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Livestock expansion and biodiversity loss are positively related to global pandemics

The growth of global livestock farming is a threat to our biodiversity and also increases the health risks to both humans and domesticated animals.

24 Jul 2020

COVID-19: Models highlight the dangers of relaxing public health measures

If physical distancing measures in the United States are relaxed while there is still no COVID-19 vaccine or treatment and while personal protective equipment remains in short supply, the number of resulting infections could be about the same as if distancing had never been implemented to begin with, according to a UCLA-led team of mathematicians and scientists.

24 Jul 2020

Study identifies large number of undiagnosed patients likely infected with hepatitis C in Sweden

Using a large transfusion database, with data going back to the 1960s, researchers at Karolinska Institutet have been able to identify 44 donors and 1,180 transfused patients likely to be infected with hepatitis C, who are still alive and who remain undiagnosed.

24 Jul 2020

Researchers discover new method to treat herpes viruses

Researchers at Lund University in Sweden have discovered a new method to treat human herpes viruses. The new broad-spectrum method targets physical properties in the genome of the virus rather than viral proteins, which have previously been targeted.

24 Jul 2020

COVID-19 has substantial negative impact on physical and mental well-being of families

The ongoing disruptive changes from efforts to reduce the spread of COVID-19 are having a substantial negative impact on the physical and mental well-being of parents and their children across the country, according to a new national survey published today in Pediatrics.

24 Jul 2020

New app could help scientists to investigate the use of wearable devices for COVID-19 detection

The researchers, funded by National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) Maudsley Biomedical Research Centre (BRC), created the Mass Science app that allows COVID-Collab study participants to connect wearables, such as Fitbit devices, and share data including heart rate, activity and sleep.

24 Jul 2020

Technology divide between senior ‘haves’ and ‘have-nots’ roils pandemic response

Family gatherings on Zoom and FaceTime. Online orders from grocery stores and pharmacies. Telehealth appointments with physicians.

24 Jul 2020

Survey: One-third of workers are 'reluctant to return' to offices as lockdown eases in the UK

Employee research from e-days, the absence management company used by companies like ASOS and Monster Energy, has revealed that one third of employees are ‘reluctant to return’ to offices as lockdown eases in the UK.

24 Jul 2020

Your.MD partners with Imperial College London to map the spread of COVID-19

Researchers from Imperial College London have joined forces with global self-care app and website Your.MD to map the spread of coronavirus with the launch of the Your.MD COVID-19 Symptom Mapper which compares, analyses and maps reported symptoms worldwide to help produce a set of global norms.

24 Jul 2020

An important SARS-CoV-2 enzyme is responsible for low in vivo antiviral efficacy of hydroxychloroquine

Researchers have shown that hydroxychloroquine interferes with only one redundant pathway that activates the SARS-CoV-2 spike protein.

24 Jul 2020

New cancer imaging system hastens cancer detection

A new study highlights a novel imaging system that utilizes near-infrared light, which makes the procedure less invasive and produces faster results.

24 Jul 2020

Pets show antibodies to SARS-CoV-2 in Italian study

A study shows that reverse transmission of SARS-CoV-2 is probable, with 3-4% of pets showing antibodies to the infection, though no virus was recovered.

24 Jul 2020

Emergent hospitalizations have declined during early phase of COVID-19, shows study

Early reports have shown the COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in a decline in patients seeking outpatient medical care.

24 Jul 2020

Scientists determine the origin and transmission rates of SARS-CoV-2 strains

A team of Brazilian and European scientists has determined the transmission rates and out-of-country origins of predominant SARS-CoV-2 strains currently circulating in Brazil, which harbors one of the fastest growing COVID-19 epidemics in the world.

24 Jul 2020

Researchers confirm the presence of Heartland virus in Lone Star ticks in Illinois

Researchers have confirmed that Heartland virus, an emerging pathogen with potentially dire consequences for those infected, is present in Lone Star ticks in two Illinois counties hundreds of miles apart.

24 Jul 2020

Novel research determines the prevalence of chronic kidney disease

A new study looking at nearly three decades of data from some 54,000 people has determined that the overall prevalence of chronic kidney disease (CKD) for several racial/ethnic and socioeconomic groups in the United States has stabilized in recent years, except Mexican Americans.

24 Jul 2020

Researchers recommend preventive measures for the next pandemic

Thus far, COVID-19 has cost at least $2.6 trillion and may cost ten times this amount. It is the largest global pandemic in 100 years. Six months after emerging, it has killed over 600,000 people and is having a major impact on the global economy.

24 Jul 2020

Study estimates the past and present burden of viral hepatitis through blood transfusions

What is the incidence of viral hepatitis caused by blood transfusions before and after Sweden introduced screening of blood in the early 1990s? In an article published in Eurosurveillance ahead of World Hepatitis Day on 28 July, the authors also try to estimate how many people of those who were infected with hepatitis B and C through blood transfusion still live with undiagnosed hepatitis.

23 Jul 2020

Modulating immunometabolic processes to control lung infection

When drugs to kill microbes are ineffective, host-directed therapy uses the body's own immune system to deal with the infection.

23 Jul 2020

Factors linked to structural racism put Latinos at increased for COVID-19, study finds

Factors linked to structural racism put Latino communities in the U.S. at high risk of COVID-19, a study published today says. The new study is the first nationwide analysis of COVID-19 cases and deaths among Latinos.

23 Jul 2020

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Livestock expansion and biodiversity loss are positively related to global pandemics

COVID-19: Models highlight the dangers of relaxing public health measures

Study identifies large number of undiagnosed patients likely infected with hepatitis C in Sweden

Researchers discover new method to treat herpes viruses

COVID-19 has substantial negative impact on physical and mental well-being of families

New app could help scientists to investigate the use of wearable devices for COVID-19 detection

Technology divide between senior ‘haves’ and ‘have-nots’ roils pandemic response

Survey: One-third of workers are 'reluctant to return' to offices as lockdown eases in the UK

Your.MD partners with Imperial College London to map the spread of COVID-19

An important SARS-CoV-2 enzyme is responsible for low in vivo antiviral efficacy of hydroxychloroquine

New cancer imaging system hastens cancer detection

Pets show antibodies to SARS-CoV-2 in Italian study

Emergent hospitalizations have declined during early phase of COVID-19, shows study

Scientists determine the origin and transmission rates of SARS-CoV-2 strains

Researchers confirm the presence of Heartland virus in Lone Star ticks in Illinois

Novel research determines the prevalence of chronic kidney disease

Researchers recommend preventive measures for the next pandemic

Study estimates the past and present burden of viral hepatitis through blood transfusions

Modulating immunometabolic processes to control lung infection

Factors linked to structural racism put Latinos at increased for COVID-19, study finds

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