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”…
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Lyme disease is the most common tick-borne infection in the United States. Diagnoses increased 65% in urban areas. Over the last 15 years, Lyme disease…
New research may explain why some people with COVID-19 only experience minor, flu-like symptoms and others have severe disease that can result in death. It…
The researchers find the exposure to these chemicals to be highly concerning due to the chemical’s link to cancer. The cancer-causing chemicals can be found…
The study also found that having many lifetime sexual partners was associated with lower sexual satisfaction. A new study links stronger religious beliefs to high…
The study found neighborhood deprivation can influence reproductive health. According to the authors, investments in deprived areas could improve fertility. According to a recent Oregon…
Disease spillover risk was poorly communicated and oversimplified during COVID-19 pandemic. COVID-19First identified in 2019 in Wuhan, China, Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is an infectious…
According to a large, new study, older people who were infected with COVID-19 show a substantially higher risk of developing Alzheimer’s disease within a year.…
Two antibodies that neutralize all known strains of COVID-19 – including Omicron – with up to 95% efficiency have been isolated by researchers. There is…
Researchers have found that metformin, a commonly prescribed diabetes medication, lowers the odds of emergency department visits, hospitalizations, or death due to COVID-19 by over…
According to new research from Cedars-Sinai, most people that were infected with the Omicron variant of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, didn’t know they…
Hair loss was significantly associated as a symptom of Long Covid, one of 62 symptoms revealed in the latest research. Health records from 2.4 million…
Polio is endemic only in Afghanistan and Pakistan in 2022. Credit: Sarah Poser, Meredith Boyter Newlove/CDC On July 21, 2022, New York state health officials…
The monkeypox virus, which causes a rash and other symptoms, can be transmitted through close contact between people. Countries that are United Nations members are…
The study found that frequent unemployment has a negative impact on a person’s future health. Later-life mental and physical health are impacted by unemployment. According…
“Animals vaccinated with the mosaic-8 nanoparticles elicited antibodies that recognized virtually every SARS-like betacoronavirus strain we evaluated,” says Caltech postdoctoral scholar Alexander Cohen (PhD ’21),…
Scanning Electron Micrograph (SEM) image of a blood clot. Research uncovered an increased risk of pulmonary embolism (a blood clot in the lung) up to…
Research reveals the best wavelengths of UV light for COVID-19 virus disinfection. NIST and DHS research collaboration reveals which wavelengths of UV light work best…
In a Mayo Clinic study published in the journal Clinical Infectious Diseases, only 4 people out of 483 high-risk patients treated with Paxlovid developed COVID-19…
Besides zoonotic transmission (from animals to humans), monkeypox virus infections have been reported after person-to-person transmission. German scientists detected viral DNADNA, or deoxyribonucleic acid, is…