A study found that the risk of developing long COVID is significantly reduced after an Omicron infection compared to earlier coronavirus variants. The research analyzed…
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A major study revealed that sleep disruption in COVID-19 patients is likely a driver of breathlessness, with 62% of hospitalized patients experiencing sleep disruption that…
The Linseman Laboratory’s study investigates long-term brain health effects of COVID-19 in individuals with and without traumatic brain injury (TBI). Preliminary findings suggest those with…
Contaminated water tanks on an old cruise ship used as emergency accommodation in the Netherlands caused a large outbreak of typhoid fever in Spring 2022.…
A study led by Harvard Medical School researchers has discovered how bacteria break through the brain’s protective layers to cause meningitis, a highly fatal disease.…
(Left) Scanning electron microscopy image of numerous Trichomonas vaginalis organisms attached to epithelial cells grown in the laboratory. (Right) An enlargement of the microscopy photo…
Researchers at the University of Helsinki have developed TriSb92, a molecule that can effectively prevent infection from all known SARS-CoV-2 variants when administered nasally. The…
A recent study published in mBio reveals that rats can be infected with Alpha, Delta, and Omicron variants of SARS-CoV-2, with wild rats in New…
A mosquito known only by its scientific name, Culex lactator, is the latest to establish in the Sunshine State. Credit: UF/IFAS Another new mosquito speciesA…
A Norwegian study involving nearly 2,000 patients revealed that those who reported sleeping less than six hours or more than nine hours had a higher…
Nasal vaccines for COVID-19 are still in early development. The Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna mRNA vaccines have played a large role in preventing deaths and severe…
Climate change is leading to an increase in potentially fatal bacterial infections is the U.S. East Coast. The Vibrio vulnificus bacteria thrive in warm coastal…
Infectious diseases such as COVID-19 can spread rapidly across the globe. Models that can predict how such diseases spread will strengthen national surveillance systems and…
Detailed structural imagery of public bnAbs and where they bind to SARS-CoV-2 (green helix) and MERS-CoV (orange helix). These bnAbs recognize the S2 region of…
Healthy dogs and cats may be transmitting multidrug-resistant organisms (MDROs) to their hospitalized owners, while humans could also be passing these microbes to their pets,…
For parents, the decision to vaccinate their children against SARS-CoV-2 is influenced by multiple factors, including scientific evidence, political and social pressures, and beliefs about…
A study by Scripps Research and eMed digital medicine shows a surprisingly high percentage of COVID-19 rebound cases in both untreated individuals and those treated…
A human fungal zombie from the TV show ‘The Last of Us.’ Credit: Liane Hentscher/HBO Pancakes won’t turn you into a zombie as in HBO’s…
A study by researchers at Washington University School of Medicine and the Veterans Affairs St. Louis Health Care system has found that individuals who have…
A study to be presented at the American College of Cardiology’s Annual Scientific Session “Together With the World Congress of Cardiology” has found that long…