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In a recent study posted to the bioRxiv* preprint server, researchers determined whether severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) could be transmitted from a dead body. Study: Can SARS-CoV-2 transmit from a dead body? Image Credit: Giannis Papanikos/Shutterstock In…
People’s blood types may be a factor in their risk for early stroke, a new study has found. For their work, published Wednesday in the journal Neurology, a team of researchers looked at people’s genetic profiles and their possible contribution to the…
An interview with Daniel Schieffer, Technology Director, DeNovix Why are cells currently counted with slides? How many times are the slides typically used and what happens to them after they are used? Until recently, cells were typically counted on a…
Now there’s more reason to get rid of ultra-processed foods in our diet after researchers found another downside to eating pre-cooked and instant meals. A new study published in the weekly peer-reviewed medical trade journal The BMJ on Wednesday reported…
Scientists from Germany have developed a novel mathematical model to study the airborne transmission of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). Scientists claim that the new model is effective in qualitatively evaluating the risk of exposure. The study is…
Global public health continues to be threatened by zoonotic and pandemic influenza. The virus has a high mutation rate, owing to its interspecies transmissibility and adaptability. The influenza A virus has diverse avian and animal origins with several viral subtypes; those…
Mild upper respiratory illness is known to be caused by the four common human coronaviruses (HCoVs), which include 2 beta (HCoV-HKU1 and HCoV-OC43) and 2 alpha (HCoV-NL63 and HCoV-229E) coronaviruses. These HCoVs, unlike betacoronaviruses (SARS-CoV, SARS-CoV-2, and Middle East respiratory…
Historically, monkeypox outbreaks have been primarily found in Central and West Africa. This zoonotic infection is caused by the monkeypox virus (MPXV), which belongs to the Poxviridae family of the Orthopoxvirus genus. Until 2022, the incidence of monkeypox outside Africa was a…
The ongoing war in Ukraine has caused massive destruction in the region. Evidence of similar destruction was documented during World War II (WWII). One of the diseases that ravaged Europe during WWII was epidemic typhus. This disease was nearly forgotten until…
A recent study published in Communications Medicine discussed how experiences from the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic could be leveraged for human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). Study: Leveraging lessons learned from the COVID-19 pandemic for HIV. Image Credit: RAJ CREATIONZS/Shutterstock The…
