Tag: Infectious/Emerging Diseases

Max Planck researchers and their collaborators reveal transformation of colon organoids in vitroCredit: Max Planck Institute for Infection Biology / ...

Damage to the heart found in more than half of COVID-19 patients discharged from hospital

Credit: European Heart Journal Around 50% of patients who have been hospitalised with severe COVID-19 and who show raised levels ...

A novel gel electrophoresis technique for rapid biomarker diagnosis via mass spectrometry

Development of a rapid recovery method of target protein biomarkers using dissolvable polyacrylamide gel and its application to mass spectrometryCredit: ...

COVID-19 associated with leukoencephalopathy on brain MRI

COVID-19-related disseminated leukoencephalopathy represents an important differential consideration in patients with neurologic manifestations of coronavirus diseaseCredit: American Roentgen Ray Society ...

Hospital hygiene: A closer look reveals realistic frequency of infection

Credit: Insel Gruppe The incidence of surgical site infections after an operation is an important quality indicator for hospitals. An ...

Radiological images confirm ‘COVID-19 can cause the body to attack itself’

Imaging illustrates severity, long-term prognosis of COVID-19-related muscle, joint painCredit: Northwestern University CHICAGO --- Muscle soreness and achy joints are ...

Harvard’s Wyss Institute collaborates with GBS Inc. on eRapid-based COVID-19 diagnostic

Combination of the Wyss' electrochemical sensing technology with GBS's transistor technology could enable fast, multiplexed, low-cost COVID-19 biomarker analysis in ...

Cone snail venom shows potential for treating severe malaria

Study finds anti-adhesion drugs may hold the key to treating malaria, COVID-19, aids and other emerging diseasesCredit: Fred Pflueger, Ph.D. ...

Detecting multiple sepsis biomarkers from whole blood – made fast, accurate, and cheap

February 12, 2021

The Wyss Institute's eRapid electrochemical sensor technology now enables sensitive, specific and multiplexed detection of blood biomarkers at low costCredit: ...

NIH experts discuss SARS-CoV-2 viral variants

February 12, 2021

Editorial emphasizes need for global responseCredit: NIAID WHAT: The rise of several significant variants of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes ...

New study gives hope of eliminating mother-to-baby transmission of HIV

February 12, 2021

Credit: Karolinska Institutet. Anti-retroviral drugs are a vital tool in the prevention and treatment of HIV. A new study of ...

Mathematical modeling suggests kids half as susceptible to COVID-19 as adults

New findings could deepen understanding of spread and inform public health policiesCredit: Nik Anderson, www.vperemen.com A new computational analysis suggests ...

Heat islands and lack of running water promote dengue fever in Delhi, India

Credit: © Olivier Telle/CSH/CNRS What if more inclusive urban planning for poor populations was key to fighting dengue fever? This ...

Tap water access linked to dengue risk

Credit: Ryan, Flickr Dengue virus is among growing number of mosquito-borne viruses that have adapted to spread in urban environments ...

Most people are naturally armed against SARS-CoV-2

Credit: Mor M, et al., 2021, PLOS Pathogens, CCBY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) The majority of the population can produce neutralizing antibodies ...

Researchers find delirium in hospitalized patients linked to mortality, disability

Credit: Vanderbilt University Medical Center Delirium, a form of acute brain dysfunction, is widespread in critically ill patients in lower ...

Dartmouth engineering faculty elected senior members of the National Academy of Inventors

Credit: Dartmouth Engineering Two Dartmouth Engineering professors have been named to the National Academy of Inventors' (NAI) 2021 class of ...

COVID-19 early detection system tested in schools by UC San Diego and San Diego County

The Safer at School Early Alert pilot program tests wastewater and surfaces to detect the presence of SARS-CoV-2 in schools ...

Ebola is a master of disguise

Faculty of Medicine team from University of Ottawa have discovered a druggable pathway the virus uses to trick its way ...

Scent detection dogs can identify individuals infected with COVID-19