UAB will test a COVID-19 vaccine candidate created by Altimmune Inc.
The testing at UAB will investigate immune responses to the vaccine in mice -- an important step before any Phase ...
Tag: Infectious/Emerging Diseases
La Jolla Institute for Immunology to host coronavirus immunotherapy clearinghouse
Led by LJI scientist Erica Ollmann Saphire, the global effort will streamline and accelerate the development of effective treatments for ...
UK local authorities not ready for the number of deaths from Covid-19
The situation could lead to a bottleneck in burials and cremations, mortuaries filled beyond capacity and the possibility of mass ...
Ventilator costing less than $300 developed by Rice University and Metric Technologies
Metric Technologies -- physicians, engineers work to deliver automated bag valve mask solution for COVID-19 crisisCredit: Brandon Martin/Rice University HOUSTON ...
Benefiting from the national gene vector biorepository
Credit: Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers New Rochelle, NY, March 26, 2020--Gene therapy investigators can greatly benefit from the resources ...
Medical University of South Carolina team releases plans for 3D-printed masks
The team has been in contact with the US Food and Drug Administration to obtain emergency approval of the device ...
Forgotten tale of phage therapy history revealed
Phage therapy was successfully used against dysentery and staphylococcal infectionsCredit: Picture: The University of Jyväskylä/Gabriel Almeida In the current situation ...
Completely new antibiotic resistance gene has spread unnoticed to several pathogens
Credit: Photo by Johan Wingborg Aminoglycoside antibiotics are critically important for treating several types of infections with multi-resistant bacteria. A ...
Edmonton company Entos developing DNA vaccine against COVID-19
University of Alberta cancer researcher John Lewis's health-care biotechnology company is working on a vaccine to be delivered directly into ...
Finnish researchers join forces to investigate the airborne transmission of coronavirus
The researchers are using a supercomputer to carry out 3D modelling and believe that the first results will be obtained ...
Patients with severe forms of coronavirus disease could offer clues to treatment
Credit: NIAID-RML Hundreds of clinicians worldwide are banding together in an effort to study some types of severe cases of ...
Self-sanitizing face mask project receives NSF RAPID grant
Chemically modified mask design receives NSF RAPID grantCredit: Northwestern University EVANSTON, Ill. -- A Northwestern University researcher has received funding ...
Research breakthrough: Humans are not the first to repurpose CRISPR
UCPH Researchers have discovered that primitive bacterial parasites weaponize CRISPR to engage in battle against one anotherCredit: Rafael Pinilla-Redondo In ...
Engineers model mutations causing drug resistance
Credit: Scott Leighow, Penn State Whether it is a drug-resistant strain of bacteria, or cancer cells that no longer react ...
$12M awarded for new COVID-19 vaccine manufacturing at USask’s VIDO-InterVac
Credit: David Stobbe for the University of Saskatchewan. As the COVID-19 outbreak continues to rapidly evolve, the federal government is ...
Telemedicine reduces mental health burden of COVID-19
Credit: Mary Ann Liebert Inc., publishers New Rochelle, NY, March 23, 2020--"The Role of Telehealth in Reducing the Mental Health ...
CUNY New York City COVID-19 Survey week 2
Job loss in NYC disproportionately impacts Hispanics and lower income city residentsCredit: CUNY SPH (New York, NY, March 23) Nearly ...
Coronavirus massive simulations completed on Frontera supercomputer
New simulations can help researchers design new drugs and vaccines to combat the coronavirusCredit: Lorenzo Casalino (UCSD), TACC Scientists are ...
COVID-19 workers get training to protect their own health
Credit: NIEHS Today, the National Institutes of Health will launch a new website with important educational resources for Coronavirus workers ...
Can soap really ‘kill’ the coronavirus? (video)
Constantly being told to wash your hands? Us too. So we're diving into the chemistry behind why soap is so ...