September 2, 2020
Aime Johnson, DVM, DACT, Associate Professor, Theriogenology (Reproduction) at Auburn University College of Veterinary Medicine, has made the change to Airlite bedding. A healthy and eco-friendly cardboard bedding providing a healthy and sanitary environment for equines and other animals,the benefits on many levels have been changing the way farms are being managed.
September 1, 2020
United and Delta airlines have recently begun boarding flights from the rear to the front in a bid to minimize close contacts between passengers that could spread covid-19.
August 31, 2020
United and Delta airlines have recently begun boarding flights from the rear to the front in a bid to minimize close contacts between passengers that could spread Covid-19.
Airlines Stumble Ahead With Covid Plans That May Heighten Risks
August 28, 2020
The University of Notre Dame’s Advanced Diagnostics and Therapeutics (AD&T) research center announced new awards that will enable faculty researchers to pivot or expand their existing research to address the detection, diagnosis, treatment or prognosis of COVID-19 viral infections and related serious medical conditions.
August 27, 2020
A Purdue University professor believes the device she invented years ago is now on the doorstep of helping potentially one million people overcome a hardship of Parkinson’s disease. SpeechVive, a small device that resembles a hearing aid, is worn over one ear to help the wearer overcome speech issues caused by Parkinson’s. Boosted by a recent $1.5 million funding round—and a major triumph within the Medicare system—SpeechVive’s creator says the device is now more affordable and poised to help a million patients find their voice again.
August 26, 2020
A Purdue University-led research team is taking a cue from the common cold as it works to develop an efficient vaccine for COVID-19. The team, led by Purdue virologist Suresh Mittal, is using a form of a common cold-like adenovirus as a vaccine platform.
Purdue research team receives NIH grant for COVID-19 vaccine development
August 26, 2020
Outside an engineering building here, Lauren Johnson offered pandemic-safety gear to students hustling to the first classes of the fall term. But no one who had passed her so far on this blue-sky morning needed a "Protect Purdue" mask.
‘Will Purdue last?’: University restarts in person amid pandemic
August 26, 2020
A recent report as cited by The Conversation from researchers at Purdue University announced that food coloring may be effective in fighting off airborne coronavirus.
Could food coloring be the key to fight COVID-19? Scientists found out
August 26, 2020
Indianapolis-based Walther Cancer Foundation Inc. has awarded two grants totaling $240,000 to help researchers who are working to develop a urine test to help detect a type of kidney cancer.
August 25, 2020
Three things make public restrooms especially worrisome during the COVID-19 crisis. First of all, they are small, enclosed spaces, which help spread the virus. Secondly, you’re sharing that space with strangers. Finally, there’s the toilet plume, the cloud of tiny particles that are expelled into the air every time a toilet is flushed without closing the lid.
The Lowdown on COVID-19, Public Bathrooms, and 'Toilet Plume'