Tag: Infectious/Emerging Diseases

The patent, approved in March, covers a vaccine that targets the most vulnerable point in a coronavirus's structure, through which ...

Nanostics to develop a simple blood test to predict severe COVID-19 in SARS-CoV-2 patients

Nanostics is developing and validating a simple blood test to predict severity of COVID-19 disease in SARS-CoV-2 positive patientsCredit: Nanostics ...

Prof. Dr. Christian Drosten: Award for outstanding achievements in science communication

Credit: Photo: Peitz / Charité Prof. Dr. Christian Drosten, Director of Charité's Institute of Virology, has been awarded the 'Special ...

Cost-effective canopy protects health workers from COVID infection during ventilation

Credit: Photo courtesy of Prof. Yochai Adir. Researchers have designed a cost-effective, constant flow plastic canopy system that can help ...

Low-cost, easy-to-build ventilator performs similarly to high-quality commercial device

Ventilator could support coronavirus treatment in low-income regions or where supplies are limitedCredit: Photos courtesy of Prof. Ramon Farré. A ...

CUNY SPH Weekly COVID-19 Survey Update Week 6

New Yorkers say: Don't re-open the economy before JuneCredit: CUNY SPH Nearly half (49%) of New York City residents believe ...

Cholera studies reveal mechanisms of biofilm formation and hyperinfectivity

A series of publications from microbiologist Fitnat Yildiz's lab provides new understanding of cholera biofilms and why the bacteria in ...

University of Utah Invests $1.3 million in COVID-19 research, from domestic violence

Credit: Fusion Medical Animation on Unsplash (Salt Lake City) - As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to spread across the globe, ...

Diagnostic biosensor quickly detects SARS-CoV-2 from nasopharyngeal swabs

Credit: Adapted from ACS Nano 2020, DOI: 10.1021/acsnano.0c02823 According to many experts, early diagnosis and management are critical for slowing ...

EMBL-EBI launches COVID-19 data portal

EMBL-EBI and partners launch the COVID-19 data portal to help scientists, public health and healthcare professionals tackle the coronavirus pandemicCredit: ...

Chris Vanderwal to receive Springer Heterocyclic Chemistry Award 2020

Prize for outstanding research in heterocyclic chemistry goes to young professor from the University of California, IrvineCredit: Springer Nature The ...

New self-sterilizing air filtration technologies could include face masks and ventilation

Ben-Gurion University of the Negev COVID-19 response effort grant to fund researchCredit: (Photo Credit: Dr. Chris Arnusch/BGU) BEER-SHEVA, Israel/NEW YORK...April ...

Study describes cocktail of pharmaceuticals in waters in Bangladesh

Antifungals, antibiotics and other drugs were found in water in urban and rural areas, raising concerns about the spread of ...

Artificial ‘candy canes’ block viruses

Publication in the Journal of the American Chemical SocietyCredit: L. Hartmann, M. Schelhaas Viruses are part of the human experience ...

How effective are cloth masks against coronavirus? (video)

Credit: The American Chemical Society WASHINGTON, April 20, 2020 -- The U.S. Centers for Disease Control is recommending that the ...

CSIRO unlocks new way to understand evolving strains of SARS-CoV-2

April 19, 2020

Data visualization helping researchers 'see' mutating virus as the race for a vaccine continuesCredit: CSIRO Researchers from CSIRO, Australia's national ...

AGS reiterates urgent COVID-19 call for medical supplies, telehealth

UMass Amherst team develops COVID-19 forecast hub

Ensemble modeling offers more accurate infectious-disease projectionsCredit: UMass Amherst The Influenza Forecasting Center of Excellence team at the University of ...

American College of Cardiology urges heart attack, stroke patients to seek medical help

After reported drops in heart attack, stroke patients going to ER amid COVID-19 pandemic, new CardioSmart resources outline when, how ...

COVID-19 possibly striking more children than expected