Date: December 7, 2020 Source 1: Tampere University Source 2: www.sciencedaily.com Summary: According to a new study, making eye contact with a robot may have the same effect on people as eye contact with another person. The results predict that Read More …
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New CRISPR-based test for COVID-19 uses a smartphone camera
The rapid, one-step mobile test could help combat the pandemic and fully reopen communities Date: December 4, 2020 Source 1: Gladstone Institutes Source 2: www.sciencedaily.com Summary: In a new study, a team of researchers outlines the technology for a CRISPR-based Read More …
Researchers determine how the SARS-CoV-2 virus hijacks and rapidly causes damage to human lung cells
Identify clinically approved medications that can be re-purposed for COVID-19 treatment Date: December 2, 2020 Source 1: Boston University School of Medicine Source 2: www.sciencedaily.com Summary: Researchers have identified host proteins and pathways in lung cells whose levels change upon Read More …
Study finds faster, wider spread of COVID-19 in US households
Date: October 30, 2020 Source 1: Vanderbilt University Medical Center Source 2: www.sciencedaily.com Summary: COVID-19 spreads faster and more widely throughout US households than previously reported, according to new preliminary research from a multicenter study. COVID-19 spreads faster and more Read More …
Clinical trial indicates monoclonal antibody lowered hospitalizations and emergency visits
Therapy may hold promise for fighting pandemic Date: October 30, 2020 Source 1: Cedars-Sinai Medical Center Source 2: www.sciencedaily.com Summary: COVID-19 (coronavirus) patients who were administered a novel antibody had fewer symptoms and were less likely to require hospitalization or Read More …
Elkhorn coral actively fighting off diseases on reef
Findings showed coral has core immune response regardless of disease type Date: October 23, 2020 Source 1: University of Miami Rosenstiel School of Marine & Atmospheric Science Source 2: www.sciencedaily.com Summary: As the world enters a next wave of the Read More …
Fish exposed to even small amounts of estrogen produce fewer males
Date: October 23, 2020 Source 1: University of Cincinnati Source 2: www.sciencedaily.com Summary: A biologist conducted experiments with North American freshwater fish called least killifish. She found that fish exposed to estrogen in concentrations of 5 nanograms per liter in Read More …
Finally, a way to see molecules ‘wobble’
Microscopy breakthrough reveals how proteins behave in 3D, enabling new insights into cell behavior and disease progression Date: October 22, 2020 Source 1: University of Rochester Source 2: www.sciencedaily.com Summary: Researchers have found a way to visualize those molecules in Read More …
Coronavirus: Study finds further door opener into the cell
Date: October 20, 2020 Source 1: DZNE – German Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases Source 2: www.sciencedaily.com Summary: The coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 is known to infect cells via the receptor ACE2. Researchers have now identified neuropilin-1 as a factor that can facilitate Read More …
New lab test clarifies the potential protective effects of COVID-19 antibodies
Study shows range of antibody levels based in part on disease severity Date: October 19, 2020 Source 1: Ohio State University Source 2 : www.sciencedaily.com Summary: Knowing you have developed antibodies against the SARS-CoV-2 virus after recovering from COVID-19 doesn’t Read More …