World academies call for global solidarity on COVID-19 pandemic
The InterAcademy Partnership (IAP) urges countries to collaborate, use and share science-based information, and help the developing worldCredit: Illustration of ...
Tag: Disease in the Developing World
Benefiting from the national gene vector biorepository
Credit: Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers New Rochelle, NY, March 26, 2020--Gene therapy investigators can greatly benefit from the resources ...
A study investigating genetic mechanisms underlying resistance to leishmaniasis
The study was conducted in Brazil and mapped the genes that are activated when mice resistant to Leishmania are infected. ...
Telemedicine reduces mental health burden of COVID-19
Credit: Mary Ann Liebert Inc., publishers New Rochelle, NY, March 23, 2020--"The Role of Telehealth in Reducing the Mental Health ...
How and where to allocate stockpiled ventilators during a pandemic
Credit: Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers New Rochelle, NY, March 20, 2020--Key factors must be taken into account in determining ...
Study reveals how long COVID-19 remains infectious on cardboard, metal and plastic
Research suggests that people may acquire the coronavirus through the air and by touching contaminated surfacesCredit: Reed Hutchinson/UCLA The virus ...
Public health leadership paramount to emerging coronavirus pandemic
Credit: Florida Atlantic University For decades, public health officials have directed the containment of emerging pandemics - perhaps most notably ...
Coronavirus-infected patients needing emergency surgery: Anesthesia standards
Credit: Mary Ann Liebert, Inc,, publishers New Rochelle, NY, March 16, 2020--Physicians describe the standardized procedure of surgical anesthesia for ...
Wikipedia visits to disease outbreak pages show impact of news media on public attention
News coverage closely linked with public attention to Zika in the US during 2016 outbreakCredit: Gerd Altmann, pixabay During the ...
Something in the water
Brazilian study correlates consumption of contaminated water with the severity of malformations caused by the Zika virusCredit: D'Or Institute for ...
Banded mongoose study reveals how its environment influences the spread of infectious disease
Credit: Carol Anne Nichols With outbreaks of infectious diseases making headlines around the world, scientists are under pressure to understand ...
Rural Hondurans embrace cancer screening opportunities
An internationally collaborative group of Dartmouth and Honduran researchers and oncologists found a high level of compliance with referral to ...
Wireless, skin-mounted sensors monitor babies, pregnant women in the developing world
Soft, flexible devices are being tested, evaluated in Ghana, India, Kenya and ZambiaCredit: Northwestern University EVANSTON, Ill. -- Every year, ...
Newer anti-HIV drugs safest, most effective during pregnancy
Dolutegravir-containing regimen exhibited superior safety profile in large, NIH-supported study of pregnant womenCredit: NIAID The antiretroviral drugs dolutegravir and emtricitabine/tenofovir ...
NIH study finds lower concentration of PrEP drug in pregnant young women
Strict adherence to daily PrEP is especially important in pregnancy, investigators concludeCredit: Peter Anderson Among African adolescent girls and young ...
VIDO-InterVac-led research team at USask awarded almost $1M to fight new coronavirus
Credit: Debra Marshall A University of Saskatchewan research team and collaborating scientists from across the country have been awarded almost ...
X-ray eyes peer deeper into deadly pathogen
Credit: James Zook Tularemia is a rare but often lethal disease. It is caused by one of the most aggressive ...
IVI and DTU to strengthen external quality assurance in the face of rising AMR in Asia
The International Vaccine Institute (IVI) and Technical University of Denmark (DTU) received a Fleming Fund Regional Grant to increase the ...
Novel compound sparks new malaria treatment hope
Credit: Walter and Eliza Hall Institute A novel class of antimalarial compounds that can effectively kill malaria parasites has been ...
Hydrogen sulfide heightens disease in tuberculosis, suggesting a new therapeutic target
The tuberculosis bacteria induce increased hydrogen sulfide production by human macrophages, which increases pathogenesis.Credit: UAB BIRMINGHAM, Ala. - A new ...