Do Monoclonal Antibodies Help COVID Patients?
Experts explain what this treatment involves, who needs it and how to get it -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com.....»»
AI Is Building Highly Effective Antibodies That Humans Can’t Even Imagine
Robots, computers, and algorithms are hunting for potential new therapies in ways humans can’t—by processing huge volumes of data and building previously unimagined molecules......»»
Crucial early-warning listserv for tracking disease outbreaks is in danger
ProMED, which broke news of COVID, SARS, and MERS, is short on cash and in turmoil. Enlarge (credit: Miragec/Getty Images) Internal dissent within the mostly volunteer disease-news network known as ProMED—which alerted.....»»
New SARS-CoV-2 variant gains dominance in US amid mild summer COVID wave
Absolute numbers are low, but several indicators show pandemic virus is on the rise. Enlarge (credit: Getty | Thomas Trutschel) For a fourth consecutive summer, COVID-19 is on the rise, though this year's warm-weather wa.....»»
Using social media to raise awareness of women"s resources
The COVID-19 pandemic created a global increase in domestic violence against women. Now, an MIT-led experiment designed with that fact in mind shows that some forms of social media can increase awareness among women about where to find resources and.....»»
A Crucial Early Warning System for Disease Outbreaks Is in Jeopardy
The ProMED website and listserv, which broke the news of the arrival of Covid, SARS, and MERS, is now caught between financial shortfalls and staff turmoil......»»
Wild bird feeding surged worldwide during lockdowns. That"s good for people, but not necessarily for the birds
Feeding wild birds in backyards was already known to be extremely popular in many parts of the northern hemisphere and in Australia, despite being strongly discouraged. But the COVID-19 pandemic lockdowns led to a dramatic increase in wild bird feedi.....»»
COVID lockdown: Are high-income earners more resistant to returning to the office?
Heads of organizations trying to get remote employees to return to the office may have a special challenge when it comes to their high-paid managers, according to new research by a Northeastern network science professor......»»
Deep learning for new protein design
The key to understanding proteins—such as those that govern cancer, COVID-19, and other diseases—is quite simple: Identify their chemical structure and find which other proteins can bind to them. But there's a catch......»»
Ovarian cancer: New biological markers found that may predict which patients won"t respond to chemotherapy
Using a novel proteogenomic strategy and a variety of machine learning tools, investigators from the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai and colleagues have identified a 64-protein signature that may predict a subset of ovarian cancer patients wh.....»»
Cyprus cats to get COVID meds
Unused coronavirus medication for humans will be made available to treat cats in Cyprus, where they have been dying in their thousands from feline COVID, officials announced Thursday......»»
Covid"s Summer Wave Is Rising—Again
Covid-19 cases are slowly increasing across the US for the fourth summer in a row......»»
Traceable AI combats API abuse with digital fraud prevention capabilities
Traceable AI introduced digital fraud prevention capabilities, to deliver protection against fraudulent activities across APIs and digital interfaces. This innovation is crucial, especially in the post-COVID era, as businesses continue to grapple wit.....»»
India reportedly producing 15 million iPhone 15 units this year as Apple diversifies supply chain
After the disastrous iPhone 14 initial sales due to a COVID-19 outbreak followed by riots at Apple‘s largest iPhone factory in China, the Cupertino firm … The post India reportedly producing 15 million iPhone 15 units this year as Apple d.....»»
How plant biology research could inform COVID-19 treatments
Investigating the building blocks of biology can lead to unexpected outcomes. That's what happened when researchers at the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory were exploring plant genetics. Although their research was focused on impr.....»»
Researchers explore use of AI to improve COVID-19 drug design
Discovering and developing drugs can be slow, costly and high-risk, but harnessing advances in artificial intelligence (AI) can help with these processes, say Brock University researchers......»»
New drug delivery system containing RNA therapy can target cancer cells in bone marrow
Researchers at Tel Aviv University have destroyed 90% of multiple myeloma blood cancer cells under laboratory conditions, and 60% in human tissues taken from patients at Rabin Medical Center (Belinson Hospital), using an RNA-based drug delivered to t.....»»
The worst of the pandemic seems over but the kids are not okay, study finds
Young people around the world—including Australia—will feel the fallout of the COVID pandemic for years to come, say the University of the Sunshine Coast researchers behind a new global resource to support them......»»
Researchers use X-rays to find the best antibodies
Antibody therapies have a variety of uses, but we need to know which therapies work and which ones don't. Recent research has discovered a means to determine how effective certain antibodies can be in medical scenarios......»»
How citizens could help government with emergency decisions in the next pandemic
The UK's COVID inquiry is putting pandemic policymaking under the microscope. One of the key questions is who should make decisions in an emergency, and how......»»
How people judge anti-vaxxers who die from COVID-19
When people who publicly reject COVID-19 vaccines later die from the disease, observers have complex reactions to their fates, a new study suggests......»»