The Yale School of Medicine’s new Center for Infection & Immunity, which launched on Aug. 18, is researching post-acute infection syndromes while encouraging diversity, elevating scientists and incorporating patients as research partners. Carlos Salcerio 11:46 pm, Sep 19, 2023 Staff Reporter Ann Hui Ching, Contributing Photographer A new center at the Yale School of Medicine […]
Northeastern University in Boston has been chosen as the home of a center to detect and prepare for the next outbreak of infectious disease.The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is giving Northeastern $17.5 million over the next five years to head “EPISTORM: The Center for Advanced Epidemic Analytics and Predictive Modeling Technology,” according […]
Nipah virus (green) can be deadly.Credit: National Institutes of Health/Science Photo Library In the southern Indian state of Kerala, the bat-borne Nipah virus has infected six people — two of whom have died — since it emerged in late August. More than 700 people, including health-care workers, have been tested for infection over the past […]
RESEARCH BRIEFINGS 20 September 2023 T cells that are chronically stimulated in viral infection or cancer enter a dysfunctional state known as T-cell exhaustion. Sympathetic nerves in tissues and tumours drive T-cell exhaustion through the action of the neurotransmitter noradrenaline on the β1-adrenergic receptors of T cells, with implications for cancer treatment.
Abstract Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), showing high infectiousness, resulted in an ongoing pandemic termed coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). COVID-19 cases often experience acute respiratory distress syndrome, which has caused millions of deaths. Apart from triggering inflammatory and immune responses, many viral infections can cause programmed cell death in infected cells. Cell death […]
In a concerning turn of events, Brucella canis, a bacterial infection typically found in dogs, has made its way to the UK and is now spreading rapidly among canines for the first time within the country. This bacterial disease is particularly worrisome as it is dominantly incurable and can lead to a host of health […]
WORCESTER – The COVID-19 variant BA.2.86 is getting some attention nationally, but it’s a minor player in Worcester compared to two omicron strains responsible for a relative spike in local infections. That assessment comes from Dr. Richard Ellison, an infectious disease physician at UMass Memorial Health. The EG.5 and FL.1.5.1 variants are responsible for […]
Wastewater surveillance data suggests Covid cases are peaking in some areas Cases are still on the rise in the Northeast and Midwest, the data suggests READ MORE: Now the CDC wants to monitor your POOP to track flu outbreaks By Emily Joshu Health Reporter For Dailymail.Com Published: 17:04 EDT, 19 September 2023 | Updated: 17:15 […]
Credit: CC0 Public Domain Whether vaccinated or not, having at least four disease risk factors put adults hospitalized due to COVID-19 at higher risk for critical outcomes, according to a 10-state study from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC’s) VISION Network. The study describes the characteristics of adults hospitalized with COVID-19 from June […]
Northeastern University has been selected for a leading role in a new national network formed to better forecast the spread of a future pandemic. The university announced Tuesday the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has awarded it $17.5 million over the next five years to develop a center focused on detecting and preparing […]