New Tool Can Detect Fast-Spreading SARS-CoV-2 Variants Early
New Tool Can Detect Fast-Spreading SARS-CoV-2 Variants Early - Researchers have developed a powerful tool that can detect variants of SARS-CoV-2 with high transmission potential...
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Covid has long-term impact on the immune system
SARS-CoV-2 infections have a long-term impact on the immune system: In a study recently published in the renowned journal "Allergy", a MedUni Vienna research team...
Higher levels of CO2 increase survival of viruses in the air and transmission risk
A new study has revealed for the first time the vital role carbon dioxide (CO2) plays in determining the lifespan of airborne viruses – namely...
Relative deficiency in immune cells can account for poorer vaccination responses in the older population
In a study examining the ageing immune system and what makes it less efficient, researchers looked at the effects of COVID-19 mRNA vaccination in older...
Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Cases to Double Post-COVID
Up to 80,000 people in Austria are estimated to suffer from chronic fatigue syndrome, also known as ME/CFS or myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome. The number...
Cats & Covid
Household cats acquired the same COVID-19 variants as their owners throughout the pandemic, according to new research. The study, published in Emerging Infectious Diseases and...
Vaccination halves risk of long Covid
Being vaccinated against Covid halves people's risk of developing long Covid, according to new research from the University of East Anglia. Long Covid still affects...
Further illnesses still expected from SARS-CoV-2
SARS-CoV-2: Only neutralising antibodies allow conclusions to be drawn about protection against new infections: Mutations of virus and illnesses caused by new variants are still to...
First-line defences short-lived
First-line immune defences against COVID-19 are short-lived and may explain reinfection. A new study finds that antibodies produced in the nose decline nine months after...
Care home nurses still in Covid trauma
Care home nurses still need support to recover from Covid trauma, research shows: Those on the front line of the Covid pandemic need mental health support...
