New DNA test will improve tracking of Salmonella food-poisoning outbreaks
The test may rapidly and sensitively distinguish subtypes of Salmonella, reports The Journal of Molecular DiagnosticsCredit: Public Health Image Library, ...
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CUNY SPH Weekly COVID-19 Survey update week 7
Coronavirus testing ramps up in the city and more New Yorkers benefit from public and private assistanceCredit: CUNY SPH Coronavirus ...
In preparing for COVID-19 cases, plan early, communicate often
Credit: ATS April 27, 2020 - Hospitals facing a growing population of COVID-19 cases need a coordinated approach with a ...
Giving distressed lungs a safer fighting chance
FDA grants Pitt spinout ALung Technologies emergency use approval for its Hemolung to treat COVID-19 patients with respiratory distressCredit: ALung ...
Duke awarded NSF rapid grant to develop fast diagnostic test for COVID-19
Biomedical engineers adapt simple, low-cost platform to diagnose the new coronavirusCredit: Michaela Kane, Duke University DURHAM, N.C. -- Biomedical engineers ...
Research on the International Space Station shows key changes in cultured heart cells
Spaceflight changes much about the human body, including how the heart functions and how cells that create heart tissue behave. ...
Beta cells from stem cells
Potential for cell replacement therapyCredit: ©Helmholtz Zentrum München The loss of insulin-secreting beta cells by autoimmune destruction leads to type ...
Novel anti-PD-1 drug was approved for melanoma treatment
Credit: BIOCAD The first Russian original PD-1 inhibitor Forteca® (INN: prolgolimab) was granted approval for market authorization by the Russian ...
Antibiotic exposure can ‘prime’ single-resistant bacteria to become multidrug-resistant
Credit: National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases Antibiotics save lives -- but using them also helps antibiotic-resistant strains evolve ...
Open access hardware & 3D printing can help tackle demand for health supplies
Local communities could use open access hardware to help alleviate the burden of COVID-19 on global health systems, according to ...
European countries face a costly 23% increase in fragility fractures by 2030
A new IOF-led study examining the burden and management of fragility fractures in six European countries reveals an alarming treatment ...
For ME/CFS patients, viral immunities come at a devastating, lifelong cost
New research shows a connection between a common human herpes virus-6 exposure that leaves a DNA copy of the virus ...
How do epidemics spread and persist before and after introduction of a vaccine?
Modeling 40 years of measles dynamics demonstrates the complexity of epidemic spread and the impact of vaccinationCredit: Max S. Y. ...
Researchers’ method holds promise for brain study, better tests for viruses
Nanoparticles, lasers help stimulate brain, play key role in virus projectCredit: The University of Texas at Dallas University of Texas ...
Proteasome phase separation for destruction
Credit: Tokyo Metropolitan Institute of Medical Science The proteasome is a major proteolytic machine that regulates cellular proteostasis through selective ...
Grant funds research on community-level intervention to address opioid overdoses
Credit: Clayton Metz for Virginia Tech Keep people alive. Refer them to those who save lives. Finally, connect them to ...
Development of a new ventilator prototype for the ICU against COVID-19
Collaboration between UC3M and Hospital Gregorio MarañónCredit: UC3M Researchers and technicians from the Universidad Carlos III de Madrid (UC3M) and ...
University of the Witwatersrand publishes first clinical data on COVID-19 in South Africa
This special issue of the Wits Journal of Clinical Medicine covers a range of aspects of the pandemic, from the ...
New understanding of asthma medicines could improve future treatment
Credit: Image reproduced with permission from RDD Online / Virginia Commonwealth University. New research has revealed new insights into common ...
Unique Namibian trial finds smart interventions reduce malaria transmission by 75%
University of the Witwatersrand scientists along with Namibian, UK and US partners have shown how the smart application of existing ...
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