Prior Zika virus infection increases risk of severe dengue disease
People with antibodies to Zika virus are more vulnerable to severe infection with certain types of dengue -- and that ...
Tag: Epidemiology
Researchers develop a fast, accurate, low-cost COVID-19 test
Credit: NIH Image Gallery, 2018 A new low-cost diagnostic test for coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) quickly delivers accurate results without ...
Single-use N95 respirators can be decontaminated and used again, study finds
Scientists hope new methods can mitigate the chronic shortage of personal protective equipmentCredit: CDC/Debora Cartagena N95 respirators, which are widely ...
Premature deaths from alcoholic liver disease rising as gap between men and women narrows
Since the early 2000s, alcoholic liver disease deaths among non-Hispanic whites, particularly women, have increased more rapidly than rates among ...
COVID-19 — Scenarios for the post-lockdown period in Italy
Infection has been reduced up to 70% as of May 1st. Thanks to developed model, scenarios can be drawn regarding ...
Manolis Kogevinas wins John Goldsmith Award
ISGlobal researcher receives the highest honour in the field of Environmental Epidemiology for his vital contributions to public healthCredit: Barcelona ...
SARS-CoV-2 RNA detected in untreated wastewater from Louisiana
Credit: Masaaki Kitajima/Biorender A group of scientists have detected genetic material from SARS-CoV-2 in untreated wastewater samples collected in April ...
Virtual imaging trials optimize CT, radiography for coronavirus disease (COVID-19)
Computational patient models and human phantom with coronavirus abnormalities via multidiagnostic confirmation of SARS-CoV-2 infection yield 'realistic' texture and shapeCredit: ...
WVU-led study aims to identify, relieve anxiety and depression caused by COVID-19
Credit: West Virginia University With anxiety and depression on the rise amid the challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic, a West ...
Researchers show potential for subseasonal forecasts to predict dengue outbreaks
Estimates of mosquito abundance four weeks outCredit: DiSera et al., GeoHealth, 2020 A new study demonstrates for the first time ...
How effective does a COVID-19 vaccine need to be to stop the pandemic?
This question as well as coronavirus-related discrimination, population vulnerability, anxiety, and depression are explored in recent articles in the American ...
Effectiveness of cloth masks depends on type of covering
Credit: Padmanabha Prasanna Simha, Indian Space Research Organisation WASHINGTON, August 25, 2020 -- Months into the COVID-19 pandemic, wearing a ...
Polymers prevent potentially hazardous mist during dentist visit
During a pandemic, the problem of aerosolized saliva droplets at a dentist's office is acute. Thanks to polymer viscoelasticity, dentists ...
Why COVID-19 infection curves behave so unexpectedly
Scientists at the Complexity Science Hub Vienna are the first to offer an explanation for the linear growth of coronavirus ...
Researchers validate rapid tests to detect dengue, Zika, yellow fever and other viruses
The method identifies and distinguishes between flaviviruses that cause many diseases in humans and animals in Brazil.Credit: Mariana Sequetin Cunha ...
Scientists sink teeth into identifying several new bacteria that cause dental caries
New study genetically sequences the oral microbial communities of Japanese university students to reveal more microbes that could cause dental ...
New study calculates alarming lifetime risk of death from firearms and drug overdoses in the US
One out of every 100 American children will die from firearms if current death rates continue; one out of every ...
Low ‘good’ cholesterol levels found in Latin America and the Caribbean
New findings suggest low levels of HDL cholesterol are the most common kind of lipid disorder in Latin America and ...
Humid air can extend lifetime of virus-laden aerosol droplets
Scientists report a detailed model of aerosol transport through air, considering several environmental conditions, such as temperature, humidity and ambient ...
Huddersfield research predicted anti-COVID steroid benefits
Huddersfield researchers publish study that found that dexamethasone could reduce death rates in hospitalised COVID-19 patients early in the pandemic.Credit: ...