ALLMedicine™ Viral Infections Center

May 5th, 2021 - Reactive oxygen species (ROS) are by-products of cellular metabolism and can be either beneficial, at low levels, or deleterious, at high levels, to the cell. It is known that several viral infections can increase oxidative stress, which is mainly...

Apr 1st, 2021 - Respiratory viral infections (RVIs) affect children year-round, with seasonal-specific patterns. Pediatric oncology patients are uniquely vulnerable to infection, but whether this predisposes them to different patterns of RVIs than healthy childre...

Mar 31st, 2021 - Circular RNAs (circRNAs) are a class of non‑coding RNAs with a circular, covalent structure that lack both 5' ends and 3' poly(A) tails, which are stable and specific molecules that exist in eukaryotic cells and are highly conserved. The role of c...

Mar 26th, 2021 - The COVID-19 pandemic has cast increased attention on emerging infections. Clinicians and public health experts should be aware of emerging infectious causes of encephalitis, mechanisms by which they are transmitted, and clinical manifestations of...

Jan 25th, 2021 - There is limited knowledge on the origin and development from CD34+ precursors of the ample spectrum of human natural killer (NK) cells, particularly of specialized NK subsets. This study sought to characterize the NK-cell progeny of CD34+DNAM-1br...

Jun 30th, 2016 - Infectious diseases are important causes of morbidity and mortality in patients with cancer. The NCCN Clinical Practice Guidelines in Oncology (NCCN Guidelines) for Prevention and Treatment of Cancer-Related Infections characterize the major patho.

May 5th, 2021 - Reactive oxygen species (ROS) are by-products of cellular metabolism and can be either beneficial, at low levels, or deleterious, at high levels, to the cell. It is known that several viral infections can increase oxidative stress, which is mainly...

Apr 1st, 2021 - Respiratory viral infections (RVIs) affect children year-round, with seasonal-specific patterns. Pediatric oncology patients are uniquely vulnerable to infection, but whether this predisposes them to different patterns of RVIs than healthy childre...

Mar 31st, 2021 - Circular RNAs (circRNAs) are a class of non‑coding RNAs with a circular, covalent structure that lack both 5' ends and 3' poly(A) tails, which are stable and specific molecules that exist in eukaryotic cells and are highly conserved. The role of c...

Mar 26th, 2021 - The COVID-19 pandemic has cast increased attention on emerging infections. Clinicians and public health experts should be aware of emerging infectious causes of encephalitis, mechanisms by which they are transmitted, and clinical manifestations of...

Jan 25th, 2021 - There is limited knowledge on the origin and development from CD34+ precursors of the ample spectrum of human natural killer (NK) cells, particularly of specialized NK subsets. This study sought to characterize the NK-cell progeny of CD34+DNAM-1br...

Jan 7th, 2021 - NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - In a proof-of-principle study, researchers demonstrated that a two-gene RNA signature can distinguish bacterial from viral infections in blood samples from children, paving the way to a point-of-care (POC) test that cou...

Apr 21st, 2017 - A randomized study of 340 Swedish women showed that use of oral contraceptives adversely affected quality of life -- including mood and energy level -- compared with a placebo. (Tech Times) SIGA Technologies said its drug to treat smallpox and oth...

Jul 31st, 2014 - WHAT IS SUBACUTE ­THYROIDITIS? Subacute thyroiditis is also known as de Quervain thyroiditis or granulomatous giant cell thyroiditis. 1,2 The most common cause of thyroid pain, it is a self-limited inflammatory disorder in which a painful tender go.

Apr 2nd, 2014 - On a typical mid-winter day, patients with upper respiratory symptoms fill waiting rooms. Viral infections (colds and flu) are immediate suspects, but for some patients, underlying allergy may be adding to the misery.

Apr 15th, 2013 - Changes to the bacterial communities that reside on the human penis after circumcision may protect against certain viral infections, including HIV, according to a study published online April 16 in mBio. Male circumcision is associated with a lowe...