Powerful Medical Benefit: The Right Way to Breathe During the Coronavirus Pandemic
Inhale through your nose and exhale through your mouth. It’s not just something you do in yoga class – breathing this way actually provides a…
Infectious Diseases
Air Filter Created That Can Kill the Coronavirus – 99.8% Effective on SARS-CoV-2
Nickel Foam Filter Catches, Heats and Kills the Virus and other Pathogens Researchers from the University of Houston, in collaboration with others, have designed a…
Why COVID-19 “Happy Hypoxia” Condition is Baffling to Physicians
Study explains potential causes for Silent Hypoxemia condition in COVID-19 patients. Findings could prevent unnecessary intubation and ventilation. A new research study provides possible explanations…
Flu Mutation Study: Universal Flu Vaccine May Be More Challenging Than Expected
Many flu strains may be capable of mutating to escape universal-vaccine antibodies. Some common strains of influenza have the potential to mutate to evade broad-acting…
Handheld COVID-19 Test Could Deliver Results in 5 Minutes – For Just $10
University of Chicago researchers awarded $80,000 grant to develop test for current and former infections. Accurate and widespread testing is crucial to managing the coronavirus…
32 Cloth Materials Tested & Analyzed for COVID-19 Face Coverings by National Institute of Standards and Technology
Face Coverings Made From Layered Cotton Fabric Likely Slow the Spread of COVID-19 Better Than Synthetics Researchers have completed a new study of how well…
Seeing Is Believing: Comparing Facemask Effectiveness in Mitigating Transmission of COVID-19
FAU College of Engineering and Computer Science researchers use flow visualization to qualitatively test facemasks and social distancing. Currently, there are no specific guidelines on…
Study Is First to Identify Potential Therapeutic Targets for Covid-19 Using Blood Samples From Critically Ill Patients
Researchers profile the body’s immune response in critically ill patients. A team from Lawson Health Research Institute and Western University are the first in the…
Measles Virus Much Older Than Previously Thought – Genome Sequenced From Century-Old Diseased Lung
The measles virus may have emerged as early as the 6th century BCE, an international team of researchers reports. The finding is based on a…
Far-UVC Light Safely Kills 99.9% of Airborne Coronaviruses
More than 99.9% of seasonal coronaviruses present in airborne droplets were killed when exposed to a particular wavelength of ultraviolet light that is safe to…
Warmer Temperatures Slow COVID-19 Transmission, but Not by Much
It is well known that rates of transmission of some respiratory viruses, including influenza, tend to fall during the summer months. As COVID-19 has spread…
From Jekyll to Hyde: Genetic Mutation That Makes E. Coli Deadlier Pinpointed
Scientists identify an important protein that increases “bacterial virulence,” when mutated, changing harmless bacteria to harmful ones. As far as humans are concerned, bacteria can…
MIT Researchers Design Experimental Peptide That Targets and Destroys COVID-19
Computational modeling yields a protein fragment that could bind to coronavirus spike proteins and destroy them. The research described in this article has been published…
The Surprisingly Simple Way Researchers Say a Second COVID-19 Wave Could Be Avoided
A Second COVID-19 Wave Could Be Avoided if Social Distancing and the Use of Face Masks Are Maintained A model developed by ISGlobal shows that…
NIH Halts Clinical Trial of Hydroxychloroquine for COVID-19 – Here’s Why
Study shows treatment does no harm, but provides no benefit. A clinical trial to evaluate the safety and effectiveness of hydroxychloroquine for the treatment of…
Scientists Warn About COVID-19 Transmission to Animals – Including Pets and Livestock
As evidence mounts for the possibility of SARS-CoV-2 infecting various animals, scientists at UCL say a global effort is needed to reduce the risk of…
Initial COVID-19 Infection Rate in U.S. May Be 80 Times Greater Than Originally Reported
New research studies early stages of coronavirus outbreak to re-evaluate rate of initial spread in U.S. Many epidemiologists believe that the initial COVID-19 infection rate…
COVID-19 Patient With Acute Respiratory Distress Cured by Cancer Drug
Team at Marburg University Medical Center plans scientific study on the use of an immune inhibitor against the viral disease. Although the spreading SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus…
