Why Do Some People Develop Severe COVID Symptoms From Novel Coronavirus?
Nasal microbiota holds clues to who will develop COVID symptoms from novel coronavirus. The microbiota in the nose and upper throat likely contains biomarkers for…
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Could Future COVID Variants Fully Dodge Our Immune System?
With every new variant of SARS-CoV-2 that emerges to cause a surge in cases, a worrisome question also arises: Could the virus eventually arrive at…
Everyday Exposure to Obesity-Promoting Chemicals Represents a Significant Risk to Public Health
Everyday exposure to obesity-promoting chemicals (obesogens) represents a significant risk to public health, and needs stronger regulation to minimize exposure and protect people’s health, according…
“Ultra-Potent” Antibody Against Multiple COVID-19 Variants Discovered
A technology developed at Vanderbilt University Medical Center has led to the discovery of an “ultra-potent” monoclonal antibody against multiple variants of SARS-CoV-2, the virus…
FDA: Why You Should Not Use Ivermectin to Treat or Prevent COVID-19
COVID-19. We’ve been living with it for what sometimes seems like forever. Given the number of deaths that have occurred from the disease, it’s perhaps…
Princeton Researchers Discover New Way To Encourage COVID Vaccinations and Masking
In the face of a global pandemic, with more than 200 million global infections and 4 million deaths, and despite unprecedented efforts by public health…
Non-Viral COVID-19 Nasal Vaccine Candidate Effective at Preventing Disease Transmission
Non-viral vaccine elicits immunity in respiratory tract. Breathe in, breathe out. That’s how easy it is for SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, to enter…
Top 11 Reasons for COVID-19 Vaccine Hesitancy – First: Mistrust of Government
People’s trust in the government’s approval of a safe and effective vaccine against COVID-19 is the biggest driver of vaccine uptake, an Australian study has…
Droplets Loaded With Coronaviruses Last Far Longer Than Previously Thought
Experiments with dummy heads and masks. Credit: TU Wien Tiny droplets loaded with viruses disappear more slowly after exhalation than previous models suggested. Experiments and…
More Than 1 in 10 COVID-19 Patients Were Infected After Hospital Admission in First Pandemic Wave
More than one in ten COVID-19 patients in 314 UK hospitals caught the infection in a hospital during the first pandemic wave say researchers conducting…
FDA Panel Voted 16–2 To Deny Authorization of Pfizer’s COVID Vaccine “Booster” Shot to the General Public
The key scientific advisory council of the Food and Drug Administration has voted to deny authorization of a “booster” shot of Pfizer’s mRNA vaccine to…
Several FDA-Approved Drugs Could Be Repurposed To Treat People Infected With COVID-19
Study suggests some medications might inhibit virus replication in human cells. Despite the development of SARS-CoV-2 vaccines, effective therapeutics are needed until worldwide immunity has…
When Organoids Meet Coronaviruses: Assessing Potential COVID Drug Targets
Researchers from the group of Hans Clevers in collaboration with the group of Bart Haagmans (Erasmus MC) established an organoid biobank to search for the…
COVID-19, Who To Vaccinate First Among Workers? Lessons From the Italian Crisis
The COVID-19 epidemic, and the lockdowns enforced in many countries, have imposed high costs on the population: a combined health and socio-economic crisis, with the…
Researchers Show Homemade COVID Face Masks Work – Effectiveness Varies Depending on Design
Triple-layer cotton towel fabric masks shown most efficient for blocking aerosolized virus. Since the spread of virus causing COVID-19 continues, experts recommended wearing homemade facemasks…
Immunity to COVID-19: Spike Protein Docking Site Is Achilles’ Heel of the Coronavirus
Around 20% of those who have recovered from Covid-19 fail to develop immune protection against SARS-CoV-2, according to a MedUni Vienna research team led by…
Immune Signal Promotes Production of Energy-Burning “Beige Fat” That Could Reduce Obesity
Cytokine increases production of “beige fat” to burn more cellular energy. An immune signal promotes the production of energy-burning “beige fat,” according to a new…
Researchers Identify Severe COVID-19 Risk Factors in Young Adults
PLoS One study looks at demographic and clinical markers for severe disease in patients age 18-29. With the age of COVID-19 hospitalizations skewing younger in…