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New technology could speed up drug discovery to fight tuberculosis

A new technology that combines high throughput imaging and machine learning could speed discovery of drugs to fight tuberculosis, which for generations has killed more people worldwide than any other disease caused by a single agent-;4,000 people every day.

23 Jul 2020

Study shows safety of kidney transplantation between people with HIV

Kidney transplantation from deceased donors with HIV to people living with both HIV and end-stage kidney disease is feasible and safe, investigators supported by the National Institutes of Health have found.

23 Jul 2020

Adjunct professors: Jobs are low on pay and health benefits with high COVID risk

David Chatfield feels he transitioned from an unstable career in graphic design to what is becoming an even more unpredictable one in academia.

23 Jul 2020

Assessing the effectiveness of healthcare protocols in epidemics

In attempts to reduce the spread of SARS-CoV-2, different authorities have adopted a variety of non-pharmacological interventions (NPI).

23 Jul 2020

Non-invasive algorithm predicts complications in patients following recovery from hepatitis C

The chronic viral inflammation of the liver that occurs in hepatitis C results in the formation of inflexible scar tissue in the form of fibrosis/cirrhosis of the liver. This impedes the flow of blood through the organ, with resulting hypertension in the portal vein.

23 Jul 2020

Free SaTScan Software Rapidly Detects Emerging COVID-19 Hotspots in New York City

As an example of precision public health, a new study reports the successful detection of a potential new local COVID-19 case cluster.

23 Jul 2020

Prednisone, Hydroxychloroquine best among COVID-19 treatments, claims large Spanish study

The COVID-19 pandemic has taken the lives of several hundred thousand people across the world. In Spain, a intense outbreak took a toll of over 28,000 lives.

23 Jul 2020

States search for ways to deal with COVID-19 testing backlogs

States frustrated by private laboratories' increasingly long turnarounds for COVID-19 test results are scrambling to find ways to salvage their testing programs.

23 Jul 2020

Neutralizing antibodies isolated from COVID-19 patients can quash SARS-CoV-2

Scientists across the globe are racing to study how antibodies can help suppress SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes the coronavirus disease (COVID-19).

23 Jul 2020

Study shows interferons do not induce the expression of SARS-CoV-2 cell entry receptor

In a new bioRxiv study, authors identified a isoform of ACE2 (designated as deltaACE2 or dACE2) receptor, shown to be induced in various human cell types.

23 Jul 2020

New article sheds light on challenges faced by vaccine developers

With the global pandemic still in full swing, scientists are working to develop a vaccine in record time. While everyone wants an effective vaccine, they don't all agree on how to get there and what "effective" really means.

23 Jul 2020

Studies could help develop clinical evaluation tool to infer the symptomatology of COVID-19

From March 2020, when COVID-19 spread throughout Europe, GPs had to rely on clinical information collected in hospitals, the only official information available, when dealing with potential infections.

23 Jul 2020

New collaboration brings over 20,000 onsite COVID-19 tests to Detroit’s residents

A partnership among Altimetrik, a Southfield-based fast-growing global business transformation company, the 501(c)(3) Vattikutti Foundation, Henry Ford Health System and the City of Detroit has provided more than 20,000 onsite COVID-19 tests to residents in 163 of Detroit's senior and congregate living facilities, as well as the city's first responders and essential workers.

23 Jul 2020

NIH leaders create a framework to scale up testing technologies for COVID-19

In a paper in the New England Journal of Medicine, scientific leaders from the National Institutes of Health set forth a framework to increase significantly the number, quality and type of daily tests for detecting SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, and help reduce inequities for underserved populations that have been disproportionally affected by the disease.

23 Jul 2020

COVID-19: Older adults fared better emotionally than younger and middle-aged people

Adults aged 60 and up have fared better emotionally compared to younger adults (18-39) and middle-aged adults (40-59) amid the COVID-19 pandemic, according to new UBC research published recently in the Journal of Gerontology: Psychological Sciences.

23 Jul 2020

Study shows antibodies drop sharply in first three months after mild COVID-19 cases

A study by UCLA researchers shows that in people with mild cases of COVID-19, antibodies against SARS-CoV-2 -- the virus that causes the disease -- drop sharply over the first three months after infection, decreasing by roughly half every 73 days.

23 Jul 2020

For-profit status of LTC homes is associated with more cases of COVID-19 outbreaks, deaths

For-profit status is associated with the extent of an outbreak of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) in long-term care (LTC) homes and the number of resident deaths from COVID-19, but not the likelihood of an outbreak, which was related to the infection rate in the surrounding local public health unit and the total number of beds in the home, found new research published in CMAJ (Canadian Medical Association Journal).

23 Jul 2020

Arcturus and Duke-NUS announce approval of clinical trials for COVID-19 vaccine candidate

Arcturus Therapeutics Holdings Inc., a leading clinical-stage messenger RNA medicines company focused on the discovery, development and commercialization of therapeutics for rare diseases and vaccines, and Duke-NUS Medical School, Singapore's flagship research-intensive graduate entry medical school, today announced that the Clinical Trial Application for COVID-19 vaccine candidate LUNAR-COV19 has been approved to proceed by the Singapore Health Sciences Authority.

22 Jul 2020

UGA study looks into feelings of loneliness among older adults during COVID-19

America's oldest citizens say they've been through worse, but many older adults are feeling the stress of COVID-19 and prolonged social distancing measures, according to a new study from the University of Georgia.

22 Jul 2020

Georgia State researchers receive NSF grant to develop coronavirus test tools

Georgia State University researchers have received a one-year, $200,000 rapid response grant from the National Science Foundation to develop a tool to detect the presence of SARS-CoV-2, the virus causing the COVID-19 pandemic.

22 Jul 2020

Disease/Infection News

New technology could speed up drug discovery to fight tuberculosis

Study shows safety of kidney transplantation between people with HIV

Adjunct professors: Jobs are low on pay and health benefits with high COVID risk

Assessing the effectiveness of healthcare protocols in epidemics

Non-invasive algorithm predicts complications in patients following recovery from hepatitis C

Free SaTScan Software Rapidly Detects Emerging COVID-19 Hotspots in New York City

Prednisone, Hydroxychloroquine best among COVID-19 treatments, claims large Spanish study

States search for ways to deal with COVID-19 testing backlogs

Neutralizing antibodies isolated from COVID-19 patients can quash SARS-CoV-2

Study shows interferons do not induce the expression of SARS-CoV-2 cell entry receptor

New article sheds light on challenges faced by vaccine developers

Studies could help develop clinical evaluation tool to infer the symptomatology of COVID-19

New collaboration brings over 20,000 onsite COVID-19 tests to Detroit’s residents

NIH leaders create a framework to scale up testing technologies for COVID-19

COVID-19: Older adults fared better emotionally than younger and middle-aged people

Study shows antibodies drop sharply in first three months after mild COVID-19 cases

For-profit status of LTC homes is associated with more cases of COVID-19 outbreaks, deaths

Arcturus and Duke-NUS announce approval of clinical trials for COVID-19 vaccine candidate

UGA study looks into feelings of loneliness among older adults during COVID-19

Georgia State researchers receive NSF grant to develop coronavirus test tools

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