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Coronavirus News is a section dedicated to the new coronavirus that is causing an epidemic in China and fast spreading globally. The strain of coronavirus called Covid-19 or also commonly called the Wuhan coronavirus is genetically more potent and faster spreading than the SARS coronavirus. Currently teams are working to develop a new vaccine for this new coronavirus while other teams are trying t...
Medical News: Japanese researchers have identified a significant new complication of COVID-19: thymoma-associated multiorgan autoimmunity (TAMA). The condition, typically linked to thymoma - a tumor of the thymus gland - presents symptoms that can resemble the severe and life-threatening graft-versus-host disease (GVHD). This discovery signals another potential risk in the aftermath of COVID-19 fo...
COVID-19 News: Innovative Virus-Fighting Surfaces Created
Scientists have developed special coatings that can kill the SARS-CoV-2 virus, which causes COVID-19, when it comes into contact with surfaces. These coatings, designed using powerful disinfectants called quaternary ammonium compounds, could be the key to reducing the spread of the virus in public places. Researchers from three leading ins...
Medical News: The search for effective COVID-19 treatments has led scientists to revisit an existing medication, pentoxifylline, traditionally used to improve blood flow in various medical conditions. Pentoxifylline, known for its ability to impact blood vessels and reduce inflammation, is now being examined for its potential in treating COVID-19. Researchers from institutions including Mansoura U...
Medical News: A team of researchers from the Rafsanjan University of Medical Sciences in Iran, led by Dr. Mitra Abbasifard, has conducted an in-depth study examining the role of specific inflammatory markers in COVID-19. Their findings focus on two key proteins, CCL2 and CCR2, which have emerged as important factors in the immune response to COVID-19. The study suggests that the CCL2/CCR2 axis cou...
Medical News: Researchers at the Lithuanian University of Health Sciences have investigated whether widely-used cardiovascular medications, particularly statins and renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system inhibitors (RAASI), might reduce inflammation in COVID-19 patients. The study examines the effect of these medications on interleukin-6 (IL-6) levels, a cytokine tied to heightened inflammation and ...
Medical News: A recent study has found a strong connection between kidney function indicators and the outcomes of severe COVID-19 cases, especially in patients hospitalized with intense COVID-19 symptoms. The study was conducted by a team of researchers from institutions in Mexico and Bolivia, including the Instituto Nacional de Enfermedades Respiratorias (INER) and Universidad Mayor de San Sim&oa...
Medical News: With winter on the horizon, a new recombinant SARS-CoV-2 variant known as XEK is under the scientific spotlight, showing signs of potentially becoming the dominant strain by late winter. Designated as XEK, this new variant is a recombinant form that combines genetic sequences from the KP.2.3 and XEC variants.
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Medical News: Researchers have uncovered critical differences in how the immune system behaves in severe cases of COVID-19, revealing a potential link to blood clot complications seen in critically ill patients. The study focuses on a key immune component - immunoglobulin A (IgA) - and its changes during severe infections, especially in cases of COVID-19 and influenza.
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Medical News: Researchers from several leading institutions have discovered a promising new target for COVID-19 treatments - p70S6K. This protein kinase could play a key role in mitigating the severe inflammatory responses seen in COVID-19 patients, opening doors to new therapies.
SARS-CoV-2 PI3K/mTOR binding to toll-like receptor (TLR) pathway activation. TLR recognizes viral proteins and caus...
Medical News: Understanding suPAR and Other Biomarkers in COVID-19 Patients
COVID-19 continues to challenge healthcare systems worldwide, pushing scientists and clinicians to seek more effective ways to predict disease severity. A recent study conducted by researchers from the Military University Hospital Prague and Charles University in the Czech Republic sheds light on the role of soluble uroki...
Medical News: A Closer Look at Reticulophagy
Reticulophagy is an essential cellular process that helps maintain the balance within cells by degrading parts of the endoplasmic reticulum (ER). This intricate system ensures that cells can respond to various types of stress and maintain proper functioning. Now, a recent study has shed light on the role of reticulophagy in viral infections, suggesting...
Medical News: New research led by Australian scientists has uncovered a troubling rise in advanced breast cancer cases during the COVID-19 pandemic, raising concerns about the long-term impact of the health crisis on cancer diagnosis and treatment. Experts warn that this alarming trend, driven by the disruption of breast cancer screening programs, could have dire consequences for women's healt...
