Medical oddity reveals unheard-of ‘immunity gene’ mutations and new way to screen them
Researchers baffled by an infant's rare encephalitis case unusual in children found unheard-of mutations and a new way to examine ...
Tag: Infectious/Emerging Diseases
Screen time, emotional health among parents’ top concerns for children during pandemic
National poll: Cyberbullying, depression and unhealthy habits on parents' top 10 list of worries; Black families rank racism as No.1 ...
TTUHSC surgeon serves as a national lead for worldwide CovidSurg collaborative
Group's report addresses surgery backlog, conditions created by pandemicCredit: TTUHSC In 2013, the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) established ...
Zika virus affects eye development before but not after birth
Credit: Glenn Yiu and Koen Van Rompay, UC Davis While the SARS-CoV-2 virus has dominated the news this past year, ...
Researchers publish free guides packed with wisdom from COVID-19 patients and caregivers
Practical tips for COVID-19 hospital and post-hospital care available for anyone to use, and for any hospital or health system ...
New SARS-CoV-2 neutralizing antibody enters clinical phase
Credit: NIAID Cologne, Marburg, Braunschweig and Ingelheim, Germany, 18 December 2020 - Cologne University Hospital (UKK), University of Marburg (UMR), ...
SARS-CoV-2-like particles very sensitive to temperature
Study of individual particle degradation suggests a potential surge of COVID-19 infections in the winterCredit: Sharma et. al. (2020) Biochem ...
Research strongly suggests COVID-19 virus enters the brain
A study published in Nature Neuroscience shows how spike protein crosses the blood-brain barrierCredit: Alice Gray More and more evidence ...
Researchers use artificial intelligence to ID mosquitos
Credit: Couret, J. et al. 2020 (CC-BY 2.0) Rapid and accurate identification of mosquitoes that transmit human pathogens such as ...
COVID-19 pandemic had big impact on commercial fishing in Northeast
Rutgers study shows resilience among fishermen facing market disruptionsCredit: NOAA Fisheries With restaurants and supply chains disrupted due to the ...
ACE2 protein protects against severe COVID-19: Study
Sex hormones, chromosomes contribute to a stronger immune response and better outcomes for female COVID-19 patientsCredit: University of Alberta Female ...
UMD finds more West Nile virus-infected mosquitoes in lower-income areas of Baltimore
Preliminary results point to a need for more research and education to improve environmental justice and protect urban public health ...
Study: the pandemic’s impact on lung cancer
A UC study shows that the pandemic negatively affected both preventive screening and patient outcomesCredit: Colleen Kelley When the pandemic ...
A shock to the PPE system
Credit: Institute of Industrial Science, the University of Tokyo Tokyo, Japan - A researcher from the Institute of Industrial Science ...
Study of coronavirus infection & multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children begins
Credit: NIAID An observational study has launched to evaluate the short- and long-term health outcomes of SARS-CoV-2 infection in children, ...
An atlas of S. pneumoniae and host gene expression during colonization and disease
Streptococcus pneumoniae is an opportunistic pathogen that commonly infects young children and the elderly. This atlas will help researchers better ...
The human helpers of SARS-CoV-2
Natural variation impacts virus-relevant proteinsCredit: Image: M. Pietzner Like all viruses, the novel coronavirus is dependent on help from the ...
New salmonella proteins discovered
Credit: Image: Sandy Westermann / SCIGRAPHIX Salmonella are bacteria that can cause food poisoning with severe diarrhoea. If they penetrate ...
RedHill’s P2/3 COVID-19 candidate Opaganib reduces ARDS-related blood clotting
Opaganib demonstrated reduced thrombosis in a preclinical model of ARDSCredit: RedHill Biopharma Acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS)-induced thrombosis (blood clotting) ...
Johns Hopkins Medicine expert weighs devastating impact of COVID-19 on health care workers
Credit: Graphic created by M.E. Newman, Johns Hopkins Medicine, from data in Razzak et al, PLOS ONE 15(12): e0242589 During ...