Being overweight hampers immune response to SARS-CoV-2: University of Queensland-led research shows being overweight can impair the body’s antibody response to SARS-CoV-2 infection but not to the protection offered by vaccination. Research lead, School of Chemistry and Molecular Biosciences PhD candidate Marcus Tong, said the findings build on the team’s existing research on how COVID-19 […]
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WHO’s annual malaria report spotlights the growing threat of climate change: Despite strides in expanding access to insecticide-treated nets and medicines to help prevent malaria in young children and pregnant women, more people were getting sick with malaria, according to a new report published by the World Health Organization (WHO). In 2022, there were estimated […]
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This article will help you quickly identify common childhood diseases. How to recognise and treat mumps, measles, and hand foot and mouth. People of any age can catch mumps, it is an unpleasant disease, but can lead to serious complications, including viral meningitis, pancreatitis and swelling of the testes or ovaries in adults. There has […]
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Successful clinical trial for re-engineered UQ vaccine: The University of Queensland’s re-engineered clamp platform has produced a vaccine that is equally safe and virus-neutralising as an approved vaccine considered among the best in its class. The pivotal proof-of-concept testing clears the way to progress the promising Clamp2 technology in a range of research programs. Project […]
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A missing piece of the jigsaw in a rare life-threatening condition linked to adenovirus Covid-19 vaccines. A team of scientists led by the University of Aberdeen has taken an important step forward in understanding the mechanisms by which adenovirus-based vaccines, including some of those used in the Covid pandemic, can cause serious adverse reactions. Working […]
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Comprehensive cholera statistics for 2022, published by WHO today, shed light on the scale and extent of the ongoing cholera upsurge. While data for cholera remain inadequate, cases reported to WHO in 2022 were more than double those in 2021. Forty-four countries reported cases, a 25% increase from the 35 countries that reported cases in […]
Meningitis is swelling of the meninges (the protective membranes of the brain and spinal cord). The inflammation is usually the result of an infection. Causes Meningitis is often spread by a bacteria or virus held in the nose or throat. This means that kissing, sneezing or coughing spreads it. Viral meningitis can be very unpleasant but […]
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Cause of rapid loss of vaccination protection in autoimmune diseases identified: People who are treated with TNF-α inhibitors for their autoimmune disease such as Crohn’s disease or rheumatoid arthritis lose their vaccination protection significantly earlier than average. The mechanism underlying the early decrease in antibody levels has now been eludicated by a scientific team from […]
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Research identifies that immunosuppressed people are least likely to have COVID-19 antibodies: New research has identified which people with compromised immune systems are less likely to have COVID-19 antibodies – making them more vulnerable to a severe infection. Around one in five people with solid organ transplant, rare autoimmune disease or blood cancer affecting lymphocytes […]
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Childhood immunization begins recovery after COVID-19 backslide: New WHO and UNICEF data show promising signs of immunization services rebounding in some countries, but, particularly in low-income countries, coverage still falls short of pre-pandemic levels putting children at grave risk from disease outbreaks. Global immunization services reached 4 million more children in 2022 compared to the […]
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