Medical News: South Korean researchers from Sungkyunkwan University, Korea University, and Yonsei University have uncovered a fascinating new way that the body fights off SARS-CoV-2, the virus responsible for COVID-19. Their study sheds light on how a protein called ISG15 plays a critical role in suppressing the virus, and how SARS-CoV-2, in turn, counters this immune defense.
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Medical News: A new study conducted by researchers from several institutions in China and the United States has shed light on the potential link between maternal COVID-19 infection during pregnancy and the increased incidence of congenital heart disease (CHD) in newborns. The study, led by experts from Shanxi Province Integrated Traditional and Western Medicine Hospital-China, Children’s Hos...
Medical News: A new study from researchers at the University of Bern in Switzerland and Aarhus University in Denmark has shed light on how the SARS-CoV-2 spike protein causes prolonged inflammation in blood vessels. This discovery is crucial in understanding why some COVID-19 patients suffer from long-term complications, even after recovering from the acute phase of the disease. The study specific...
Medical News: A new study has revealed important insights into how infants respond to COVID-19, highlighting key differences from adults. The research, led by experts from several prestigious institutions, explored the immune responses of infants with varying severity of COVID-19, ranging from mild to severe cases. American researchers from St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, Nationwide C...
Medical News: As we continue to understand the long-term effects of COVID-19 and its vaccines, new research is shedding light on the connection between these events and persistent headaches. Many people have reported ongoing headaches after recovering from COVID-19 or receiving a vaccine. These headaches, unlike typical headaches, can persist for months and significantly impact daily life. But wha...
Medical News: A new SARS-CoV-2 variant, XEC, is making headlines as researchers uncover its heightened ability to evade immune defenses. Through extensive studies, scientists have determined that the XEC variant achieves this by adding new glycosylation sites on the Spike protein’s N-terminal domain (NTD). This breakthrough finding highlights the ongoing evolution of SARS-CoV-2 and raises co...
Medical News: Key Insights into Omicron’s Lingering Mental Health Effects
In a groundbreaking study led by researchers from Chongqing Medical University in China, a unique brain wave pattern, referred to as EEG microstate class B, has been identified as a major risk factor for persistent psychiatric symptoms following Omicron infection. This discovery is opening new doors to understanding h...
Thailand Medical: Researchers from multiple institutions in Thailand have recently unveiled promising results regarding the use of luteolin, a natural flavonoid, to combat inflammation caused by the COVID-19 spike protein. This breakthrough sheds light on the potential of luteolin in addressing one of the major complications of the pandemic: inflammation, which plays a critical role in the severe ...
Medical News: COVID-19's Impact on Brain Blood Flow: A New Study Finds Key Changes
As the world continues to study the long-term impacts of COVID-19, researchers have uncovered an alarming connection between the virus and brain function. A recent systematic review reveals that COVID-19 survivors may experience significant changes in brain blood flow, leading to neurological and cognitive chal...
Herbs And Phytochemicals: An ancient remedy with modern potential: Snow Mountain garlic could be the next natural answer for blood clot prevention.
Snow Mountain garlic, traditionally used by locals in the Himalayas for centuries, is making waves in the scientific community. Its strong medicinal properties, including the ability to boost energy, detoxify the body, and treat ailments like rheumato...
Medical News: Endocrine Disruptions in COVID-19 Patients: Study Unveils Key Mechanisms and Implications
Researchers from Canada have delved deep into how COVID-19 impacts the endocrine system. The study, conducted by scientists from the Children's Health Research Institute, Lawson Health Research Institute-, and the Department of Pediatrics at Western University, Canada, offers vital insights...
Medical News: Recent research is shedding light on why some people continue to suffer from gastrointestinal (GI) issues long after recovering from COVID-19. This study, conducted by researchers from National Taiwan University College of Medicine, explores how disruptions in gut bacteria and serotonin regulation could be driving long-lasting bowel symptoms for many COVID survivors.
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Medical News: A recent case study has shocked the medical world as mild COVID-19 infection was found to trigger a fatal case of acute-on-chronic liver failure (ACLF) in a patient with autoimmune liver disease. Researchers from Duke-NUS Medical School-Singapore, A*STAR's Institute of Molecular and Cell Biology (IMCB)-Singapore, and Singapore General Hospital have detailed how a patient with a s...
Mental Health News: Researchers are uncovering worrying trends linking long COVID to rising suicide rates across India, with implications for mental health care.
The Pandemic's Mental Toll
When COVID-19 struck the world, the immediate concern was the physical toll it would take on populations globally. Millions succumbed to the virus, and healthcare systems were pushed to their limit...
