Temperature, humidity, wind predict second wave of pandemic
Weather parameters, typically excluded from pandemic modeling, improve prediction capabilitiesCredit: Talib Dbouk and Dimitris Drikakis, University of Nicosia WASHINGTON, February ...
Tag: Virology
Nasal spray that protects against COVID-19 is also effective against the common cold
Hunter Medical Research InstituteCredit: Hunter Medical Research Institute Research into a new drug which primes the immune system in the ...
Rosalind Franklin University’s Innovation and Research Park celebrates ribbon cutting
Pritzker says IRP is "the type of strategic investment" to move Illinois forwardCredit: Michael Schmidt NORTH CHICAGO, ILL. -- The ...
Immune system sets ‘tripwire’ to protect against viruses
Cell defenses have evolved to turn the tables on viral attacks by using bait and sounding an alarmCredit: Brian Tsu, ...
Scientists discover how remdesivir works to inhibit coronavirus
Credit: Photo courtesy of Gilead. More effective antiviral treatments could be on the way after research from The University of ...
Heparin targets coronavirus spike protein, research shows
Common anticoagulant drug could be repurposed for Covid-19 treatmentCredit: Mycroft-West et al. An international team of researchers led by the ...
Global analysis suggests COVID-19 is seasonal
Credit: L. Brian Stauffer, University of Illinois URBANA, Ill. - With cities around the globe locking down yet again amid ...
Ultra-absorptive nanofiber swabs could improve SARS-CoV-2 test sensitivity
Credit: Adapted from Nano Letters 2021, DOI: 10.1021/acs.nanolett.0c04956 Rapid, sensitive diagnosis of COVID-19 is essential for early treatment, contact tracing ...
Genetically-modified mosquitoes key to stopping Zika virus spread
Credit: MU College of Veterinary Medicine COLUMBIA, Mo. - In 2016, the World Health Organization called the Zika virus epidemic ...
Iron-carrying extracellular vesicles are key to respiratory viral-bacterial co-infection
Credit: University of Pittsburgh PITTSBURGH, Jan. 26, 2021 - The mechanism by which acute viral respiratory infections promote secondary bacterial ...
Microwaves used to deactivate coronavirus, flu, other aerosolized viruses
Tool uses electromagnetic energy to help study inactivation of aerosolized viral particles and reduce the spread of infectionCredit: Air Force ...
How did Florida fail to respond to a coral disease epizootic and what’s to follow?
Credit: William Precht By 2020, massive losses of large populations of corals have been observed throughout Florida and into the ...
OHIO researchers ID potential target for anti-viral drugs to battle COVID
OHIO researchers published the first structural biology analysis of a section of the COVID-19 viral RNA called the stem-loop II ...
Fighting respiratory virus outbreaks through ‘nano-popcorn’ sensor-based rapid detection
Researchers develop novel sensor for the improved detection of influenza A viruses, with high reproducibilityCredit: Arek Socha from Pixabay Viral ...
Study identifies a nonhuman primate model that mimics severe COVID-19 similar to humans
New research published in The American Journal of Pathology suggests that aged African green monkeys may be suitable models for ...
Researchers show Irish soil can offer more hope in fight against antibiotic resistance
Scientists make exciting discovery in the quest to discover new antibiotics.Credit: Traditional Medicine Group Scientists who highlighted the bug-busting properties ...
Pulsed ultraviolet light technology to improve egg safety, help poultry industry
Novel decontamination method can be used with both table and hatching eggsCredit: Penn State Pulsed ultraviolet light can be an ...
Shedding light on the secret reproductive lives of honey bees
Credit: Photo by Alison McAfee. Honey bee health has been on the decline for two decades, with U.S. and Canadian ...
Stats on HIV among men who have sex with men could help resolve China’s epidemic
In China's decades-long war against HIV, the time has come to explore infections among young men who have sex with ...
New study suggests that college campuses are COVID-19 superspreaders
Credit: Are college campuses superspreaders? A data-driven modeling study - Lu et al, Computer Methods in Biomechanics and Biomedical Engineering ...