Coronavirus mutation may have made it more contagious
Credit: Houston Methodist/University of Texas at Austin A study involving more than 5,000 COVID-19 patients in Houston finds that the ...
Tag: Infectious/Emerging Diseases
VUMC study finds faster, wider spread of COVID-19 in US households
Credit: Vanderbilt University Medical Center COVID-19 spreads faster and more widely throughout U.S. households than previously reported, according to new ...
Collecting sperm from Covid-19 patients
How does Covid-19 affect sperm and thus the next generation´s immune system? Norwegian researchers are collecting sperm to find the ...
NEJM: clinical trial indicates monoclonal antibody lowered hospitalizations and emergency visits
Therapy may hold promise for fighting pandemicCredit: Photo by Cedars-Sinai COVID-19 (coronavirus) patients who were administered a novel antibody had ...
Models show how COVID-19 cuts a neighborhood path
Credit: Thomas et al., 2020, PNAS The coronavirus doesn't spread uniformly through a community. But in the world of disease ...
Researcher develops app to reach Black community with COVID-19 information
University of Cincinnati physician gets a boost from the Association of Black Cardiologists for studyCredit: Photo by Colleen Kelley/UC Creative ...
New research shows SARS-CoV-2 spike proteins disrupt the blood-brain barrier
First study to show SARS-CoV-2 spike proteins disrupt the blood-brain barrier, potentially raising risk of neurological damage in COVID-19 patientsCredit: ...
UH and CWRU announce study of AstraZeneca’s COVID-19 vaccine candidate
Phase 3 clinical trial of AZD1222 uses a replication-deficient chimpanzee viral vectorCredit: UH CLEVELAND - University Hospitals (UH) and Case ...
Syracuse University sociologist part of team recognized for research on rural America
Credit: Syracuse University A research team of 39 investigators from 28 colleges and universities from across the United States has ...
Face mask aims to deactivate virus to protect others
Anti-viral layer attacks respiratory droplets to make mask wearer less infectiousCredit: Northwestern University In the pandemic, people wear face masks ...
Yearlong study of coronavirus in frontline workers underway
Credit: Kim Ratliff, Production Coordinator, Augusta University Fifteen hundred frontline workers are being recruited for a yearlong study to find ...
Escaping the ‘Era of Pandemics’: experts warn worse crises to come; offer options to reduce risk
Highlights: Intergovernmental council on pandemic prevention; risk drivers include deforestation, wildlife trade; tax high pandemic-risk activities; 540,000 - 850,000 unknown ...
Early results from DETECT study suggest fitness trackers can predict COVID-19 infections
Sensor data from wearable devices can complement virus testing and conventional screening to signal new infectionsCredit: Scripps Research LA JOLLA, ...
Remdesivir for COVID-19: FDA approved but still unproven
Researchers say effective public health strategies are more urgently neededCredit: Florida Atlantic University The United States has become the epicenter ...