RedHill Biopharma announces last patient out for phase 2/3 COVID-19 study of oral Opaganib
Top-line results expected in the coming weeksCredit: RedHill Biopharma TEL AVIV, Israel and RALEIGH, NC, July 19, 2021, RedHill Biopharma ...
Tag: Infectious/Emerging Diseases
Deconstructing the infectious machinery of SARS-CoV-2
Scientists collaborate to model the complex protein responsible for SARS-CoV-2 replication, revealing its potential weak spots for drug developmentCredit: Greg ...
COVID-19 antibodies persist at least nine months after infection
Credit: Andrea Crisanti Testing of an entire Italian town shows antibody levels remain high nine months after SARS-CoV-2 infection, whether ...
3D “assembloid” shows how SARS-CoV-2 infects brain cells
Credit: UC San Diego Health Sciences Researchers at University of California San Diego School of Medicine and Rady Children's Institute ...
Study finds vaccine hesitancy lower in poorer countries
New study examines vaccine acceptance and hesitancy in 10 low- and middle-income countries in Asia, Africa, and South AmericaCredit: Fadil ...
Researchers surprised to find bacterial parasites behind rise of ‘super bugs’
Credit: Vaughn Cooper PITTSBURGH, July 16, 2021 - For the first time ever, researchers from the University of Pittsburgh School ...
Study identifies monoclonal antibodies that may neutralize many norovirus variants
Credit: Vanderbilt University Medical Center Researchers at Vanderbilt University Medical Center (VUMC) and the Baylor College of Medicine in Houston, ...
Wildfire smoke exposure linked to increased risk of contracting COVID-19
New study finds a 17.7 percent rise in COVID-19 cases after a prolonged 2020 wildfire smoke event in Reno, Nev.Credit: ...
Launch of UNITE4TB partnership marks a new era in Tuberculosis treatment development
The partnership will accelerate the development of new Tuberculosis (TB) drug regimens as part of the Innovative Medicines Initiative (IMI), ...
Tracking COVID-19 across Europe
Credit: A. Naqvi (2021) According to the World Health Organization, a third wave of COVID infections is now all but ...
A rapid method to quantify antibodies against SARS-CoV-2
Credit: Keine Nishiyama, et al. Biosensors and Bioelectronics. June 5, 2021 Scientists have developed a rapid, highly accurate test to ...
Role of subnuclear NSrp70 in immunity-studied at Gwangju Institute of Science & Technology
Scientists report that the alternative-splicing regulator NSrp70 influences immune T cell developmentCredit: Gwangju Institute of Science & Technology T lymphocytes, ...
Short chain fatty acids: An ‘ace in the hole’ against SARS-CoV-2 infection
Scientists find that short chain fatty acids can be used to reduce susceptibility to SARS-CoV-2 infection and mortality from COVID-19Credit: ...
COVID-19 hospitalization and mortality: Sex differences
Credit: Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers New Rochelle, NY, July 13, 2021--Males with COVID-19 had significantly higher rates of hospitalization ...
Allocating COVID vaccines based on health and socioeconomic factors could cut mortality
Study suggests spatial relationship between COVID-19 mortality and population-level health factorsCredit: Kandula S and Shaman J, 2021, PLOS Medicine, CC-BY ...
Allocating COVID-19 vaccines based on health and socioeconomics could reduce mortality
Study suggests spatial relationship between COVID-19 mortality and population-level health factorsCredit: Kandula S and Shaman J, 2021, PLOS Medicine COVID-19 ...
One shot of the Sputnik V vaccine triggers strong antibody responses
Credit: Rossi and Ojeda et al./Cell Reports Medicine A single dose of the Sputnik V vaccine may elicit significant antibody ...
COVID-causing coronavirus following predictable mutational footsteps
Similarities in locations, types of mutations could inform responses to future SARS-CoV-2 strainsCredit: Scott Schrage, University of Nebraska-Lincoln New research ...
Supermarket model to guide safer shopping amid pandemic
Credit: Skoltech A Skoltech team has developed a model for assessing infection risks for supermarket customers. The researchers believe that ...
Brandon Jutras receives Emerging Leader Award to advance Lyme disease research
Credit: Virginia Tech. The Bay Area Lyme Foundation, the leading not-for-profit sponsor of Lyme disease research in the United States, ...
