Increased risk of dying from COVID for people with severe mental disorders
Credit: M. Maripuu People with severe mental disorders have a significantly increased risk of dying from COVID-19. This has been ...
Tag: Infectious/Emerging Diseases
In vitro study helps explain how Zika virus passes from mother to fetus during pregnancy
New research findings correlate with clinical observations of more fetal abnormalities and other Zika-related health problems in late versus early ...
Retrained generic antibodies can recognize SARS-CoV-2
Credit: UIC The SARS-CoV-2, the new coronavirus behind the current pandemic, infects humans by binding its surface-exposed spike proteins to ...
UTEP researchers make discoveries to better understand SARS-CoV-2 virus
Credit: Courtesy: Lin Li, Ph.D EL PASO, Texas - An effort led by Lin Li, Ph.D., assistant professor of physics ...
Researchers develop 10-minute COVID-19 diagnostic test that wage workers can afford
Technology based on nanoparticles identifies IgG antibodies and costs only about a fifth of similar devices now on the market. ...
Toward safer steroids: Scientists devise method for improving safety of drug used to treat COVID-19, autoimmune disorders and more
Credit: Scripps Research JUPITER, FL - A collaboration led by Scripps Research has developed a way to separate the beneficial ...
Temperature, humidity, wind predict second wave of pandemic
Weather parameters, typically excluded from pandemic modeling, improve prediction capabilitiesCredit: Talib Dbouk and Dimitris Drikakis, University of Nicosia WASHINGTON, February ...
Nasal spray that protects against COVID-19 is also effective against the common cold
Hunter Medical Research InstituteCredit: Hunter Medical Research Institute Research into a new drug which primes the immune system in the ...
Neutrons probe molecular behavior of proposed COVID-19 drug candidates
Credit: ORNL/Jill Hemman As the scientific community continues researching the novel coronavirus, experts are developing new drugs and repurposing existing ...
Common HIV drugs may prevent leading cause of vision loss, study finds
Credit: UVA Health Scientists have identified a group of drugs that may help stop a leading cause of vision loss ...
Study identifies noncoding RNA involved in immune response and sepsis
A long noncoding RNA regulates the expression of inflammatory genes and has a surprising effect on vulnerability to septic shock ...
Startup develops yeast-based COVID-19 diagnostic test
Based on a reaction between yeast and the novel coronavirus, the test will rapidly detect the presence of SARS-CoV-2 in ...
How coronavirus damages lung cells within mere hours
Multipronged BU research team finds 18 FDA-approved drugs that could halt coronavirus infection earlierCredit: Courtesy of Hekman, et al. What ...
Scientists identify locations of early prion protein deposition in retina
Findings indicate cones precede rods as targets for infectionCredit: NIAID WHAT: The earliest eye damage from prion disease takes place ...
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