Exploiting a chink in the armor of bacteria could result in new drug therapies
Credit: University of Leeds Scientists have identified a key process in the way bacteria protect themselves from attack - and ...
Tag: Infectious/Emerging Diseases
UCF-trained engineers, Oregon medical team design 3D-printed ventilator that requires no electricity
New product awaiting FDA approval for emergency use could save lives during the COVID-19 pandemic and beyond, thanks to a ...
Clinical trial to investigate whether hypertension drug ameliorates COVID-19 severity
ACE inhibitor drugs like Ramipril are widely used for various cardiovascular conditions; researchers want to see if they might also ...
COVID-19 personal protective equipment causes serious skin injuries
Credit: Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers New Rochelle, NY, April 30, 2020--A new study of medical staff treating COVID-19-infected patients ...
Pharmacists warn against malarial drugs as a cure for coronavirus
Credit: University of Huddersfield PHARMACY experts at the University of Huddersfield are urging caution over claims that widely-available antimalarial drugs ...
African skeletons from early colonial Mexico tell the story of first-generation slaves
An interdisciplinary study into the origins and health status of three African skeletons unearthed in Mexico shows evidence of forced ...
The story of three African slaves during Spanish colonialism, as told by their bones
Credit: Collection: San José de los Naturales, Post Graduate Studies Osteology Laboratory, Escuela Nacional de Antropología e Historia Photo: Rodrigo ...
Blood clotting a significant cause of death in patients with COVID-19
Credit: Maxwell Photography A study led by clinician scientists at RCSI University of Medicine and Health Sciences has found that ...
New evidence for optimising malaria treatment in pregnant women
Findings that ACTs were significantly more effective than quinineCredit: © 2020 IMSUT, The University of Tokyo CC-BY The research, published ...
Novotech selected as CRO for Karyopharm’s COVID-19 clinical study
The Asia-Pacific's largest specialist biotech CRO Novotech has been engaged for a Phase 2 COVID-19 study by biotech sponsor Karyopharm Therapeutics ...
Gaffen and Kuchroo jointly recognized for 2020 ICIS-BioLegend William E. Paul Award
for their combined contribution deciphering the role of a key cytokine IL-17 in health and disease.Credit: International Cytokine & Interferon ...
Clinicians warn of the dangers of equating COVID-19 with high altitude pulmonary edema
Credit: ATS April 29, 2020 - Early reports of COVID-19 symptoms and the compelling need to quickly identify treatment options ...
A new way to accurately estimate COVID-19 death toll
Rutgers engineer's mathematical model can predict cumulative deaths in USCredit: U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention A Rutgers engineer ...
New evidence for optimizing malaria treatment in pregnant women
Credit: Susan Elden, DFID The research, published today in The Lancet Infectious Diseases is the fruit of joint project between ...
Arthritis drug presents promise as treatment for COVID-19 pneumonia
Clinical trials at UC San Diego Health and elsewhere will assess whether tocilizumab can reduce out-of-control inflammation that damages lungs ...
Antibodies from llamas could help in fight against COVID-19
Credit: Tim Coppens The hunt for an effective treatment for COVID-19 has led one team of researchers to find an ...
Sensitive new test detects antibodies against SARS-CoV-2 in only 10 minutes
Credit: Guanfeng Lin As the COVID-19 curve shows signs of flattening in the U.S. and elsewhere, public health officials are ...
Clinical trial begins to see if convalescent plasma can treat COVID-19
Montefiore and Albert Einstein College of Medicine partner with NYU Langone Health to determine if blood from COVID-19 survivors can ...
Trial of highly touted drug begins at Montefiore and Einstein
Credit: Albert Einstein College of Medicine (BRONX, NY)--April 29, 2020--Researchers at Montefiore Health System and Albert Einstein College of Medicine ...
What underlies differing disease severity in COVID-19?
Credit: Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers New Rochelle, NY, April 29, 2020--Researchers have reported a significant and positive relationship between ...
