Evidence shows cloth masks may help against COVID-19
Particularly those with several layers of cotton clothCredit: McMaster University Hamilton, ON (May 22, 2020) - The evidence shows that ...
Tag: Infectious/Emerging Diseases
COVID-19 should be treated as a thrombotic disease, Brazilian pulmonologist argues
Dr. Elnara Negri, who works in São Paulo City at the largest hospital complex in Latin America, advocates the use ...
Using wastewater to monitor COVID-19
Credit: NIAID Wastewater could be used as a surveillance tool to monitor the invasion, spread and eradication of COVID-19 in ...
Peer-reviewed data shows remdesivir for COVID-19 improves time to recovery
Preliminary results from NIH clinical trial publishedCredit: NIAID WHAT: The investigational antiviral remdesivir is superior to the standard of care ...
Public disclosure of COVID-19 cases is more effective than lockdowns
New research shows South Korea's tech and privacy laws effectively protect the vulnerable while preserving economic stability during the pandemicCredit: ...
Insight into mechanism of treatment-resistant gonorrhea sets stage for new antibiotics
A research group at the Medical University of South Carolina examined an antibiotic-resistant strain of Neisseria gonorrhoeae and found a ...
Virginia Tech researcher receives grant to study Lyme arthritis
Credit: Brandon Jutras for Virginia Tech With a $661,216 grant from the Steven & Alexandra Cohen Foundation, Brandon Jutras, an ...
New technology can detect anti-virus antibody in 20 minutes
Credit: Nishiyama K. et al., Sensors and Actuators B: Chemical. April 21, 2020 Researchers have succeeded in detecting anti-avian influenza ...
Preventing ‘cytokine storm’ may ease severe COVID-19 symptoms
Credit: scientificanimations.com / Wikimedia Commons For some COVID-19 patients, the body's immune response may be as destructive as the virus ...
Teleradiology enables social distancing during coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic
Remote reading of imaging studies on home PACS workstations helps protect vulnerable staff and patients alike, while ensuring seamless interpretation ...
Scientists identify chemicals in noxious weed that ‘disarm’ deadly bacteria
Triterpenoid acids pack a punch against methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureusCredit: Emory University Scientists have identified specific compounds from the Brazilian peppertree ...
$5 million supports research into neglected tropical diseases
Grants fund studies of parasitic infections affecting millions worldwideCredit: Matt Miller Researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. ...
Nebraska researcher develops contact tracing technology
Smartphone app can anonymously notify those potentially exposedCredit: Courtesy University of Nebraska-Lincoln How does society establish a new normal during ...
A replaceable, more efficient filter for N95 masks
Credit: ACS Nano 2020, DOI: 10.1021/acsnano.0c03976 Since the outbreak of COVID-19, there's been a worldwide shortage of face masks -- ...
Some patients with bladder cancer ‘can’t wait’ for treatment during the COVID-19 pandemic
Writing in Bladder Cancer, researchers outline recommendations for treatment as surgical proceduresCredit: Georgetown University Hospital, Washington, DC Amsterdam, May 21, ...
Airway Therapeutics, Celonic Group partner to produce AT-100 as candidate for coronavirus
AT-100 production expected to begin in JuneCredit: Airway Therapeutics CINCINNATI, OH & BASEL, Switzerland (May 20, 2020) - Airway Therapeutics, ...
Before COVID-19 100+ experts identified top threats & opportunities for global health
New US Pharmacopeia and MIT Center for Collective Intelligence report examines outlook for the future of medical breakthroughsCredit: U.S. Pharmacopeia ...
IVI to strengthen COVID-19 surveillance in sub-Saharan Africa with support from Sweden
IVI will leverage its network of infectious disease surveillance sites to conduct epidemiological studies of COVID-19 in Madagascar and Burkina ...
Tip of the iceberg: Existing racial inequalities in death from COVID-19 will soar
Credit: Florida Atlantic University As is the case with most fatal diseases, coronavirus disease (COVID-19) is already taking a disproportionate ...
Study indicates the need to revise the protocol for detecting Zika in placenta
Brazilian researchers show that the virus can infect different placental regions and that collection and storage methods should be taken ...
