Tag: Infectious/Emerging Diseases

December 10, 2020

Combination was uncovered from examining 12 potential drug candidates with over 530,0000 possible drug combinations within two weeksCredit: National University ...

New serological assay provides rapid, accurate testing for SARS-CoV-2 antibodies

December 10, 2020

Using optical biosensor technology, the test provides quantitative measurements of antibodies in blood plasma in less than 20 minutesCredit: Carolyn ...

Masked education: Which face coverings are best for student comprehension?

December 9, 2020

As instructors continue to wear masks for the safety of themselves and their students, the question of which types of ...

$2 million NIH grant to develop Zika virus vaccine

December 9, 2020

Credit: Virginia Tech Flaviviruses -- a group of viruses transmitted by ticks or mosquitoes -- infect an estimated 400 million ...

Ability to predict C-diff mortality nearly doubled with new guidelines

December 9, 2020

University of Houston team assesses change to severity definitionsCredit: University of Houston Clostridioides difficile infection (CDI) is the most common ...

AGU panel explores environmental impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic, as observed from space

Credit: Credits: NASA/Nima Pahlevan COVID-19 has changed the way we live and work, as various health and safety restrictions keep ...

Understanding COVID-19 infection and possible mutations

Credit: Ratul Chowdhury, Penn State The binding of a SARS-CoV-2 virus surface protein spike -- a projection from the spherical ...

Researchers identify critical molecules that coronaviruses hijack to infect human cells

The new study points toward ways to treat not only COVID-19, but future coronaviruses that might emergeCredit: Photo: Gladstone Institutes ...

Tension between awareness and fatigue shapes Covid-19 spread

Credit: Georgia Tech In the midst of the coronavirus pandemic, two human factors are battling it out: awareness of the ...

Corona pandemic could be better tackled by reducing aerosol transmission.

Working committee particulate matter (AAF) recommends concrete countermeasures for indoor areas: masks, ventilation, air purification and overhead extractionCredit: Hartmut Herrmann ...

Study shows why some people may become seriously ill from meningococcal bacteria

Credit: Francesco Righetti Researchers at Karolinska Institutet in Sweden have come one step closer toward understanding why some people become ...

Drug for rare disorder shows promise for treating herpes viruses

A drug currently prescribed to treat a rare enzyme deficiency can help cells clear the herpes simplex 1 and herpes ...

Paper-based electrochemical sensor can detect COVID-19 in less than five minutes

Credit: University of Illinois As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to spread across the world, testing remains a key strategy for ...

Development of a new method for decoding viral genes