Scientists discover secret to superbug’s virulence in diabetic infections
Credit: UPMC PITTSBURGH, Nov. 13, 2020 - The bodies of people with uncontrolled diabetes appear to be the perfect environment ...
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Antidepressant may prevent severe COVID-19, trial suggests
Credit: Dan Addison | UVA Communications The antidepressant fluvoxamine appears to prevent COVID-19 infections from worsening and may help keep ...
Dissecting the immune characteristics of severe COVID-19 responses
Initial study flags IL-10 as potential severity markerCredit: Carlos Roca (Babraham Institute) and Julika Neumann (VIB Center for Brain and ...
Rise in antibiotics prescribed to dental patients in England during COVID-19 lockdown
FDI World Dental Federation (FDI) releases new White Paper on antibiotic resistance to mark World Antimicrobial Awareness WeekCredit: FDI World ...
Mimicking SARS-CoV-2 nasal infection in monkeys
Credit: Pixabay user RobbieRoss A new rhesus macaque animal model recapitulates the clinical and pathological manifestations of coronavirus disease 2019 ...
Survey: Americans likely to attend large holiday gatherings despite COVID-19
Nearly two in five report they will likely attend a gathering with more than 10 people and a third will ...
Lung ultrasound training to help rural emergency medicine providers diagnose COVID-19
The University of Arizona College of Medicine - Tucson-led tele-ultrasound training program for lung point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) will enable rural ...
Study of nearly 2,000 Marine recruits reveals asymptomatic SARS-CoV-2 transmission
Credit: Mount Sinai Health System A study of nearly 2,000 Marine recruits who went through supervised quarantine before starting basic ...
USRDS releases 2020 Interactive Annual Data Report
Credit: © Chronic Disease Research Group The Chronic Disease Research Group (CDRG), in partnership with the National Institute of Diabetes ...
Cloth face masks that can be disinfected by the sun
Credit: Adapted from ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces 2020, DOI: 10.1021/acsami.0c15540 During the COVID-19 pandemic, many people have become accustomed ...
CHEST Foundation/ATS award first research grant in COVID and Diversity
Credit: ATS Nov. 11, 2020 - Peter Jackson, MD, of Virginia Commonwealth University, has been named the first recipient of ...
Vitamin C’s effectiveness against COVID may hinge on vitamin’s natural transporter levels
Credit: Kim Ratliff, Production Coordinator, Augusta University High doses of vitamin C under study for treating COVID-19 may benefit some ...
LSU Health New Orleans fellow LA’s 1st NIH Outstanding Scholar
Credit: LSU Health New Orleans New Orleans, LA - Khanh Do, PhD, a postdoctoral fellow at LSU Health New Orleans ...
COVID Misinformation a Roadblock to Curbing Pandemic
Doctors are key in communicating facts to patientsCredit: Photo by Elizabeth Adams The World Health Organization calls the spread of ...
NYUAD researchers develop protocol for a more accurate COVID-19 testing technique
Cost-effective technique can detect lower viral loads and reduce false-negative ratesCredit: NYUAD Abu Dhabi - One critical barrier in efforts ...
$1 million to support manufacturing of COVID-19 treatments, vaccines at uOttawa, Ottawa Hospital
Credit: University of Ottawa Researchers from the University of Ottawa and The Ottawa Hospital have been awarded $1,050,000 million from ...
Regenstrief, Indiana CTSI, Datavant partner on NIH national COVID-19 data effort
Credit: Regenstrief Institute INDIANAPOLIS -- Regenstrief Institute, Indiana Clinical and Translational Sciences Institute (CTSI) and Datavant are supporting the National ...
WEHI joins forces with World Health Organisation to combat anaemia
Credit: WEHI, Australia The World Health Organisation (WHO) has designated Australian medical research institute WEHI as the WHO Collaborating Centre ...
Ultrasound-guided percutaneous needle biopsy excellent for small pleural lesions diagnosis
US-guided PCPNB is highly likely to be diagnostic for small pleural lesions with nodular morphology on CT or US, or ...
nTIDE October 2020 Jobs Report: Job numbers hold steady for Americans with disabilities
Kessler Foundation and University of New Hampshire nTIDE Report--featuring Job Path, a New York City based nonprofit that taps multiple ...
