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NYU Abu Dhabi science faculty and researchers are frequently featured in local and international media.

Why Does COVID Affect People Differently? Researchers Uncover New Insights
Researchers at NYU Abu Dhabi discovered microRNAs associated with weakened immune response and severe COVID-19 symptoms in a genetically diverse group of unvaccinated patients from underrepresented regions.
Sky News | June 20, 2023

NYU Abu Dhabi Researchers Uncover New Insights into Why Individuals are Affected Differently by COVID-19 Infection
A team of researchers at NYU Abu Dhabi, led by Associate Professor of Biology Youssef Idaghdour and working in collaboration with clinicians at several Abu Dhabi hospitals, investigated the association between microRNAs, a class of small RNA molecules that regulate genes, and COVID-19 severity among 259 unvaccinated COVID-19 patients living in Abu Dhabi. 
Emirates 24/7 | June 13, 2023

NYU Abu Dhabi researchers discover why COVID-19 affects people differently
A research team at NYU Abu Dhabi, led by Associate Professor of Biology Youssef Idaghdour, in collaboration with clinicians at several Abu Dhabi hospitals, has studied microRNAs, a class of small RNAs. Molecule) Regulatory Genes and COVID-19 Severity in 259 Unvaccinated COVID-19 Patients in Abu Dhabi. 
UAE Times | June 12, 2023

NYU Abu Dhabi makes discovery into natural immunity against malaria
New research took blood samples from children in African nations with the highest malaria mortality rates.
The National | June 11, 2021

NYUAD study offers new insight into one of the mysteries of natural immunity to malaria
The first and largest global metabolomic study published in the journal Nature Metabolism, provides exciting insight into an area of research that had been very limited outside of the laboratory setting.
Emirates News Agency | June 11, 2021

New Insight Into One of the Mysteries of Natural Immunity to Malaria
Researchers compared metabolic responses to human malaria in children of different populations.
Sci Tech Daily | June 10, 2021

New Insight Into One of the Mysteries of Natural Immunity to Malaria
Researchers compared metabolic responses to human malaria in children of different populations.
Focus Technica | June 10, 2021

Deadly disease research ‘on ice’ amid COVID-19, experts warn
While COVID-19 continues to hit the African nation of Guinea, authorities were forced to declare a new Ebola outbreak on February 14 after the death of three people and at least four more confirmed infections.
Al Arabiya | February 16, 2021

UAE develops Covid-testing tech more accurate than PCR
Covid-19 virus can easily be detected even in asymptomatic patients using the latest testing technique developed in the UAE.
MSN News | November 12, 2020

NYU Abu Dhabi Develops New Protocol For Covid-19 Testing
The latest research by New York University Abu Dhabi could significantly, and cost-effectively, improve testing accuracy for COVID-19.
ARN hit 96.7 | November 11, 2020

NYU Abu Dhabi Develops New Protocol For Covid-19 Testing
The latest research by New York University Abu Dhabi could significantly, and cost-effectively, improve testing accuracy for COVID-19.
ARN 93.4 | November 11, 2020

NYU Abu Dhabi Develops New Protocol For Covid-19 Testing
The latest research by New York University Abu Dhabi could significantly, and cost-effectively, improve testing accuracy for COVID-19.
Dubai 92 | November 11, 2020

Coronavirus: NYU Abu Dhabi develops test to detect virus in asymptomatic people
It could improve accuracy and help reduce the number of false negative results.
The National | November 10, 2020

NYU Abu Dhabi researchers develop new protocol for COVID-19 testing
Researchers from NYU Abu Dhabi’s Biology Programme and Centre for Genomics and Systems Biology, CGSB, have implemented a new three-step testing approach that promises to significantly – and cost-effectively -- improve testing accuracy for the COVID-19.
Emirates News Agency | November 10, 2020

The new three-step approach promises to improve COVID-19 test accuracy
A critical obstacle in efforts to fight the COVID-19 pandemic has been the relatively high false negative rate of the most widely used reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) testing methods.
Al Khaleej Today | November 10, 2020

Could saliva tests be the way forward for COVID-19 screening?
Abu Dhabi: Since the start of the COVID-19 outbreak, testing for the coronavirus has been hailed as the one of the best ways to limit the spread of the disease.
MSN News | October 20, 2020

Could saliva tests be the way forward for COVID-19 screening?
Pros and cons of developing form of testing and how it compares with PCR tests in the UAE.
Gulf News | October 20, 2020

Malaria parasite triggers changes in gene regulators
Genomic analyses of children in Burkina Faso reveal malaria parasite immune evasion strategy.
Nature Middle East | October 19, 2020

New York University Abu Dhabi researchers discover immune evasion strategy by parasite that causes malaria
Findings can help with the development of more effective vaccine and treatments.
Gulf News | October 10, 2020

NYUAD Researchers Discover Immune Evasion Strategy Used By Malaria-Causing Parasite
Findings could lay the foundation for the development of effective therapeutic and malaria vaccine strategies, which has largely been hindered by a lack of understanding of the host immune response.
ScienMag | October 09, 2020

Findings could bring hope for novel therapeutic strategies against malaria
The Plasmodium parasite, which transmits malaria to humans through infected mosquitos, triggers changes in human genes that alter the body's adaptive immune response to malarial infections, according to a team of researchers at NYU Abu Dhabi (NYUAD).
The Medical News | October 09, 2020

Coronavirus: Saliva test to boost virus detection rates, says UAE scientist
Researchers at NYU Abu Dhabi say latest methods are cheaper and more accurate than other gold standard nasal swabs.
The National | October 01, 2020

Coronavirus news bulletin from UAE: 995 new cases reported, Dubai cuts PCR test price to Dh150; 25k violations recorded in 15 days
A round-up of major developments related to Covid-19 across the country.
Khaleej Times | September 30, 2020

COVID-19: Abu Dhabi Researchers Develop Saliva Test That Is More Accurate
Researchers at New York University in Abu Dhabi (NYUAD) claim that saliva screening is far more accurate than the commonly used Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) nasal tests in the detection of the coronavirus.
Abu Dhabi World | September 30, 2020

Gene tests show these Middle East foods aren’t what you think they are
The fish in front of you might be an impostor, and the rice a hybrid. Here’s what happened when Abu Dhabi academics crunched the DNA of traditional foods.
Wired | September 14, 2020

New Study Reveals How Too Much Fluoride Causes Defects in Tooth Enamel
A team of researchers from NYU Abu Dhabi (NYUAD) and NYU College of Dentistry discovered a novel explanation for how dental fluorosis, a condition caused by overexposure to fluoride during childhood, arises.
Go Dubai | April 7, 2020

Coronavirus: Increased measures will help UAE flatten curve
Increased testing and social distancing will speed up the process, says expert.
Gulf News | April 05, 2020

Molecular biology study by Abu Dhabi researcher has cancer breakthrough potential
A study by Dr Youssef Idaghdour, an assistant professor of biology at New York University Abu Dhabi, could offer further advances by suggesting pointers that could help develop cancer drugs.
The National  |  July 29, 2017