Flu & Viruses
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Long-COVID fatigue linked to mitochondria in muscle cells
The persistent fatigue that people with long-COVID experience is linked to the mitochondria in muscle cells producing reduced energy, according to a new study. Read more
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Respiratory viruses no longer ‘seasonal’
Viruses that cause the common cold are now emerging in the summer because of the changes in human behaviour during and after the COVID-19 pandemic, a Portuguese study has revealed. Read more
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Length of exposure time to COVID-19 ‘a major risk for transmission’
The NHS COVID-19 contact tracing app successfully predicted people’s risk of catching the virus following exposure to an infected person, according to a new study. Read more
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Multiple sclerosis vaccine prospect as link to common virus reinforced
Scientists have identified several mechanisms that protect people from an Epstein-Barr virus-induced autoimmune reaction, it has been announced. Read more
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Mosquito disease to reach UK within 20 years, climate report warns
England could be infested with disease-bearing mosquitoes within 20 years if the world fails to slow the process of climate change, according to an expert report. Read more
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HIV diagnoses rise in Europe
Urgent action is needed on the HIV epidemic in the European region, the World Health Organization has warned. Read more
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‘Staggering’ increase in measles deaths, warns report
More than 130,000 people – mainly children – died of measles in 2022, an increase of 43% from 2021, according to a new report by the World Health Organization and the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Read more
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Animal-spread infections that are increasing exponentially
Four types of zoonotic Infections have been increasing at an exponential rate, researchers warn today. Read more
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RECOVERY trial to investigate flu treatments
The Oxford-based RECOVERY trial, which discovered four effective treatments for COVID-19, is to investigate treatments for influenza, it has been announced. Read more
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Awareness of HPV in screening “low”
Awareness of the role of HPV testing in cervical screening is low, according to a new survey. Read more