Date: March 31, 2021 Source 1: University of East Anglia Source 2: www.sciencedaily.com Summary: Comorbidities such as heart disease, respiratory disease, renal disease and cancer lead to an increased risk of death from COVID-19, according to new research. Comorbidities such Read More …
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Virus-like probes could help make rapid COVID-19 testing more accurate, reliable
Date: December 1, 2020 Source 1: University of California – San Diego Source 2: www.sciencedaily.com Summary: Nanoengineers have developed new and improved probes, known as positive controls, that could make it easier to validate rapid, point-of-care diagnostic tests for COVID-19 Read More …
Tuberculosis cases and deaths predicted to spike due to COVID-19
Date: June 24, 2020 Source 1: London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine Source 2: www.sciencedaily.com Summary: A new study estimates that at least 110,000 additional deaths from tuberculosis in China, India and South Africa unless health services maintained and Read More …
Coronaviruses and bats have been evolving together for millions of years
Different groups of bats have their own unique strains of coronavirus Date: April 23, 2020 Source 1: Field Museum Source 2: www.sciencedaily.com Summary: Scientists compared the different kinds of coronaviruses living in 36 bat species from the western Indian Ocean Read More …
Key nose cells identified as likely COVID-19 virus entry points
Human Cell Atlas study could help understand transmission of the virus Date: April 23, 2020 Source 1: Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute Source 2: www.sciencedaily.com Summary: Two specific nose cell types have been identified as likely initial infection points for COVID-19 Read More …
Study finds remdesivir effective against a key enzyme of coronavirus that causes COVID-19
Remdesivir already in human trials in search for treatment of deadly disease Date: April 13, 2020 Source 1: University of Alberta Faculty of Medicine & Dentistry Source 2: www.sciencedaily.com Summary: Scientists have shown that the drug remdesivir is highly effective Read More …
Time to encourage people to wear face masks as a precaution, say experts
Despite limited evidence, they could have a substantial impact on transmission with a relatively small impact on social and economic life Date: April 9, 2020 Source 1: BMJ Source 2: www.sciencedaily.com Summary: It’s time to encourage people to wear face Read More …
Link between air pollution and coronavirus mortality in Italy could be possible
Date: April 6, 2020 Source 1 : Aarhus University Source 2 : www.sciencedaily.com Summary: A group of scientists has found another small piece in the puzzle of understanding COVID-19. Looking for reasons why the mortality rate is up to 12% Read More …
What type of cells does the novel coronavirus attack?
Date: April 7, 2020 Source 1: Berliner Institut fΓΌr Gesundheitsforschung / Berlin Institute of Health Source 2: www.sciencedaily.com Summary: Scientists have examined samples from non-virus infected patients to determine which cells of the lungs and bronchi are targets for novel Read More …
Engineered virus might be able to block coronavirus infections, mouse study shows
Date: April 7, 2020 Source: American Society for Microbiology Source 2: www.sciencedaily.com Summary: No vaccines exist that protect people against infections by coronaviruses, including SARS-CoV-2, which causes COVID-19, or the ones that cause SARS and MERS. As COVID-19 continues to Read More …