Finding suggests technology can be installed in air conditioning, vacuum, and water systems Date: December 14, 2020 Source 1: American Friends of Tel Aviv University Source 2: www.sciencedaily.com Summary: Researchers have shown that the coronavirus can be killed efficiently, quickly, Read More …
Tag: Coronavirus
Researchers develop rapid genomics strategy to trace coronavirus
Date: December 10, 2020 Source 1: Garvan Institute of Medical Research Source 2: www.sciencedaily.com Summary: A team of researchers is pioneering the use of a fast genomic sequencing technology to help determine the source of hard-to-trace coronavirus cases. Thanks to 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 …
How coronavirus took hold in North America and in Europe
Date: September 10, 2020 Source 1: University of Arizona Source 2: www.sciencedaily.com Summary: Early interventions were effective at stamping out coronavirus infections before they spread, according to a new study. Combining virus genomics with epidemiologic simulations and travel records, the Read More …
NSAIDs not associated with more severe coronavirus disease, study finds
Date: September 8, 2020 Source 1: PLOS Source 2: www.sciencedaily.com Summary: The use of non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs), such as ibuprofen and diclofenac, is not associated with any adverse effects in people who have tested positive for COVID-19, according to Read More …
‘Hotspots’ of a coronavirus infection in the human body
Researchers identify new possible entry points for SARS-CoV-2 into human bodies Date: September 3, 2020 Source 1: DZNE – German Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases Source 2: www.sciencedaily.com Summary: An infection with the coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 can affect multiple organs. Researchers have Read More …
Mouthwashes could reduce the risk of coronavirus transmission, study shows
Date: August 10, 2020 Source 1: Ruhr-University Bochum Source 2: www.sciencedaily.com Summary: Results from cell culture experiments show that commercially available preparations have an effect on Sars-Cov-2 viruses. Sars-Cov-2 viruses can be inactivated using certain commercially available mouthwashes. This was Read More …
Far-UVC light safely kills airborne coronaviruses, study finds
Date: June 24, 2020 Source 1: Columbia University Irving Medical Center Source 2: www.sciencedaily.com Summary: A type of ultraviolet light called far-UVC — which is safe to use around people — kills more than 99.9 percent of airborne coronaviruses, a Read More …
COVID-19: Study reports ‘staggering’ death rate in U.S. among those infected who show symptoms
Date: May 18, 2020 Source 1: University of Washington Source 2: www.sciencedaily.com Summary: A new study finds the national U.S. rate of death among people infected with the novel coronavirus — SARS-CoV-2 — that causes COVID-19 and who show symptoms Read More …
Activation of the SARS coronavirus 2 revealed
Infection researchers identify starting points for vaccine development and therapy Date: May 4, 2020 Source 1: Deutsches Primatenzentrum (DPZ)/German Primate Center Source 2: www.sciencedaily.com Summary: A viral spike protein mediates entry of SARS-CoV-2 into host cells and harbors an unusual Read More …