Drug repurposing study finds lonafarnib effective against RSV
In a study published in the journal Nature Communications, researchers screened ReFRAME (short for repurposing, focused rescue, and accelerated Medchem), ...
Tag: Respiratory Tract Infections
Netherlands sees unexpected surge in Mycoplasma pneumoniae cases, younger population more affected
In a recent study published in the journal Eurosurveillance, a team of researchers from the Netherlands reported on the recent ...
New insights into why obesity puts individuals at risk for severe influenza
In a recent study published in the journal Nature Communications, researchers used blood and airway sampling of morbidly obese individuals ...
The immunomodulatory and antiviral function of vitamin D
Recently, scientists reviewed the available literature to better understand vitamin D's immunomodulatory and antiviral function. The study explores how vitamin ...
Next-generation influenza vaccines show greater impact and cost-effectiveness, study suggests
In a recent study published in the BMC Medicine Journal, researchers conducted a modeling study to evaluate the cost-effectiveness and ...
Understanding why respiratory infections are more common in the winter
In a recent Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology study, researchers investigate the role of extracellular vesicles (EVs) in the ...
The role of nasal microbiome in Parkinson's disease
Billions of microorganisms, including bacteria, fungi, and archaea, are present in the human nose, which collectively form the nasal microbiome. ...