UTEP research reveals more about path bacterial pathogen travels to cause tuberculosis
Credit: J.R. Hernandez / UTEP Communications EL PASO, Texas - Biology students and faculty members from The University of Texas ...
Tag: Infectious/Emerging Diseases
Designing anew: Radical COVID-19 drug development approach shows promise
University of Washington's Baker Lab uses de novo computational design on TACC systems to create new therapeuticsCredit: Ian C Haydon ...
COVID-19: Study shows virus can infect heart cells in lab dish
Research, led by Cedars-Sinai, uses stem cell technology to learn how coronavirus may directly attack heart muscleCredit: Cedars-Sinai LOS ANGELES ...
RDA publishes final version of COVID-19 recommendations and guidelines on data sharing
Credit: Research Data Alliance Under public health emergencies, and particularly the COVID19 pandemic, it is fundamental that data is shared ...
Study gauges how Kansans get information on COVID-19, which sources they trust
Survey finds social media least trusted source, health officials mostCredit: Mugur Geana LAWRENCE -- New information emerges about the novel ...
Seeing is believing: Effectiveness of facemasks
FAU College of Engineering and Computer Science researchers use flow visualization to qualitatively test facemasks and social distancingCredit: Florida Atlantic ...
Lab-grown ‘mini-brains’ suggest COVID-19 virus can infect human brain cells
Credit: Center for Alternatives to Animal Testing (CAAT), Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health A multidisciplinary team from two ...
Face mask construction, materials matter for containing coughing, sneezing droplets
Simulated coughs and sneezes from mannequins show higher efficacy in multilayered, well-fitted cloth masks.Credit: CREDIT: Siddhartha Verma, Manhar R. Dhanak ...
Researchers identify multiple molecules that shut down SARS-Cov-2 polymerase reaction
A library of molecules with unique structural and chemical features inhibit the novel coronavirus polymerase, a key drug target for ...
Respiratory droplet motion, evaporation and spread of COVID-19-type pandemics
Mathematical model sheds light on the motion and evaporation of respiratory droplets responsible for disease transmissionCredit: Swetaprovo Chaudhuri, Saptarshi Basu, ...
Whole-town study reveals more than 40% of COVID-19 infections had no symptoms
Credit: Andrea Crisanti A study of COVID-19 in the quarantined Italian town of Vò, where most of the population was ...
Salk researchers accelerate, expand COVID-19 research
Salk scientists tackle COVID-19 pandemic with innovative research projects on immunity, vaccine development, viral imaging and moreCredit: Salk Institute LA ...
Microbiome confers resistance to cholera
Not everyone exposed to infectious diarrhea-causing bacteria gets sickCredit: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Cholera can kill within hours ...
Even in the worst COVID-19 cases, the body launches immune cells to fight back
International collaboration provides important piece of COVID-19 puzzleCredit: La Jolla Institute for Immunology LA JOLLA--A new study from researchers at ...
New evidence for how blood clots may form in very ill COVID-19 patients
Credit: Xue-Yan He and David Ng, Egeblad Lab/CSHL, 2020 Scientists have new evidence that overactive neutrophils--a common type of circulating ...
Social distancing and dying alone
Credit: Penn Nursing PHILADELPHIA (June 29, 2020)- The COVID-19 pandemic has led to drastic changes in how hospitals provide end-of-life ...
Existing drugs can prevent SARS-CoV-2 from hijacking cells
Researchers evaluate how the new coronavirus rewires human proteins for its own replication, and identify several antiviral drugs ready for ...
The MIT Press and UC Berkeley launch Rapid Reviews: COVID-19 journal
The new open access, rapid-review overlay journal aims to combat misinformation in COVID-19 researchCredit: The MIT Press CAMBRIDGE, MA - ...
NUS research team develops portable COVID-19 diagnostic system for rapid on-site testing
With Epidax, COVID-19 testing can be done at the point of care, and diagnosis -- from sample collection to result ...
Sanford Burnham Prebys enters research agreement with Lilly for COVID-19 antibody research
Credit: Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery Institute Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery Institute today announced a research agreement with Eli ...
