HSP can occur secondary to upper respiratory tract infections, medications, vaccinations and malignancies. COVID-19 is caused by SARS-CoV-2, a single-stranded RNA virus from the Beta-Coronaviridae ...

The company will manage the development of gene therapy for the HSP sub-type 47 (SP47) and raise funds for clinical trials. SPG47 is a slowly-progressing rare disease that causes malformation of the ...

A 35-year-old white man with no prior illness presented with a 10-day history of colicky abdominal pain worsened with meals, and back pain. This was followed in 3 days by an asymptomatic purpuric ...

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In the early, uncertain days of the coronavirus pandemic, scientists delivered one comforting pronouncement: The virus that caused COVID mutates rather slowly. If that remained true, the virus ...

June 10, 2024 — Scientists have grown 'mini-guts' in the lab to help understand Crohn's disease, showing that 'switches' that modify DNA in gut cells play an ... Apr. 24, 2024 — Study ...

A Chinese team of virologists has found that this virus carries the risk of animal-to-human transmission. According to the South China Morning Post (SCMP), the new virus called HKU5-CoV-2 was ...

Extensive coronavirus research has led to the discovery of a new bat virus called HKU5-CoV-2. According to a new study published in the medical journal Cell, the new virus can enter human cells using ...

Can the new bat virus, HKU5-CoV-2, lead to another pandemic? According to Chinese researchers, the new coronavirus potentially transmits from animals to humans, and has reignited concerns about the ...

Influenza virus is an infectious agent belonging to the virus family Orthomyxoviridae that causes a respiratory tract infection (influenza or 'flu') in vertebrates. There are three main species ...

Mar. 13, 2025 — Older adults who were exposed to seasonal flu viruses that circulated prior to 1968 are more likely to have some protection against H5N1, and children would benefit more from ...