Immunology
Social distancing and dying alone
Credit: Penn Nursing PHILADELPHIA (June 29, 2020)- The COVID-19 pandemic has led to drastic changes in how hospitals provide end-of-life...
Existing drugs can prevent SARS-CoV-2 from hijacking cells
Researchers evaluate how the new coronavirus rewires human proteins for its own replication, and identify several antiviral drugs ready for...
Research shows COVID-19 is an independent risk factor for acute ischemic stroke
Credit: Mount Sinai Health System Journal Name: American Journal of Neuroradiology: http://www.ajnr.org/content/ajnr/early/2020/06/25/ajnr.A6650.full.pdf Title of the Article: COVID-19 is an independent...
USask medical researchers awarded $900,000 to help fight COVID-19
Credit: University of Saskatchewan/Kristen McEwen The Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) has awarded three University of Saskatchewan (USask) research...
Tracking the spread of mosquito insecticide resistance across Africa
Credit: Penelope Hancock In a step toward better control of the mosquitoes that transmit malaria, researchers have mapped the patterns...
Dangerous tick-borne bacterium extremely rare in New Jersey
The mystery behind the rise in spotted fever cases continuesCredit: Jim Occi/Rutgers University-New Brunswick There's some good news in New...
Best way found to treat children with sickle cell anemia in sub-Saharan Africa
Study in New England Journal of Medicine has global implicationsCredit: IU School of Medicine INDIANAPOLIS, CINCINNATI, and KAMPALA, Uganda -...
Experts identify steps to expand and improve antibody tests in COVID-19 response
NIH workshop attendees review capabilities, limits of SARS-CoV-2 serology testingCredit: NIAID WHAT: More than 300 scientists and clinicians from the...
Cancer drug cures COVID-19 patient with acute respiratory distress
Team at Marburg University Medical Center plans scientific study on the use of an immune inhibitor against the viral diseaseCredit:...
LJI scientists investigate a powerful protein behind antibody development
Credit: Jinyong Choi, La Jolla Institute for Immunology LA JOLLA, CA--Scientists at the La Jolla Institute for Immunology (LJI) have...
Regenstrief COVID-19 dashboard now features trends and early warning indicators
Interactive data rapidly available on state, region or county levelCredit: Regenstrief Institute INDIANAPOLIS -- Trends are a vital component of...
First known case of a potentially deadly heart rhythm disturbance induced by chloroquine therapy for COVID-19 reported
Clinicians should carefully monitor patients treated with chloroquine therapy, particularly elderly women and others at higher risk for heart rhythm...
Tick surveillance and control lagging in US, study shows
First-ever survey of tick-management programs shows clear public health gapCredit: Northeast Regional Center for Excellence in Vector-Borne Diseases Annapolis, MD;...
The Lancet Infectious Diseases: UK modelling study finds case isolation and contact tracing vital to COVID-19 epidemic control
Combining self-isolation and contact tracing with moderate physical distancing measures, such as limiting social gatherings and remote working, could enable...
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