2026 March - 24 articles
Background: The COVID-19 pandemic significantly altered the daily routines of young adults. This study investigated alcohol consumption patterns and associated factors among young adults in Romania during this period. Method: A cross-sectional study...
The COVID-19 pandemic has led to an unprecedented global health crisis, with millions recovering from acute infection but experiencing lingering symptoms, collectively referred to as post-acute sequelae of COVID-19 (PASC), or “long COVID.&rdquo...
Long COVID is the disease entity triggered and potentially driven by SARS-CoV-2 infection. It is an heterogeneous condition characterized by dozens of different symptoms, signs and sequelae, which can affect all organs and body systems and evolve ove...
In the early stages of the COVID-19 pandemic, uncertainty around the extent of SARS-CoV-2 spread hampered policymakers’ understanding of the epidemic’s extent. Mathematical models, which proved vital for aiding decision-making, relied pri...
The clinical severity of COVID-19 is influenced by cellular and humoral immune responses, as well as the dynamics of viral replication. In line with this, the current study examined systemic and mucosal immunity responses alongside viral load in unva...
Vaccines worldwide reduce severe coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) consequences; however, viral evolution escapes immunity, raising global concerns about vaccine protection and requiring monitoring. Bioinformatics is crucial for studying vaccine es...
Background: During the COVID-19 pandemic, Thailand prioritized hemodialysis patients for vaccination. Due to limited supply, heterologous regimens were used. This study evaluates the mortality rate and risk factors in hemodialysis patients who receiv...
Introduction: Healthcare institutions and care providers, including medical professionals, were at the forefront of the rapid response to the challenges of the pandemic. As medical professionals across the country actively fought the COVID-19 pandemi...
Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is associated with systemic inflammation and immune dysregulation, potentially affecting hypothalamic–pituitary–adrenal (HPA) axis function and glucocorticoid signaling. However, the dynamics and clinic...
Infection with SARS-CoV-2, the virus responsible for COVID-19, is associated with cytokine storm, an excessive immune response. Interleukin-6, a multifunctional cytokine, is involved in the COVID-19 immune response. Functional polymorphisms in the in...
Background: Autophagy is a conserved intracellular degradation pathway essential for maintaining cellular homeostasis by recycling damaged organelles and proteins. Dysregulation of autophagy has been implicated in pregnancy-related complications such...
An 87-year-old woman was referred to our ophthalmology ward due to decreased visual acuity and intense right orbital pain, which had been present for four weeks. The anamnesis was not contributory, except that she had been vaccinated against severe a...
This paper studies the mental health impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on older adults with a particular focus on the role of technology use. We use nationally representative individual-level survey data from a random sample of 3257 community-dwelling...
Background: Patients diagnosed with Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS) who require Intensive Care Unit (ICU) admission often require invasive vascular access including central venous catheters and arterial lines. Early reports of excessive th...
The aim of this study was to examine the factors associated with COVID-19-related fear in older adults from Kazakhstan, and to explore its associations with sociodemographic characteristics, health status and multiple domains of quality of life in a...
Background: Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), the causative agent of Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), exploits angiotensin-converting enzyme 2 (ACE2) for cell entry, implicating the renin–angiotensin system (RAS)...
Long COVID is a complex condition characterized by persistent symptoms following SARS-CoV-2 infection. Understanding its biochemical mechanisms is essential for effective management and treatment strategies. Objective: This study investigated biochem...
Respiratory viral infections such as influenza and SARS-CoV-2 induce complex immune responses characterized by dysregulated cytokine production, which may influence disease severity and lead to post-infection immunometabolic alterations. However, com...
Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2) caused a global public health emergency in humans from 2020 to 2023 and was associated with over 7 million human deaths. Besides humans, SARS-CoV-2 has been detected in a wide range of anim...
Rapid antigenic drift in the coronavirus spike protein motivates alternative antiviral strategies. We target the conserved nucleocapsid (N) protein—central to RNA binding, genome packaging, and replication—and perform a comparative, cross...
Wastewater-based epidemiology (WBE) allows for early surveillance of viral pathogens, including SARS-CoV-2. Simplified low-cost approaches are needed to deploy WBE surveillance in resource-limited small-island settings, where high sensitivity must be...
The COVID-19 pandemic disrupted traditional financing channels, accelerating the adoption of crowdfunding as an alternative capital-raising mechanism across Africa. Limited access to finance for women entrepreneurs remains a pivotal issue globally, p...
Treatment seeking among individuals who misuse substances can be a complex process, with many factors contributing to treatment seeking. Guided by Gelberg–Andersen’s Behavioral Model for Vulnerable Populations, this research seeks to esta...
The COVID-19 pandemic revealed substantial variation in vaccine attitudes and susceptibility to misinformation, raising concerns from an occupational health perspective about potential differences across employment sectors. This study examined associ...
