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Compounds halt SARS-CoV-2 replication by targeting key viral enzyme
Four promising antiviral drug candidates identified and analyzed in preclinical study (ScienceDaily).
July 6, 2020Health, Innovation
USF researchers working to find early warnings for severe COVID-19 illness
Researchers at the University of South Florida are working to identify the physiological response to COVID-19, in hopes of developing an early warning system for patients who may be at risk for severe illness (WFTS).
June 24, 2020Health, Innovation
USF Distinguished Health Professor Shyam Mohapatra awarded Florida Academy of Science 2020 medal
Award recognizes pioneering career achievements in nanotechnology, drug development and personalized medicine (USF Newsroom).
June 22, 2020Health, Honors and Awards, Innovation
USF audiologists address COVID-19 challenges for the hearing impaired with new face masks
Face masks have dramatically changed the way many of us communicate in public. The CDC recommends we wear them to prevent against the spread of COVID-19. That extra layer of protection does have a few side effects, especially for the hearing impaired. Face masks can reduce sound by as much as 12 decibels and block one’s facial expressions from being seen (USF Newsroom).
June 18, 2020Health, Innovation
COVID-19 adds urgency to USF researchers’ high-tech solution to nursing home care crisis
Nursing home staffing is a perennial issue, even absent disasters such as hurricanes and pandemics that strike the most vulnerable residents and health care workers with particular ferocity (USF Newsroom).
June 16, 2020Health, Innovation
Developing a wearable device to detect COVID-19 progression in at-risk patients
A new study from researchers at the University of South Florida is shedding light on the human body’s physiological response to COVID-19, insight scientists say could help them develop an early warning system for those most at risk of severe infection. (Irish Tech News).
June 15, 2020Health, Innovation
Pandemics and International Travel
Timothy H. Dixon, author of Curbing Catastrophe, is a Professor of Geology and Geophysics at the University of South Florida, Tampa, and a former commercial pilot (Cambridge University Blog).
June 2, 2020Global Research, Health
USF invests almost $350K for 14 new coronavirus research projects
The University of South Florida has invested over $680,000 with its latest commitment to funding coronavirus research projects. The university announced it is investing nearly $350,000 into 14 research projects focused on detecting and stopping infections, and innovations in personal protective equipment (Tampa Bay Business Journal).
June 1, 2020Health, Innovation
Federal grant helps USF researchers develop technology to fight coronavirus
A team of USF scientists is working to create a technology that can sterilize and electrostatically recharge N95 respiratory masks (WTSP-TV).
USF COVID-19 Rapid Response Research Effort Delivers Funding in Second Round of Pandemic Projects
Fourteen new projects will address global issues from infection detection to public perception of virus danger (USFRI Newsroom).
May 29, 2020Health, Innovation, Research
USF engineer and biologist unite to fight coronavirus with corona discharge
An interdisciplinary team of scientists from the University of South Florida has advanced efforts to establish a novel technology that can rapidly sterilize and electrostatically recharge N95 respiratory masks to restore their original filtration efficiency (USF Newsroom).
May 26, 2020Health, Innovation, Research
Largo company turns diabetes screening into 3-minute coronavirus saliva test
Largo-based Kaligia Biosciences is partnering with University South Florida, Tampa General Hospital and AdventHealth to conduct clinical trials for a saliva test that can detect COVID-19 in three minutes (Tampa Bay Times) (paywall).
May 22, 2020Health, Innovation, Research
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