Using “lab on a chip” technology, Stanford engineers have created a microlab half the size…
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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.
A recent study by Estonian researchers at University of Tartu explains how coronavirus is activated…
Textual analysis of social media posts finds users’ anxiety and suicide-risk levels are rising, among…
Blood clots continue to wreak havoc for patients with severe COVID-19 infection, and a new…
The ability of SARS-CoV-2 to infect cells depends on interactions between the viral spike protein…
Investigations of deceased COVID-19 patients have shed light on possible lung damage caused by the…
At the onset of the coronavirus pandemic, there were high hopes that hot summer temperatures…
University of Chicago researchers add district map to COVID Atlas visualization tool. Citizens and voters…
Brigham investigators have identified patients who cleared the disease faster and had a persistent antibody…
Dispersion of large, medium, small airborne cough droplets in various outdoor conditions. The ongoing COVID-19…
Letting an algorithm decide which maintenance holes to test for evidence of coronavirus could improve…
University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine scientists have discovered the fastest way to identify potent,…
Preclinical data published in Cell show the nanoparticle vaccine spurs extremely high levels of protective…
‘Mini-lungs’ grown from tissue donated to Cambridge hospitals has provided a team of scientists from…
In a recent study, NYU Abu Dhabi faculty Alberto Gandolfi proposes alternate weeks of in-classroom…
A study involving more than 5,000 COVID-19 patients in Houston finds that the virus that…
When Dr. Stephen Smith of Seattle Children’s Research Institute came down with muscle aches, gastrointestinal…
How does COVID-19 affect sperm and thus the next generation’s immune system? Researchers from the…