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Increased COVID-19 infections following the reopening of Florida schools

Reopening Florida elementary and high schools in September was followed by increased COVID-19 infections, according to data analyzed by Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Harvard Medical School and Tel Aviv University researchers.

5 Jan 2021

SARS-CoV-2 infected alveolar type-II lung cells show senescence

Using monoclonal antibodies against the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) spike protein and senescent markers, researchers provide evidence that virus-infected lung cells acquire characteristics of cellular senescence, which also leads to expression of proinflammatory cytokines.

5 Jan 2021

Could asymptomatic SARS-CoV-2 screening in dental practices help prevent silent transmission?

Researchers conducted a mass, asymptomatic screening of patients in dental surgeries across Scotland to assess illustrate its potential utility in curbing silent transmission.

5 Jan 2021

Copper surfaces can inactivate SARS-CoV-2 in as little as one minute, study finds

A new study by researchers at the University of Southampton, UK, has found that SARS-CoV-2 can inactivate on copper surfaces in as little as 1 minute. This is faster than the findings of previous studies in which it took as much as 4 hours before the virus was inactivated.

5 Jan 2021

Can interregional travel restrictions curb SARS-CoV-2 transmission?

A study led by Dr. Keisuke Kondo at the Research Institute of Economy, Trade and Industry, Japan, has recently developed a mathematical model to investigate the impacts of interregional mobility restriction on the transmission of SARS-CoV-2.

5 Jan 2021

Looking to the future will help safeguard mental wellbeing during future Covid-19 lockdowns

Practicing gratitude and looking to the future will help safeguard our mental wellbeing during future Covid-19 lockdowns, a new study in the Journal of Positive Psychology reports.

5 Jan 2021

A paper-based sensor for detecting COVID-19

News-Medical talks to Dipanjan Pan about the development of a paper-based electrochemical sensor that can detect COVID-19 in less than five minutes.

5 Jan 2021

Middle-aged adults with comorbidities high-risk category for COVID-19-related mortality in Mexican study

Researchers from Mexico demonstrate how they calculated age-stratified COVID-19 case fatality rates, years of life lost (YLL), and relative risk for 9 comorbidities and 23 comorbidity combinations in a retrospective study.

5 Jan 2021

Researchers develop detailed map of protein-protein interactions between SARS-CoV-2 and the host

By conducting a state-of-the-art interactome study between SARS-CoV-2 and host cells, researchers from the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston identified 437 human proteins as the high-confidence interacting proteins – with substantial implications for understanding coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pathology and potential treatments.

5 Jan 2021

Researchers develop immunity monitoring to determine the efficacy of COVID-19 vaccine

As the COVID-19 vaccine becomes available to the public, immunity monitoring will play an important role in determining whether the vaccine is effective for an individual, and for how long.

5 Jan 2021

Sugar-binding protein could promote inflammation and worsen sepsis

A sugar-binding protein could fuel terrible inflammation and worsen sepsis, a disease that kills more than 270,000 people every year in the US alone, reports a team of researchers led by UConn Health in the 4 January issue of Nature Immunology.

4 Jan 2021

Heading off the next pandemic

As the covid-19 pandemic heads for a showdown with vaccines it's expected to lose, many experts in the field of emerging infectious diseases are already focused on preventing the next one.

4 Jan 2021

Children’s hospitals are partly to blame as superbugs increasingly attack kids

A memory haunts Christina Fuhrman: the image of her toddler Pearl lying pale and listless in a hospital bed, tethered to an IV to keep her hydrated as she struggled against a superbug infection.

4 Jan 2021

P2 COVID-19 study shows no material safety differences between opaganib and control arms

Preliminary data from the non-powered U.S. Phase 2 study of 40 hospitalized patients shows that orally-administered opaganib was safe, with no material safety differences between opaganib and control arms.

4 Jan 2021

New effort to support those who fall on the wrong side of global vaccine divide

As SciDev.Net celebrates 20 years of reporting about the impact of science on people in low- and middle-income countries, the need for our work is greater than ever.

4 Jan 2021

Researchers identify traditional Ghanaian medicines to eradicate neglected tropical diseases

The discovery of new drugs is vital to achieving the eradication of neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) in Africa and around the world.

4 Jan 2021

A new handbook for treating infections in pregnant patients

Pregnancy and Anti-Infective Agents is a concise clinical reference that facilitates health consultants and professionals for determining treatment options for some common prenatal and postpartum infections during pregnancy and the puerperium in patients.

4 Jan 2021

Asian tiger mosquito does not pose a major risk for Zika virus epidemics

The Asian tiger mosquito does not pose a major risk for Zika virus epidemics, according to a study published December 31 in the open-access journal PLOS Pathogens by Albin Fontaine of the Institut de Recherche Biomédicale des Armées, and colleagues.

4 Jan 2021

Multiple blood feeding by mosquitoes may increase malaria transmission

Multiple bouts of blood feeding by mosquitoes shorten the incubation period for malaria parasites and increase malaria transmission potential, according to a study published December 31 in the open-access journal PLOS Pathogens by Lauren Childs of Virginia Tech, Flaminia Catteruccia of the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, and colleagues.

4 Jan 2021

Certain aquatic insects can forewarn against possible outbreaks of diarrheal disease, shows study

Chironomids, a group of aquatic insects closely related to mosquitoes, act as natural reservoirs of disease-causing cholera bacteria and can forewarn against possible outbreaks of the diarrhoeal disease, a new study suggests

4 Jan 2021

Disease/Infection News

Increased COVID-19 infections following the reopening of Florida schools

SARS-CoV-2 infected alveolar type-II lung cells show senescence

Could asymptomatic SARS-CoV-2 screening in dental practices help prevent silent transmission?

Copper surfaces can inactivate SARS-CoV-2 in as little as one minute, study finds

Can interregional travel restrictions curb SARS-CoV-2 transmission?

Looking to the future will help safeguard mental wellbeing during future Covid-19 lockdowns

A paper-based sensor for detecting COVID-19

Middle-aged adults with comorbidities high-risk category for COVID-19-related mortality in Mexican study

Researchers develop detailed map of protein-protein interactions between SARS-CoV-2 and the host

Researchers develop immunity monitoring to determine the efficacy of COVID-19 vaccine

Sugar-binding protein could promote inflammation and worsen sepsis

Heading off the next pandemic

Children’s hospitals are partly to blame as superbugs increasingly attack kids

P2 COVID-19 study shows no material safety differences between opaganib and control arms

New effort to support those who fall on the wrong side of global vaccine divide

Researchers identify traditional Ghanaian medicines to eradicate neglected tropical diseases

A new handbook for treating infections in pregnant patients

Asian tiger mosquito does not pose a major risk for Zika virus epidemics

Multiple blood feeding by mosquitoes may increase malaria transmission

Certain aquatic insects can forewarn against possible outbreaks of diarrheal disease, shows study

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