Blood test a potential new tool for controlling infections
Credit: Mayeta Clark, Walter and Eliza Hall Institute, Australia A new technique could provide vital information about a community's immunity ...
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ATS COVID-19 Crisis Fund receives $100,000 donation from Gilead Sciences, Inc.
Credit: ATS May 11, 2020 -- Today, the American Thoracic Society announced a $100,000 donation from Gilead Sciences, Inc. to ...
Pediatric coronavirus disease (COVID-19) x-ray, CT in review of new lung disorders
Distribution, lung zone preference, symmetry of abnormalities, and unique findings such as halo sign offer narrower differential diagnosis of COVID-19 ...
OSU study shows grange a ‘natural partner’ for expanding health outreach
Credit: Courtesy Lilly Anderson, Oregon State University CORVALLIS, Ore. -- In the ongoing struggle to address health care disparities in ...
nTIDE April 2020 jobs report: COVID recession hits workers with disabilities harder
Kessler Foundation and University of New Hampshire nTIDE Report -- featuring the Disability Rights Louisiana's FAIR (Financial Access Inclusion and ...
Understanding the impact of COVID-19 in pets and livestock
Credit: Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers New Rochelle, NY, May 7, 2020--A new paper identifies the critical need for ) ...
FDA approves first at-home saliva collection test for coronavirus
Emergency authorization granted to pioneering Rutgers lab and collaboratorsCredit: David Sokolowski Rutgers' RUCDR Infinite Biologics received an amended emergency use ...
By the third day most with COVID-19 lose sense of smell
University of Cincinnati researcher says antiviral treatments may help most if patients identified earlyCredit: Colleen Kelley/UC Creative + Brand A ...
Immunity of recovered COVID-19 patients could cut risk of expanding economic activity
Credit: Christopher Moore, Georgia Tech While attention remains focused on the number of COVID-19 deaths and new cases, a separate ...
Newcastle experts join global study into COVID-19 loss of smell
Credit: Newcastle University, UK People who have recently experienced loss of smell are being urged to participate in a survey ...
Position statement addresses difficult issue: allocating scare resources in COVID-19 era
Credit: (C) 2020, American Geriatrics Society The COVID-19 pandemic has placed unprecedented pressure on societies worldwide, given the pandemic's rapid, ...
Keck Medicine of USC launches clinical trial to study anti-inflammatory drug as treatment for COVID-19
Samples from trial also will be used in a study to develop biomarkers to identify patients at risk for severe ...
Children don’t know how to get proper nutrition information online
Kids need to be trained on how to find child-specific information from credible sources, according to a study in the ...
International group of physicists design FDA-approved, open-source ventilator
UH researcher joined effort to create a ventilator using off-the-shelf componentsCredit: Mechanical Ventilator MIlano As the spread of COVID-19 sparked ...
New genetic markers of type 2 diabetes identified in East Asians
First-in-kind study co-authored by UMass Amherst epidemiologist advances knowledge of diabetes' biological rootsCredit: UMass Amherst In the largest study of ...
Ultraviolet light exposes contagion spread from improper PPE use
Low-cost simulation technique can efficiently increase hospital workplace safety during COVID-19 pandemicCredit: Rami A. Ahmed, D.O. Despite the use of ...
Study reports high level of hazardous drinking among Pacific Islander young adults in US
UC Riverside-led study calls for culturally tailored approaches to encourage this neglected population to seek behavioral health treatmentCredit: UCR School ...
Veterans battle homelessness long after discharge from the military
New study in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine documents the 'sleeper effec't among veterans who become homeless years after ...
‘Loss of pleasure’ in teen sleep study
...but easy interventions can improve mental healthCredit: Flinders University Sleep patterns around the world have been disrupted as screen time ...
Gates grant funds U of I, U of Rochester team testing human milk for novel coronavirus
Credit: University of Idaho MOSCOW, Idaho -- May 5, 2020 -- University of Idaho researchers will help lead a national ...
