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COVID-19 Pandemic

Unconventional T Cells in Severe COVID-19 Patients Could Predict Disease Outcome

September 6, 2020
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New York, NY — Researchers in France have discovered that patients suffering from severe COVID-19 show changes in a class of immune cells known as unconventional T cells. The study, published Sept....

New Coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) Mapped Out

September 2, 2020
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Daejeon, South Korea — Jean and Peter Medawar wrote in 1977 that a virus is “simply a piece of bad news wrapped up in proteins.” The “bad news” in the SARS-CoV-2 case is the...

Scientists Establish First Lethal Mouse Model for COVID-19

August 28, 2020
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Frederick, MD — Army scientists have developed the first lethal mouse model of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, using mice that were genetically engineered to express the human ACE2 gene–a...

Too Many COVID-19 Patients Get Unneeded ‘Just in Case’ Antibiotics

August 26, 2020
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Ann Arbor, MI — More than half of patients hospitalized with suspected COVID-19 in Michigan during the state’s peak months received antibiotics soon after they arrive, just in case they had a...

Hydroxychloroquine Ineffective as a Preventive Antiviral Against COVID-19. Says Study

August 19, 2020
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Cleveland, OH — Researchers at Case Western Reserve University have added to the growing body of understanding about how hydroxychloroquine (HCQ) is not a possible defence against COVID-19. Specifically,...

Preliminary Study of 300+ COVID-19 Patients Suggests Convalescent Plasma Therapy Effective

August 14, 2020
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Houston, TX — A preliminary analysis of an ongoing study of more than 300 COVID-19 patients treated with convalescent plasma therapy at Houston Methodist suggests the treatment is safe and effective....

Electric Cooker an Easy, Efficient Way to Sanitize N95 Masks, Study Suggests

August 7, 2020
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Champaign, IL — Owners of electric multicookers may be able to add another use to its list of functions, a new study suggests: sanitization of N95 respirator masks. The University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign...

AI for COVID-19 Diagnosis, Treatment, and Monitoring

August 5, 2020
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Bethesda, MD — The National Institutes of Health has launched the Medical Imaging and Data Resource Center (MIDRC), an ambitious effort that will harness the powers of artificial intelligence, and...

Re-Engineering Antibodies for COVID-19

July 31, 2020
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Austin, TX — With millions of COVID-19 cases reported across the globe, people are turning to antibody tests to find out whether they have been exposed to the coronavirus that causes the disease. But...

Experimental COVID-19 Vaccine Protects Upper and Lower Airways in Nonhuman Primates

July 29, 2020
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Bethesda, MD — Two doses of an experimental vaccine to prevent coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) induced robust immune responses and rapidly controlled the coronavirus in the upper and lower airways...

COVID-19 Provides Rare Opportunities for Studying Natural and Human Systems

July 29, 2020
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Stanford, CA — Like the legendary falling apple that hit Isaac Newton and led to his groundbreaking insight on the nature of gravity, COVID-19 could provide unintended glimpses into how complex Earth...

Computational Gene Study Suggests New Pathway for COVID-19 Inflammatory Response

July 29, 2020
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Oak Ridge, TN — Analyses of lung fluid cells from COVID-19 patients conducted on the nation’s fastest supercomputer point to gene expression patterns that may explain the runaway symptoms produced...

COVID-19 Research: Anti-Viral Strategy With Double Effect

July 29, 2020
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Frankfurt, Germany — In the case of an infection, the SARS-CoV-2 virus must overcome various defence mechanisms of the human body, including its non-specific or innate immune defence. During this process,...

COVID-19 May Cause Deadly Blood Clots

July 29, 2020
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Washington, DC — COVID-19 may increase the risk of blot clots in women who are pregnant or taking oestrogen with birth control or hormone replacement therapy, according to a new manuscript published...

New Device Provides Added Protection Against COVID-19 During Endoscopic Procedures

July 22, 2020
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Sendai, Japan — The COVID-19 pandemic has thrown up unimaginable challenges for healthcare workers. Even simple outpatient procedures such as endoscopies can expose staff to the risk of infection. However,...

Neutralizing Antibodies Isolated From COVID-19 Patients May Suppress Virus

July 22, 2020
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New York, NY — Researchers at Columbia University Irving Medical Center have isolated antibodies from several COVID-19 patients that, to date, are among the most potent in neutralizing the SARS-CoV-2...

A Nanomaterial Path Forward for COVID-19 Vaccine Development

July 15, 2020
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La Jolla, CA — From mRNA vaccines entering clinical trials, to peptide-based vaccines and using molecular farming to scale vaccine production, the COVID-19 pandemic is pushing new and emerging nanotechnologies...

Experimental COVID-19 Vaccine Safe, Generates Immune Response, Says Study

July 15, 2020
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Bethesda, MD — An investigational vaccine, mRNA-1273, designed to protect against SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), was generally well tolerated and prompted neutralizing...

Bats Offer Clues to Treating COVID-19

July 10, 2020
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Rochester, NY — Bats are often considered patient zero for many deadly viruses affecting humans, including Ebola, rabies, and, most recently, the SARS-CoV-2 strain of virus that causes coronavirus. Although...

Global Threats: How Lessons From COVID-19 Can Prevent Environmental Meltdown

July 3, 2020
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Princeton, NJ — Epidemiologists highlighted the dangers of Covid-19 in its early stages, but their warnings went largely ignored until rising infection rates forced policymakers to take action. Likewise,...

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