SMART researchers develop customised targeting of bacteria using lysins
The discovery can help cure bacterial infections without inducing resistance or causing harm to good bacteriaCredit: Wei Lin Lee, SMART ...
Tag: Public Health
Kick-off of the CRIMSON project for a next-generation microscope
Coordinated by Politecnico di Milano, the project is funded by European Commission with a budget exceeding 5M€Credit: Politecnico di Milano ...
Post-COVID pain or weakness? Request an ultrasound or MRI
Advanced imaging can diagnose nerve/muscleCredit: Northwestern University CHICAGO --- After recovering from COVID-19, some patients are left with chronic, debilitating ...
Microfluidic system with cell-separating powers may unravel how novel pathogens attack
The system developed by Texas A&M researchers can separate different cell types within microdroplets.Credit: Dr. Arum Han/Texas A&M University College ...
Chemical compounds in foods can inhibit a key SARS-CoV-2 enzyme
Credit: De-Yu Xie, NC State University Chemical compounds in foods or beverages like green tea, muscadine grapes and dark chocolate ...
Study tackles barriers to COVID-19 testing in Black communities
Pennington Biomedical, HealthyBR part of nationwide effort to fill gaps in careCredit: Pennington Biomedical Research Center Pennington Biomedical Research Center ...
IPM’s dapivirine ring for women’s HIV prevention receives WHO prequalification
WHO prequalification brings the dapivirine vaginal ring another step closer to introduction, pending country approvals * Confirms that this new ...
IVI, ROK’s GDEF join forces to provide OCV to 540K people at risk of cholera in Nepal & Mozambique
GDEF's US $8.05 million grant to support ECHO projects to prevent and control cholera and contribute to 'Ending Cholera--A Global ...
ECDC and WHO call for improved HIV testing in Europe
AIDS-free future at stakeCredit: ECDC The number of people living with undiagnosed HIV is increasing in the WHO European Region. ...
A cold-health watch and warning system for cold waves in Quebec
A team from the Institut national de la recherche scientifique and the Institut national de santé publique du Québec has ...
Doctors use existing treatment earlier to save the lives of Covid-19 patients
Credit: Lancaster University The lives of patients hospitalised with COVID-19 are being saved by doctors who are using an existing ...
Predi-COVID preliminary results
The Luxembourgish cohort study shows encouraging participation rates and sees its protocol published in international peer-reviewed journalCredit: @LIH The study ...
COVID-19 virus survives on surfaces within thin film
A nanofilm of liquid persists for hours on surfaces contaminated with droplets containing COVID-19, helping the virus surviveCredit: R. Bhardwaj ...
Largest clinical trial in Africa to treat mild COVID-19 cases launched in 13 countries
Will test a number of promising treatments in urgently needed focus on mild and moderate casesCredit: Kenny Mbala-DNDi NAIROBI/KINSHASA/GENEVA - ...
Areas where the next pandemic could emerge are revealed
Up to 20% of the world's most connected cities at greatest riskCredit: Michael Walsh, University of Sydney KEY FINDINGS Almost ...
LG Electronics, IVI join forces to conduct a cholera vaccination and prevention project in Ethiopia
Credit: IVI Project to provide vaccination for 40,000 residents in areas at risk of cholera and establish disease monitoring system ...
Potential treatment against antibiotic-resistant bacteria causing gonorrhea and meningitis
A Canadian team from INRS has demonstrated the effectiveness of an inexpensive molecule to fight antibiotic-resistant strains of the bacteria ...
Most adults over 50 say they’ll get vaccinated against COVID-19, but many want to wait
People of color & those with lower incomes or education levels less likely to say they'll seek vaccination against a ...
How to protect healthcare workers from COVID-19
Researchers are developing simple and inexpensive tools--like a DIY ventilator--to treat patients more effectively and prevent disease transmission in hospitalsCredit: ...
What does East Germany’s rise and fall have to do with pigs? A lot, actually
The communist state's approach to industrial pig farming foreshadowed its demise, a University of Rochester historian arguesCredit: University of Washington ...
