Wearing COVID-19 Face Coverings Around Kids Doesn’t Mask Your Emotions
The proliferation of face coverings to keep COVID-19 in check isn’t keeping kids from understanding facial expressions, according to a new study by University of…
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How the COVID Virus Induces Inflammation, Cytokine Storm and Stress in Infected Lung Cells
The researchers Wasco Wruck and Prof. James Adjaye from the Institute of Stem Cell Research and Regenerative Medicine, Medical Faculty of Heinrich-Heine-University Duesseldorf, Germany, employed…
New Testing Shows Masks Not Enough to Stop COVID-19’s Spread Without Social Distancing
Simply wearing a mask may not be enough to prevent the spread of COVID-19 without social distancing. In Physics of Fluids, by AIP Publishing, researchers tested…
Mini Antibodies Produced by a Llama and Isolated by Neuroscientists Could Prevent COVID-19 Infection
Preliminary results suggest anti-COVID19 nanobodies may be effective at preventing and diagnosing infections. National Institutes of Health researchers have isolated a set of promising, tiny…
What Are the Greatest Risk Factors of Dying From COVID-19? New Research Has Answers
Important new findings from UM School of Medicine could help guide healthcare clinicians with managing hospitalized patients in the weeks ahead. Hospitalized COVID-19 patients have…
Most Realistic View Yet of COVID-19 Coronavirus Spike’s Protein Structure
The study, done on a mild-mannered relative of the virus that causes COVID-19, paves the way for seeing more clearly how spike proteins initiate infections,…
Do I Know You? How Masks Disrupt Facial Perception
The identification of people wearing masks has often presented a unique challenge during the pandemic. A new study by researchers from Ben-Gurion University of the…
Particle Testing Has Scientists Expecting a New Surge of COVID-19 Infections – Here’s Why
Study of individual SARS-CoV-2-like particle degradation suggests a potential surge of COVID-19 infections in the winter. Winter is coming in the northern hemisphere on Monday,…
“You Do Not Want to Mess With This Virus” – Research Strongly Suggests COVID-19 Virus Enters the Brain
A study published in Nature Neuroscience shows how spike protein crosses the blood-brain barrier. More and more evidence is coming out that people with COVID-19…
High-Speed Atomic Force Microscopy Reveals COVID-19 Surface Transmission Mechanism
Paderborn University investigated COVID-19 transmission mechanisms. The study results could make a significant contribution to combating COVID-19 and have now been published in Advanced Nano-Biomed…
UCLA Scientists Discover How the COVID-19 Virus Causes Multiple Organ Failure
UCLA researchers are the first to create a version of COVID-19 in mice that shows how the disease damages organs other than the lungs. Using…
Potential Weakness in SARS-CoV-2 Discovered – Single Protein Needed for COVID-19 Virus to Reproduce and Spread
A single protein that appears necessary for the COVID-19 virus to reproduce and spread to other cells is a potential weakness that could be targeted…
Science’s 2020 Breakthrough of the Year: Effective COVID-19 Vaccines
For many, 2020 was a year of life suspended, as the novel coronavirus spread rapidly across the planet and forced people indoors — often far…
New COVID-19 Test Targets Three Viral Genes to Increase Reliability – Could Reduce Virus Spread
New test by ARU professor could cut false negatives and deliver faster results. Results of a unique test developed by a world-renowned expert, which targets…
A Shock to the PPE System: New Method for Recharging N95 Masks to Meet COVID Demand
A researcher from the Institute of Industrial Science at The University of Tokyo has demonstrated a novel method for recharging sterilized N95 masks so that…
Gene Identified That Could Explain Why COVID-19 Causes No Symptoms in Some and Serious Illness or Death in Others
The Translational Genomics Research Institute (TGen), an affiliate of City of Hope, has identified a specific genetic target that could help explain the tremendous variation…
Researchers Uncover Evidence That UV Radiation From Sunlight Reduces COVID-19 Transmission
Scientists, policymakers, and healthcare workers are eager to discern to what extent COVID-19 may be seasonal. Understanding this aspect of the disease could guide our…
Researchers Warn: Much of the World May Not Have Access to a COVID-19 Vaccine Until 2022
Nearly a quarter of the world’s population may not have access to a covid-19 vaccine until at least 2022, warns a study published by The BMJ today….