In a recent review published in the journal Cell Communication and Signaling, a team of researchers in Egypt and the United States explored the direct and indirect mechanisms of T lymphocyte-linked adaptive anti-viral immune responses that might contribute to lymphopenia associated with severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infections. Schematic representation of…

In a recent study published in JAMA Network Open, researchers investigate the association between population-level coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) mitigation strategies, including vaccination rates and face mask mandates, and the prevalence of symptomatic asthma among children. Study:  COVID-19 Vaccination and Parent-Reported Symptomatic Child Asthma Prevalence . Image Credit: SeventyFour / Shutterstock.com …

In a recent study published in JAMA Network Open, researchers investigate the association between concurrent use of tobacco and cannabis with mental health problems among teenagers in the United States. Study:  Concurrent Use of Tobacco and Cannabis and Internalizing and Externalizing Problems in US Youths. Image Credit: Rawpixel.com / Shutterstock.com …

In a recent study published in Communications Medicine, researchers examined the impact of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic on the incidence of low birth weight (LBW) in India. Study:  Effects of COVID-19 pandemic on low birth weight in a nationwide study in India . Image Credit: Zetar Infinity/Shutterstock.com Introduction The COVID-19 pandemic…

In a recent study published in the JAMA Network Open, a group of researchers evaluated the association of in-hospital delirium (sudden, severe confusion and brain function changes) with functional disability and cognitive impairment (decline in memory and thinking skills) over the six months following discharge among older adults hospitalized with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). …

Dexamethasone is one of the most important drugs in the treatment of severe COVID-19, but patients respond very differently to the therapy. Researchers at the German Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases (DZNE) and Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin have now discovered how the cortisone compound influences the impaired inflammatory response and which patients benefit from it. Their…

A research team led by Prof. Guo Yusong, Associate Professor of the Division of Life Science at the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST), recently made a novel discovery related to the coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) that causes COVID-19. The team identified new host factors that interact with the receptor binding domain of the SARS-CoV-2 spike…

In a recent study published in the JAMA Network Open, researchers examined trends in new attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) (a neurodevelopmental disorder characterized by persistent inattention, hyperactivity, and impulsivity) diagnoses, prevalence, and ADHD medication use in Finland from 2015 to 2022. Study: Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder Diagnoses in Finland During the COVID-19 Pandemic. Image Credit: ABO PHOTOGRAPHY /…

A recent study published in the Journal of Experimental Medicine showed that dynamic, frequent host-pathogen interactions activate nasal innate immunity in children. Studies have reported heightened nasal innate immune activation in children compared to adults with or without severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection. However, the biological drivers of this heightened immunity in…

A Phase 1 trial testing the safety of an experimental nasal vaccine that may provide enhanced breadth of protection against emerging variants of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, is now enrolling healthy adults at three sites in the United States. The National Institutes of Health (NIH) is sponsoring the first-in-human trial of the investigational…