Gene profile in blood predicts risk of poor outcomes, death for patients with COVID-19
A previously validated blood gene profile that predicts idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis mortality was repurposed to assess the likelihood of COVID-19 ...
Tag: Infectious/Emerging Diseases
RedHill announces presentation of positive oral opaganib phase 2 data in COVID-19
Opaganib was associated with a reduction in the need for supplemental oxygen support, earlier time to discharge from hospital and ...
Microscopy deep learning predicts viral infections
Credit: University of Zurich In humans, adenoviruses can infect the cells of the respiratory tract, while herpes viruses can infect ...
The paths through which COVID-19 spread across Brazil
The impact of super-spreader cities, highways, and intensive care availability in the early stages of the COVID-19 epidemic in BrazilCredit: ...
Pathogenic bacteria rendered almost harmless
By identifying one of the mechanisms regulating the virulence of Pseudomonas aeruginosa, a UNIGE team is proposing a new strategy ...
Undiagnosed and untreated disease identified in rural South Africa
A comprehensive health-screening program in rural northern KwaZulu-Natal has found a high burden of undiagnosed or poorly controlled non-communicable diseasesCredit: ...
Study reveals new therapeutic target for C. difficile infection
Credit: UCI School of Medicine Irvine, CA - June 18, 2021 - A new study paves the way for the ...
System linked to operational hospitals, shorter lockdowns, lives saved
Credit: City of Austin A staged alert system, designed by scientists and public health officials to guide local policies, helped ...
Incidents of serious parasitic disease on the rise in Alberta, Canada
The province is now the North American hotspot for a rare, potentially fatal disease, say researchersCredit: Photo: Supplied A rare ...
Trojan horses & tunneling nanotubes: Ebola research at Texas Biomed gets NIH funding boost
Two new grants support research exploring how Ebola virus spreads in the body with implication for targeted viral treatmentsCredit: Texas ...
First evidence that medieval plague victims were buried individually with ‘considerable care’
Credit: Mark Gridley In the mid-14th century Europe was devastated by a major pandemic - the Black Death - which ...
Sex differences in COVID-19 outcomes
Credit: Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers In a study of more than 10,600 adult patients hospitalized with COVID-19, women had ...
Concordia researchers break down the COVID-19 diagnostic arsenal
Hamid Tali and Sana Anbuhi comb the growing pile of literature for the tools and techniques that best detect the ...
Stem cells may hold a key to developing new vaccines against COVID-19
Coronavirus activates a stem cell-mediated defense mechanism that reactivates dormant TB in a mouse model and has implications for developing ...
‘Wonder material’ can be used to detect COVID-19 quickly, accurately
Researchers show a graphene-based sensor can detect SARS-CoV-2Credit: Vikas Berry Researchers at the University of Illinois Chicago have successfully used ...
SNMMI Image of the Year: PET imaging measures cognitive impairment in COVID-19 patients
Credit: G Blazhenets et al., Department of Nuclear Medicine, Medical Center - University of Freiburg, Faculty of Medicine, University of ...
New material could remove respiratory droplets from air
'Every droplet effectively removed from indoor air would eliminate a potential source of transmission'Credit: Northwestern University Although plexiglass barriers are ...
Data and safety review board reports how it monitored the COVID-19 vaccine trials
Responsibility for the safety, integrity and scientific validity of the trials fell to 12 experts of the COVID-19 Vaccine Data ...
New studies identify how tuberculosis destroy the lungs and how to protect them
Credit: University of Southampton Two new studies have cast unprecedented light on disease processes in tuberculosis, identifying key genetic changes ...
New AI model helps understand virus spread from animals to humans
Credit: Daniel Bojar A new model that applies artificial intelligence to carbohydrates improves the understanding of the infection process and ...