Public Health

Researchers studied park use in Philadelphia and New York during the pandemic

Sandia scientists publish studies of how spray droplets can spread disease

UShER allows researchers to quickly see how a new viral sequence is related to all other variants of SARS-CoV-2, crucial information for tracking transmission dynamics

In a recent survey of 656 students, the percentage of students who did not know that animals can transmit many diseases to humans and vice versa was 28.96 percent

The assays help public health researchers track SARS-CoV-2 variants more rapidly and cost-effectively

Many variant strains were shown to be present before the first known cases identified in China

Research shows the toxicity of a chemical used in many disinfectants could be fully neutralized using ultraviolet light when tested on cultured human corneal cells

Researchers find such measures were effective in keeping the overall COVID-19 case count and deaths lower than they would have been had these efforts not been implemented

Based on analyzing chemical elements, the methodology is able to detect the presence of viruses within just 20 seconds

Researchers showed that four drugs used to treat hepatitis C render remdesivir 10 times better at inhibiting the coronavirus in cell cultures