CDC A(H5N1) Bird Flu Response Update, July 19, 2024
Source CDC What to Know In this week’s Spotlight, we include the key findings from the recent Michigan-led study that tested the blood of...
Scientific reports
Investigating seasonal changes in factors associated with COVID-19 concerns: Results from a serial cross-sectional survey study in Germany between 2020 and 2023
By Robin Janzik et al. Source Frontiers Objective: COVID-19 risk perceptions are discussed to be volatile and have been shown to be connected to the...
Long-term radiological and pulmonary function abnormalities at 3 years after COVID-19 hospitalisation: a longitudinal cohort study
By Xiaoyu Han et al. Source ERS Abstract Background This study aimed to evaluate the longitudinal progression of residual lung abnormalities...
Short-term and long-term stroke risk following SARS-CoV-2 infection in relation to disease severity: a Danish national cohort study
By Camilla Schade Skov et al. Source BMJ ABSTRACT Objectives Studies have reported high incidences of stroke in patients hospitalised with...
Unrecognised COVID-19 deaths in central Europe: The importance of cause-of-death certification for the COVID-19 burden assessment
By Agnieszka Fihel et al. Source PLOS Abstract Objective In Central Europe, the increase in mortality during the COVID-19 pandemic exceeded the...
Mitochondrial antioxidants abate SARS-COV-2 pathology in mice
By Joseph W. Guarnieri et al. Source PNAS Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection inhibits mito- chondrial oxidative...
COVID-19 leads to long-term changes in the immune system, study shows
Source news-medical In a study recently published in the renowned journal "Allergy", a MedUni Vienna research team shows that COVID-19 leads to...
Differential decline of SARS-CoV-2-specific antibody levels, innate and adaptive immune cells, and shift of Th1/ inflammatory to Th2 serum cytokine levels long after first COVID-19
By Bernhard Kratzer et al. Source Wiley Abstract Background SARS-CoV-2 has triggered a pandemic and contributes to long-lasting morbidity. Several...
A glimpse into viral warfare: decoding the intriguing role of highly pathogenic coronavirus proteins in apoptosis regulation
By Leyi Cheng et al. Source BMC Abstract Coronaviruses employ various strategies for survival, among which the activation of endogenous or exogenous...
The interplay of co-infections in shaping COVID-19 severity: Expanding the scope beyond SARS-CoV-2
By Budhadev Baral et al. Source sciencedirect Abstract High mortality has been reported in severe cases of COVID-19. Emerging reports suggested that...