COVID-19 peaks reflect time-dependent social activity, not herd immunity
Scientists developed a model showing that a fragile, temporary state of immunity emerged during the early epidemic but got destroyed ...
Tag: Infectious/Emerging Diseases
Biomedical sciences researcher gets $2.3 million grant to study inflammation in infectious diseases
Credit: Georgia State University ATLANTA--Dr. Jian-Dong Li, professor and director of the Institute for Biomedical Sciences at Georgia State University, ...
SARS-CoV-2: Infection induces antibodies capable of killing infected cells
SARS-CoV-2 infection induces antibodies capable of killing infected cells regardless of disease severityCredit: © Virus & Immunity Unit, Institut Pasteur ...
Preventing evictions remains critical to controlling COVID-19, study finds
Penn researchers simulated the epidemic's trajectory, finding that even a modest increase in evictions could lead to thousands of excess ...
All-in-one test for COVID-19 surveillance
Credit: © 2021 KAUST; Ivan Gromicho A new type of COVID-19 testing strategy could help streamline the process of identifying ...
Federal policy to reduce deaths from sepsis was mostly ineffective
Credit: UPMC PITTSBURGH, April 19, 2021 - The first large-scale, multi-hospital evaluation of an "all or none" federal policy intended ...
New AI tool tracks evolution of COVID-19 conspiracy theories on social media
Algorithm developed by Los Alamos National Laboratory researchers could help public health officials combat misinformationCredit: Los Alamos National Laboratory LOS ...
American Roentgen Ray Society awards 2021 ARRS Gold Medal to entire membership
For valiant service selflessly rendered on the frontlines of the fight against COVID-19, the American Roentgen Ray Society (ARRS) symbolically ...
Delaying cardiovascular surgeries due to COVID-19 has psychological effects on patients
Postponing procedures during the pandemic sparked anxiety and fear among patients, study finds.Credit: Michigan Medicine In March 2020, when the ...
Biomarker for COVID-19 risk
Patient inflammation varies for lung, clot reactionsCredit: Flinders University Varying severity of COVID-19 symptoms in patients is reflected by levels ...
Robotic infrastructure elements proposed to bolster performance of infectious hospitals
A multidisciplinary team from Kazan Federal University published a paper in Advanced Robotics.Credit: Kazan Federal University In December 2019, a ...
New COVID-19 vaccine may offer broad protection from coronaviruses
Credit: Dan Addison | UVA Communications A COVID-19 vaccine that could provide protection against existing and future strains of the ...
Simulations reveal how dominant SARS-CoV-2 strain binds to host, succumbs to antibodies
Dominant G-form Spike protein 'puts its head up' more frequently to latch on to receptors, but that makes it more ...
Fit matters most when double masking to protect yourself from COVID-19
A study published in JAMA Internal Medicine shows that wearing two face coverings can nearly double the effectiveness of filtering ...
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