Tag: Infectious/Emerging Diseases

Brazilian researchers tested the capacity of different materials to produce sensors for the detection of PCA3, a gene that is ...

Hormone drugs may disarm COVID-19 spike protein and stop disease progression

A new Penn Medicine study shows how anti-androgen drugs disrupt key receptors required for viral invasion of cellsCredit: Getty Images ...

Toronto researchers develop rapid low cost method to measure COVID-19 immunity

New test can accurately detect coronavirus antibodies in a drop of blood in less than an hourCredit: Farzaneh Aboualizadeh Igor ...

RedHill announces compassionate use treatment with opaganib of Swiss COVID-19 patients

RedHill Biopharma Ltd. (Nasdaq: RDHL) today announced that it has acted on a request to provide opaganib treatment on an ...

Tropical species are moving northward in U.S. as winters warm

Insects, reptiles, fish and plants migrating north as winter freezes in South become less frequentCredit: Noah Whiteman, UC Berkeley Notwithstanding ...

Hospital surge capacity survey before COVID-19 gives insight into pandemic preparedness

Credit: Harris, GH, et al. JAMA Network Open, 2021 PITTSBURGH, March 19, 2021 - A University of Pittsburgh School of ...

Researchers design a biological device capable of computing by printing cells on paper

This approach can make it possible to produce biosensors for applications such as the detection of mercury, cholera or the ...

New discoveries on deadly fungus – might be a key for treatment

Credit: Jan-Peter Kasper, University of Jena Aspergillus fumigatus kills as many people as malaria and tuberculosis, but is less known. ...

New antibiotic clears multi-drug resistant gonorrhea in mice in single dose

Credit: Dunham Lab, Emory University UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- A new antibiotic compound clears infection of multi-drug resistant gonorrhea in ...

Novel coronavirus circulated undetected months before first COVID-19 cases in Wuhan, China

Study dates emergence to as early as October 2019; simulations suggest in most cases zoonotic viruses die out naturally before ...

Dogs infected with Leishmania parasites smell more attractive to female sand flies

Credit: Monica E. Staniek Dogs infected with the Leishmania parasite smell more attractive to female sand flies than males, say ...

New statistical model predicts which cities could become ‘superspreaders’

Model efficiently combines connectivity between cities with cities' varying suitability for spreadCredit: Eric Fischer, 2011, Flickr Researchers have developed a ...

Effective interventions may prevent disease transmission in changing climate

Study suggests that extreme climate events may increase mosquito populations in KenyaCredit: A. Desiree LaBeaud Aedes aegypti are the primary ...

Parasites may make dogs smell good to insect vector