Talk about Covid-19 vaccine responsibly, say global experts
Reading Time: 3 minutesA TEAM of renowned scientific experts has joined forces from across the world to help fight the spread of misinformation about the COVID-19 vaccines, which hold the key to beating the deadly pandemic and releasing countries from debilitating lockdown restrictions. Together they have created a unique online guide, published today and led by the University […]
Expert: Traditional model for disease spread may not work in Covid-19
Reading Time: 2 minutesA MATHEMATICAL model that can help project the contagiousness and spread of infectious diseases like the seasonal flu may not be the best way to predict the continuing spread of the novel coronavirus, especially during lockdowns that alter the normal mix of the population, researchers report. Called the R-naught, or basic reproductive number, the model […]
mRNA Vaccines to Bring Pandemic to an End
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COVID-19 virus enters the brain, research strongly suggests
Reading Time: 2 minutesMORE and more evidence is coming out that people with COVID-19 are suffering from cognitive effects, such as brain fog and fatigue. And researchers are discovering why. The SARS-CoV-2 virus, like many viruses before it, is bad news for the brain. In a study published Dec.16 in Nature Neuroscience, researchers found that the spike protein, often […]
‘Keep Malaysia Safe & Protected’ campaign launched
Reading Time: 2 minutesBY MUHAMMAD ZAKWAN ZARUDIN THE Malaysian Ministry of Transport and a local firm, Gentle Supreme jointly launched the “Keep Malaysia Safe & Protected” campaign via virtual mode in response to the emerging concerns on safe travel with public transportation during the current pandemic. The campaign was launched on Dec 16 as an initiative to address […]
Role of social scientists in fighting the pandemic
Reading Time: 3 minutesIN MALAYSIA social science and natural science stand poles apart. There is very little collaboration between scientists in these two fields. While scientists from both sides create body of knowledge and their work is based on empirical data, there seem to be lack of understanding and trust between them. This could have stemmed from our […]
Malaysian experts: Losing sense of smell is an under reported Covid 19 symptom
Reading Time: 3 minutesA RECENT META-ANALYSIS study suggested that losing the sense of smell turned to be an overlooked symptom among COVID-19 patients although it has been manifested as a unique symptom of the infection during the early phase of the pandemic. The meta-analysis study was authored by Dr Jeyasakthy Saniasiaya Consultant ENT Surgeon from University Malaya Medical […]
Human systems management critical for businesses during COVID-19
Reading Time: 3 minutesRESEARCHERS share important information and solutions related to the challenges facing human resources and system managers in a special issue of Human Systems Management Amsterdam, NL, December 8, 2020 – The COVID-19 pandemic has disrupted all types of organizations, leading human resources managers to reconsider their roles to support the implementation of social distancing practices, safety measures, and […]
Large, delayed outbreaks of endemic diseases possible following COVID-19 controls
Reading Time: 3 minutesMEASURES to reduce the spread of COVID-19 through non-pharmaceutical interventions (NPIs) such as mask wearing and social distancing are a key tool in combatting the impact of the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. These actions also have greatly reduced incidence of many other diseases, including influenza and respiratory syncytial virus (RSV). Current reductions in these common respiratory […]
Digital CRISPR-Cas‐Assisted Assay for Rapid SARS‐CoV‐2 Detection
Reading Time: < 1 minuteJOHNS Hopkins University researchers developed the first digital CRISPR-Cas‐assisted assay called digitization‐enhanced CRISPR/Cas‐assisted one‐pot virus detection (deCOViD) which is designed for SARS‐CoV‐2, the virus causing COVID-19. With the COVID-19 pandemic, there has been an unprecedented demand for rapid diagnostics. CRISPR-Cas-assisted nucleic acid detection assays have been found to be helpful because of their well-designed detection mechanism, fast assay […]