Scientists trace and identify origin of smallpox vaccine strains used in Civil War
Credit: JD Howell, McMaster University Scientists and historians working at McMaster University, the Mütter Museum and the University of Sydney ...
Tag: Infectious/Emerging Diseases
Researchers developing COVID-19 spike proteins to identify antibodies, prevent infection
Preventing the virus from binding to cells could prevent future infectionsCredit: Texas A&M University College of Engineering On July 1, ...
K-State study first to show SARS-CoV-2 is not transmitted by mosquitoes
Credit: Kansas State University MANHATTAN, KANSAS -- A new study by Kansas State University researchers is the first to confirm ...
Some decontamination processes damage N95 face masks
UMass Amherst scientist tests hospital masks processed up to 10 times for reuseCredit: UMass Amherst Certain methods of decontaminating medical ...
Beautyberry leaf extract restores drug’s power to fight ‘superbug’
A compound from a common shrub boosts an antibiotic's activity against antibiotic-resistant staph bacteriaCredit: Tharanga Samarakoon Scientists discovered a compound ...
COVID-19: Unearthing the ties that bind
New book provides deep dive into the vulnerabilities exposed by the pandemicCredit: University of Ottawa Is the global response to ...
CBD may help avert lung destruction in COVID-19
Credit: Phil Jones, Senior Photographer, Augusta University Cannabidiol, or CBD, may help reduce the cytokine storm and excessive lung inflammation ...
UBCO researchers create liquid-repelling substance that works on all surfaces
New coating can eliminate complex disinfectant procedures for protective face shieldsCredit: UBCO Acting like an invisible force field, a new ...
Global research community asks for the right research in the right places for COVID-19
Credit: The African Academy of Sciences Today a report was released that calls for the use of research evidence on ...
Researcher gets $2.94 million federal grant to study unique features of Ebola and marburg viruses
Credit: Georgia State University ATLANTA--Dr. Christopher Basler, professor and director of the Center for Microbial Pathogenesis in the Institute for ...
Penn researchers find three distinct immune responses for sicker COVID-19 patients
New immune profiles could help predict disease and guide treatments, suggests two Penn studiesCredit: University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of ...
Common FDA-approved drug may effectively neutralize virus that causes COVID-19
Heparin could be used as a decoy to prevent SARS-CoV-2 from infecting human cellsCredit: Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute TROY, N.Y. -- ...
Spread of flu virus in hospital environment common
Credit: Photo by Alana da Silva One in four inpatients with influenza in a given season showed signs of having ...
Ideal way to screen for disease
Bioprobe tests favour AIEgen technologyCredit: Flinders University In the pandemic age of telehealth and new technologies, remote site lab or ...
Global sentiments towards COVID-19 shifts from fear to anger
Credit: NTU Singapore The fear that people developed at the start of the COVID-19 outbreak has given way to anger ...
Lack of trust in local government halted UK COVID-19 track and trace systems
Opinion article by Lord David BlunkettCredit: UK Parliament Lord David Blunkett has argued that a lack of funding for the ...
Experimental COVID-19 vaccine safe, generates immune response
NIAID-sponsored phase 1 trial tested mRNA vaccineCredit: NIAID WHAT: An investigational vaccine, mRNA-1273, designed to protect against SARS-CoV-2, the virus ...
COVID-19 may attack patients’ central nervous system
University of Cincinnati researcher says depressed mood and anxiety may be symptoms of a COVID-19 impact on the brainCredit: Colleen ...
Palliative nursing’s role during COVID-19 and beyond
Credit: Penn Nursing PHILADELPHIA (July 14, 2020) - As a rapid influx of patients overwhelmed health systems during the coronavirus ...
SwRI testing N95, KN95 respirators, surgical masks in response to COVID-19
Engineers offering new service to evaluate particle filtration, flow resistanceCredit: Larry Walther, SwRI The Particle Science and Technology Laboratory at ...
