Biomedical technology
Animal noses inspire new mask, air filter designs
Masks that protect against SARS-CoV-2 virus can feel like a nuisance, especially while exercising.
Mar 9, 2022
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Team evaluates advantages and limitations of wastewater monitoring for public health
Since September 2020, University of California, Davis, researchers have been monitoring wastewater on the UC Davis campus and in the city of Davis for COVID-19 through the Healthy Davis Together program. A new article published ...
Feb 7, 2022
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Oncology & Cancer
Using artificial intelligence to understand lung and bronchus cancer mortality rates
Many people think of robots when they hear the term "artificial intelligence (AI)." However, in the case of a new study on lung and bronchus cancer (LBC) in the U.S., AI refers to various machine learning models stacked together ...
Jan 28, 2022
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Is COVID-19 on airplane air filters?
Ever since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, people have become more interested in how well airplane cabins filter and circulate their air.
Jan 28, 2022
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
CO2 monitoring recommended to manage COVID-19 spread in schools and offices
Scientists have created a new model for predicting COVID-19 infection risk in offices and classrooms, which uses CO2 to assess ventilation efficacy.
Oct 5, 2021
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
DNA sensor quickly determines whether viruses are infectious
A new sensor can detect not only whether a virus is present, but whether it's infectious—an important distinction for containing viral spread.
Sep 22, 2021
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Biomedical technology
Facemasks block expired particles, despite leakage at edges
A new study from the University of California, Davis and the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai confirms that surgical masks effectively reduce outgoing airborne particles from talking or coughing, even after allowing ...
Jun 8, 2021
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Researchers develop mathematical model predicting disease spread patterns
Early on in the COVID-19 pandemic, health officials seized on contact tracing as the most effective way to anticipate the virus's migration from the initial, densely populated hot spots and try to curb its spread. Months ...
May 6, 2021
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Norovirus clusters are resistant to environmental stresses and UV disinfection, new study finds
Clusters of a virus known to cause stomach flu are resistant to detergent and ultraviolet disinfection, according to new research co-led by Danmeng Shuai, Ph.D., an associate professor of civil and environmental engineering ...
Apr 15, 2021
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Replacing your furnace filter could help protect from COVID-19
Until a vaccine is readily available, a high-efficiency furnace filter used along with other precautions could help protect people from COVID-19 while they spend time together indoors.
Feb 25, 2021
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