by University of California, San Francisco Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainThe COVID-19 virus can persist in the blood and tissue of patients for more than a year after the acute phase of the illness has ended, according to new research from UC San Francisco that offers potential clues to why some people develop long COVID. The...
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COVID-19 virus can stay in the body more than a year after infection, research finds
by University of California, San Francisco Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainThe COVID-19 virus can persist in the blood and tissue of patients for more than a year after the acute phase of the illness has ended, according to new research from UC San Francisco that offers potential clues to why some people develop long COVID. The scientists...
A man died from Alaskapox last month. Here’s what we know about the virus
By Joe Hernandez In January, a man living on Alaska’s Kenai Peninsula died of Alaskapox. Pictured is Bear Glacier in the Kenai Fjords National Park on Sept. 1, 2015, in Seward, Alaska. Mandel Ngan/AFP via Getty ImagesAlaska health officials reported last week that a man died in January after contracting a virus known as Alaskapox....
UMass Chan advances research into long COVID, myalgic encephalomyelitis
By Sarah Willey The study discovered similarities in immune system dysfunction as a potential biomarker among people living with long COVID and myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome.A study led by UMass Chan Medical School viral immunologists Liisa Selin, MD, PhD, and Anna Gil, PhD, discovered similarities in immune system dysfunction as a potential biomarker among people living...
New COVID studies show varied viral clearance time in patients with lower immunity
Stephanie Soucheray, MA Two new studies show immune-compromised patients, including those with cancer and HIV, have varied times until they clear the virus, with some at increased risk for persistent COVID-19 infections. Risks of prolonged infectionIn the first study, published The Lancet Microbe, researchers assessed 150 immunocompromised patients with COVID-19 from five US healthcare systems...
Five Bold Predictions for Long COVID in 2024
Sara Novak With a number of large-scale clinical trials underway and researchers on the hunt for new therapies, long COVID scientists are hopeful that this is the year patients — and doctors who care for them — will finally see improvements in treating their symptoms. Here are five bold predictions — all based on encouraging...
Scientists Discover How Ultraviolet Light Degrades Coronavirus
New research has revealed how light can be used to destroy infectious coronavirus particles that contaminate surfaces.Scientists are interested in how environments, such as surgeries, can be thoroughly disinfected from viruses such as SARS-CoV-2 that caused the COVID-19 pandemic. Coronavirus – illustrative photo. Image credit: Pixabay (Free Pixabay license) SARS-CoV-2 viral particles are composed of...
Study: This protein may be the ‘glue’ that helps COVID virus stick
by Tulane University Credit: CC0 Public DomainWhen SARS-CoV-2 enters the human body, the virus’ spike protein binds to a cell, allowing the virus to infiltrate and begin replicating. A new study from Tulane University, conducted in partnership with Florida International University and published in Protein Science, has identified a protein that may be the glue that...
Persistent presence of SARS-CoV-2 RNA found in long COVID patients
By Dr. Sanchari Sinha Dutta, Ph.D.Jan 23 2024Reviewed by Benedette Cuffari, M.Sc. In a recent study published on the medRxiv* preprint server, researchers conducted blood digital transcriptomics to determine the persistence of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) ribonucleic acid (RNA) in patients living with long-term consequences of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). Study: Blood...
Smoking Gun’: Study Reveals How Virus May Trigger Multiple Sclerosis
By CLARE WATSON koto_feja/Getty Images) Epstein-Barr virus, a common virus that infects most people at some point in their lives, has long been suspected as a trigger of multiple sclerosis, an autoimmune disease affecting around 36 people in every 100,000 worldwide. But exactly how this virus trips the immune system into attacking the body’s own...