COVID-19 | Innovation News Network Science, Research & Innovation News Wed, 23 Oct 2024 10:41:39 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5.5 Floor swabbing could help prevent COVID-19 outbreaks in hospitals /floor-swabbing-could-help-prevent-covid-19-outbreaks-in-hospitals/52170/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=floor-swabbing-could-help-prevent-covid-19-outbreaks-in-hospitals /floor-swabbing-could-help-prevent-covid-19-outbreaks-in-hospitals/52170/#respond Wed, 23 Oct 2024 10:41:39 +0000 /?p=52170 New research discovers how we can monitor, predict, and prevent COVID-19 outbreaks, especially among vulnerable groups.

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]]> /floor-swabbing-could-help-prevent-covid-19-outbreaks-in-hospitals/52170/feed/ 0 Using AI to leverage disaster responses and healthcare shortages /using-ai-to-leverage-disaster-responses-and-healthcare-shortages/48951/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=using-ai-to-leverage-disaster-responses-and-healthcare-shortages /using-ai-to-leverage-disaster-responses-and-healthcare-shortages/48951/#respond Thu, 04 Jul 2024 09:09:09 +0000 /?p=48951 A new study investigates how social media can be leveraged with AI to provide vital communication and disaster responses for victims.

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]]> /using-ai-to-leverage-disaster-responses-and-healthcare-shortages/48951/feed/ 0 NIH-sponsored trial of nasal COVID-19 vaccine opens /nih-sponsored-trial-of-nasal-covid-19-vaccine-opens/48873/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=nih-sponsored-trial-of-nasal-covid-19-vaccine-opens /nih-sponsored-trial-of-nasal-covid-19-vaccine-opens/48873/#respond Tue, 02 Jul 2024 08:36:00 +0000 /?p=48873 An experimental nasal vaccine that may provide enhanced protection against variants of SARS-CoV-2 is now enrolling healthy adults in the US.

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]]> /nih-sponsored-trial-of-nasal-covid-19-vaccine-opens/48873/feed/ 0 Testing environmental water to monitor the spread of COVID-19 /testing-environmental-water-to-monitor-the-spread-of-covid-19/45927/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=testing-environmental-water-to-monitor-the-spread-of-covid-19 /testing-environmental-water-to-monitor-the-spread-of-covid-19/45927/#respond Wed, 03 Apr 2024 13:26:21 +0000 /?p=45927 Environmental water surveillance tracks SARS-CoV-2 levels and health risks among most people, but it misses people who live without shelter.

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]]> /testing-environmental-water-to-monitor-the-spread-of-covid-19/45927/feed/ 0 Hospital outbreaks to be predicted with AI /hospital-outbreaks-predicted-with-ai/45577/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=hospital-outbreaks-predicted-with-ai /hospital-outbreaks-predicted-with-ai/45577/#respond Thu, 21 Mar 2024 11:27:04 +0000 /?p=45577 Statisticians at Lancaster University have used an AI algorithm to track and predict hospital outbreaks. Read more here.

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]]> /hospital-outbreaks-predicted-with-ai/45577/feed/ 0 Emerging COVID-19 variants identified with AI /emerging-covid-19-variants-identified-with-ai/45174/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=emerging-covid-19-variants-identified-with-ai /emerging-covid-19-variants-identified-with-ai/45174/#respond Tue, 12 Mar 2024 11:27:21 +0000 /?p=45174 Scientists at the Universities of Manchester and Oxford have developed an AI framework that can track new COVID-19 variants.

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]]> /emerging-covid-19-variants-identified-with-ai/45174/feed/ 0 Award-winning wastewater-based epidemiology used to track COVID-19 outbreaks /award-winning-wastewater-based-epidemiology-used-track-covid-19-outbreaks/40731/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=award-winning-wastewater-based-epidemiology-used-track-covid-19-outbreaks /award-winning-wastewater-based-epidemiology-used-track-covid-19-outbreaks/40731/#respond Fri, 01 Dec 2023 14:08:06 +0000 /?p=40731 The method of tracking COVID-19 through wastewater-based epidemiology has been recognised with several awards. Read more here.

