Date: October 5, 2020 Source 1: Pohang University of Science & Technology (POSTECH) SOurce 2: www.sciencedaily.com Summary: Researchers have developed a one-pot diagnostic method for detecting pathogenic RNAs with PCR-level sensitivity. Diagnostic technology for new infectious diseases can be developed Read More …
Tag: COVID-19
The ancient Neanderthal hand in severe COVID-19
Date: September 30, 2020 Source 1: Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology (OIST) Graduate University Source 2: www.sciencedaily.com Summary: Genetic variants that leave their carrier more susceptible to severe COVID-19 are inherited from Neanderthals, a new study finds. Since first Read More …
Delirium a key sign of COVID-19 in frail, older people
Date: September 30, 2020 Source 1: King’s College London Source 2: www.sciencedaily.com Summary: A new analysis, using information from the COVID Symptom Study app and patients admitted to St Thomas’ Hospital in London, has shown that delirium — a state Read More …
Many ventilation systems may increase risk of COVID-19 exposure, study suggests
Date: September 29, 2020 Source 1: University of Cambridge Source 2: www.sciencedaily.com Summary: Ventilation systems in many modern office buildings, which are designed to keep temperatures comfortable and increase energy efficiency, may increase the risk of exposure to the coronavirus, Read More …
Some severe COVID-19 cases linked to genetic mutations or antibodies that attack the body
Date: September 24, 2020 Source 1: Howard Hughes Medical Institute Source 2: www.sciencedaily.com Summary: Two new studies offer an explanation for why COVID-19 cases can be so variable. A subset of patients has mutations in key immunity genes; other patients Read More …
Antibody test developed for COVID-19 that is sensitive, specific and scalable
Date: September 11, 2020 Source: University of Texas at Austin Source 2: www.sciencedaily.com Summary: An antibody test for the virus that causes COVID-19 is more accurate and can handle a much larger number of donor samples at lower overall cost 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 …
COVID-19 less deadly and causes milder symptoms in children, UK study finds
Date: August 28, 2020 Source 1: University of Edinburgh Source 2: www.sciencedaily.com Summary: Children and teenagers are less likely than adults to develop severe COVID-19 or die from the disease, according to the world’s largest study of hospital patients with Read More …
Misconceptions about weather and seasonality impact COVID-19 response
Date: August 27, 2020 Source 1: Georgetown University Medical Center Source 2: www.sciencedaily.com Summary: Misconceptions about the way climate and weather impact exposure and transmission of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, create false confidence and have adversely shaped risk Read More …
Researchers unravel two mysteries of COVID-19
Evidence for predicting how severe a patient’s illness will become and why patients develop life-threatening blood clots Date: August 26, 2020 Source 1: Lawson Health Research Institute Source 2: www.sciencedaily.com Summary: In one study, researchers have identified six molecules that Read More …