Researchers create mask filtration effectiveness hierarchy
Research conducted at an EPA facility on the UNC-Chapel Hill campus shows that expired and sterilized used N95 masks are ...
Tag: Infectious/Emerging Diseases
Why does COVID-19 impact only some organs, not others?
COVID-19 proliferates through a receptor present in most of the human body; but if the receptor is so pervasive, why ...
Masks, PPE materials should be hydrophilic
Making masks and personal protective equipment (PPE) with hydrophilic surfaces, where droplets of coronavirus spread out and dry faster, could ...
Researchers find clues to SARS-CoV-2 infection, why it impacts patients differently
Findings suggest there must be other receptors for the virus that regulate its infection of the lungsCredit: McMaster University/University of ...
Malaria discovery could expedite antiviral treatment for COVID-19
New research into malaria suggests targeting enzymes from the human host, rather than from the pathogen itself, could offer effective ...
COVID-19 Prevention Network launches two research studies evaluating monoclonal antibodies
Credit: CoVPN DURHAM, N.C. - The COVID-19 Prevention Network (CoVPN) today announced two Phase 3 trials to determine whether monoclonal ...
NIH grant to UC Riverside physicist focuses on how pathogens evolve
Research could lead to the design of new and better treatments to fight diseaseCredit: Barton lab, UC Riverside. RIVERSIDE, Calif. ...
Agtech to the rescue in a pandemic: adapting plant labs for human testing
Credit: Pierre-Luc Pradier. Just as redeploying a fleet of small British fishing boats helped during the Battle of Dunkirk, marshalling ...
COVID-19 does not directly damage taste bud cells
First study to show taste bud cell immunity from contact with virus particleCredit: UGA A new study from the Regenerative ...
Retesting for COVID-19: UPMC shares its experience
Credit: UPMC PITTSBURGH, Aug. 10, 2020 - In the first large, multicenter analysis of its kind, the 40-hospital UPMC health ...
First patients in NIH ACTIV-3 clinical trial enroll in Dallas
Baylor Scott & White Research Institute becomes first site in the world to conduct new trial testing experimental monoclonal antibodies ...
IVI welcomes Finland as 36th member state with flag-raising ceremony
Credit: IVI August 10, 2020 - SEOUL, South Korea - The flag of Finland was raised at the International Vaccine ...
Intranasal vaccine platform has potential for more effective vaccines, fewer side effects
Study shows that peptide nanofibers induce immune response in lungs and lymph nodes without requiring adjuvants for efficacy, indicating promise ...
Electric cooker an easy, efficient way to sanitize N95 masks, study finds
Credit: Photo by Chamteut Oh CHAMPAIGN, Ill. -- Owners of electric multicookers may be able to add another use to ...
NTU develops peptide that makes drug-resistant bacteria sensitive to antibiotics again
Peptide also kills multidrug-resistant bacteria on its ownCredit: NTU Singapore Scientists at Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU Singapore) have developed ...
FAU’s ‘Fantastic Four’ researchers receive prestigious NSF CAREER Awards
Researchers represent the College of Engineering and Computer Science and the Charles E. Schmidt College of ScienceCredit: Florida Atlantic University ...
New approach to airborne disinfection uses food-coloring dyes
Credit: Young Kim/Purdue University WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - The COVID-19 pandemic has shed new light on the needs for improved ...
Helping protect medical professionals
Sandia researchers work with NM small businesses to test new respirator materialsCredit: Photo by Bret Latter, Sandia National Laboratories ALBUQUERQUE, ...
Warming climate may trigger more West Nile outbreaks in Southern California
Study finds transmission of the mosquito-borne virus can increase rapidly with temperature -- and climate change is likely to bump ...
Massey scientist suggests COVID-19 should be treated as an acute inflammatory disease
Credit: Blake Belden, VCU Massey Cancer Center The COVID-19 pandemic has had detrimental effects on global infrastructure sectors, including economic, ...
