Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Studies conducted in mice have shown that the COVID-19 vaccine being developed by researchers at the University of São Paulo’s Medical School (FM-USP) in Brazil is safe and efficacious. The vaccine triggered a satisfactory immune response against the pathogen in the mice and protected them from infection. An article describing the results is published in the journal Scientific Reports.

A study led by Aston University’s Dr. Gemma Heath and Dr. Prasad Nagakumar from Birmingham Children’s Hospital has shown that treatment and diagnosis for preschool wheeze requires more effective evidence-based guidelines. The findings are published in the journal Archives of Disease in Childhood.

In a recent study, researchers from Uppsala University have shown that the Semliki Forest virus enters the central nervous system by first entering the cerebrospinal fluid and then binding to a specific cell type before penetrating deeper into the brain. This finding could potentially be used to develop the Semliki Forest virus as an agent for treating brain cancer. The study has been published in Nature Communications.

As cases of dengue fever skyrocketed globally this past year, new findings by Stanford researchers and their international collaborators underscore the importance of one measure that can significantly reduce disease risk: cleaning up trash.

A Victorian man is reportedly in a critical condition in hospital after contracting Japanese encephalitis from a mosquito bite.

Not many people had heard of human metapneumovirus, or HPMV, until a surge of recent cases in China made headlines.

You likely know that cigarette smoking is the leading cause of lung cancer, but cigarette use poses other threats to your lungs as well.

Researchers at Oregon Health & Science University have uncovered how specialized cells surrounding small blood vessels, known as perivascular cells, contribute to blood vessel dysfunction in chronic diseases such as cancer, diabetes and fibrosis. The findings, published today in Science Advances, could change how these diseases are treated.

The prevalence and burden of post-acute sequelae of COVID-19 (PASC) has decreased over time in health care workers, according to a study published online Nov. 12 in Infection.

The rate of infections with the flu-like human metapneumovirus (HMPV) in northern China is declining, a health official said Sunday, amid some international concern over a potential pandemic.