In a recent study published within the journal Nature Communications, researchers used blood and airway sampling of morbidly obese individuals and murine models to elucidate the mechanisms underpinning severe cases of influenza among the many obese population. Study: Obesity dysregulates the pulmonary antiviral immune response. Image Credit: Jarun Ontakrai/Shutterstock.com Background Their findings reveal that obesity induces deficits […]
Recent research helps explain why young children have lower rates of severe COVID-19 than adults. A study of infants and young children found those that acquired SARS-CoV-2 had a powerful, sustained antibody response to the virus and high levels of inflammatory proteins within the nose but not within the blood. This immune response contrasts with […]
Severe COVID-19 may cause long-lasting alterations to the innate immune system, the primary line of defense against pathogens, in line with a small study funded by the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, a part of the National Institutes of Health. These changes may help explain why the disease can damage so many alternative […]
A recent study published within the Eurosurveillance Journal described severe and fatal infections in neonates attributable to a brand new echovirus 11 (E-11) variant in France. Study: Severe and fatal neonatal infections linked to a brand new variant of echovirus 11, France, July 2022 to April 2023. Image Credit: KomsanLoonprom/Shutterstock.com Background Enteroviruses commonly cause infections in newborns. […]