FAU develops simplified COVID-19 diagnostic method to ramp up widespread testing
Rapid, reliable protocol offers distinct advantages with less labor, expertise and equipment neededCredit: Florida Atlantic University To properly monitor and ...
Tag: Infectious/Emerging Diseases
Are people living with HIV more isolated during the pandemic?
A UC Riverside-led study, funded by Merck, is set to find outCredit: Stan Lim, UC Riverside. RIVERSIDE, Calif. -- The ...
New findings help explain how COVID-19 overpowers the immune system
Discovery of unique virus traits offer possible explanations as to why older adults and people with diabetes or heart disease ...
$2.25 million NIH grant enables exploration of a pathway to better vaccines
Credit: Kim Ratliff, Augusta University AUGUSTA, Ga. (January 11, 2021) - To build better vaccines, scientists want to know more ...
Large study finds higher burden of acute brain dysfunction for COVID-19 ICU patients
Credit: Vanderbilt University Medical Center COVID-19 patients admitted to intensive care in the early months of the pandemic were subject ...
Nanoparticle vaccine for COVID-19
Credit: Duo Xu Before the pandemic, the lab of Stanford University biochemist Peter S. Kim focused on developing vaccines for ...
Unravelling the mystery that makes viruses infectious
Credit: University of Leeds Researchers have for the first time identified the way viruses like the poliovirus and the common ...
Cardiac MRI shows lower degrees of myocarditis in athletes recovered from COVID-19
Myocarditis among recovering COVID-19 athletes less common than previously reportedCredit: Vanderbilt University Medical Center In a letter published in the ...
Bats with white-nose syndrome prefer suboptimal habitats despite the consequences
Credit: Joseph Hoyt of Virginia Tech Since 2006, a fungal disease called white-nose syndrome has caused sharp declines in bat ...
COVID-19 likely lingered longer than reported in Wuhan
Credit: Duan S, et al. (2021) (CC-BY 2.0) Wuhan City in China was the first place to report COVID-19 in ...
Cutting COVID-19 infectious period could prevent millions of cases
Simulations highlight potential value of developing ways to reduce how long someone is contagiousCredit: Sarah Rebbert/PHICOR, 2020 (CC-BY) A new ...
Cooling vests alleviate perceptual heat strain perceived by COVID-19 nurses
Radboud university medical center and TNO show that cooling vests reduce heat stressCredit: Radboudumc Wearing cooling vests during a COVID-19 ...
School nutrition professionals’ employee safety experiences during onset of the COVID-19 pandemic
Attention to the safety and concerns of school nutrition employees is vital for continuation of school nutrition programs during the ...
Improving tests for tropical worm diseases aim of $2.95 million grant
Gates Foundation grant targets global elimination of onchocerciasis, lymphatic filariasisCredit: Peter Fischer Global campaigns to eliminate two tropical parasitic worm ...
Mental health of UK women, ethnic minorities especially affected during pandemic
UK survey conducted before and during pandemic also indicates increase in average mental distress for all citizensCredit: Proto E, Quintana-Domeque ...
Resist the resistance: fighting the good fight against bacteria
Credit: The Medina Group/Penn State Drug-resistant bacteria could lead to more deaths than cancer by 2050, according to a report ...
Smart vaccine patch research gets go-ahead
Funding for device that gives vaccine and monitors responseCredit: IMPACT, Swansea University Researchers at Swansea University have received £230,000 to ...
Redhill biopharma’s RHB-204 granted FDA fast track designation for NTM disease
FDA fast track designation, together with previously granted QIDP designation, provides RHB-204 with eligibility for rolling NDA review, priority review ...
Facebook posts help facilitate belief that HPV vaccine is dangerous to health
University of Missouri health communication expert believes study could inform the ongoing COVID-19 vaccine roll out and distributionCredit: University of ...
Natural products with potential efficacy against lethal viruses
Review of the life histories of RNA viruses, their genetics, and the compounds that could disrupt them offers hope for ...