of COVID-19 (PASC) patients with impaired

Updated on: December 28,2023 18

Study helps explain post-COVID exercise intolerance

by Mallory Locklear,Yale UniversityRest to peak change in right atrial pressure, heart rate, stroke volume, and stroke follow among post-acute sequelae of COVID-19 (PASC) patients with impaired

Updated on:December 28,2023 18

Human vascular organoids reveal clues for a potential COVID treatment

byCincinnati Children's Hospital Medical CenterThis rendering depicts a vascular organoid developed by a team led by Takanori Takebe, MD, PhD, to study how the SARS-CoV-2 virus damages the h

Updated on: January 06,2024 6

Human vascular organoids reveal clues for a potential COVID treatment

byCincinnati Children's Hospital Medical CenterThis rendering depicts a vascular organoid developed by a team led by Takanori Takebe, MD, PhD, to study how the SARS-CoV-2 virus damages the h

Updated on:January 06,2024 6

A tool in battling COVID: Simple liver test is highly predictive of a patient's need for a respirator

by A.J. Hostetler,Virginia Commonwealth UniversityReceiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve for fibrosis-4 (FIB-4) across all COVID-19 variants. Credit:Journal of Clinical and Translat

Updated on: January 02,2024 20

A tool in battling COVID: Simple liver test is highly predictive of a patient's need for a respirator

by A.J. Hostetler,Virginia Commonwealth UniversityReceiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve for fibrosis-4 (FIB-4) across all COVID-19 variants. Credit:Journal of Clinical and Translat

Updated on:January 02,2024 20

How three infectious disease agents evade the immune system

byNanyang Technological UniversityTransmission electron microscope image of a respiratory syncytial virus particle. Credit: Assoc Prof Richard SugrueCOVID-19 cast a glaring spotlight on the deva

Updated on: January 26,2024 25

How three infectious disease agents evade the immune system

byNanyang Technological UniversityTransmission electron microscope image of a respiratory syncytial virus particle. Credit: Assoc Prof Richard SugrueCOVID-19 cast a glaring spotlight on the deva

Updated on:January 26,2024 25

Statistics shows mortality for adults 65 and over was declining before COVID-19

by Elana GotkineAmong adults age 65 years and older, mortality was declining before the COVID-19 pandemic, although the rate of decline slowed from 2009, according to the Dec. 15National Vital S

Updated on: January 02,2024 10

Statistics shows mortality for adults 65 and over was declining before COVID-19

by Elana GotkineAmong adults age 65 years and older, mortality was declining before the COVID-19 pandemic, although the rate of decline slowed from 2009, according to the Dec. 15National Vital S

Updated on:January 02,2024 10

Clinical trial investigates new oral treatment for COVID-19

by IMIM (Hospital del Mar Medical Research Institute)Efficacy of treatment measured by the viral load and clinical signs. A and B: log10 viral load of SARS-CoV-2 in patients that received placebo or a

Updated on: December 28,2023 20

Clinical trial investigates new oral treatment for COVID-19

by IMIM (Hospital del Mar Medical Research Institute)Efficacy of treatment measured by the viral load and clinical signs. A and B: log10 viral load of SARS-CoV-2 in patients that received placebo or a

Updated on:December 28,2023 20

In a post-COVID world, there's a new landscape for at-home medical tests

by Jen A. Miller,Johns Hopkins UniversityA Hopkins affiliate completes a rapid antigen test at the O'Connor Rec Center. Credit: Will Kirk / Johns Hopkins UniversityDuring the COVID-19 pandem

Updated on: January 02,2024 9

In a post-COVID world, there's a new landscape for at-home medical tests

by Jen A. Miller,Johns Hopkins UniversityA Hopkins affiliate completes a rapid antigen test at the O'Connor Rec Center. Credit: Will Kirk / Johns Hopkins UniversityDuring the COVID-19 pandem

Updated on:January 02,2024 9

Improving antiviral medication for COVID-19 to give more patients access to treatment

by Erin Matthews,Canadian Light SourceCredit:ACS Bio & Med Chem Au(2023). DOI: 10.1021/acsbiomedchemau.3c00039Researchers from the University of Alberta (U of A) are working to i

Updated on: April 02,2024 20

Improving antiviral medication for COVID-19 to give more patients access to treatment

by Erin Matthews,Canadian Light SourceCredit:ACS Bio & Med Chem Au(2023). DOI: 10.1021/acsbiomedchemau.3c00039Researchers from the University of Alberta (U of A) are working to i

Updated on:April 02,2024 20

Effectiveness of the new omicron booster confirmed

by Stefan Zorn, Medizinische Hochschule HannoverEffectiveness confirmed: The corona booster vaccine from BioNTech adapted to the omicron variant XBB.1.5. Credit: Karin Kaiser/MHHThe pandemic is over,

Updated on: December 30,2023 9

Effectiveness of the new omicron booster confirmed

by Stefan Zorn, Medizinische Hochschule HannoverEffectiveness confirmed: The corona booster vaccine from BioNTech adapted to the omicron variant XBB.1.5. Credit: Karin Kaiser/MHHThe pandemic is over,

Updated on:December 30,2023 9

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 5

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 5

Colorado reports first measles case in four years in Denver airport traveler

by Meg Wingerter, The Denver PostCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainColorado has its first confirmed case of measles in four years, and unvaccinated people who visited Denver International Airport or t

Updated on: December 28,2023 20

Colorado reports first measles case in four years in Denver airport traveler

by Meg Wingerter, The Denver PostCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainColorado has its first confirmed case of measles in four years, and unvaccinated people who visited Denver International Airport or t

Updated on:December 28,2023 20

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

Updated on: December 28,2023 9

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

Updated on:December 28,2023 9