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]]> /award-winning-wastewater-based-epidemiology-used-track-covid-19-outbreaks/40731/feed/ 0 The importance of wastewater-based epidemiology /the-importance-wastewater-based-epidemiology/34032/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-importance-wastewater-based-epidemiology /the-importance-wastewater-based-epidemiology/34032/#respond Thu, 21 Sep 2023 06:15:07 +0000 /?p=34032 Learn about the importance of wastewater-based epidemiology in detecting and preventing further disease outbreaks.

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]]> /the-importance-wastewater-based-epidemiology/34032/feed/ 0 Using wastewater-based epidemiology to track viral disease dynamics /using-wastewater-based-epidemiology-to-track-viral-disease-dynamics/27055/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=using-wastewater-based-epidemiology-to-track-viral-disease-dynamics /using-wastewater-based-epidemiology-to-track-viral-disease-dynamics/27055/#respond Tue, 08 Nov 2022 13:05:51 +0000 /?p=27055 Researchers in Japan are developing a wastewater-based early warning system and mass diagnosis tool for COVID-19 and other diseases.

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]]> /using-wastewater-based-epidemiology-to-track-viral-disease-dynamics/27055/feed/ 0 The successes and challenges of the regenerative medicine sector /successes-challenges-regenerative-medicine-sector/18912/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=successes-challenges-regenerative-medicine-sector /successes-challenges-regenerative-medicine-sector/18912/#respond Fri, 25 Feb 2022 10:41:26 +0000 /?p=18912 Stephen Majors of the Alliance for Regenerative Medicine discusses the successes of the sector, and explains how practices learnt during the COVID-19 pandemic could be useful for the development of cell and gene therapies. Regenerative medicines are used to treat the root cause of diseases and disorders. Scientists are consistently developing innovative new methods in […]

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]]> /successes-challenges-regenerative-medicine-sector/18912/feed/ 0 CERN data reveals how COVID-19 infection spreads in indoor settings /cern-data-covid-19-infection-spreads-indoor-settings/18687/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=cern-data-covid-19-infection-spreads-indoor-settings /cern-data-covid-19-infection-spreads-indoor-settings/18687/#respond Tue, 22 Feb 2022 16:15:56 +0000 /?p=18687 CERN’s CARA tool has uncovered valuable data on how viral infection such as COVID-19 is able to spread in indoor settings. CERN experts have produced a peer-reviewed paper detailing accurate modelling of viral infection rates in indoor settings. CERN is famous for being the biggest particle physics research laboratory in the world; its many applications […]

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]]> /cern-data-covid-19-infection-spreads-indoor-settings/18687/feed/ 0 Predicting COVID-19 outbreaks using mobile device data   /predicting-covid-19-outbreaks-mobile-device-data/17621/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=predicting-covid-19-outbreaks-mobile-device-data /predicting-covid-19-outbreaks-mobile-device-data/17621/#respond Mon, 31 Jan 2022 11:58:57 +0000 /?p=17621 Researchers at Yale School of Public Health accurately forecast COVID-19 outbreaks in Connecticut municipalities by utilising mobile device data.  In order to conduct their novel study, the researchers used anonymous location information from mobile devices. The method employed by the team could prove useful in helping health officials predict local COVID-19 outbreaks, thus enabling them […]

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]]> /predicting-covid-19-outbreaks-mobile-device-data/17621/feed/ 0 NCSC averts record number of UK cybersecurity incidents /ncsc-averts-record-number-of-uk-cybersecurity-incidents/15954/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=ncsc-averts-record-number-of-uk-cybersecurity-incidents /ncsc-averts-record-number-of-uk-cybersecurity-incidents/15954/#respond Thu, 18 Nov 2021 11:49:34 +0000 /?p=15954 The NCSC’s 2021 Annual Review emphasises the work undertaken by the organisation to safeguard the UK from cybersecurity incidents over the last year. According to the National Cyber Security Centre’s (NCSC) annual review, the organisation has prevented a record number of cybersecurity incidents in the past 12 months. This includes unparalleled support given to groups […]

