A novel NIH technique uses Chelex resin to detect COVID-19 without RNA extraction, improving test…
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COVID-19, caused by the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus, is a global infectious disease that emerged in late 2019 and reshaped public health, science, and society. It primarily affects the respiratory system but can impact multiple organs, leading to a wide range of symptoms from mild illness to severe complications. The pandemic spurred unprecedented scientific collaboration, driving rapid advances in virology, epidemiology, and vaccine development, including mRNA technology. Research into COVID-19 continues to reveal insights into viral evolution, immune response, long COVID, and pandemic preparedness. Its legacy continues to influence healthcare systems, global health policy, and biomedical innovation worldwide.
Intranasal vaccines combined with oral bacteria may trigger stronger immunity against flu and COVID-19 by…
Part of the university’s Return to Learn program, wastewater screening helped prevent outbreaks by detecting…
Carolina researchers say downward trend in college drinking could change once students return to campus.…
Lessons from the pandemic could inform how to deal with other global crises that require…
HSE University researchers assessed the effectiveness of the T-cell immune response to 11 variants of…
New study finds a 17.7 percent rise in COVID-19 cases after a prolonged 2020 wildfire…
COVID-19 risks may shift from older adults to younger children as the SARS-CoV-2 virus becomes…
MIT team looks at classroom configurations and offers modifications to enhance safety during COVID-19 pandemic.…
CRISPR-based PICASSO technology uses self-assembling protein-DNA chips to detect antibodies in blood. The technique could…
The FDA authorization is only for certain immunocompromised individuals. Other fully vaccinated individuals do not…
At specific wavelengths, LEDs can inactivate the virus; A group of researchers has developed a…
Cholesterol Drug Shows Promise Against COVID-19 A licensed drug normally used to treat abnormal levels…
Researchers break down social factors behind differing black, white COVID-19 vaccination rates. Income, educational attainment,…
Support for mandates has increased across partisan and demographic subgroups. As infections from the delta…
New mathematical model incorporates human behavior—and the fears that drive it—to better predict multiple waves…
Near-Atomic Look at Three Ways To Thwart SARS-CoV-2 Variants SARS-CoV-2 nanobodies—microscopic molecules developed at the…
Global eradication of COVID-19 probably feasible, and more so than for polio, say public health…