Immunology
Model predicts where ticks, Lyme disease will appear next in Midwest states
Credit: Photo by L. Brian Stauffer CHAMPAIGN, Ill. -- By drawing from decades of studies, scientists created a timeline marking...
Results of NIH-sponsored ACTIV-3 trial published
Experimental monoclonal antibody not efficacious in Phase 3 trialCredit: NIAID Preliminary results of a phase 3, randomized, placebo-controlled clinical trial...
Gates Foundation helps UC study sexual health of South African youth
Researchers show that rural girls look to social and cultural influences, not modern medicine, to prevent pregnancy and diseaseCredit: University...
Promising clinical data for fenofibrate’s ability to prevent lung damage in COVID patients
Credit: Daniel Hanoch In what has the potential to significantly change how Corona patients are being treated and the severity...
Antibiotics for C-sections effective after umbilical cord clamped
Rutgers co-authored study challenges current recommendations aimed at preventing infectionsCredit: NIH Antibiotics for cesarean section births are just as effective...
Learning from three centuries of smallpox epidemics in London, UK
Credit: Olga Krylova and David J.D. Earn The current COVID-19 pandemic has caused a surge of interest in the study...
Researchers track and analyze smallpox epidemics over three centuries
Credit: Courtesy of the Public Domain Review https://publicdomainreview.org/collection/londons-dreadful-visitation-bills-of-mortality Researchers from McMaster University have studied and analyzed thousands of weekly records...
Corona: How the virus interacts with cells
Credit: SCIGRAPHIX / S. Westermann SARS-CoV-2 infections pose a global threat to human health and a formidable research challenge. One...
Blood, light and COVID-19
Microvascular health as a key to improve patient careCredit: ©ICFO/Commissió Europea As COVID-19 spread worldwide in early 2020, the avalanche...
Evolution of a killer: How African Salmonella made the leap from gut to bloodstream
Credit: Dr Sian Owen and Dr Rocio Canals University of Liverpool scientists have exploited the combined power of genomics and...
Screen time, emotional health among parents’ top concerns for children during pandemic
National poll: Cyberbullying, depression and unhealthy habits on parents' top 10 list of worries; Black families rank racism as No.1...
New SARS-CoV-2 neutralizing antibody enters clinical phase
Credit: NIAID Cologne, Marburg, Braunschweig and Ingelheim, Germany, 18 December 2020 - Cologne University Hospital (UKK), University of Marburg (UMR),...
SARS-CoV-2-like particles very sensitive to temperature
Study of individual particle degradation suggests a potential surge of COVID-19 infections in the winterCredit: Sharma et. al. (2020) Biochem...
Researchers use artificial intelligence to ID mosquitos
Credit: Couret, J. et al. 2020 (CC-BY 2.0) Rapid and accurate identification of mosquitoes that transmit human pathogens such as...
COVID-19 pandemic had big impact on commercial fishing in Northeast
Rutgers study shows resilience among fishermen facing market disruptionsCredit: NOAA Fisheries With restaurants and supply chains disrupted due to the...
ACE2 protein protects against severe COVID-19: Study
Sex hormones, chromosomes contribute to a stronger immune response and better outcomes for female COVID-19 patientsCredit: University of Alberta Female...
New salmonella proteins discovered
Credit: Image: Sandy Westermann / SCIGRAPHIX Salmonella are bacteria that can cause food poisoning with severe diarrhoea. If they penetrate...
West Nile virus infection risk is higher in less affluent neighborhoods in Baltimore, MD
Study finds abundance of infected mosquitos varies with neighborhood incomeCredit: Photo by Edwin Remsberg In Baltimore, Maryland, people living in...
One-year kidney allograft outcomes do not differ by hepatitis C status of donor
Credit: AJKD, 2020 Study published in the American Journal of Kidney Diseases (AJKD) shows that kidney allograft outcomes one year...
COVID-19: indoor air in hospitals and nursing homes require more attention
Recommendations on how to reduce SARS-CoV-2 aerosol dispersalCredit: Beate Richter, TROPOS Leipzig/New Delhi/Rome. A variety of measures are necessary to...
