COVID-19 cases, deaths in US increase with higher income inequality
Credit: Photo courtesy Tim Liao CHAMPAIGN, Ill. -- U.S. counties with higher income inequality faced higher rates of COVID-19 infections ...
Tag: Infectious/Emerging Diseases
Navigating uncertainty: Why we need decision theory during a pandemic
Modern decision theory can assist policymakers in critical times such as the COVID-19 crisis, argue Bocconi University's Massimo Marinacci and ...
Study finds genetic clues to pneumonia risk and COVID-19 disparities
Credit: Vanderbilt University Medical Center Researchers at Vanderbilt University Medical Center and colleagues have identified genetic factors that increase the ...
A closer look at T cells reveals big differences in mild vs. severe COVID-19 cases
New research highlights the enormous variability in how T cells respond to the deadly virusCredit: La Jolla Institute for Immunology ...
COVID-19 infection in immunodeficient patient cured by infusing convalescent plasma
The 72-year-old patient was unable to mount her own immune defense against the SARS-CoV-2 virus because of chronic lymphocytic leukemia, ...
COVID-19 virus helps block host immunity
Credit: Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers New Rochelle, NY, January 20, 2020--SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, blocks the processes ...
The immune system mounts a lasting defense after recovery from COVID-19
Credit: Laboratory of Molecular Immunology at The Rockefeller University As the number of people who have fought off SARS-CoV-2 climbs ...
Hope for a vaccination against Staphylococcus areus infections?
An epitope based immunisation as a new vaccination strategyCredit: NIAID Staphylococcus aureus (S. aureus) ranks among the globally most important ...
Estrogen receptors in mom’s placenta critical during viral infection
Innate immune response would harm the fetus, so placenta tamps it downCredit: Nicholas Heaton Lab, Duke University DURHAM, N.C. - ...
OHIO researchers ID potential target for anti-viral drugs to battle COVID
OHIO researchers published the first structural biology analysis of a section of the COVID-19 viral RNA called the stem-loop II ...
Fighting respiratory virus outbreaks through ‘nano-popcorn’ sensor-based rapid detection
Researchers develop novel sensor for the improved detection of influenza A viruses, with high reproducibilityCredit: Arek Socha from Pixabay Viral ...
For some, GI tract may be vulnerable to COVID-19 infection
People with Barrett's esophagus have SARS-CoV-2 receptors in upper GI tractCredit: Washington University School of Medicine No evidence so far ...
Antibiotic resistance may spread even more easily than expected
Credit: Jan Zrimec/Chalmers University of Technology Pathogenic bacteria in humans are developing resistance to antibiotics much faster than expected. Now, ...
Heart attack patients in England ‘fearful’ of seeking medical help amid COVID crisis
Credit: University of Leeds Data analysis is revealing a second sharp drop in the number of people admitted to hospital ...
5G doesn’t cause COVID-19, but the rumor it does spread like a virus
Credit: Photo by Frederik Lipfert on Unsplash People's fear of 5G technology is rational. Such technology does emit radiation, even ...
Lack of physical exercise during COVID-19 confinement may lead to a rise in mortality
In a review article published in Frontiers of Endocrinology, Brazilian researchers estimate a reduction of 35% in levels of physical ...
Study identifies a nonhuman primate model that mimics severe COVID-19 similar to humans
New research published in The American Journal of Pathology suggests that aged African green monkeys may be suitable models for ...
Scientists present novel approach for monitoring freshwater health
Study describes how the world's smallest portable DNA sequencing device helps simplify the monitoring of bacteria in freshwater ecosystemsCredit: Team ...
Research establishes antibiotic potential for cannabis molecule
The main nonpsychoactive component of cannabis has been shown to kill Gram-negative bacteria for the first timeCredit: Institute for Molecular ...
A clinical trial provides encouraging results on ivermectin for reducing mild COVID-19
Credit: ISGlobal/ClÃnica Universidad de Navarra. A small pilot study suggests that early administration of ivermectin can reduce viral loads and ...