GCS centres support research to mitigate impact of COVID-19 pandemic
High-performance computing provides essential tools for drug discovery and epidemiological modeling in the fight against the global pandemicCredit: Barbarossa, et ...
Tag: Epidemiology
Blood test a potential new tool for controlling infections
Credit: Mayeta Clark, Walter and Eliza Hall Institute, Australia A new technique could provide vital information about a community's immunity ...
Pediatric coronavirus disease (COVID-19) x-ray, CT in review of new lung disorders
Distribution, lung zone preference, symmetry of abnormalities, and unique findings such as halo sign offer narrower differential diagnosis of COVID-19 ...
By the third day most with COVID-19 lose sense of smell
University of Cincinnati researcher says antiviral treatments may help most if patients identified earlyCredit: Colleen Kelley/UC Creative + Brand A ...
Which COVID-19 models should we use to make policy decisions?
A new process considers numerous models at once to reduce uncertainty and provide better tools for decision makersCredit: Shouli Li, ...
Immunity of recovered COVID-19 patients could cut risk of expanding economic activity
Credit: Christopher Moore, Georgia Tech While attention remains focused on the number of COVID-19 deaths and new cases, a separate ...
Coronavirus drugs: Where are we, and what’s next? (video)
Credit: The American Chemical Society WASHINGTON, May 7, 2020 -- Antiviral drugs could help us fight the new coronavirus, but ...
Portable, reusable test for COVID-19
University of Utah engineer is developing a fast, reusable test for COVID-19 that works with cellphonesCredit: Dan Hixson/University of Utah ...
George Mason University Health College continues NSF funded study of coronaviruses
National Science Foundation grant enables Dr. Amira Roess to continue to investigate Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS-CoV2) and related coronavirusesCredit: ...
Study pinpoints metrics of cost-effective screening for type 1 diabetes
Credit: University of Colorado School of Pharmacy AURORA, Colo. (May 5, 2020) - Health screenings can catch conditions early, helping ...
UTA optimizing delivery of possible COVID-19 medication for underserved communities
A supply chain for COVID-19 medicationCredit: UT Arlington Working with artificial intelligence, a University of Texas at Arlington researcher is ...
Gates grant funds U of I, U of Rochester team testing human milk for novel coronavirus
Credit: University of Idaho MOSCOW, Idaho -- May 5, 2020 -- University of Idaho researchers will help lead a national ...
Researchers model efforts to control coronavirus pandemic with new NSF RAPID award
Credit: KU News Service LAWRENCE -- A team of investigators at the University of Kansas and KU Biodiversity Institute and ...
MU researcher identifies four possible treatments for COVID-19
Credit: MU College of Veterinary Medicine Now, a researcher at the University of Missouri has found that four antiviral drugs, ...
Russia creates its own humanized mice to test COVID-19 vaccines and drugs
Credit: Vladislav Maslov Following the recent Coronavirus outbreak, almost three million people have been infected worldwide, whereas the death toll ...
Could a polio vaccine stop the coronavirus pandemic? (video)
Credit: The American Chemical Society WASHINGTON, May 4, 2020 -- The COVID-19 pandemic has scientists considering a few less-conventional options ...
NAU scientists develop interactive disease models to predict regional spread of COVID-19
Credit: Photo courtesy of Northern Arizona University Joe Mihaljevic, mathematical epidemiologist and assistant professor in Northern Arizona University's School of ...
A $10 million grant enables BCG vaccine trial to expand internationally, enroll 10,000 healthcare workers
An $10 million grant from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation will allow the Murdoch Children's Research Institute's (MCRI) clinical ...
UCLA leads CDC-funded project to reduce COVID-19 infection among emergency room workers
Credit: UCLA Health The David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA is leading a project in collaboration with the University ...
EPFL researchers put proximity tracing app to the test
Credit: © 2020 Jamani Caillet Over the past two weeks, EPFL computer scientists have been testing and refining the smartphone-based ...