New Research Shows Remdesivir Is Likely a Highly Effective Antiviral Against SARS-CoV-2 / COVID-19
The drug remdesivir is likely to be a highly effective antiviral against SARS-CoV-2, according to a new study by a team of UK scientists. Writing…
The drug remdesivir is likely to be a highly effective antiviral against SARS-CoV-2, according to a new study by a team of UK scientists. Writing…
A new study from researchers at Brigham Young University finds that alcohol-free hand sanitizer is just as effective at disinfecting surfaces from the COVID-19 virus…
Airflows inside passenger cars and implications for airborne disease transmission. A new series of computational fluid dynamics simulations suggests that, for two people who must…
A smartphone-read ultrasensitive and quantitative saliva test for COVID-19. Offering an ultrasensitive yet accessible approach to COVID-19 testing, a portable saliva-based smartphone platform provides results…
Researchers identify clinically approved medications that can be re-purposed for COVID-19 treatment. In a multi-group collaborative involving the National Emerging Infectious Disease Laboratories (NEIDL), the…
Following the first recorded death of an anesthetist from COVID-19 in the UK in November 2020, a review of available data published in Anaesthesia (a…
Potential treatments for COVID-19 have been identified after the discovery of five genes associated with the most severe form of the disease. Genetic evidence is…
COVID-19 can lead to a broad range of neurologic complications including stroke, seizures, movement disorders, inflammatory diseases and more, even in moderate cases, according to…
First full results from interim analysis confirm that the Oxford COVID-19 vaccine (AZD1222) has an acceptable safety profile and is efficacious against symptomatic COVID-19 disease,…
When will life return to normal, when will immunity kick in? As the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) begins to schedule the vaccine…
The COVID-19 virus, like all viruses, relies on its host for reproduction How SARS-CoV-2 captures stoichiometric amino and nucleic acids in a human lung cell…
Face shields worn alone are not effective against COVID-19 sneezes. Do face shields provide enough protection to the wearers against COVID-19 if they don’t also…
As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to spread across the world, testing remains a key strategy for tracking and containing the virus. Bioengineering graduate student, Maha…
A large study of patients in the United States who contracted coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) confirms many complications of the disease, according to new research…
Researchers look to animals to find clues in proteins involved in infection. What makes the elderly and people with underlying conditions more vulnerable to COVID-19?…
Most countries are not fulfilling their international legal obligations during COVID-19 and other public health emergencies, reveals new research by a consortium of 13 leading…
“Super-spreader” events and extensive person-to-person contact propelled an outbreak of hantavirus pulmonary syndrome in a small village in Argentina from 2018-2019, according to research published…
New insights into protein structures through 3D modeling could help inform drug development and predict future outbreaks. Some animals are more susceptible to COVID-19 infection…