Killer immune cells destroy cancer cells and cells infected by virus. These CD8+ T cells are activated after detection of ...

More information: Zoe Swank et al, Measurement of circulating viral antigens post-SARS-CoV-2 infection in a multicohort study, Clinical Microbiology (2024). DOI: 10.1016/j.cmi.2024.09.001 ...

The worry that breast cancer may someday return is a troubling source of anxiety for many survivors of the disease. It’s ...

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Chronic hepatitis B (CHB) affects more than 254 million people globally, with 1.2 million new infections occurring each year.

According to Dr Cooper, chronic viral infections have been known to alter our ability to form effective long-term protective antibody responses, but how that happens is unknown.

According to Dr Cooper, chronic viral infections have been known to alter our ability to form effective long-term protective antibody responses, but how that happens is unknown.

A new long COVID study shows that a persistent infection could explain why some people experience long-haul symptoms, according to researchers at Brigham and Women’s Hospital.

Lessons learned from fighting SARS-CoV-2 could also help scientists in the battles against other conditions, because long COVID is just one of many chronic disease states that start with an infection.

It found that 1% to 3% of people had persistent infections for more than 30 days and 0.1% to 0.5% had them for more than 60 days.

More information: Zoe Swank et al, Measurement of circulating viral antigens post-SARS-CoV-2 infection in a multicohort study, Clinical Microbiology (2024). DOI: 10.1016/j.cmi.2024.09.001 ...