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Disease Y – Prevention is cheaper than cure

February 26, 2021
At an estimated cost of $15 trillion, the financial impact of the current pandemic has rocked the global economy to its core and Dr Nigel Whittle believes there is an...

Pandemic prevention: how to fireproof our future – #PandemicsReport

February 25, 2021
As we embrace 2021 and the opportunity for a fresh perspective, Matthew Partridge reviews the independent international expert report on the transformative change required to escape from the 'pandemic era'...

Scent detection dogs can smell COVID-19

February 12, 2021
A promising approach using cleverly trained pooches might bring big, public events back into play! A research review has suggested scent detection dogs might well be able to successsfully screen...

We can be Zero! Time for a strategic change to combat virus variants?

February 8, 2021
As we emerge from the devasting second wave of the virus, there is a growing feeling among some virologists that it is time for a strategic change in the current...

Cell shape influences antibiotic resistance

February 3, 2021
A broad, curvy shape has a lower surface-to-volume ratio and is less susceptible to surface invasion. So, being wide and curvatious helps bacteria survive antibiotics, continue to grow, and adapt...

Bright future for multitasking CRISPR as it tackles complex diseases and COVID

January 29, 2021
In these pseudo-dystopian days of unprecedented pandemic. white-coated men and women in labs all over the world are the shock troops in a relentless campaign against the unseen enemy. Here...

How Are Mobile Apps Improving Diagnosis?

January 28, 2021
People frequently use mobile apps in their personal and work lives, letting those applications give them information ranging from budgeting assistance to baking tips. Could a mobile health app diagnose...

Antibiotic resistance may spread even more easily than expected

January 27, 2021
Pathogenic bacteria in humans are developing resistance to antibiotics much faster than expected. Now, Jan Zrimec, a researcher at Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden, has used computational research to show...

Antiviral coating kills viruses and bacteria for product lifetime

January 26, 2021
Can you imagine a world where you wouldn't have to worry about disease transmission from surfaces such as door handles, keyboards, bank notes, and even doctor's gowns and facemasks? Matt...

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