Tag: Infectious/Emerging Diseases

April 16, 2021

Credit: Virginia Tech A candidate vaccine that could provide protection against the COVID-19 virus and other coronaviruses has shown promising ...

Experimental antiviral for COVID-19 effective in hamster study

April 16, 2021

MK-4482 shows potential to prevent and treat SARS-CoV-2 infectionCredit: NIAID WHAT: The experimental antiviral drug MK-4482 significantly decreased levels of ...

Understanding the growth of disease-causing protein fibres

UK researchers from the University of Bath and the ISIS Neutron and Muon Source have developed a method to directly ...

UGA to establish national NIH-funded center to fight flu

Credit: Peter Frey/UGA The National Institutes of Health has awarded the University of Georgia a contract to establish the Center ...

With impressive accuracy, dogs can sniff out coronavirus

In a proof-of-concept study led by the University of Pennsylvania, dogs identified positive samples with 96% accuracyCredit: Pat Nolan Many ...

Outcome predictive performance of admission chest radiographs in COVID-19 patients

2021 ARRS Virtual Annual Meeting research finds in the setting of high pretest probability of COVID-19 infection or with quick ...

Norovirus clusters are resistant to environmental stresses and UV disinfection, new study finds

Findings suggest need to reconsider current disinfection, sanitation and hygiene practices Credit: NIH WASHINGTON (April 15, 2021) -- Clusters of ...

NIAID funds new influenza research network

Credit: NIAID WHAT: The National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), part of the National Institutes of Health, has ...

How to build a city that prioritizes public health

Credit: David Rojas/Colorado State University Most people by now have memorized the public health guidelines meant to help minimize transmission ...

Massive fragment screen points way to new SARS-CoV-2 inhibitors

Experiment with 2533 fragments compounds generates chemical map to future antiviral agentsCredit: Science Advances New research published in Science Advances ...

Significant spread of all coronavirus variants tracked in Houston area

Study underscores the need for greatly increased genome surveillance to rapidly identify and track the emergence and introduction of SARS-CoV-2 ...

Shape-shifting Ebola virus protein exploits human RNA to change shape

New study highlights VP40 as a promising therapeutic targetCredit: The image was created by Christina Corbaci. Used with permission from ...

Air pollution may affect severity and hospitalization in COVID-19 patients

University of Cincinnati researcher says preliminary findings for pilot study could have policy implicationsCredit: Colleen Kelley/University of Cincinnati Patients who ...

Suppression of COVID-19 waves reflects time-dependent social activity, not herd immunity