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MOSTLY MICROBES AND INFECTIOUS DISEASES
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Development of T cell antigen-based human coronavirus vaccines against nAb-escaping SARS-CoV-2 variants
Currently approved vaccines have been successful in preventing the severity of #COVID19 and hospitalization. These vaccines primarily...
David Ojcius
Jun 13, 20242 min read
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Clinical development of antivirals against SARS-CoV-2 and its variants
Abstract The unceasing global spread of severe acute respiratory syndrome #coronavirus 2 (#SARSCoV2) calls for the development of novel...
David Ojcius
Mar 3, 20242 min read
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Infection of the oral cavity with SARS-CoV-2 variants: Scope of salivary diagnostics
Coronaviruses, including #SARSCoV2, have caused pandemics in the past two decades. The most prevalent SARS-CoV-2 variants of concern can...
David Ojcius
May 7, 20232 min read
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Infection of the oral cavity with SARS-CoV-2 variants: Scope of salivary diagnostics
Coronaviruses, including #SARSCoV2, have caused pandemics in the past two decades. The most prevalent SARS-CoV-2 variants of concern can...
David Ojcius
Nov 2, 20229 min read
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Think All Viruses Get Milder With Time? Not This Rabbit-Killer
As #COVID19 death rate globally has fallen, it may be tempting to conclude that #coronavirus is becoming milder. But this not a given. A...
David Ojcius
Jun 20, 20225 min read
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COVID and smell loss: answers begin to emerge
Smell disruption from #COVID19 is becoming less-common, but millions of people still have problems with their sense of #smell. The...
David Ojcius
Jun 11, 20223 min read
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Food allergy is associated with lower risk of SARS-CoV-2 infection
A study found that people with food #allergies are less likely to become infected with the #SARSCoV2 #coronavirus. The study also found...
David Ojcius
Jun 1, 20221 min read
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Haven't had COVID yet? It could be more than just luck
Haven't had #COVID19 yet? It could be more than just luck. Simplest explanation: you have never come into contact with the virus....
David Ojcius
May 29, 20222 min read
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What triggers severe COVID? Infected immune cells hold clues
Two studies show that immune cells infected with #SARSCoV2 can stimulate a large inflammatory response via #inflammasome activation. In...
David Ojcius
Apr 6, 20224 min read
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Scientists struggle to probe COVID’s origins amid sparse data from China
3 recent preprints offer further evidence supporting the hypothesis that the #coronavirus spread from animals to people. A next step in...
David Ojcius
Mar 21, 20228 min read
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Are ‘COVID toes’ actually caused by the coronavirus?
A surge in people with discolored toes does not seem to be linked to #COVID19. New report suggests that #COVID toe could have been caused...
David Ojcius
Mar 17, 20224 min read
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Covid Cases Linked to Brain Shrinkage, Cognitive Decline Months Later
Even a mild case of #COVID19 can damage the brain, leading to shrinkage equivalent to up to a decade of #aging, according to a new study....
David Ojcius
Mar 12, 20221 min read
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First Possible Case of Covid-19 Spreading From Deer to Humans
Scientists in Canada discovered the 1st potential case of deer passing #coronavirus to a human, according to a preprint. The discovery...
David Ojcius
Mar 5, 20222 min read
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‘I Had Never Felt Worse’: Long Covid Sufferers Are Struggling With Exercise
And experts have some theories as to why. #COVID19 #COVID #LongCovid #coronavirus By Melinda Wenner Moyer When Natalie Hollabaugh tested...
David Ojcius
Feb 12, 20224 min read
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In New York City Sewage, a Mysterious Coronavirus Signal
New York City’s #wastewater contains #coronavirus sequences with unique mutations that have not been reported in human patients. There...
David Ojcius
Feb 3, 20225 min read
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COVID-19: endemic doesn’t mean harmless
The word ‘endemic’ has become one of the most misused of the pandemic. Many of the errant assumptions made encourage a misplaced...
David Ojcius
Jan 29, 20224 min read
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New Research Hints at 4 Factors That May Increase Chances of Long Covid
Study reports 4 factors present early during coronavirus infection that correlate with increased risk of having #LongCovid weeks later....
David Ojcius
Jan 26, 20226 min read
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Long-COVID symptoms less likely in vaccinated people, Israeli data say
#LongCovid symptoms less likely in vaccinated people, Israeli data say. People who have had both #SARSCoV2 #coronavirus infection &...
David Ojcius
Jan 26, 20222 min read
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We are playing whack-a-mole with variants – and the coronavirus is winning
If we do not vaccinate the world, the #COVID19 pandemic won't end. More #coronavirus variants will emerge, millions more lives will be...
David Ojcius
Jan 5, 20224 min read
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Why Omicron Is Less Severe Than Other Coronavirus Variants: It Spares the Lungs
Compared with earlier variants, #Omicron may cause less damage to the lungs, new animal research suggests. A spate of new studies on lab...
David Ojcius
Dec 31, 20215 min read
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