COVID-19 Cytokine storm: Possible mechanism for the deadly respiratory syndrome
Credit: Toshio Hirano and Masaaki Murakami. Immunity. April 22, 2020 Research into how the SARS-CoV-2 virus induces death is suggesting ...
Tag: Infectious/Emerging Diseases
Using machine learning to estimate COVID-19’s seasonal cycle
Berkeley Lab scientists aim to assess the role of climate variables in disease transmissionCredit: Center for Systems Science and Engineering ...
COVID-19 related strokes, other neurological impact under study
Credit: Phil Jones, Senior Photographer, Augusta University Traditional stroke treatments like clot-dissolving tPA and surgical removal of big clots in ...
Prellis Bio’s Externalized Human Immune System rapidly generates 300 SARS-CoV2 antibodies
Company pursues treatment and preventative therapies for COVID-19Credit: Prellis Biologics, Inc. HAYWARD, Calif. May 19th, 2020--Prellis Biologics, Inc. today announced ...
Statistical approach to COVID-19 clinical trials aims to accelerate drug approval process
Credit: By doomu Cambridge, Mass., May 18, 2020 - In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, researchers from the Massachusetts Institute ...
Modeling COVID-19 data must be done with extreme care
At the beginning of a new wave of an epidemic, extreme care should be used when extrapolating data to determine ...
Partial measures compromise effectiveness of efforts to combat COVID-19
Tsukuba University study shows comprehensiveness is key to efficacy in COVID-19 prevention tacticsCredit: University of Tsukuba IBARAKI, Japan--Comprehensive implementation of ...
Stanford researcher envisions energy and environment landscape after COVID-19
Study pinpoints where energy demand has dropped the most and estimates impact on annual emissionsCredit: Courtesy of Rob Jackson / ...
Six feet not far enough to stop virus transmission in light winds
Current social distancing guidelines of 6 feet may be insufficient, because a mild cough occurring in low wind speeds of ...
COVID-19 prevention trial opens for high-risk healthcare workers
The first gold standard Australian clinical trial to determine whether the drug hydroxychloroquine can prevent COVID-19 is now open.Credit: The ...
X-ray experiments zero in on COVID-19 antibodies
Scientists reveal potential coronavirus therapy using structural biology and the Advanced Light SourceCredit: NIAID As scientists across the globe race ...
NEJM Group releases COVID-19 Rx for interactive learning
Credit: NEJM Group NEJM Group today released Covid-19 Rx: Treatment Simulations, a series of five Covid-19 interactive cases that range ...
Mount Sinai first in US using artificial intelligence to analyze COVID-19 patients
Credit: BioMedical Engineering and Imaging Institute (BMEII) at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai Mount Sinai researchers are ...
CUNY SPH weekly COVID-19 survey update week 10
Before the economy reopens, New Yorkers need more testing and assurances of safety in the workplaceCredit: CUNY SPH In the ...
Pregnant and lactating women with COVID-19: Scant clinical research
Credit: Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers New Rochelle, NY, May 18, 2020--Pregnant and breastfeeding women have been excluded from clinical ...
Smoking increases SARS-CoV-2 receptors in the lung
Credit: CSHL New research from CSHL scientists suggests that cigarette smoke spurs the lungs to make more ACE2 (angiotensin-converting enzyme ...
Northern Italy — Official COVID-19 deaths underestimate the full impact of the pandemic
Credit: Image: Piccininni & Gutwasser / Charité According to a study by Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, the northern Italian city ...
Machine that oxygenates blood may help critically ill COVID-19 patients, according to WVU study
Credit: West Virginia University When COVID-19 patients are critically ill, the biggest threat to their lives is lung dysfunction. If ...
Liver cancer: Awareness of hepatitis D must be raised
Credit: DR Of all the hepatitis viruses, D is the most poorly known. This small virus, which can only infect ...
COVID-19: Lessons to learn about the first 4.0 pandemic
A conjunction of biological and social factorsCredit: Jordi Serra-Cobo (UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA-IRBio) Although the SARS-CoV-2 outbreak was officially presented suddenly ...
