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 ...
Tag: Epidemiology
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 ...
AJR review of COVID-19 studies cautions against chest CT for coronavirus diagnosis
Regarding sensitivity, specificity, and clinical practice, CT should be reserved for evaluation of complications of COVID-19 pneumonia or for assessment ...
Call for palliative care to be adapted for severely ill Covid-19 patients
Credit: Lancaster University Emergency-style palliative care needs to implemented to meet the needs of Covid-19 patients who wouldn't benefit from ...
IVI, INOVIO, and KNIH partner with CEPI in a Phase I/II trial of INOVIO’s COVID-19 vaccine
The Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations (CEPI) grants funding $6.9 million to INOVIO and IVI to conduct clinical testing in ...
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