Tag: Infectious/Emerging Diseases

Top-line results expected in the coming weeksCredit: RedHill Biopharma TEL AVIV, Israel and RALEIGH, NC, July 19, 2021, RedHill Biopharma ...

Deconstructing the infectious machinery of SARS-CoV-2

Scientists collaborate to model the complex protein responsible for SARS-CoV-2 replication, revealing its potential weak spots for drug developmentCredit: Greg ...

COVID-19 antibodies persist at least nine months after infection

Credit: Andrea Crisanti Testing of an entire Italian town shows antibody levels remain high nine months after SARS-CoV-2 infection, whether ...

Mathematical models and computer simulations are the new frontiers in COVID-19 drug trials

Researchers are using computer models to simulate COVID-19 infections on a cellular level - the basic structural level of the ...

Preparing for the next pandemic: Harmonize vaccinations in Canada

To prepare for the next pandemic and provide a coordinated approach to vaccination across the country, Canada should create Canadian ...

3D “assembloid” shows how SARS-CoV-2 infects brain cells

Credit: UC San Diego Health Sciences Researchers at University of California San Diego School of Medicine and Rady Children's Institute ...

Study finds vaccine hesitancy lower in poorer countries

New study examines vaccine acceptance and hesitancy in 10 low- and middle-income countries in Asia, Africa, and South AmericaCredit: Fadil ...

Researchers surprised to find bacterial parasites behind rise of ‘super bugs’

Credit: Vaughn Cooper PITTSBURGH, July 16, 2021 - For the first time ever, researchers from the University of Pittsburgh School ...

COVID-19 vaccination: Examining negative dominance on social media

It's not all negative Vaccine negativity and reluctance didn't just emerge during the COVID-19 pandemic. In a recent study published ...

Common COVID-19 antibiotic no more effective than placebo

UCSF outpatient study found limited effect of azithromycin on progression of disease A UC San Francisco study has found that ...

From birth control to mammograms, many women missed out on preventive care for all of 2020

Study shows even after in-person care restarted, women were 20% to 30% less likely to get such services than in ...

Study identifies monoclonal antibodies that may neutralize many norovirus variants

Credit: Vanderbilt University Medical Center Researchers at Vanderbilt University Medical Center (VUMC) and the Baylor College of Medicine in Houston, ...

No sign of COVID-19 vaccine in breast milk

Small UCSF study indicates vaccine safety for pregnant and lactating women Messenger RNA vaccines against COVID-19 were not detected in ...

Primary care payment model, telemedicine use for Medicare Advantage during pandemic

What The Study Did: The association between primary care payment models and the use of telemedicine for Medicare Advantage enrollees ...

Exploring gap between excess mortality, COVID-19 deaths in 67 countries

What The Study Did: National health care systems have different capacities to correctly identify people who died of COVID-19. Researchers ...

Wildfire smoke exposure linked to increased risk of contracting COVID-19

New study finds a 17.7 percent rise in COVID-19 cases after a prolonged 2020 wildfire smoke event in Reno, Nev.Credit: ...

The Lancet: One in two hospitalized COVID-19 patients develop a complication

Study is most comprehensive of its kind and included more than 70,000 adults in the UK hospitalised with severe COVID-19 ...

Common medication used to reduce cholesterol levels may reduce COVID-19 severity

July 15, 2021

Using anonymized medical records from a national registry, UC San Diego researchers confirm earlier findings that statins may substantially minimize ...

Inadequate sequencing of SARS-CoV-2 variants impedes global response to COVID-19

July 15, 2021

Better international sequencing efforts are needed to track and respond to new SARS-CoV-2 variants The lack of sequencing of SARS-CoV-2 ...

Human waste contaminating urban water leads to ‘superbug’ spread — study