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Could SARS-CoV-2 become just a seasonal nuisance in the next decade, causing just coughs and sniffles like a common cold, suggests new research? Scientists at the University of Utah, USA, tried to predict the possible future of the novel coronavirus using mathematical models that use learnings from the current pandemic on changes in human immunity over time.

Read more about Explained: Why impact of long Covid could outlast the pandemic on Business Standard. Weeks and months after seemingly recovering from even a mild case, many patients still confront a wide range of health problems

Could saffron be an effective supplement for helping manage COVID-19? A new study has explored the potential use of saffron ( Crocus sativus L.) as a supplement for severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), the causative agent of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). With the increase of mutations in SARS-CoV-2, as well as the mass demand for effective, affordable and safe vaccines rising with each challenge attached to this virus, the exploration of additional medicinal and ...

New peptide-like molecules could treat herpes, COVID-19, and the common cold Among the powerful biochemicals of the human immune system, peptides are one of the best. Most commonly found in the places where microbes love to take root - mucous membranes of the eye, mouth, nose and lungs - theyre known to kill all sorts of tiny invaders, such as viruses, bacteria and fungi. Given their power, one might think peptides would represent promising drug treatments, perhaps even a cure, for many infecti...

Researchers speculate the low prevalence of COVID-19 in Japan Protective immune memory--through B cells, which make antibodies, and/or T cells, which in the case of CD8 + T cells can kill virus-infected cells--can be induced by identical but also by related viruses. Related to the COVID-19 virus SARS-CoV-2, there are four common cold coronaviruses (CCCoVs) that together cause ~20% of common cold infections: OC43, HKU1, 229E, and NL63. Most adults have been infected with CCCoVs multiple times in...

New research published on the preprint server bioRxiv* suggests S2-specific antibody responses are critical in recovering from mild to severe COVID-19 infection. Compared to patients who died within 28 days of their COVID-19 diagnosis, patients who produced a wide range of S2-specific responses were more likely to survive.

There is no long-term benefit to surgically placing tympanostomy tubes in a young child's ears to reduce the rate of recurrent ear infections during the...

Mucormycosis risk mitigation in the COVID battle Updated: Updated: May 13, 2021 23:46 IST Diabetes control can lower the chances of dangerous side-effects in COVID-19 treatment such as this fungal infection Share Article AAA Diabetes control can lower the chances of dangerous side-effects in COVID-19 treatment such as this fungal infection The COVID-19 pandemic continues to play havoc all over the world and India is no exception to this. While 70%-80% of those affected with COVID-19 recover wit...

An Evening At The Ritz Jakarta is slowly waking up again, after the long sleep of hypnosis lovingly referred to as the Fauci Flu Damn-panic by Far Siders the world over.  The Great Awakening is not so much because the city’s illustrious gubberner Anus Bathwater has released his iron grip on the throats of residents, so much as Indonesians have a wonderful capacity to ignore the rules when they no longer serve the people’s purposes. I have been going about my business since June of 2019.  ...

Children develop strong, long-lasting immunity following SARS-CoV-2 infection Researchers in the UK have conducted a study that may explain why children who become infected with severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) do not generally develop severe coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). The team – from Public Health England, the University of Birmingham, and various NHS Foundation Trusts across England – says a key finding of the study was that the magnitude of the adapt...