Medical News: A recent study by a team of researchers from Griffith University in Australia may bring new treatment possibilities for people suffering from virus-induced osteoarthritis. Joint inflammation and pain, long known to accompany various viral infections like SARS-CoV-2, are often underexplored. However, researchers have now uncovered a key mechanism linking viral infections to joint dama...
Medical News: Researchers from Monash University-Australia, the University of Alabama at Birmingham-USA, and the Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation (ANSTO) have discovered new details about how certain parts of the COVID-19 virus interact with the body. The study sheds light on how specific parts of the virus, called fusion peptides, behave in different environments. This could...
Medical News: A recent study led by researchers from the University of Utah has provided compelling evidence that individuals who have had COVID-19 face a significantly higher risk of developing sleep disorders in the months following their infection. This research sheds light on one of the emerging health concerns in the aftermath of the global pandemic, with sleep disruptions being highlighted a...
Medical News: A recent study conducted by researchers from Juntendo University in Tokyo has uncovered a significant link between serum zinc concentration and the severity of COVID-19. This cross-sectional study sheds light on how zinc levels in the body might influence the outcomes of COVID-19 in hospitalized patients, highlighting an often-overlooked factor in patient care.
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Medical News: Recent research reveals how COVID-19 could alter the behavior of cancer cells, providing crucial insights into how the virus interacts with different types of cancer. A study conducted by scientists from the West African Centre for Cell Biology of Infectious Pathogens (WACCBIP) at the University of Ghana and the Francis Crick Institute, UK, focused on the potential connection between...
Herbs and Phytochemicals: A group of researchers has discovered a promising new phytochemical that offers hope in the fight against COVID-19. This phytochemical, known as diphyllin, could potentially block the entry of the virus into human cells. The study, conducted by teams from Chongqing Medical University in China and the University of Duisburg-Essen in Germany, reveals that diphyllin launches...
Medical News: A groundbreaking study has uncovered a new complication associated with COVID-19: acute ischemic colitis. The condition is serious and can manifest in individuals infected with the SARS-CoV-2 virus. Researchers from various institutions in China, including Xi’an Jiaotong University and Ankang Central Hospital, have explored this alarming association, revealing crucial findings ...
Medical News: Since the emergence of the COVID-19 pandemic in late 2019, caused by the SARS-CoV-2 virus, researchers have been racing to understand why some patients develop severe complications. One such complication is thrombosis - a condition where blood clots form in veins and arteries, posing serious health risks. Recent studies are shedding light on how the immune system may inadvertently co...
Medical News: A team of international researchers has shed new light on the behavior of proteins that play a key role in the interaction between SARS-CoV-1 and SARS-CoV-2 and human cells. Their findings may help explain why SARS-CoV-2, the virus responsible for COVID-19, spreads more easily than SARS-CoV-1. By studying the folding pathways of these viruses' receptor binding domains (RBD), the ...
Medical News: The global COVID-19 pandemic continues to leave its mark not only through its acute effects but also through lingering immune impacts that are still being uncovered. Researchers from the Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, the University of Central Lancashire in the UK, and the Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte in Brazil, have conducted a new study that reveal...
Medical News: To date, several prominent American institutions has uncovered an alarming link between the SARS-CoV-2 spike protein and the formation of dangerous blood clots. A news research, conducted by scientists from Marshall University-USA and the University of Kansas Medical Center-USA, reveals that a specific enzyme called thymidine phosphorylase (TYMP) plays a crucial role in how the virus...
Medical News: As COVID-19 continues to leave lasting impacts on people’s health, researchers are looking deeper into the factors that could predict how patients recover after severe infections. A recent study, conducted by a team of researchers from the University Hospital of Padova, Italy, shines a light on the significant role that a specific type of white blood cell, eosinophils, plays in...
Medical News: A new study by researchers from Mount Sinai's Cohen Center for Recovery from Complex Chronic Illness-USA, NYU Grossman School of Medicine-USA, and the Polybio Research Foundation-USA sheds light on the nature of long COVID pain, highlighting differences between neuropathic and non-neuropathic pain and their impact on quality of life and cognitive functioning. The research finding...
Medical News: A recent study conducted by researchers from McGill University, Canada, and Western University, Ontario, sheds new light on the role of the immune system in severe COVID-19 cases. The study focuses on a specific protein called IL-17F, which appears to play a key role in worsening COVID-19 symptoms. This Medical News report delves into the research findings and their implications for ...
Medical News: In a groundbreaking study, researchers from top institutions in Sweden have uncovered the widespread presence of autoantibodies - proteins that mistakenly attack the body's own cells - in people who had COVID-19 even in merely mild infections. These autoantibodies, which are newly formed due to the infection, have shown to persist in the body for at least a year. This Medical New...
