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Find the latest scientific news, research reports, and maps related to COVID-19, the infectious disease caused by the 2019 Novel Coronavirus that originated in Wuhan, China, which is sometimes called 2019-nCoV or SARS-CoV-2. Reports on the outbreak include information from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), World Health Organization (WHO) and European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC).
Frontera, Anton 2 supercomputers simulate holistic model of SARS-CoV-2 virion. The COVID-19 virus holds some mysteries. Scientists remain in the dark on aspects of how…
Vitamin B6 may help calm cytokine storms and unclog blood clots linked to COVID-19’s lethality. But research on it is lacking. A Hiroshima University professor…
First large-scale peer-reviewed study of real-world effectiveness of COVID-19 vaccine by Israel’s Clalit Research Institute published in The New England Journal of Medicine. Major study,…
Model suggests higher risk based on race and age, offers insights to reduce disease impact. A modeling study suggests a majority of adult COVID-19 hospitalizations…
SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, is coated with sugars called glycans, which help it evade the immune system. New research shows precisely how those…
The coronaviruses that cause SARS and COVID-19 have spike proteins that move into “active” and “inactive” positions, and new research indicates how those molecular movements…
A University of Missouri engineer received a grant from the National Science Foundation to plan for large-scale manufacturing of an on-skin, wearable bioelectronic device. One…
Airflow patterns around two people conversing in typical situations, such as hair salons, medical exam rooms, and long-term care facilities. COVID-19 can spread from asymptomatic…
Scientists from around the world have published more than 87,000 papers about coronavirus between the start of the COVID-19 pandemic and October 2020, a new…
Viruses make copies of themselves during an infection, and new research sheds light on one of the coronavirus molecules that is important for this process,…
HSE University researchers have become the first in the world to discover genetic predisposition to severe COVID-19. The results of the study were published in…
People with COVID-19 may lose their sense of smell and taste for up to five months after infection, according to a preliminary study released today,…
Researchers analyzed daily low temperatures and infection rates in 50 Northern Hemisphere countries to quantify their effect on SARS-CoV-2 transmission. The SARS-CoV-2 pandemic has caused…
Scientists develop peptides that could inactivate coronavirus. Fool the novel coronavirus once and it can’t cause infection of cells, new research suggests. Scientists have developed…
Stress was the most common reason teachers cited for leaving the profession before and during the pandemic, according to a RAND Corporation survey of nearly…
Analysis of spring New York City outbreak finds asymptomatic cases make up at least 80% of COVID-19 cases. A new study out of the University…
DNA variants passed on to modern humans from Neanderthals can increase as well as decrease our ability to fight SARS-CoV-2, a new PNAS study finds….
Most Chinese working in the cities return to work today after a 7-day national holiday of Spring Festival. The annual Spring Festival, which is also…