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]]> /ncsc-averts-record-number-of-uk-cybersecurity-incidents/15954/feed/ 0 Vaccine hesitancy – when emotions trump reason /vaccine-hesitancy-when-emotions-trump-reason/15040/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=vaccine-hesitancy-when-emotions-trump-reason /vaccine-hesitancy-when-emotions-trump-reason/15040/#respond Fri, 15 Oct 2021 10:48:10 +0000 /?p=15040 The University of Nebraska’s Professor Lawrence C Scharmann explores the issue of vaccine hesitancy and the role that education can play in tackling it.

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]]> /vaccine-hesitancy-when-emotions-trump-reason/15040/feed/ 0 Understanding the dangers presented by the SARS-CoV2 Delta variant /understanding-dangers-sars-cov2-delta-variant/14250/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=understanding-dangers-sars-cov2-delta-variant /understanding-dangers-sars-cov2-delta-variant/14250/#respond Fri, 20 Aug 2021 14:42:08 +0000 /?p=14250 Professor Sunit K. Singh from the Institute of Medical Sciences at Banaras Hindu University, discusses the SARS-CoV2 Delta variant.

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]]> /understanding-dangers-sars-cov2-delta-variant/14250/feed/ 0 Horizon Europe: investing in a healthier, greener and more digital future /horizon-europe-investing-healthier-greener-more-digital-future/12584/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=horizon-europe-investing-healthier-greener-more-digital-future /horizon-europe-investing-healthier-greener-more-digital-future/12584/#respond Wed, 16 Jun 2021 13:33:06 +0000 /?p=12584 The European Commission is investing €14.7 bn from Horizon Europe towards a healthier, greener, and more digital Europe.

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]]> /horizon-europe-investing-healthier-greener-more-digital-future/12584/feed/ 0 Combatting pandemics with Artificial Intelligence-based predictive model /combatting-pandemics-with-artificial-intelligence-based-predictive-model/12580/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=combatting-pandemics-with-artificial-intelligence-based-predictive-model /combatting-pandemics-with-artificial-intelligence-based-predictive-model/12580/#respond Wed, 16 Jun 2021 12:18:02 +0000 /?p=12580 Scientists have developed an innovative predictive model that employs AI to calculate the likelihood of viruses spreading from animals.

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]]> /combatting-pandemics-with-artificial-intelligence-based-predictive-model/12580/feed/ 0 Developing COVID-19 protein protocols for research laboratories /developing-covid-19-protein-protocols-research-laboratories/11390/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=developing-covid-19-protein-protocols-research-laboratories /developing-covid-19-protein-protocols-research-laboratories/11390/#respond Tue, 11 May 2021 14:34:54 +0000 /?p=11390 Consortium delivers working protocols that will enable laboratories worldwide to work quickly and reproducibly on COVID-19 proteins.

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]]> /developing-covid-19-protein-protocols-research-laboratories/11390/feed/ 0 Tackling the COVID-19 pandemic through smart lampposts /tackling-covid-19-pandemic-through-smart-lampposts/10933/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tackling-covid-19-pandemic-through-smart-lampposts /tackling-covid-19-pandemic-through-smart-lampposts/10933/#respond Wed, 21 Apr 2021 10:46:57 +0000 /?p=10933 The transmission of COVID-19 could be diminished by the utilisation of a novel generation of smart lampposts.

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]]> /tackling-covid-19-pandemic-through-smart-lampposts/10933/feed/ 0 Machine learning could help slow down future pandemics /machine-learning-could-help-slow-down-future-pandemics/10714/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=machine-learning-could-help-slow-down-future-pandemics /machine-learning-could-help-slow-down-future-pandemics/10714/#respond Wed, 14 Apr 2021 09:51:26 +0000 /?p=10714 Researchers have determined that machine learning could be key to slowing down the spread of infection during future pandemics.

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