Newswise Feature Channel: Infectious Diseases

T helper cells may be the key to improving annual influenza vaccines

St. Jude Children's Research Hospital — Tue, 20 Aug 2024 10:05:02 EST

The annual influenza vaccination provides updated protection against the virus but could be improved as there is large variability in its efficacy.

Halting the Dangerous Neurological Effects of the Powassan Virus

Stony Brook University — Tue, 20 Aug 2024 09:05:04 EST

While Lyme disease is the most prevalent tick-borne disease in the United States, other infections transmitted through tick bites are just as dangerous. One of these is the Powassan virus (POWV). Erich Mackow, PhD, a virologist at Stony Brook University, is conducting research in an attempt to uncover one the most dangerous effects of POWV - neurologic damage.

Growth from Adversity: How Older Adults Bounced Back from COVID-19 Pandemic

Florida Atlantic University — Tue, 20 Aug 2024 08:30:56 EST

The study highlights the remarkable resilience of older adults (median age 86) during the COVID-19 pandemic. Disruptions to their routines led many to discover new hobbies like gardening and painting and explore virtual activities such as online yoga.

FDA Could Approve Updated COVID-19 Vaccines Soon

George Washington University — Mon, 19 Aug 2024 15:05:22 EST

Loyola Medicine Experts Available to Discuss Rise in Whooping Cough Infections

Loyola Medicine — Mon, 19 Aug 2024 13:05:57 EST

Four Years After Birth, Toddler Finally Breathing Easy

Cedars-Sinai — Mon, 19 Aug 2024 10:05:07 EST

March 2020 was a scary time for Adam Cardello and Zohra Ahmadi Cardello. It was the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, and their first child, Safaa Cardello, had just been born more than three months prematurely.

Low cortisol, hair-trigger stress response in the brain may underlie Long COVID

University of Colorado Boulder — Mon, 19 Aug 2024 09:05:32 EST

A new animal study shows that exposure to immune-stimulating proteins left behind by COVID-19 leads to lower cortisol, brain inflammation and a heightened reaction to subsequent stressors.

Yale School of Medicine professor available to discuss mpox emergency

Yale School of Medicine — Fri, 16 Aug 2024 11:05:33 EST

Infectious Disease Experts Available to Discuss Global Mpox Emergency

UC San Diego Health — Thu, 15 Aug 2024 16:05:18 EST

Nasal spray flu vaccine candidate based on UW-Madison technology shows promise when administered alongside high dose annual shot

University of Wisconsin-Madison — Thu, 15 Aug 2024 11:05:28 EST

A unique influenza vaccine candidate that's inhaled and based on technology developed by University of Wisconsin-Madison researchers is safe and could bolster protection against seasonal and pandemic influenza for people vulnerable to severe disease when they receive it in addition to the annual flu shot.Those are the results of a randomized, controlled trial of the vaccine candidate, administered in nasal spray form in conjunction with the annual shot to a group of 65- to 85-year-olds in 2022.

WHO Declares Monkeypox a Global Health Emergency

George Washington University — Thu, 15 Aug 2024 09:05:47 EST

Good News for People with MS--COVID-19 Vaccine Not Tied to Relapse

American Academy of Neurology (AAN) — Wed, 14 Aug 2024 16:00:00 EST

People with multiple sclerosis (MS) have an increased risk of severe coronavirus infection, but there has been concern regarding potential relapse after vaccination. A new study finds that people with MS may not have a higher risk of relapse after COVID-19 vaccination. The study is published in the August 14, 2024, online issue of Neurology(r), the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology.

Rutgers School of Public Health Dean Available to Speak on Mpox Public Health Emergency

Rutgers University-New Brunswick — Wed, 14 Aug 2024 14:05:09 EST

Expert Available: CDC Warning on Increased Human Parvovirus Infections in the U.S.

George Washington University — Wed, 14 Aug 2024 12:00:39 EST

The human parvovirus B19 activity in the United States is increasing, according to the CDC. ...

"Long COVID" continues to evade diagnosis

American College of Physicians (ACP) — Mon, 12 Aug 2024 17:00:00 EST

Of 25 routine clinical lab tests, not one can aid in diagnosing post-acute sequelae of SARS-CoV-2

Study reveals oleoyl-ACP-hydrolase underpins lethal respiratory viral disease

St. Jude Children's Research Hospital — Mon, 12 Aug 2024 13:30:50 EST

Respiratory infections can be severe, even deadly, in some individuals, but not in others. Scientists at St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, the Peter Doherty Institute for Infection and Immunity and other collaborators have gained new understanding of why this is the case by uncovering an early molecular driver that underpins fatal disease.

Summer Surge of COVID-19 Cases Across the U.S.

George Washington University — Mon, 12 Aug 2024 12:00:59 EST

The CDC says the summer Covid surge came earlier this year than last year. ...

Summer Surge of COVID-19 Cases is Hitting Hard Across the U.S.

George Washington University — Mon, 12 Aug 2024 11:05:54 EST

Lung Surfactant Changes Implicated in COVID-19 Acute Respiratory Failure in Mice

American Physiological Society (APS) — Wed, 07 Aug 2024 10:05:50 EST

Johns Hopkins Medicine Scientists Probe Molecular Cause of COVID-19 Related Diarrhea, Revealing Potential Treatments

Johns Hopkins Medicine — Tue, 06 Aug 2024 11:00:02 EST

Working with human stem cells that form a kind of "mini intestine-in-a-dish," Johns Hopkins Medicine scientists say they have found several molecular mechanisms for COVID-19-related diarrhea, suggesting potential ways to control it.