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), ...
Tag: Infectious/Emerging Diseases
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, ...
Neonatal meningitis: the immaturity of microbiota and epithelial barriers implicated
Credit: Biology of Infection Unit, Institut Pasteur Meningitis is associated with high mortality and frequently causes severe sequelae. Newborn infants ...
The incidence of COVID-19 in a Brazilian regional soccer league is one of the highest
Researchers analyzed almost 30,000 RT-PCR tests on swabs from 4,269 players in 2020: 11.7% turned out positive; the rate was ...