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Daniel Czyz, Ph.D., assistant professor at the University of Florida, is one of 10  researchers exploring the link between an infectious agent and Alzheimer’s disease who have each been awarded $100,000 research grants through the Infectious  Diseases Society of America (IDSA) Foundation’s Microbial Pathogenesis in Alzheimer’s Disease Grant program. Since the program was established in 2018, the IDSA Foundation has provided more than $600,000 to seven researchers, making the 2020 awardees the largest recipient pool to date. The program will provide an additional pilot grant of $8,000...

IDSA Foundation Announces More Than $1 Million in Grant Funds for Researchers Linking Infectious Agents in Alzheimer’s Disease Newswise — ARLINGTON, Va. (January 12, 2021) – Ten researchers who are exploring the link between an infectious agent and Alzheimer’s disease have each been awarded $100,000 research grants through the IDSA Foundation’s Microbial Pathogenesis in Alzheimer’s Disease Grant program. Since the program was established in 2018, the IDSA Foundation has provided more than $600,000 to seven researchers, making the 2020 awardees the largest recipient pool to date...

December 23, 2020 expert reaction to South African variant of SARS-CoV-2, as mentioned by Matt Hancock at the Downing Street press briefing Matt Hancock announced that two people in the UK who had returned from South Africa had a variant of SARS-CoV-2 from South Africa.   Dr Julian Tang, Honorary Associate Professor/Clinical Virologist, University of Leicester, said: “The expansion of Tier 4 is a natural response to attempt to ring-fence the new UK B.1.1.7 (variant) virus that is spreading across South/Southeast England. “A new virus variant ‘501.V2’ from South Af...

Two cases of 'highly concerning' South Africa virus variant detected in UK The new variant has triggered a surge of cases and may be spreading more widely in younger groups 23 December 2020 • 7:42pm Mourners grieve for a family member who died from Covid-19 in April in Johannesburg Credit: AP Photo/Jerome Delay Two cases of a “highly concerning” new coronavirus variant first identified in South Africa have been detected in the UK, triggering stringent new quarantine restrictions on anyone arriving from the rainbow nation.  The variant, known as 501.V2, “is yet more transmissible” ...

23 Dec 2020, 15:24 Updated: 24 Dec 2020, 0:12 Invalid Date, TWO Brits have been diagnosed with another new and "highly concerning coronavirus mutation from South Africa", it emerged today. Matt Hancock said the new variant is even more contagious than another new strain detected in Kent and London earlier this month, which led to millions being plunged into Tier 4 restrictions over Christmas. 5 Matt Hancock today revealed a second new strain of the virus had been detectedCredit: AP:Associated Press The Health Secretary urged anyone who has returned from South Africa in the last two weeks to ...