AJR details COVID-19 infection control, radiographer protection in CT exam areas
Radiologists from Shanghai discuss modifying exam process and disinfecting exam room, while outlining personal protection measures during the coronavirus disease ...
Tag: Epidemiology
Heart attacks, heart failure, stroke: COVID-19’s dangerous cardiovascular complications
ER doctors highlight underappreciated risks, potential drug interactionsCredit: UVA Health COVID-19 can cause serious cardiovascular complications including heart failure, heart ...
UCI and County of Orange partner on large-scale COVID-19 infection survey
Results will help determine true prevalence and inform lifting of local lockdownCredit: UCI Program in Public Health Irvine, Calif., May ...
IU School of Medicine study tracks COVID-19 spread in pediatric dialysis unit
Credit: IU School of Medicine INDIANANAPOLIS--As COVID-19 continues its sweep around the globe, dialysis units have continued to be hotspots ...
Geography of childhood cancer in Switzerland studied
Credit: International Journal of Health Geographics, 2020 While cancer is rare in children, it is, nevertheless, the second most common ...
Skilled partners in the conduct of HIV prevention trials join COVID-19 response
Investigator-driven networks enter COVID-19 research spaceCredit: HVTN design: Lisa Donohue SEATTLE, MAY 14, 2020 - The NIH-funded HIV Vaccine Trials ...
Frankfurt researchers discover potential targets for COVID-19 therapy
Cell culture model: several compounds stop SARS-CoV-2 virusCredit: University Hospital Frankfurt A team of biochemists and virologists at Goethe University ...
Alberta researchers, Tonix Pharmaceuticals race to develop candidate vaccines for COVID-19
Partnerships like this one can dramatically accelerate efforts to move research from lab to community, says virologist.Credit: Melissa Fabrizio University ...
Infecting the mind: Burnout in health care workers during COVID-19
Texas A&M researchers, alongside the Houston Methodist Research Insitute and Houston Methodist Hospital system, assessed how front-line health care workers ...
American Journal of Preventive Medicine focuses on critical public health aspects of COVID-19
Credit: American Journal of Preventive Medicine Ann Arbor, May 13, 2020 -- New research and guidance in the American Journal ...
In victory over polio, hope for the battle against COVID-19
Credit: Sanjay Suchak | UVA Communications For much of the 20th century, summer was considered "polio season," and people were ...
COVID-19 disease map: LCSB researchers coordinate international effort
COVID-19 Disease Map: A comprehensive repository incorporating all current knowledge on the virus-host interaction mechanismsCredit: Credits_scienceRELATIONS In the fight against ...
A CNIO-led European study confirms diabetes type 3c as an early manifestation of pancreatic cancer
Credit: CNIO As biomedical sciences incorporate increasingly sophisticated methodologies and technologies, our understanding of diseases improves. Diabetes is a clear ...
COVID-19’s silent spread: Princeton study explores role of symptomless transmission
Asymptomatic spread can be a successful evolutionary strategyCredit: Chadi Saad-Roy, Princeton University COVID-19's rapid spread throughout the world has been ...
Research team awarded $3.8 million to study molecular changes in the brain caused by Alzheimer’s disease
Epigenomic analysis could lead to early detection and new therapiesCredit: UCI School of Medicine Irvine, CA - May 12, 2020 ...
A COVID-19 collaboration as big as Texas
Drug discovery researchers from El Paso to Galveston join forces to find new therapeutics to combat the pandemicCredit: Drug Discovery ...
COVID-19: Discovery spurs clinical trial of antidepressant
Credit: Dan Addison | UVA Communications An antidepressant medication is being tested as a potential treatment for COVID-19 after University ...
Researchers testing northern Arizona wastewater for early warning of COVID-19 outbreaks
Scientists at Northern Arizona University are testing wastewater in local communities to help determine the spread of SARS-CoV-2, the virus ...
Imaging reveals bowel abnormalities in patients with COVID-19
Credit: Radiological Society of North America OAK BROOK, Ill. (May 11, 2020) - Patients with COVID-19 can have bowel abnormalities, ...
Telehealth tools developed for Ebola improve COVID-19 care
Credit: Jackson Smith | UVA Health Telemedicine tools developed at UVA Health to battle Ebola have huge potential in the ...