Biopreparedness Research Virtual Environment (BRaVE) Initiative Backed by $105M DOE Funding
Today, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced $105 million for research in biopreparedness. This funding, provided by the Office of Science, ...
Tag: Epidemiology
3 Ways Long COVID Patients’ Lung Function Can Suffer
“I just can’t do what I used to anymore.” As pulmonologists and critical care doctors treating patients with lung disease, ...
Study Shows Potential for Wastewater-Based Epidemiology to Monitor Monkeypox
Gaps in current clinical testing availability for monkeypox and the lag from infection to symptoms suggest the potential utility of ...
Many Children Hospitalized with COVID-19 or MIS-C Have Lingering Complications Months Later
National follow-up study identifies risk factors for a prolonged recovery In one of the largest follow-up studies to date, involving ...
Poliovirus Detected in London Sewage: Response Measures Emphasize Wastewater Surveillance and Vaccination Gaps
UK Health Security Agency initiates epidemiological investigation to protect public, who are urged to ensure polio vaccines are up to ...
Monkeypox Diagnostics: CDC Authorizes Five Commercial Lab Companies
US Expanding Monkeypox Testing Capacity as Cases Rise As the official count of monkeypox cases in the U.S. hit 156 ...
UK Health Security Agency Widens Monkeypox Vaccine Umbrella for Outbreak Control
New guidance on offering the Imvanex vaccine to men considered to be at higher risk of exposure. A strategy published today by ...
Where is Testing Needed Most During Pandemic Surges? WVU Researchers Develop Machine Learning Prediction Tools
West Virginia University scientists are applying machine learning and geographic data to understand where places with low vaccination rates need ...
Long COVID Leaves Newly Disabled People Facing Old Barriers
Up to one-third of COVID-19 survivors will acquire the condition known as long or long-haul COVID-19. The American Academy of ...
Some PASC Patients May Experience Long-Lasting Airway Disease — Even if They Only Had Mild COVID-19
Patients in this study with post-acute sequelae of COVID-19 (PASC), or 'Long Covid', experienced small airway disease independent of initial ...
Neurological Symptoms are Present in Roughly Two-Thirds of Hospitalized COVID-19 Patients
Molecular imaging uncovers effects of COVID-19 on the brain Incidence of dementia, parkinsonism and psychiatric disorders within six months after ...
Even Mild or Moderate COVID-19 Illness Affects Cardiovascular System in Young Adults
Researchers followed young men and women aged 20-40 without pre-existing disease. The findings show that obesity and physical inactivity increase ...
New NIH Study Will Follow Patients That Had Allergic Reaction to mRNA COVID-19 Vaccines
Researchers from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) are conducting a clinical trial designed to help understand ...
Ongoing ‘Immune Injuries’ Might Cause Persistent Breathlessness After COVID-19
Long-lasting immune activity in the airways might be the cause of persistent breathlessness following COVID-19. A new study of 38 ...
Even Mild Cases of COVID-19 Can Leave a Mark on the Brain — Such as Reductions in Gray Matter
Researchers have been steadily gathering important insights into the effects of COVID-19 on the body and brain. Two years into ...
Scientists Identify Mechanisms Associated with Severe COVID-19 Blood Clotting Risk
After studying blood samples from 244 patients hospitalized for COVID-19, researchers have identified a group of “rogue antibodies” that correlate ...
Which ‘Fit Hacks’ for KN95 and Surgical Masks Hold Up to Testing?
Researchers have tested a variety of popular hacks for improving the fit of KN95 and surgical masks, and found that ...
White-Tailed Deer Found to Be Huge Reservoir of SARS-CoV-2 Infection
New research from the US has shown that white-tailed deer are being infected with SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19 ...
Vaccination Offers Higher Protection Than Previous COVID-19 Infection
In this multistate analysis of hospitalizations for COVID-19–like illness among adults aged 18 years or older during January–September 2021 whose ...
SARS-CoV-2 Levels in Wastewater Correlate with Regional Patient Data
Wastewater-based epidemiology, which represents the collective waste of the human population in a given locale, can detect viral pathogens and ...
