The immune-boosting drug INNA-X shows promise against both COVID-19 and rhinovirus, offering protection for vulnerable…
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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.
Falling Incomes, Smaller Meals, Educational Setbacks Among the Consequences The onset of the COVID-19 pandemic…
Global greenhouse gas emissions over the last century have made southern China a hotspot for…
USC researchers have developed a new method to counter emergent mutations of the coronavirus and…
Frailty, not just age, significantly increases the risk of death and long-term care needs in…
Waning immunity may heighten risk, but milder reinfection may follow severe infection. It may be…
Colchicine worth adding to standard treatment for moderate to severe infection, says researchers. Colchicine, a…
Social Distancing Helps Others—and Protects You, Too Considering the greater good by social distancing during…
MIT economist works to show how therapies can be allocated fairly; states are now applying…
Research shows reductions in aerosol emissions had slight, temporary warming impact. The lockdowns and reduced…
esearchers found thapsigargin effectively combats COVID-19, flu, and RSV by boosting immune response. It’s stable,…
Weather parameters, typically excluded from pandemic modeling, improve prediction capabilities. The “second wave” of the…
Less traffic in first lockdown reduced air pollution but caused potentially damaging surface ozone levels…
Study found mortality was driven by age, severity of disease and the presence and extent…
Editor’s note: Varghese Mathai is a physicist at the University of Massachusetts Amherst who studies…
A hybrid forecast model predicted 125,000 fewer U.S. COVID deaths in 2021 if half the…
Multipronged BU research team finds 18 FDA-approved drugs that could halt coronavirus infection earlier. What…
When mixed with fluid from a nasal swab or blood sample, these protein sensors emit…