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Unique breath test is highly accurate in identifying COVID-19 in critically ill patients

Instead of an invasive nasal swab, researchers at The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center are exploring the use of a unique breath test for the rapid screening of patients for COVID-19.

28 Oct 2021

Study of SARS-CoV-2 antibody seroprevalence among domestic cats

Researchers from the University of Veterinary Medicine Hannover have been investigating the spread of the disease in domestic cats in Europe.

27 Oct 2021

Cat bacteria likely to form the basis for novel therapeutics against severe skin infections

Researchers at University of California San Diego School of Medicine used bacteria found on healthy cats to successfully treat a skin infection on mice. These bacteria may serve as the basis for new therapeutics against severe skin infections in humans, dogs and cats.

20 Oct 2021

Cornell researchers develop a “digital twin” to help the food industry stop Listeria outbreaks

Researchers from Cornell University are blending food science expertise and computer programming savvy to help the food industry stop Listeria outbreaks.

18 Oct 2021

Researchers illustrate the importance and value of sharing negative research results

In the era of "publish or perish," research results that disprove the hypothesis tested often go unpublished. In addition, many researchers who have been unable to reproduce results from other laboratories have found it difficult to publish their findings.

18 Oct 2021

Uppsala Health Summit focuses on pathways to lifelong mental wellbeing

Increasing mental ill health is one of the most urgent public health challenges in the world. The global meeting Uppsala Health Summit, to be held online on 18-21 October, will discuss which preventive measures societies should deploy to better address this troubling trend.

14 Oct 2021

Study reveals the trends in recreational ketamine use and availability in the U.S.

Recreational ketamine use and availability of the drug have increased in recent years, but it remains an uncommon drug used by less than 1 percent of people in the U.S., according to a new study published in the American Journal of Public Health.

7 Oct 2021

Scientists identify emerging infectious disease caused by a new nairovirus in Japan

A previously unknown virus that can infect humans and cause disease has been identified by scientists in Japan.

4 Oct 2021

New defense mechanism makes lethal Salmonella strain resistant to viral infection

Scientists at the University of Liverpool and Harvard Medical School have discovered a new defence mechanism that makes a lethal strain of Salmonella resistant to viral infection.

1 Oct 2021

Novel framework can predict changes that may increase the infectiousness of SARS-CoV-2

As SARS-CoV-2 continues to evolve, new variants are expected to arise that may have an increased ability to infect their hosts and evade the hosts' immune systems.

29 Sep 2021

Researchers explore the clinical use of intravenous infusions of ketamine to treat depression

Depression is the most common mental illness as well as the number one cause of disability among people between the ages of 15 and 44. And for millions of sufferers, antidepressants have literally saved lives that could otherwise have been lost to suicide.

29 Sep 2021

New findings highlight the need to expand the toolbox to fight against COVID-19

When Kamlendra Singh flew back to Missouri from India in April, he developed a cough and fever on the plane, despite being vaccinated for COVID-19 and testing negative for the virus right before departure.

28 Sep 2021

Researchers find cliché-sounding behavioral patterns from first coronavirus lockdown

In a crisis, women make significantly longer phone calls and adhere more closely to governmental measures than men; men are less likely to have their mobility restricted and return to normal more quickly than women.

28 Sep 2021

NCI recognizes UC Davis as one of the most elite cancer centers

The National Cancer Institute once again recognized UC Davis Comprehensive Cancer Center as one of the nation's most elite cancer centers, awarding the center $17.5 million over five years and renewing the cancer center's "comprehensive" designation.

24 Sep 2021

Scientists reveal the biological process leading to dangerous inflammatory disease in preemies

In a study with mice reported today in the journal Science Translational Medicine, a Johns Hopkins Medicine research team has provided what may be the most definitive view to date of the biological process leading to necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC), a dangerous inflammatory disease that can destroy a premature infant's intestinal lining and causes death in up to a third of the cases.

23 Sep 2021

Study points to a possible new approach for treating MRSA superbug

A study released in STEM CELLS Translational Medicine, by researchers at the Baker Institute for Animal Health, part of Cornell University's College of Veterinary Medicine, Ithaca, N.Y., details in a relevant ex vivo model how treating wounds with the secretion of a type of stem cell called mesenchymal stromal cell (MSC) effectively reduced methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus – better known as MRSA viability and stimulated the surrounding skin cells to build up a defense against the bacterial invader.

16 Sep 2021

Veterinary News and Research

Unique breath test is highly accurate in identifying COVID-19 in critically ill patients

Study of SARS-CoV-2 antibody seroprevalence among domestic cats

Cat bacteria likely to form the basis for novel therapeutics against severe skin infections

Cornell researchers develop a “digital twin” to help the food industry stop Listeria outbreaks

Researchers illustrate the importance and value of sharing negative research results

Uppsala Health Summit focuses on pathways to lifelong mental wellbeing

Study reveals the trends in recreational ketamine use and availability in the U.S.

Scientists identify emerging infectious disease caused by a new nairovirus in Japan

New defense mechanism makes lethal Salmonella strain resistant to viral infection

Novel framework can predict changes that may increase the infectiousness of SARS-CoV-2

Researchers explore the clinical use of intravenous infusions of ketamine to treat depression

New findings highlight the need to expand the toolbox to fight against COVID-19

Researchers find cliché-sounding behavioral patterns from first coronavirus lockdown

NCI recognizes UC Davis as one of the most elite cancer centers

Scientists reveal the biological process leading to dangerous inflammatory disease in preemies

Study points to a possible new approach for treating MRSA superbug

New NIH-funded research to solve the male infertility and spermatogenesis puzzle

A family of proteins may be able to outwit emerging and re-emerging viruses

Gorillas at Atlanta Zoo have been infected by SARS-CoV-2

First rat model recapitulates all disabling alterations experienced by patients with Morquio A disease

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