Artificial intelligence collaboration seeking to hasten COVID-19 insights
Credit: Chris Adam/Purdue University WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - During the COVID-19 pandemic, health care professionals and researchers have been confined ...
Tag: Infectious/Emerging Diseases
CUNY SPH launches CONVINCE USA to understand and address public concerns about COVID vaccine
New program is part of global initiative with Vaccine Confidence Project and Wilton ParkCredit: CUNY SPH The City University of ...
People returning home from skilled nursing facilities need tailored instructions
Research especially important as COVID-19 creates new challenges in care transitionsCredit: Regenstrief Institute INDIANAPOLIS -- Returning home after a stay ...
Research reveals how a fungal infection activates inflammation
Scientists at St. Jude Children's Research Hospital have shed light on the mechanisms that underlie how Aspergillus fumigatus activates the ...
Cell membranes in super resolution
Credit: (Picture: Sauer group / University of Würzburg) Expansion microscopy (ExM) enables the imaging of cells and their components with ...
Differences in immunity and blood vessels likely protect children from severe COVID-19
Credit: Thiago Cerqueira Differences in the immune systems and better blood vessel health were among the factors protecting children from ...
Alcohol-free hand sanitizer just as effective against COVID as alcohol-based versions
Credit: BYU Photo A new study from researchers at Brigham Young University finds that alcohol-free hand sanitizer is just as ...
Study finds false widow spiders bite can transmit harmful antibiotic-resistant bacteria
NUI Galway study, published in the international journal Scientific Reports, confirms that spiders carry harmful bacteria and that they can ...
Study suggests metabolism influences parasite’s resistance to drugs
The metabolic state of a disease-causing parasite influences its resistance to current drugs - a finding that could aid in ...
COVID-19: The Essentials of Prevention and Treatment, now available worldwide in English
Digital version publicly accessible on Elsevier's Novel Coronavirus Information CenterCredit: Elsevier, 2020 London, December 1, 2020 - Elsevier, a global ...
KU Leuven vaccine candidate protects against Covid-19 and yellow fever
Credit: Layla Aerts for KU Leuven Virologists at the Rega Institute at KU Leuven (Belgium) have developed a vaccine candidate ...
Out of many COVID-19 tests, which one to choose?
Different diagnostic techniques are appropriate at different stages of coronavirus infection. Using the right one is crucial for rapid diagnosis ...
Post-COVID pain or weakness? Request an ultrasound or MRI
Advanced imaging can diagnose nerve/muscleCredit: Northwestern University CHICAGO --- After recovering from COVID-19, some patients are left with chronic, debilitating ...
Repurposed mouse model sheds light on loss of smell in COVID-19
Credit: Susan McClellen, University of Iowa Health Care Marketing and Communications A repurposed mouse model can develop symptoms of both ...
New device offers faster way to detect antibiotic-resistant bacteria
Method measures naturally occurring electron transfersCredit: Seokheun "Sean " Choi BINGHAMTON, NY -- Bacterial infections have become one of the ...
Mechanism of action of chloroquine/hydroxychloroquine for COVID-19 infection
The article by Dr. Alberto Boretti and colleagues is published in Coronaviruses, 2020Credit: Dr. Alberto Boretti, Dr. Bimal Banik, Dr. ...
Study tackles barriers to COVID-19 testing in Black communities
Pennington Biomedical, HealthyBR part of nationwide effort to fill gaps in careCredit: Pennington Biomedical Research Center Pennington Biomedical Research Center ...
How SARS-CoV-2 reaches the brain
Credit: Photo: Michael Laue/RKI & Carsten Dittmayer/Charité Using post-mortem tissue samples, a team of researchers from Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin ...
HIV-like virus edited out of primate genome
Breakthrough brings Temple researchers and their collaborators closer to a cure for human HIV infectionCredit: Temple University (Philadelphia, PA) - ...
Experimental vaccine for deadly tickborne virus effective in cynomolgus macaques
Monkeys protected against CCHFV, which infects thousands of people annuallyCredit: WHO WHAT: An experimental vaccine developed in Europe to prevent ...