Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Q&A on COVID-19 from Mayo Clinic
Learn more about COVID-19 in this Q&A:
Mar 3, 2020
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Medical research
Programming the electron biocomputer with Dopamine redox shuttles
Although most neurotransmitters perform the same basic role, they are not fungible. Each takes the baton from an incoming action potential and passes the neural message across the synaptic divide, yet each flavor of transmitter ...
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Data show lower daily temperatures lead to higher transmission of COVID-19
The SARS-CoV-2 pandemic has caused tremendous upheaval, leading to more than 2.3 million deaths worldwide and 465,000 in the United States. Understanding the impact of seasonal temperature changes on transmission of the virus ...
Feb 19, 2021
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Medications
New single-dose treatment for sleeping sickness could help eliminate transmission of the disease by 2030
A new, single-dose, oral treatment for sleeping sickness is as effective as current treatments and could be a key factor in eliminating disease transmission by 2030, suggests a new study published in The Lancet Infectious ...
Nov 29, 2022
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Many practitioners are not prescribing HIV prevention medication, study finds
Only about 54% of medical practitioners surveyed say they have prescribed pre-exposure prophylaxis, or PrEP, to HIV-vulnerable patients, according to a new study by a Vanderbilt University Medical Center investigator.
Sep 17, 2020
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Dutch farm worker likely got COVID-19 from mink: minister
A Dutch mink farm worker likely caught coronavirus from the animals kept there, in the country's first reported case of animal-to-human transmission, the agriculture minister said.
May 20, 2020
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Your mask cuts own risk by 65 percent
Scientific evidence is clear: Social distancing and wearing masks help prevent people from spreading COVID-19, and masks also protect those who wear them, two UC Davis Health experts said on UC Davis LIVE: COVID-19.
Jul 7, 2020
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HIV & AIDS
Common medicine can stop the transmission of HIV infection from mother to child
Antiviral drugs almost completely reduce the risk of mothers passing on HIV infection to their children, even in a low-income country with a high HIV incidence such as Tanzania, according to a new study in The Lancet HIV ...
Dec 7, 2022
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New study finds immune cells can defend against multiple viruses
An underlying virus does not stop the body's immune system from launching a strong defense against a second, newly introduced virus, according to a Yale-led study that appears in the March 9 online edition of the journal ...
Mar 20, 2020
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Aerosol transmission may spread COVID-19
The World Health Organization needs to recognize that coronavirus might be spread by tiny respiratory droplets that remain in the air for prolonged periods, say leading academics.
Jul 8, 2020
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