by Lara Herrero, The Conversation The proportion of COVID cases caused by FLiRT subvariants is rising in NSW. Credit: NSW HealthWe’ve now been living with COVID for well over four years. Although there’s still much to learn about SARS-CoV-2 (the virus that causes COVID) at least one thing seems clear: it’s here to stay. From...
by Jennifer L Reynolds, University of Georgia cup of teaCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainNew research from the University of Georgia suggests that something as simple as a cup of tea can help in the fight against COVID-19. Tea has been renowned globally for its many health benefits, and Malak Esseili, a virologist with the University of...
Researchers have unveiled a compound that measures up as a potentially powerful anti-coronavirus drug. Stanford University Credit: iStock Although COVID-19 has faded from the headlines, SARS-CoV-2 – the coronavirus behind the pandemic – is still rampantly infecting people around the world. Public health officials fear as the virus continues to evolve, it will eventually hit...
By Isabella Cueto Dozens of commuters, wearing face masks, swarm toward a descending escalator at a train station in Tokyo, Japan — politics coverage from STATPeople wearing face masks pass through a train station in Tokyo, Japan.CARL COURT/GETTY IMAGESHaving Covid-19 increases a person’s risk of developing an autoimmune disease in the year after infection, a...
Marcia Frellick SARS-CoV-2 infection is linked in men with increased incidence of urinary retention, urinary tract infection (UTI), and blood in the urine, a new study finds. Authors of the study, led by Alex Qinyang Liu, of S.H. Ho Urology Centre, at The Chinese University of Hong Kong, highlighted the clinical implications. “Clinicians should be...
Peer-Reviewed Publication AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY MAGE: USING A BIOLUMINESCENT SUBSTRATE THAT REACTS WITH SARS-COV-2 SPIKE PROTEIN (SHOWN IN THE INSERT), RESEARCHERS HAVE DEVISED A POTENTIAL ONE-MINUTE COVID-19 TEST. CREDIT: RYO NISHIHARA Cold, flu and COVID-19 season brings that now-familiar ritual: swab, wait, look at the result. But what if, instead of taking 15 minutes or...
By Paul McClure Researchers have created an AI algorithm that can detect COVID-19 infection from chest X-rays with 98% accuracy Depositphotos Researchers have developed a deep learning-based AI algorithm that automatically analyzes chest X-rays to rapidly detect COVID-19 infection with more than 98% accuracy, distinguishing between normal X-rays and X-rays from people with pneumonia, which often...
ByChrissy Sexton Earth.com staff writerResearchers at the Amsterdam University Medical Center have made a significant discovery regarding the persistent fatigue experienced by long Covid patients. The experts have identified a biological cause for this debilitating symptom: reduced energy production by mitochondria in muscle cells. Focus of the studyThe study participants, including 25 long Covid patients...
ARIA BENDIX Winter officially begins Thursday, and with the cold season comes an expected rise in rates of flu and Covid, said Dr. Mandy Cohen, the director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The U.S. is seeing a “sharp increase” in flu levels right now, particularly in the south, Cohen said Wednesday in...
by University of Nottingham Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain A major clinical trial, led by experts at the University of Nottingham, has shown that people with inflammatory conditions are able to improve the antibody response from a COVID-19 booster vaccination by interrupting their treatment for two weeks immediately after having the vaccine. The antibody response to the...
