Patients hospitalized with COVID-19 were over three times more likely to die if they had metabolic syndrome Date: August 25, 2020 Source 1: Tulane University Source 2: www.sciencedaily.com Summary: Patients hospitalized with COVID-19 who had a combination of high blood Read More …
Tag: COVID-19
Antibodies that may protect against COVID-19
Date: August 24, 2020 Source 1: University of Massachusetts Medical School Source 2: www.sciencedaily.com Summary: A new study suggests that COVID-19 specific IgA monoclonal antibodies may provide effective immunity in the respiratory system against the novel coronavirus — a potentially Read More …
New insights into lung tissue in COVID-19 disease
Date: August 21, 2020 Source 1: University of Göttingen Source 2: www.sciencedaily.com Summary: Researchers have developed a new three-dimensional imaging technique to visualize tissue damage in severe COVID-19. Physicists at the University of Göttingen, together with pathologists and lung specialists Read More …
Blood clots and lung injuries found in patients who have died of COVID-19
Date: August 20, 2020 Source 1: Imperial College London Source 2: www.sciencedaily.com Summary: A new post-mortem study of patients who have died from COVID-19 found severe damage to the lungs and signs of blood clotting in major organs. A new Read More …
Low-cost, accurate COVID-19 antibody detection platform
Portable imager could massively increase testing across nation by end of 2020 Date: August 19, 2020 Source 1: University of California – Irvine Source 2: www.sciencedaily.com Summary: A robust, low-cost imaging platform utilizing lab-on-a-chip technology may be available for rapid Read More …
Aging heart cells offer clues to susceptibility of older people to severe COVID-19
Date: August 18, 2020 Source 1: University of Cambridge Source 2: www.sciencedaily.com Summary: Genes that play an important role in allowing SARS-CoV-2 to invade heart cells become more active with age, according to new research. Genes that play an important Read More …
Task force examines role of mobile health technology in COVID-19 pandemic
Experts focus on potential benefits of wearable sensors Date: August 13, 2020 Source 1: University of Massachusetts Amherst Source 2: www.sciencedaily.com Summary: An international task force concludes in new research that mobile health (mHealth) technologies are a viable option to Read More …
‘AeroNabs’ promise powerful, inhalable protection against COVID-19
Date: August 11, 2020 Source 1: University of California, San Francisco Source 2: www.sciencedaily.com Summary: Scientists have devised a novel approach to halting the spread of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19. The researchers engineered a completely synthetic, production-ready molecule Read More …
COVID-19: The long road to recovery
Date: August 6, 2020 Source 1: University of Leeds Source 2: www.sciencedaily.com Summary: Researchers have identified a pattern of longer-term symptoms likely to be experienced by people who were hospitalized with the COVID-19 infection. They include fatigue, breathlessness, psychological distress Read More …
Young kids could spread COVID-19 as much as older children and adults, study suggests
Findings important to nationwide conversations on reopening schools and daycare Date: July 30, 2020 Source 1: Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago Source 2: www.sciencedaily.com Summary: Researchers have discovered that children younger than 5 years with mild Read More …