Coronavirus test from a suitcase
Mobile laboratory for rapid detection of SARS-CoV-2 for AfricaCredit: Dr Ahmed Abd El Wahed The PCR test is the most ...
Tag: Infectious/Emerging Diseases
Protein sequences provide clues to how SARS-CoV-2 infects cells
Credit: Rayne Zaayman-Gallant/EMBL In the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic, it was established that SARS-CoV-2 infects cells by binding ...
Cold sores: Discovery reveals how stress, illness and even sunburn trigger flareups
Credit: Courtesy Cliffe lab at UVA Researchers at the University of Virginia School of Medicine have shed light on what ...
Caution: 1918 influenza provides warning for potential future pandemic reemergence
Credit: Siddarth Chandra EAST LANSING, Mich. - The 1918 influenza pandemic provides a cautionary tale for what the future may ...
Definitely not the flu: risk of death from COVID-19 3.5 times higher than from flu
Credit: CMAJ A new study published in CMAJ (Canadian Medical Association Journal) found that the risk of death from COVID-19 ...
Temple-Led Team: COVID containment measures in Philly associated with rise in gun violence
Pandemic has exacerbated issues such as poverty, unemployment and structural racism that are empirically tied to violence in PhiladelphiaCredit: Temple ...
Lung ultrasound helps predict COVID-19 patient outcomes
Brazilian researchers applied an examination protocol based on an analysis of 12 lung regions to 180 severe patients and found ...
Gulls, sentinels of bacteria in the environment
Seagulls birds can spread antibiotic-resistant bacteria that circulate in the wildCredit: Marta Cerdà (CReSA-IRTA) Gulls are one of the main ...
Molly Stevens receives the FEBS | EMBO Women in Science Award 2021
Credit: David Vintiner, Imperial College London The FEBS | EMBO Women in Science Award recognizes outstanding scientific achievements in the ...
Social distancing in the natural world: Strategies to detect and avoid disease
Credit: Dominik Scythe on Unsplash The notion of social distancing rose to public prominence approximately a year ago, when health ...
Universal access to preventive drugs could reduce HIV incidence in sub-Saharan Africa
Credit: Gabriel Chamie Universal HIV testing with linkage to treatment and prevention may be a promising approach to accelerate reductions ...
Vaccine confidence grows under new administration, latest CUNY SPH Survey reveals
Credit: CUNY SPH Under the Biden Administration, New Yorkers' acceptance of the Covid-19 vaccine has increased significantly. In September, 55% ...
School closures may not reduce coronavirus deaths as much as expected
Extensive simulations seek the ideal distancing scenario to reduce severe coronavirus cases with minimal social disruptionCredit: Jiannan Yang, Qingpeng Zhang, ...
Porous materials unfavorable for coronavirus survival
Why coronavirus survives for less time on porous materials and the implications for the safety of different materials in schools, ...
Blueprint for understanding the pandemic
Credit: ETH Zurich /Giulia Marthaler Scientific and public health experts have been raising the alarm for decades, imploring public officials ...
1918 pandemic second wave had fatal consequences
Credit: Archive of the History of Medicine, University of Zurich In the event of a pandemic, delayed reactions and a ...
New drug target for Ebola, Marburg viruses
UIC research published in PLOS PathogensCredit: Jenny Fontaine/UIC Ebola and Marburg are among the most deadly viruses, with mortality rates ...
Study finds Americans went out more after face mask mandates
hether this has exposed Americans to more risk is still a questionCredit: iStock Face masks mandates have led people to ...
HIV: an innovative therapeutic breakthrough to optimize the immune system
A therapeutic approach to restore the effectiveness of immune cellsCredit: INRS Prompted by the need to improve conventional treatments for ...
New study shows pandemic’s toll on jobs, businesses, and food security in poorer countries
A new study by an international team of economists published Feb.5 in Science Advances finds COVID-19 and its economic shock ...