Tag: Infectious/Emerging Diseases

March 24, 2021

Researchers from ITQB NOVA have characterized a therapeutic target with great potential and built its first three-dimensional modelCredit: ITQB NOVA ...

Copper foam as a highly efficient, durable filter for reusable masks and air cleaners

March 24, 2021

Credit: Adapted from Nano Letters 2021, DOI: 10.1021/acs.nanolett.1c00050 During the COVID-19 pandemic, people have grown accustomed to wearing facemasks, but ...

Flu shot associated with fewer, less severe COVID cases

Credit: Stephanie King/Michigan Medicine (the academic medical center of the University of Michigan) People who received a flu shot last ...

NUI Galway spearheads international research on critical care

Study reveals life-threatening complications for patients requiring respiratory life supportCredit: Shutterstock Some 40% of critically ill patients who undergo tracheal ...

How UK, South Africa coronavirus variants escape immunity

TACC's Frontera supercomputer aids in building infection models of COVID-19 variantsCredit: Google Images All viruses mutate as they make copies ...

Prolonged immune response may contribute to post-COVID-19 blood clots

COVID-19 survivors, particularly those with heart disease or diabetes, may have an increased risk of blood clots or strokes due ...

Cost-effective, easily manufactured ventilators for COVID-19 patients

The Mechanical Ventilator Milano design helps overcome the ventilator shortage, aids with the respiratory effects of the pandemic.Credit: MVM Collaboration ...

Fungal species causing candidiasis use distinct infection strategies

Credit: IRB Barcelona Candidiasis is a fungal infection caused by a yeast called Candida. It is a serious global health problem and it can be vaginal, ...

Variances in critical protein may guide fate of those infected with SARS CoV-2

Credit: Graphic by Shireen Dooling The Biodesign Institute at Arizona State University Of the many perplexing questions surrounding SARS CoV-2, ...

Planting the seed for DNA nanoconstructs that grow to the micron scale

A concept for seeded all-or-nothing assembly of micron-scale DNA nanostructures that could extend nanofabrication capabilities and enable creation of highly ...

Data scientists propel West Virginia’s acclaimed vaccine strategy with digital inventory

Credit: Brian Persinger/West Virginia University As West Virginians receive the COVID-19 vaccine at record rates, citizens credit the power of ...

Ending tuberculosis is a race against time and drug resistance

ECDC and WHO release new tuberculosis surveillance data for EuropeCredit: ECDC The tuberculosis (TB) burden in the WHO European Region ...

Study underscores need for multidisciplinary care for COVID-19 long-haulers

Credit: Dana-Farber Cancer Institute Physicians across the country have analyzed the emerging scientific data about the long-term effects of COVID-19, ...

Houston refines hunt for COVID in wastewater