Tag: Infectious/Emerging Diseases

May 5, 2020

Credit: University of Idaho MOSCOW, Idaho -- May 5, 2020 -- University of Idaho researchers will help lead a national ...

Blood filter may calm the cytokine storm of COVID-19

May 5, 2020

Credit: Phil Jones, Senior Photographer, Augusta University Cytokine storms created by COVID-19 are causing major organ destruction and death, and ...

CUNY SPH Weekly COVID-19 Survey update week 8

New Yorkers feel we've turned a corner against COVID-19 but believe full 'normalcy' requires a vaccineCredit: CUNY SPH New York, ...

Researchers seek to find out if people outside more during pandemic

URI professor part of team trying to find out if there is greater exposure to ticks, tick-borne diseaseCredit: URI photo ...

Researchers explore quantum computing to discover possible COVID-19 treatments

Credit: Junde Li, Penn State Quantum machine learning, an emerging field that combines machine learning and quantum physics, is the ...

ASU scientific team finds new, unique mutation in coronavirus study

SARS-CoV-2 mutation mirrors one found during 2003 SARS outbreakCredit: Efrem Lim, ASU Biodesign Institute As the coronavirus pandemic has swept ...

MU researcher identifies four possible treatments for COVID-19

Credit: MU College of Veterinary Medicine Now, a researcher at the University of Missouri has found that four antiviral drugs, ...

Lauching of wprn.org

The 1st global, real time directory of research and research resources on socCredit: IEA At a time when the world ...

Malaria risk is highest in early evening, study finds

Credit: Eunho Suh, Penn State UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- Wide-scale use of insecticide-treated bed nets has led to substantial declines ...

Russia creates its own humanized mice to test COVID-19 vaccines and drugs

Credit: Vladislav Maslov Following the recent Coronavirus outbreak, almost three million people have been infected worldwide, whereas the death toll ...

COVID-19 study: Impact of social distancing on older adults

Credit: University of Stirling The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on social contact, loneliness, wellbeing and physical activity in older ...

Study to determine incidence of novel coronavirus infection in US children begins

NIH-funded study also will ascertain percentage of infected children who develop COVID-19Credit: NIAID A study to help determine the rate ...

Could a polio vaccine stop the coronavirus pandemic? (video)

Credit: The American Chemical Society WASHINGTON, May 4, 2020 -- The COVID-19 pandemic has scientists considering a few less-conventional options ...

NAU scientists develop interactive disease models to predict regional spread of COVID-19

Credit: Photo courtesy of Northern Arizona University Joe Mihaljevic, mathematical epidemiologist and assistant professor in Northern Arizona University's School of ...

A $10 million grant enables BCG vaccine trial to expand internationally, enroll 10,000 healthcare workers

An $10 million grant from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation will allow the Murdoch Children's Research Institute's (MCRI) clinical ...

Activation of the SARS coronavirus 2 revealed

Infection researchers from the German Primate Center identify starting points for vaccine development and therapyCredit: Figure: Markus Hoffmann The SARS ...

Long-lasting, low toxicity antimicrobial peptide fights ‘superbug’ lung infections

Credit: B. Deslouches/Pitt PITTSBURGH, May 1, 2020 - Through serendipity, researchers at the University of Pittsburgh Graduate School of Public ...

New toolkit provides rapid implementation guide for adopting telemedicine during COVID-19

Stepwise approach enabled telemedicine program to get up and running in three daysCredit: American College of Surgeons CHICAGO (May 1, ...

UCLA leads CDC-funded project to reduce COVID-19 infection among emergency room workers

Credit: UCLA Health The David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA is leading a project in collaboration with the University ...

EPFL researchers put proximity tracing app to the test