Temperature, humidity, wind predict second wave of pandemic
Weather parameters, typically excluded from pandemic modeling, improve prediction capabilitiesCredit: Talib Dbouk and Dimitris Drikakis, University of Nicosia WASHINGTON, February ...
Tag: Infectious/Emerging Diseases
Nasal spray that protects against COVID-19 is also effective against the common cold
Hunter Medical Research InstituteCredit: Hunter Medical Research Institute Research into a new drug which primes the immune system in the ...
Neutrons probe molecular behavior of proposed COVID-19 drug candidates
Credit: ORNL/Jill Hemman As the scientific community continues researching the novel coronavirus, experts are developing new drugs and repurposing existing ...
Common HIV drugs may prevent leading cause of vision loss, study finds
Credit: UVA Health Scientists have identified a group of drugs that may help stop a leading cause of vision loss ...
Study identifies noncoding RNA involved in immune response and sepsis
A long noncoding RNA regulates the expression of inflammatory genes and has a surprising effect on vulnerability to septic shock ...
Startup develops yeast-based COVID-19 diagnostic test
Based on a reaction between yeast and the novel coronavirus, the test will rapidly detect the presence of SARS-CoV-2 in ...
How coronavirus damages lung cells within mere hours
Multipronged BU research team finds 18 FDA-approved drugs that could halt coronavirus infection earlierCredit: Courtesy of Hekman, et al. What ...
Scientists identify locations of early prion protein deposition in retina
Findings indicate cones precede rods as targets for infectionCredit: NIAID WHAT: The earliest eye damage from prion disease takes place ...
County by county, study shows social inequality’s role in COVID-19’s toll
The higher a county's score on a national index of social vulnerability, the more cases and deaths per 100,000 - ...
UArizona researchers develop smartphone-based COVID-19 test
The method analyzes saliva samples and delivers results in about 10 minutesCredit: UArizona Biosensors Lab Researchers at the University of ...
RedHill announces positive DSMB futility review for P 2/3 COVID-19 study of opaganib
Following interim review of unblinded safety and efficacy data, independent DSMB unanimously recommends continuation of the global Phase 2/3 study ...
New research about emerging ‘COVID-19 personality types’
Credit: Tony Picher New research by Mimi E. Lam (University of Bergen) just published in Humanities and Social Sciences Communications ...
Tick behavior and host choice explains geographical patterns of Lyme disease prevalence
Variations in tick density, choice of host animals, and host-seeking behavior explain Lyme patternsCredit: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ...
Scientists discover how remdesivir works to inhibit coronavirus
Credit: Photo courtesy of Gilead. More effective antiviral treatments could be on the way after research from The University of ...
Heparin targets coronavirus spike protein, research shows
Common anticoagulant drug could be repurposed for Covid-19 treatmentCredit: Mycroft-West et al. An international team of researchers led by the ...
George Mason University expands testing and tracking behind faculty research
Mason scientists employ a rapid-result, saliva-based test that significantly expands testing capacity, and an antibody test that can track vaccine ...
Study reveals cause of common Zika virus birth defect
Cleveland Clinic-led research published in Nature MicrobiologyCredit: Cleveland Clinic CLEVELAND - Cleveland Clinic researchers have described for the first time ...
Redhill further expands opaganib manufacturing capacity for COVID-19 with Cosmo
New agreement further expands manufacturing capacity for orally-administered opaganib following positive top-line data from its P2 COVID-19 study, progress with ...
£375k study launched to explore experiences of ‘long COVID’
Credit: University of Stirling A new £375,000 study led by the University of Stirling is seeking to understand the lived ...
Fetal and neonatal therapies improve prognosis of congenital cytomegalovirus infection
Credit: Tanimura et al. J Reprod Immunol. 2021. A cross-institutional research group has revealed for the first time in the ...