University of Iowa researchers have created an advanced model that can detect lung damage in long-COVID patients using a simple chest X-ray. The model takes…
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According to the results of a new study, COVID-19 infection is associated with increased liver stiffness, a sign of possible long-term liver injury. COVID-19 Patients…
A new mechanism has been discovered that enables bacteria to take up nutrients from their human host and bypass antibiotic treatment. This new form of…
Image of HIV. Credit: CDC/ C. Goldsmith, P. Feorino, E. L. Palmer, W. R. McManus New research reveals why comorbidities persist in people living with…
Red and orange areas on these heat maps of human brains show where the gene APOE is most active (top two brain images) and where…
The fungus Histoplasma, which causes lung infections, was concentrated in the Midwest in the 1950s and 60s (top map), but now causes significant disease throughout…
An MIT study shows that keeping indoor humidity at a sweet spot may reduce the spread of COVID-19. New research links very dry and very…
Investigators have uncovered brain changes in patients up to six months after they recovered from COVID-19. Scientists uncovered brain changes in patients up to six…
A new study shows the health consequences of repeat COVID-19 infections, which contribute significant additional risk of adverse health conditions in multiple organ systems, with…
Researchers say the COVID-19 virus affects the brain in a similar way to dementia diseases. Research led by The University of Queensland (UQ) in Australia…
Researchers estimate that more than half of monkeypox transmissions occur before the onset of symptoms. Transmission detected up to four days before symptoms. Findings may…
Researchers have identified the specific mutations in the monkeypox virus that contribute to its continued infectiousness. Scientists show how monkeypox mutations cause the virus to…
According to new research, COVID-19 infections can reduce the number of bacterial species in a person’s gut, creating space for dangerous microbes to thrive. (Illustration…
The research team members say they have long known that infections such as the flu can increase the risk for heart disease and heart attack,…
According to new research, the COVID-19 pandemic has caused a protracted shock to life expectancy levels, leading to global mortality changes unprecedented in the last…
Oscillations of hyper- and hypo-response to the potent cytokine IFN-I in individuals with Down syndrome predispose to both lower incidence of viral disease and increased…
Colorized scanning electron micrograph of a cell infected with the Omicron strain of SARS-CoV-2 virus particles (purple), isolated from a patient sample. Credit: NIAID Detailed…
The immune system usually stays dormant in the lungs in times of health. Overactive immune system can cause issues like asthma and allergies, making it…
Figure 1: Most LEDs emit visible light, but RIKEN physicists have created an LED that emits in a narrow region in the far ultraviolet that…
An obscure family of viruses, already endemic in wild African primates and known to cause fatal Ebola-like symptoms in some monkeys, is “poised for spillover”…