Bats do a lot of good for the world — they pollinate plants, they eat disease-carrying insects, and they help disperse seeds that help with…
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With services overburdened, healthcare professionals are having to decide who should receive treatment. But is it wrong to prioritize younger patients with COVID-19? Two experts…
Researchers have discovered a promising new strategy for combating malaria, a mosquito-borne parasite that claims nearly a half-million lives each year. For a study reported…
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An exploratory randomized, controlled study on the safety and efficacy of either lopinavir/ritonavir (LPV/r) or Arbidol — antivirals that are used in some countries against…
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Record-Breaking Air Pollution in Nine Cities American Lung Association’s ‘State of the Air’ report finds climate change is driving increases in unhealthy air, 150 million…
Ventilator could support coronavirus treatment in low-income regions or where supplies are limited. A low-cost, easy-to-build non-invasive ventilator aimed at supporting the breathing of patients…
IBM’s World Community Grid hosts Scripps Research project to virtually screen chemical compounds that might help fight COVID-19. Under a collaboration between IBM and Scripps…
A start-up company that has repurposed upcycled solar cells to generate ultraviolet light to disinfect people’s hands has won €20,000 (~$22,000) in a hackathon designed…
University of California, Irvine team aims to determine best do-it-yourself protective coverings, finding bandanas more or less useless. The air that pours into your lungs…
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New research due to be presented at this year’s European Congress of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases (ECCMID)* reveals that raw-type dog foods contain high…
Researchers at The University of Texas at Austin are building a new type of ventilator made of cheap, widely available materials to help fill the…
Genetic variability in the human immune system may affect susceptibility to, and severity of infection by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), the virus…
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Study suggests testing and contact tracing and population behavioral changes — measures which have far less disruptive social and economic impact than total lockdown —…
