Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Seeking COVID cures: Scientists find promising first step in antiviral treatment
Researchers from Cornell University have identified a possible target for antiviral treatment for COVID-19.
Apr 7, 2020
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News tagged with middle east
Genetics
Turkish genetic study shows high degree of variation and admixture
An international team of researchers has conducted a genomic analysis of the Turkish population and found a high degree of variation and admixture. In their paper published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, ...
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
MERS-CoV vaccine is safe and induces strong immunity in Army-led first-in-human trial
A Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS CoV) vaccine candidate was shown to be safe, well-tolerated, and induced a robust immune response in a Phase 1 first-in-human clinical trial. Initial findings from the ...
Jul 25, 2019
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Medical research
Hong Kong scientists claim 'broad-spectrum' antiviral breakthrough
Hong Kong scientists claim they have made a potential breakthrough discovery in the fight against infectious diseases—a chemical that could slow the spread of deadly viral illnesses.
Jan 15, 2019
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Health
Swarming locusts: People used to eat them, but shouldn't anymore
Massive swarms of locusts are sweeping across South Asia, the Middle East and the Horn of Africa. The current outbreak is the worst in recent decades. One million hectares of land is under threat in eight countries in the ...
Apr 24, 2020
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Lab tests show that some traditional soup broths have antimalarial properties
Some traditional vegetable and meat soup broths can interrupt the life cycle of the most deadly of the malarial parasites, Plasmodium falciparum, reveal the results of lab tests, in what is thought to be the first study of ...
Nov 18, 2019
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
S.Africa to close borders to all citizens from high-risk countries
President Cyril Ramaphosa on Sunday said South African would close its borders from Wednesday to all foreigners from countries highly impacted by the coronavirus pandemic.
Mar 15, 2020
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Study details highest-risk groups for dying of COVID-19 in Sweden
Being a man, having a lower income, having a lower level of education, not being married, and being born abroad in low- or middle-income countries—these are factors that, independent of one another, are related to an elevated ...
Oct 9, 2020
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Virus enigma: Experts ask why Africa seems to have few cases
The coronavirus is spreading fast beyond its China birthplace but sub-Saharan Africa, one of the world's most vulnerable regions, has so far been almost spared—and experts want to know why.
Feb 27, 2020
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Diabetes
Why respiratory infections are more deadly in those with diabetes
Since the Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV) first emerged in Saudi Arabia in 2012, there have been more than 2,400 confirmed cases of the infection, resulting in greater than 800 deaths—an alarming ...
Oct 19, 2019
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