Tag: Infectious/Emerging Diseases

A Plasmodium species-specific, ultrasensitive, nucleic acid detection assay to enable fast and inexpensive testing of symptomatic and asymptomatic carriers in ...

Long-term COVID-19 containment will be shaped by strength, duration of immunity

Credit: Tumisu from Pixabay New research suggests that the impact of natural and vaccine-induced immunity will be key factors in ...

HHRI awarded continuation of SRTR contract

The Chronic Disease Research Group (CDRG) of the Hennepin Healthcare Research Institute (HHRI) has renewed its federal contract to operate ...

Scientists reveal details about the first cat infected with SARS-CoV-2 in Spain

Credit: Author: IRTA CC BY-NC 4.0 On 8 May 2020, the Institute of Agrifood Research and Technology (IRTA) reported the ...

New research highlights impact of COVID-19 on food security in Kenya and Uganda

CABI scientists have conducted new research highlighting the impact of COVID-19 pandemic on food security in Kenya and Uganda with ...

Archaeology uncovers infectious disease spread – 4000 years ago

Credit: University of Otago New bioarchaeology research from a University of Otago PhD candidate has shown how infectious diseases may ...

PNNL, UW broaden capacity to test for COVID-19

Collaborative research leads to newly approved testing technologyCredit: Photo by Andrea Starr | PNNL RICHLAND, Wash. - The nation's ability ...

UC study sheds light on cancer treatment, COVID-19

September 19, 2020

Death rates spike for patients with cancer and COVID-19 who are treated with certain anti-cancer therapies at certain timesCredit: Colleen ...

More than a billion school meals not served during pandemic: Study

Major efforts by states and school districts make up some of the gaps, but shortfalls remainCredit: Maryland State Department of ...

Most homemade masks are doing a great job, even when we sneeze, study finds

Credit: Graphic by Michael Vincent CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — Studies indicate that homemade masks help combat the spread of viruses like ...

Confidence in the authorities’ handling of COVID-19 provides good mental health

Credit: Jonatan Ottesen/UiT In March 2020, Covid-19 was declared a global pandemic, and governments around the world imposed restrictions to ...

Stroke patients with COVID-19 have increased inflammation, stroke severity and death

This study of ischemic stroke patients is the first to associate the neutrophil-lymphocyte ratio in patients with COVID-19 and ischemic ...

Rapid 90-minute COVID-19 test shown to be highly accurate

A 90-minute COVID-19 test has been shown to have over 94 per cent sensitivity, and 100% specificity in a new ...

Introducing COVID19questions.org

Clinicians, researchers, patients and the general public are invited to submit questions that could be answered by COVID-19 patient medical ...

New method adds and subtracts for sustainability’s true measure

Sidesteps could open gates to next virusCredit: Michigan State University Center for Systems Integration and Sustainability From loaning pandas to ...

New high-speed test shows how antibiotics combine to kill bacteria

Credit: Nikos Fatsis-Kavalopoulos Researchers at Uppsala University have developed a new method to determine - rapidly, easily and cheaply - ...

University of Cincinnati research produces different results from key China COVID-19 study

Findings could help guide future research on the virusCredit: Photo/Joseph Fuqua III/UC Creative + Brand Early in the onset of ...

Rapid test for Covid-19 shows improved sensitivity

A CRISPR-based test developed at MIT and the Broad Institute can detect nearly as many cases as the standard Covid-19 ...

International study will compare different countries’ responses to COVID-19

Project led by researchers from Brazilian and American institutions will collect primary data during the pandemic to create a repository ...

Biomarker predicts who will have severe COVID-19