Whole strawberries studied for their anti-inflammatory benefits
UMass Amherst food scientist receives grant for research into fruit's effects in the gutCredit: UMass Amherst University of Massachusetts Amherst ...
Tag: Epidemiology
The story of three African slaves during Spanish colonialism, as told by their bones
Credit: Collection: San José de los Naturales, Post Graduate Studies Osteology Laboratory, Escuela Nacional de Antropología e Historia Photo: Rodrigo ...
Blood clotting a significant cause of death in patients with COVID-19
Credit: Maxwell Photography A study led by clinician scientists at RCSI University of Medicine and Health Sciences has found that ...
Researcher repurposes social networking models to predict COVID spread
Applying different social distancing policies to population statisticsCredit: Tarek Abdelzaher Since the COVID-19 epidemic began, there has been plenty of ...
A new way to accurately estimate COVID-19 death toll
Rutgers engineer's mathematical model can predict cumulative deaths in USCredit: U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention A Rutgers engineer ...
Virologists show that sample pooling can massively increase coronavirus testing capacity
Credit: Rüdiger Koop, UKS The new procedure will help to meet the high demand for testing in the mass coronavirus ...
European countries face a costly 23% increase in fragility fractures by 2030
A new IOF-led study examining the burden and management of fragility fractures in six European countries reveals an alarming treatment ...
How do epidemics spread and persist before and after introduction of a vaccine?
Modeling 40 years of measles dynamics demonstrates the complexity of epidemic spread and the impact of vaccinationCredit: Max S. Y. ...
Early-career researchers from preLights launch covidpreprints.com
The new website tracks landmark coronavirus studies throughout the pandemic on an interactive timeline.Credit: covidpreprints.com Cambridge, UK, 27 April 2020 ...
University of the Witwatersrand publishes first clinical data on COVID-19 in South Africa
This special issue of the Wits Journal of Clinical Medicine covers a range of aspects of the pandemic, from the ...
USask VIDO-InterVac awarded $23 million for COVID-19 vaccine research
Credit: University of Saskatchewan The University of Saskatchewan's VIDO-InterVac (Vaccine and Infectious Disease Organization-International Vaccine Centre) has been awarded $23 ...
Research reveals a new malaria vaccine candidate
Credit: Kurtis Lab / Big Ocean PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- Researchers have discovered a promising new strategy for combating malaria, a ...
Novel research on African bats pilots new ways in sharing and linking published data
Credit: B. D. Patterson / Field Museum Newly published findings about the phylogenetics and systematics of some previously known, but ...
New study shows sharp decrease of intimate partner violence in Nicaragua
First population-level study of violence reduction over 20-year period finds women's advocacy groups' work can change social norms, lead to ...
Tel Aviv University scientist awarded US patent for novel coronavirus vaccine design
The patent, approved in March, covers a vaccine that targets the most vulnerable point in a coronavirus's structure, through which ...
Prof. Dr. Christian Drosten: Award for outstanding achievements in science communication
Credit: Photo: Peitz / Charité Prof. Dr. Christian Drosten, Director of Charité's Institute of Virology, has been awarded the 'Special ...
Chris Vanderwal to receive Springer Heterocyclic Chemistry Award 2020
Prize for outstanding research in heterocyclic chemistry goes to young professor from the University of California, IrvineCredit: Springer Nature The ...
How effective are cloth masks against coronavirus? (video)
Credit: The American Chemical Society WASHINGTON, April 20, 2020 -- The U.S. Centers for Disease Control is recommending that the ...
Death rates from prostate cancer predicted to decline overall in EU but rise in Poland
Lung and pancreatic cancer death rates continue to rise in womenCredit: Annals of Oncology Death rates from prostate cancer are ...
UMass Amherst team develops COVID-19 forecast hub
Ensemble modeling offers more accurate infectious-disease projectionsCredit: UMass Amherst The Influenza Forecasting Center of Excellence team at the University of ...