Locking down shape-shifting spike protein aids development of COVID-19 vaccine
Credit: Jason McLellan/University of Texas at Austin The experimental vaccine against SARS-CoV-2 that was the first to enter human trials ...
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Many states lack election flexibility needed to address pandemic safety concerns
Time is running out for balancing issues of safety, integrity and accessCredit: RAND Corp. Many states continue to lack the ...
Are vultures spreaders of microbes that put human health at risk?
Credit: Jorge de la Cruz A new analysis published in IBIS examines whether bacteria, viruses, and other microorganisms that are ...
Tracking and forecasting outbreak risk of dengue, Zika and other Aedes-transmitted diseases
New system infuses 'R0' models with climate information to help public health agencies forecast places and times when environmental conditions ...
Food menu fit for pandemic times
Ethical eating with health, environment in mindCredit: Flinders University In the midst of a global pandemic, eating well in a ...
Penn medicine receives $4.9 million grant to improve uptake of cancer care best practices
Funding from National Cancer Institute is part of the Beau Biden Cancer Moonshot InitiativeCredit: Penn Medicine PHILADELPHIA - While extensive ...
COVID-19: Lower incidence at high altitudes?
Credit: Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers New Rochelle, NY, August 3, 2020--Despite recent reports of lower COVID-19 incidence among high-altitude ...
How COVID-19 changed the way patients responded to a heart attack
Credit: University of Leeds The death rate for patients who experienced what is normally a lower-risk heart attack rose sharply ...
2020 Michelson Prizes support groundbreaking research by young scientists
Credit: Michael Birnbaum August 3, 2020 - The Michelson Medical Research Foundation and the Human Vaccines Project are pleased to ...
Roadmap to reducing colorectal cancer deaths
More convenient, accurate and lower cost tests the path to saving more livesCredit: Rush Production Group Fewer people would die ...
RSV vaccination of pregnant women could prevent pneumonia in babies
Immunizing pregnant women with a potential vaccine against Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) could prevent the most common cause of pneumonia ...
Proving immersion matters: UVA pioneers engineering-to-medicine faculty fellowships
The UVA Center for Engineering in Medicine pairs engineers with clinicians to transform health care researchCredit: Photo credits: UVA Communications ...
CZI, CZ Biohub, and the State of California partner to track COVID-19 spread statewide
California COVID tracker is the first statewide SARS-CoV-2 tracking program of its kind in the United States -- will help ...
AJR study associates coronavirus disease (COVID-19) with large vessel occlusion strokes
After stratification for race and ethnicity, the risk of large vessel stroke among patients with COVID-19 was 2.4 times as ...
Biofilm early detection findings will advance chronic wound care
Biofilms, not visible by the naked eye, go undetected by health professionals damaging healing tissue and causing delays in wound ...
Pooling strategy in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic: A solution for mass population screening of SARS-CoV-2
A rapid, cheap, and reliable pooling strategy for screening of SARS-CoV-2 for maximization of available RT-PCR testing kits and resources ...
Researchers find therapeutic targets to fight SARS-CoV-2
Credit: Nersisyan, et. al. Researchers from HSE University have developed new approaches for regulating the expression of ACE2 and TMPRSS2 ...
Slowing down a ‘helper’ cell may someday make vaccines more effective for seniors
A surprising new concept for boosting the power of flu vaccines might also boost future COVID-19 vaccinesCredit: Cincinnati Children's Many ...
Mary Ann Liebert, Inc. to publish Applied Biosafety
Credit: Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers New Rochelle, NY, July 29, 2020--ABSA International has awarded the contract to publish their ...
US should consider ‘stay-at-home’ cooling options during pandemic
Credit: Thermal Ergonomics Laboratory, University of Sydney published in Science of the Total Environment A new study from Australian scientists ...
