Tag: Infectious/Emerging Diseases

March 4, 2021

Credit: Karin Tilch There are no therapeutics available that have been developed for COVID-19 treatment. Repurposing of already available medication ...

Purdue Research Foundation partners with IdentifySensors Biologics for COVID-19 technology

March 4, 2021

Credit: Purdue University/Chris Adam WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - IdentifySensors Biologics, a Purdue University-affiliated technology firm developing a rapid diagnostic platform ...

Researchers urge greater awareness of delayed skin reactions to Moderna COVID-19 vaccine

These reactions should not discourage patients from getting the vaccine, say researchers at Massachusetts General HospitalCredit: Massachusetts General Hospital BOSTON ...

Study reveals frequency and characteristics of stroke in COVID-19 patients

Findings also show coronavirus patients with stroke face increased need for long-term careCredit: Justin Kelley A review of nearly 28,000 ...

Sewage-handling robots help predict COVID-19 outbreaks in San Diego

Automated process helps test city sewage for SARS-CoV-2, allowing researchers to forecast the region's caseload one to two weeks ahead ...

Researchers discover SARS-CoV-2 inhibitors

Pharmacists at the University of Bonn: Substances block key step in coronavirus replicationCredit: © V. Namasivayam/Pharmazeutisches Institut/Uni Bonn A research ...

uOttawa in studies investigating why COVID-19 devastation of long-term care residents

Government of Canada's COVID-19 Immunity Task Force funds $3.5 million University of Ottawa, Bruyère collaboration to research the immune response ...

Vaccine shows signs of protection against dozen-plus flu strains

Candidate outperforms commercial vaccine, bolsters promise of universal vaccine for humansCredit: Craig Chandler, University of Nebraska-Lincoln Ask Eric Weaver about ...

Automated next generation sequencing platform can accurately screen thousands for COVID-19

Credit: Sinai Health A robotics platform designed by Toronto researchers to screen thousands of COVID-19 samples at once has the ...

Indoors, outdoors, 6 feet apart? Transmission risk of airborne viruses can be quantified

The dynamics of how aerosols travel from one person to another, under different circumstancesCredit: Mj Riches In the 1995 movie ...

COVID-19 can kill heart muscle cells, interfere with contraction

Study reveals details of how coronavirus infects heart; models of tissue damage may help develop potential therapiesCredit: Lina Greenberg Since ...

Indoor air quality study shows aircraft in flight may have lowest particulate levels

Credit: John Toon, Georgia Tech If you're looking for an indoor space with a low level of particulate air pollution, ...

Nanoparticle-delivered COVID-19 vaccine candidate shows promise in preclinical studies

New Cleveland Clinic-led research published in mBioCredit: Cleveland Clinic CLEVELAND - Researchers from Cleveland Clinic's Global Center for Pathogen Research ...

Optimizing disinfection to prevent spread of antibiotic resistance in wastewater