Anti-bacterial efficiency close to 100% under 10-min sunlight and promising results in deactivation of coronaviruses CITY UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG IMAGE: DR YE’S TEAM USES THE CO2 INFRARED LASER SYSTEM TO GENERATE GRAPHENE. EXPERIMENT RESULTS SHOW THAT THE GRAPHENE THEY PRODUCED EXHIBIT A MUCH BETTER ANTI-BACTERIAL EFFICIENCY THAN ACTIVATED CARBON FIBRE. CREDIT: CITY UNIVERSITY OF...
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Coronavirus research updates: Massive contact-tracing effort finds hundreds of cases linked to nightclubs
Nature wades through the literature on the new coronavirus — and summarizes key papers as they appear. 10 July — Massive contact-tracing effort finds hundreds of cases linked to nightclubs Mobile phone and credit card data helped to identify nearly 250 coronavirus infections linked to a fast-moving outbreak that began in a popular nightclub district...
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Coronavirus research updates: Antiviral antibodies peter out within weeks after infection
Nature wades through the literature on the new coronavirus — and summarizes key papers as they appear. People who have recovered from COVID-19 are discharged from a hospital in Kolkata, India.Credit: Samir Jana/Hindustan Times via Getty 16 July — Antiviral antibodies peter out within weeks after infection Key antibodies that neutralize the effects of the...
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Cold War antiseptic has potential in fight against drug-resistant germs and viruses
A little-known non-toxic antiseptic developed in the Soviet Union during the Cold War has enormous potential to beat common infections, say University of Manchester scientists. Miramistin, developed for the Soviet Space Program and little known in the West, can inhibit or kill influenza A, human papilloma viruses that cause warts, coronaviruses, adenoviruses, and human immunodeficiency...
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Coronavirus antibodies may last only two to three months after infection, study suggests
Berkeley Lovelace Jr. @BERKELEYJR Coronavirus antibodies may last only two to three months after a person becomes infected with Covid-19, according to a new study published Thursday in Nature Medicine. Researchers in the Wanzhou District of China compared the antibody response of 37 asymptomatic people with that of 37 symptomatic people. The researchers found people...
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Scientists call for urgent research on potential for mouthwash to reduce SARS-CoV-2 transmission
A group of scientists has called for urgent research into whether readily-available mouthwash could be effective in reducing SARS-CoV-2 transmission. The group carried out a review of scientific research in this area, published in the journal Function, to assess whether mouthwash could have the potential to reduce transmission in the early stages of infection. The...
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What are the symptoms of viral pneumonia?
Viral pneumonia is pneumonia that develops as a result of a viral infection in the lungs. The symptoms of viral pneumonia are often similar to those of bacterial pneumonia, but, depending on the virus responsible, there may be a few additional symptoms. A wide range of viruses can cause viral pneumonia, including influenza and coronaviruses,...
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CAN ALGAE-BASED NASAL SPRAY PREVENT COVID-19?
A nasal spray derived from algae and a plant in the tobacco family could offer a preventive measure for COVID-19, according to a new study. Researchers are making a molecule called Q-griffithsin using an anti-viral protein found in the New Zealand red algae Griffithsia and Nicotiana benthamiana, a plant in the same family as tobacco...
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Corona – Situation update worldwide, as of 9 March 2020 08:00
Since 31 December 2019 and as of 9 March 2020, 109 695 cases of COVID-19 (in accordance with the applied case definitions in the affected countries) have been reported, including 3 811 deaths. The deaths have been reported from China (3 122), Italy (366), Iran (194), South Korea (51), United States (21), France (19), Japan (7), an international...
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Coronavirus Alert!
Hello, As you may have been aware, in the past few months news of coronavirus, COVID-19, outbreak from China has been rampant. Orange County recently declared a local health emergency in response to this coronavirus. This emergency declaration came after one confirmed case of the virus in Orange County and Orange County officials are taking...