by Rajib Dasgupta, The Conversation Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Cases of COVID-19 are surging around the world, but the course of the pandemic varies widely country to country. To provide you with a global view as we approach a year and a half since the official declaration of the pandemic, The Conversation’s editors from around the...
By Maggie Fox, CNN Updated 3:41 PM ET, Tue June 1, 2021 (CNN)When the final Phase 3 data came out last November showing the mRNA vaccines made by Pfizer/BioNTech and Moderna were more than 90% effective, Dr. Anthony Fauci had no words. He texted smiley face emojis to a journalist seeking his reaction. This astonishing efficacy...
Applying heat to neutralize COVID-19 has been demonstrated before, but in previous studies researchers applied temperatures from one to 20 minutes. This length of time is not a practical solution, as applying heat for a long period of time is both difficult and costly. Arum Han, professor in the electrical and computer engineering department at...
These “nanotraps” mimic the target cells the virus infects to attract the virus. When the virus binds to the nanotraps, the traps then sequester the virus from other cells and target it for destruction by the immune system. In theory, these nanotraps could also be used on variants of the virus, leading to a potential...
by Aalto University Credit: Jani Huuhtanen, Biorender.com With an artificial intelligence (AI) method developed by researchers at Aalto University and University of Helsinki, researchers can now link immune cells to their targets and for example uncouple which white blood cells recognize SARS-CoV-2. The developed tool has broad applications in understanding the function of immune system in infections, autoimmune disorders, and...
By Sally Robertson, B.Sc. Apr 11 2021 Researchers in the United States have developed an inhibitor of the spike protein found on the novel severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) that limits its formation in host human cells that would otherwise be the source of newly generated virions. The SARS-CoV-2 virus is the agent responsible...
MARCH 17TH, 2021 POSTED BY CARRIE STETLER-RUTGERS In a laboratory setting, Listerine and the prescription mouthwash Chlorhexidine disrupted SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, within seconds after researchers diluted it to concentrations that would mimic actual use. The study in the journal Pathogens finds that, in a laboratory setting, Listerine and the prescription mouthwash Chlorhexidine disrupted the...
By Pam Belluck Feb. 24, 2021 Kindergartners this month at a Catholic school in Boyle Heights, Los Angeles. The study analyzed 1,116 cases in 31 states, with participants ranging from infants to 20-year-olds.Credit…Etienne Laurent/EPA, via Shutterstock A large nationwide study has found important differences in the two major ways in which children have become seriously ill from the...
By Rich Haridy March 02, 2021 The research offers definitive evidence showing how the virus can infect and destroy heart cells eremey90/Depositphotos A robust new study has demonstrated how SARS-CoV-2, the coronavirus that causes COVID-19, can infect and directly damage heart tissue. The research suggests previously reported cases of heart damage in COVID-19 patients are not due to inflammation...
by University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Colorized scanning electron micrograph of an apoptotic cell (green) heavily infected with SARS-COV-2 virus particles (yellow), isolated from a patient sample. Image captured at the NIAID Integrated Research Facility (IRF) in Fort Detrick, Maryland. Credit: NIH/NIAID The number of new COVID-19 cases continues to rise in many parts of the...
