Tag: Public Health

UMass Amherst health informatician awarded $2.4 million grant from National Institutes of HealthCredit: UMass Amherst A University of Massachusetts Amherst ...

Social distancing is instinctive but hard for humans and animals

Avoiding infectious disease is a protective instinct in humans and animals but the instinct to socialize often wins the dayCredit: ...

COVID-19 — Scenarios for the post-lockdown period in Italy

Infection has been reduced up to 70% as of May 1st. Thanks to developed model, scenarios can be drawn regarding ...

Manolis Kogevinas wins John Goldsmith Award

ISGlobal researcher receives the highest honour in the field of Environmental Epidemiology for his vital contributions to public healthCredit: Barcelona ...

SARS-CoV-2 RNA detected in untreated wastewater from Louisiana

Credit: Masaaki Kitajima/Biorender A group of scientists have detected genetic material from SARS-CoV-2 in untreated wastewater samples collected in April ...

New device can measure toxic lead within minutes

Researchers create portable lab-on-a-chip that could detect many contaminantsCredit: Azam Gholizadeh Rutgers researchers have created a miniature device for measuring ...

Seizures during menstrual cycle linked to drug-resistant epilepsy

Study finds surprising connection in some women with genetic generalized epilepsyCredit: National Institute of Mental Health, National Institutes of Health ...

Socially isolated elderly more likely to use hospital and emergency room resources

Credit: Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers New Rochelle, NY, August 25, 2020--Those over age 65 who self-reported as socially isolated ...

Virtual imaging trials optimize CT, radiography for coronavirus disease (COVID-19)

Computational patient models and human phantom with coronavirus abnormalities via multidiagnostic confirmation of SARS-CoV-2 infection yield 'realistic' texture and shapeCredit: ...

Measuring the sensitivity of COVID tests with new material from NIST

Synthetic coronavirus genes from NIST can be used to measure and improve the sensitivity of diagnostic tests for COVID-19Credit: N. ...

WVU-led study aims to identify, relieve anxiety and depression caused by COVID-19

Credit: West Virginia University With anxiety and depression on the rise amid the challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic, a West ...

Researchers show potential for subseasonal forecasts to predict dengue outbreaks

Estimates of mosquito abundance four weeks outCredit: DiSera et al., GeoHealth, 2020 A new study demonstrates for the first time ...

How effective does a COVID-19 vaccine need to be to stop the pandemic?

This question as well as coronavirus-related discrimination, population vulnerability, anxiety, and depression are explored in recent articles in the American ...

UVA-designed COVID-19 swab to support high-priority testing across Virginia

State to receive 60,000 swabs weeklyCredit: UVA Health The Commonwealth of Virginia will receive 60,000 nasopharyngeal swabs weekly to support ...

Why COVID-19 infection curves behave so unexpectedly

Scientists at the Complexity Science Hub Vienna are the first to offer an explanation for the linear growth of coronavirus ...

UH selected as clinical trial site to test Pfizer and BioNTech’s COVID-19 vaccine

Phase 2/3 clinical trial to test BNT162b2 investigational drugCredit: University Hospitals CLEVELAND - University Hospitals announced today plans to participate ...

Microsoft’s AI for Health supports COVID-19 vaccine development

Philanthropic grant for more rapid researchCredit: Vaxine Pty Ltd, Flinders University Given the global urgency of the COVID-19 pandemic, Microsoft's ...

Wide variations in car seat breathing assessment conducted on premature newborns

UM School of Medicine researchers cite need for clearer guidelines to help hospitals implement consistent safety practicesCredit: NHTSA BALTIMORE, MD ...

Göttingen professors share their expert opinions on more sustainable nutrition

August 21, 2020

Germany's Scientific Advisory Board for Agricultural Policy, Food and Consumer Health Protection (WBAE) submits recommendations to the Federal Minister of ...

Doctor invents hybrid mask allowing ENT doctors to see more patients