Infectious Emerging Diseases

NYU research team explores how individuals adapt and cope With the COVID-19 pandemic taking a disproportionate toll on low-income people of color, a research team headed by Marya Gwadz of the Silver School of Social Work at New York…

Findings may help doctors and parents know when a rash warrants further examination for the inflammatory syndromeCredit: Children's Hospital of Philadelphia Philadelphia, February 22, 2021--In April 2020, pediatricians began…

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- The COVID-19 pandemic has prompted considerable investigation into how the SARS-CoV-2 Spike protein attaches to a human cell during the infection process, as this knowledge is useful in designing vaccines and…

Credit: Data Source: National Longitudinal Survey of Adolescent to Adult Health (Add Health) Wave IV (2007-2008) N=13,313 U.S. adults ages 24-32. Syracuse, N.Y. - As the United States approaches the one-year anniversary of the start of…

Credit: Brian Persinger/West Virginia University West Virginia University scientists knew it was coming. When health officials confirmed the first three cases of a COVID-19 variant in West Virginia late Friday (Feb. 19), they…

How some rich countries failed, and why -- studyCredit: Flinders University A mixture of smaller countries led by New Zealand, Vietnam, Taiwan, Thailand, Cyprus, Rwanda and Iceland led the world 's Top 10 countries to manage their…

Immunogenicity of clinically relevant SARS-CoV-2 vaccines in non-human primates and humans In a new Review, P.J. Klasse and colleagues present an extensive overview of the immunogenicity profiles of several leading SARS-CoV-2 vaccine…

Exploratory analyses including 17,178 participants find that higher vaccine efficacy is obtained with a longer interval between the first and second standard dose (81% for 3-month interval vs 55% for up to 6-week interval). In…

Researchers analyzed daily low temperatures and infection rates in 50 Northern Hemisphere countries to quantify their effect on SARS-CoV-2 transmission LOUISVILLE, Ky. - The SARS-CoV-2 pandemic has caused tremendous upheaval, leading to…

Carbohydrates of the prion glycoproteins responsible for a group of neurodegenerative diseases were sequenced for the first time thanks to a highly sensitive technique.Credit: National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID)…

Credit: Research Center Borstel When can tuberculosis therapy be stopped without risk of relapse? Doctors are faced with this question time and again, because the lack of detection of the tuberculosis pathogen Mycobacterium…

What The Study Did: Using data from completed interventional vaccine trials from 2011 to 2020, researchers examined whether racial/ethnic minority groups, females and older adults were underrepresented in U.S.-based vaccine clinical…

What The Study Did: This survey study compared patterns of mental health concerns, substance use and suicidal ideation during June and September of the COVID-19 pandemic and examined at-risk demographic groups. Authors: Mark É.…

What The Study Did: Persistent symptoms among adults with COVID-19 up to nine months after illness onset were analyzed in this study. Authors: Helen Y. Chu, M.D., M.P.H., of the University of Washington in Seattle, is the corresponding…

The European Union is funding the establishment of the new vaccine research network VACCELERATE with a total of 12 million euros for three years. So far, 26 partner institutions from 21 European countries are involved in the network. The…

Researchers at the Ragon Institute of MGH, MIT and Harvard and Massachusetts General Hospital show that levels of specific antibodies developed in the immune response may influence COVID-19 outcomes in both children and adults. BOSTON --…

Credit: UPMC PITTSBURGH, Feb. 18, 2021 - A child's first influenza infection shapes their immunity to future airborne flu viruses--including emerging pandemic strains. But not all flu strains spur the same initial immune defense,…

Credit: University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (UPMC), MEDIA518719 JAB/AH 1/21 Pre-existing immunity is an important barrier to airborne transmission of influenza viruses and can influence the emergence and spread of potentially…

Research finds economic performance directly related to number of cases Richer countries were more likely to see rates of COVID-19 fall faster during the first wave of the pandemic, according to new research published in the journal…

Computational studies suggest a set of genes that regulate immune response help determine robustness and durability of neutralizing antibodies to virus Neutralizing antibodies develop within two weeks of a SARS-CoV-2 infection, but their…