Long COVID News: Researchers across several prominent Chinese institutions have conducted the most extensive survey to date on long COVID, shedding light on its prevalence, symptoms, and impact among the Chinese population. This large-scale online survey, conducted with over 74,000 participants, aimed to explore the lingering effects of COVID-19, also known as long COVID, particularly in relation ...
Herbs And Phytochemicals: Papaya Leaves as a Potential Antiviral and Anti-inflammatory Agent
A groundbreaking study led by researchers from the National University of Singapore has uncovered that papaya leaf extract holds significant antiviral properties, particularly against coronaviruses, and has potent anti-inflammatory effects. This revelation could open doors to alternative treatments for vi...
Medical News: COVID-19 has had a profound impact on public health, with millions of cases worldwide. While many patients recover within weeks, some continue to experience symptoms for months, known as long COVID. A groundbreaking study by researchers from Ben-Gurion University of the Negev and Clalit Research Institute in Israel now sheds light on how SARS-CoV-2 infection affects common biomarkers...
Medical News: A new study offers important insights into how proteins from the COVID-19 virus (SARS-CoV-2) could be affecting the brain. Researchers from the University Medical Center Göttingen-Germany, China Medical University, and Lund University-Sweden have found that certain viral proteins may trigger inflammation and damage to brain cells, potentially leading to neurodegenerative disease...
COVID-19 News: As COVID-19 continues to circulate across communities, numerous hospitals across Canada have declared outbreaks, forcing some of them to halt admissions temporarily. This concerning trend is a stark reminder that despite the world moving forward, the virus is far from gone, and healthcare facilities remain vulnerable.
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Medical News: COVID-19 hospitalizations in the United Kingdom (UK) are rising sharply as a new variant, known as XEC, makes its way through the population. This Medical News report explores the details of this alarming trend, including the symptoms associated with this new variant and how people can protect themselves.
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Medical News: Researchers at Nova Southeastern University in Florida-USA have recently reported a fascinating case that highlights a rare neurological complication following COVID-19 infection. This case study, published in a peer-reviewed journal, explores the onset of a neuromuscular disease in an 81-year-old man, months after he recovered from COVID-19. This Medical News report delves into the ...
Medical News: A new study sheds light on how severe COVID-19 affects the immune system, with a focus on the roles of T cells and macrophages. Researchers from the State Key Laboratory of Respiratory Disease and the First Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University, along with teams from the Guangzhou National Laboratory in China, investigated how immune cells react in cases of severe COVID...
Medical News: A recent study has shed new light on how our immune system, particularly a type of immune cell known as cytotoxic CD8+ T cells, responds to SARS-CoV-2, the virus responsible for COVID-19. Researchers from various top institutions, including the University of Science and Technology of China and the MD Anderson Cancer Center in USA, collaborated to investigate the complex molecular int...
Medical News: New Zealand is currently experiencing a surge in COVID-19 cases driven by the new XEC variant, a highly transmissible recombinant strain. In the past week alone, 886 new cases, 89 hospitalizations, and 6 deaths have been reported. The rise in infections has caused concern among health authorities, especially with the arrival of this new variant, which has already spread to over 30 co...
Medical News: Researchers have uncovered a link between COVID-19 infections in the lungs and inflammation in the brain, even when the virus itself isn't detected in brain tissue. This discovery opens up new understandings of how the virus affects different organs, which could explain the neurological issues that many patients with COVID-19 experience, such as confusion, memory problems, and br...
Medical News: Doctors from Taiwan are raising concerns about the potential for the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine to trigger Kaposi Sarcoma (KS), a rare form of cancer typically caused by the human herpesvirus 8 (HHV-8). This Medical News report sheds light on a recent case study reported by researchers in Taiwan, which suggests a possible link between the AstraZeneca (ChAdOx1 nCov-19) vaccine and t...
Medical News: As the world continues to battle the effects of COVID-19, scientists and healthcare professionals are constantly searching for ways to improve patient outcomes. Beyond the virus’s devastating impact on the respiratory system, it has been linked to severe cardiovascular complications, making early detection of heart issues crucial. This Medical News report will explore the assoc...
Medical-News: Saliva as a Critical Marker in Early COVID-19 Immune Response
A recent study by researchers from multiple institutions has uncovered how SARS-CoV-2 disrupts the immune system in the oral cavity during early infection. By studying saliva samples, the team highlighted significant immune dysregulation that could play a role in how the virus evades the body's defense mechanisms. This...