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Pooled COVID-19 testing methods could detect outbreaks in schools, says study

A team of researchers at Tufts University, USA, has found that pool testing in schools and universities can identify COVID-19 patients. This way, schools can immediately report the case, refer the staff to health departments, and conduct contact tracing.

21 Dec 2020

How has the COVID-19 pandemic affected the wellbeing of healthcare workers?

A new study by US-based researchers – at the Northwest Mental Illness Research, Education and Clinical Center and Columbia University – has found that healthcare workers have experienced significant psychiatric distress during the pandemic.

21 Dec 2020

Scientists develop a real-time COVID-19 triage system to help contain its spread

A team of US-based researchers at Stanford University and Contra Costa Health Services have developed an artificial intelligence (AI)-based system that can identify and triage handwritten faxed COVID-19 forms in real-time.

21 Dec 2020

COVID-19 spread in cities driven by socioeconomically weaker groups, study finds

Researchers in Sweden have conducted a study showing that the transmission of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) within cities is driven by socioeconomically weaker and high-mobility groups. They used Basel, Switzerland as their case study.

21 Dec 2020

SARS-CoV-2 spike protein remains remarkably conserved among 37 variants from Hong Kong

As the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic continues to intensify in many parts of the world, vaccine development is proceeding apace.

21 Dec 2020

SARS-CoV-2 RNA in serum associated with poor prognosis and high mortality

A new preprint indicates the direct correlation between the presence of detectable viral RNA loads in serum, and clinical severity and death.

21 Dec 2020

Cross-reactive coronavirus antibodies shape COVID-19 convalescent plasma functionality

The onset of the current COVID-19 pandemic revealed the seventh known pathogenic human coronavirus, SARS-CoV-2.

21 Dec 2020

South Korean city shows SARS-CoV-2 clade shift from V to GH over time

A new paper from South Korea describes the evolving SARS-CoV-2 genome in a single city, that of Gwangju, in the southwestern region of this country.

21 Dec 2020

Detecting SARS-CoV-2 sequences in blood monocytes

A meeting with doctors from Wuhan presented a compelling observation to Professor Laura Manuelidis, MD, from the Yale Medical School early in 2020.

21 Dec 2020

Research may lead to better treatment and vaccines for Ebola, COVID-19

In the midst of a global pandemic with COVID-19, it's hard to appreciate how lucky those outside of Africa have been to avoid the deadly Ebola virus disease.

21 Dec 2020

Emotional well-being and screen time are top health concerns for parents during pandemic

Many children are in virtual school, less physically connected to friends and activities like sports and may have experienced major lifestyle changes from spending more time at home during quarantine.

21 Dec 2020

FDA issues first emergency use authorization for second COVID-19 vaccine

Today, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration issued an emergency use authorization (EUA) for the second vaccine for the prevention of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2).

21 Dec 2020

Researchers create new polymer to deliver DNA and RNA-based therapies for diseases

University of Minnesota Twin Cities researchers in the Department of Chemistry have created a new polymer to deliver DNA and RNA-based therapies for diseases.

21 Dec 2020

Researchers discover more accurate technique to study gene responsible for innate immunity

An infant's odd case of rare encephalitis not typically found in children led researchers to discover never before seen genetic mutations and a more accurate technique to examine the IRAK4 gene responsible for innate immunity.

20 Dec 2020

Study may help explain how COVID-19 increases stroke risk

A UCLA-led study may help explain how COVID-19 increases the risk for stroke. Scientists made the finding by running fluid spiked with a COVID-19-like protein through a 3D-printed model of the arteries of a patient who had suffered a stroke.

18 Dec 2020

Zika infection affects fetal retinal development during pregnancy but not after birth

While the SARS-CoV-2 virus has dominated the news this past year, researchers continue to study the health effects of the Zika virus, which has been reported in 86 countries globally.

18 Dec 2020

AOAC INTERNATIONAL issues Certificates of Validation for three test kits that detect SARS-CoV-2

AOAC INTERNATIONAL announced today that it has issued Certificates of Validation for three proprietary test kits that detect SARS-CoV-2, the causative agent of COVID-19 illness, on environmental surfaces.

18 Dec 2020

Research at Advanced Photon Source laid the groundwork for effective COVID-19 vaccines

There is light at the end of the COVID-19 pandemic tunnel. Several vaccines against the SARS-CoV-2 virus that causes COVID-19 are now in clinical trials, with one -- developed by Pfizer/BioNTech -- already having been approved for emergency use in the United States.

18 Dec 2020

Quantifying SARS-CoV-2 transmission in large urban areas

A team of international researchers used mobility information and socio-demographic data to build a model of SARS-CoV-2 transmission to understand where, when, and how many transmission events occurred in the first wave of the pandemic in the United States.

18 Dec 2020

Novel SARS-CoV-2 neutralizing antibody enters Phase 1/2a clinical study

Cologne University Hospital (UKK), University of Marburg (UMR), the German Center for Infection Research (DZIF) and Boehringer Ingelheim today announced the initiation of Phase 1/2a clinical investigation of BI 767551, a new SARS-CoV-2 neutralizing antibody.

18 Dec 2020

Virus News and Research

Latest Virus News and Research

Pooled COVID-19 testing methods could detect outbreaks in schools, says study

How has the COVID-19 pandemic affected the wellbeing of healthcare workers?

Scientists develop a real-time COVID-19 triage system to help contain its spread

COVID-19 spread in cities driven by socioeconomically weaker groups, study finds

SARS-CoV-2 spike protein remains remarkably conserved among 37 variants from Hong Kong

SARS-CoV-2 RNA in serum associated with poor prognosis and high mortality

Cross-reactive coronavirus antibodies shape COVID-19 convalescent plasma functionality

South Korean city shows SARS-CoV-2 clade shift from V to GH over time

Detecting SARS-CoV-2 sequences in blood monocytes

Research may lead to better treatment and vaccines for Ebola, COVID-19

Emotional well-being and screen time are top health concerns for parents during pandemic

FDA issues first emergency use authorization for second COVID-19 vaccine

Researchers create new polymer to deliver DNA and RNA-based therapies for diseases

Researchers discover more accurate technique to study gene responsible for innate immunity

Study may help explain how COVID-19 increases stroke risk

Zika infection affects fetal retinal development during pregnancy but not after birth

AOAC INTERNATIONAL issues Certificates of Validation for three test kits that detect SARS-CoV-2

Research at Advanced Photon Source laid the groundwork for effective COVID-19 vaccines

Quantifying SARS-CoV-2 transmission in large urban areas

Novel SARS-CoV-2 neutralizing antibody enters Phase 1/2a clinical study

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