COVID-19 Pandemic Spawns “Infodemic” in Scientific Literature
New policies, technologies could help make sense of flood of information. The science community has responded to the COVID-19 pandemic with such a flurry of…
New policies, technologies could help make sense of flood of information. The science community has responded to the COVID-19 pandemic with such a flurry of…
Since the start of the pandemic, scientists have learned that SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, is quite cunning. When the virus enters the body,…
Team led by Houston Methodist addresses need for quick, easy tests to screen plasma donors. A new study released by Houston Methodist takes researchers a significant step…
Researchers detected an unexpected 50% increase in patients presenting with respiratory illnesses at UCLA Health facilities in the months before the pandemic. UCLA researchers and…
Expert Says COVID-19 Deaths Closely Match “Normal” Age-Related Risk Pattern Death from COVID-19 equal to 5 weeks extra risk for over 55s and just 2…
FAU College of Engineering and Computer Science Visualization study illustrates why face shields alone don’t work. If the United States Centers for Disease Control and…
Study shows cats are fighting off the virus with naturally developed antibodies — however they could be at risk of reinfection. A newly published study…
The use of non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs), such as ibuprofen and diclofenac, is not associated with any adverse effects in people who have tested positive…
Exercise has been shown to reduce anxiety and stress, but it may not be enough for the levels caused by COVID-19. In a study of…
New study finds customers buying home testing kits for COVID were often misled by third-party websites. Home-testing kits sold online in the UK and US…
As COVID-19 continues to spread, bottlenecks in supplies and laboratory personnel have led to long waiting times for results in some areas. In a…
This movie of a 10-nanosecond molecular dynamics simulation shows how the shape of a SARS-CoV-2 virus protein (magenta) changes as it interacts with a possible…
Coronavirus patients recover faster if they undergo rehabilitation as soon as possible after coming off ventilators or leaving intensive care. COVID-19 patients can suffer long-term…
Contract tracing apps used to reduce the spread of COVID-19 are unlikely to be effective without proper uptake and support from concurrent control measures, finds…
Over the past few months, a number of drugs have been under investigation to treat COVID-19 without well-established safety or data to support these claims….
In a retrospective study of patients tested for COVID-19, researchers at the University of Chicago Medicine found an association between vitamin D deficiency and the…
Study to test Eli Lilly and Company’s LY-CoV555, a human monoclonal antibody against the SARS-CoV-2 spike protein, will examine its ability to combat the virus…
Researchers at Karolinska Institutet in Sweden have identified a small neutralizing antibody, a so-called nanobody, that has the capacity to block SARS-CoV-2 from entering human…