public health, techniques, disease & medicine

Testing out combinations of antiviral proteins from llamas could help researchers create potent virus-neutralizing multimers.

In just a few months, researchers have constructed low-cost ventilators that can keep sedated pigs alive. Getting them to work safely and reliably in people is the next challenge.

Lesions in the lungs of patients with pneumonia caused by a SARS-CoV-2 infection are distinct from those caused by bacteria.

How an experimental preparation technique could make vaccines easier to transport, store, and administer

Studies from serum samples could transform our understanding of the spread of COVID-19, but what antibodies alone say about immunity is not yet clear.

The World Health Organization warns that a lack of data on how many people have the disease could undermine containment and mitigation efforts in many countries.

Foodborne illnesses are consistently underreported. Social media may help.

Scientists are using social media to track diseases and understand how people respond to them.

A group of epidemiologists and computer scientists built a system to mine various online sources for keywords suggesting disease outbreaks.

A microneedle patch can subcutaneously deliver a contraceptive hormone to rats.

A new facility located in a congested community with high tuberculosis rates brings basic science and cutting edge techniques into the heart of disease circulation.

The lungs survived with no complications in the animals for up to two months.

The adoption of machine-learning techniques to aid in diagnosis should be done with radiologists’ guidance.