Tag: Infectious/Emerging Diseases

Anti-viral layer attacks respiratory droplets to make mask wearer less infectiousCredit: Northwestern University In the pandemic, people wear face masks ...

Yearlong study of coronavirus in frontline workers underway

Credit: Kim Ratliff, Production Coordinator, Augusta University Fifteen hundred frontline workers are being recruited for a yearlong study to find ...

Escaping the ‘Era of Pandemics’: experts warn worse crises to come; offer options to reduce risk

Highlights: Intergovernmental council on pandemic prevention; risk drivers include deforestation, wildlife trade; tax high pandemic-risk activities; 540,000 - 850,000 unknown ...

Early results from DETECT study suggest fitness trackers can predict COVID-19 infections

Sensor data from wearable devices can complement virus testing and conventional screening to signal new infectionsCredit: Scripps Research LA JOLLA, ...

Remdesivir for COVID-19: FDA approved but still unproven

Researchers say effective public health strategies are more urgently neededCredit: Florida Atlantic University The United States has become the epicenter ...

Forecasting elections with a model of infectious diseases

Credit: Figure courtesy of Alexandria Volkening, Daniel F. Linder, Mason A. Porter, and Grzegorz A. Rempala. Forecasting elections is a ...

University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign develops autonomous robot to kill COVID-19

Credit: University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Ultraviolet light is a form of radiation that can be used for sterilization and disinfection. ...

Most people mount a strong antibody response to SARS-CoV-2 that does not decline rapidly

Credit: Mount Sinai Health System (New York, NY - October 28, 2020) - The vast majority of individuals infected with ...

Why are some COVID-19 infected people asymptomatic?

Credit: Lisbeth Heilesen, Aarhus University Researchers worldwide have been surprised to see that individuals can be infected with the SARS-CoV-2 ...

Genetic analysis system yields new insights into bacterial pneumonia

Using a CRISPR interference system to study virulence genes in a mouse model of pneumonia, scientists observed surprising variability in ...

Turning a coronavirus protein into a nanoparticle could be key for COVID-19 vaccine

Changing makeup of a specific protein has the potential to neutralize the virusCredit: Facility for Electron Microscopy Research (FEMR) at ...

Exposure to suboptimal doses of antimalarial drugs could, under certain circumstances, increase mala

A new study shows that, depending on the parasite stage, suboptimal doses of artemisinin could increase its conversion to the ...

Neutrons chart atomic map of COVID-19’s viral replication mechanism

Credit: Jill Hemman/ORNL, U.S. Dept. of Energy To better understand how the novel coronavirus behaves and how it can be ...

Random effects key to containing epidemics

The inherent randomness of contacts between infected and healthy individuals enhances the benefit of dividing a population into smaller communities ...

Aerosol microdroplets inefficient carriers of COVID-19 virus

Modeling shows SARS-CoV2 isn't spread very well by the small droplets that linger longestCredit: University of Amsterdam WASHINGTON, October 27, ...

Scientists uncover prophage defense mechanisms against phage attacks in mycobacteria

Experimental approach reveals Butters prophage uses a two-component system to block entry of some phages, but not others, from attacking ...

Biomarkers could be used in a quick, inexpensive COVID-19 blood screening tool

Credit: Lawson Health Research Institute LONDON, ONTARIO - A new study from Lawson Health Research Institute, Western University and University ...

Study estimates exposure to air pollution increases COVID-19 deaths by 15% worldwide

Credit: European Heart Journal Long-term exposure to air pollution has been linked to an increased risk of dying from COVID-19 ...

Vampire bats social distance when they get sick

Credit: Sherri and Brock Fenton/Behavioral Ecology A new paper in Behavioral Ecology, published by Oxford University Press, finds that wild ...

Duke-NUS study uncovers why bats excel as viral reservoirs without getting sick