New York to set up COVID-19 'checkpoints' New York will put up checkpoints at key entry points to the city to ensure that travelers are complying with the state's quarantine requirements, Mayor Bill de Blasio announced Wednesday. Aug 5, 2020 0 2
Canada strikes deals for vaccine candidates with Pfizer, Moderna Canada announced Wednesday it has signed two agreements with American pharmaceutical firms Pfizer and Moderna for the delivery of COVID-19 vaccines in 2021. Aug 5, 2020 0 3
US signs $1 billion vaccine deal with Johnson & Johnson The US government Wednesday announced a new $1 billion investment in a COVID-19 vaccine being developed by Johnson & Johnson, guaranteeing 100 million doses. Aug 5, 2020 0 4
Belgian meat plant quarantines 225 staff One of Belgium's biggest meat processing plants has sent 225 staff home to quarantine Wednesday after a cluster of coronavirus cases was discovered, the firm and the local mayor said. Aug 5, 2020 0 2
Virus testing in the US is dropping, even as deaths mount U.S. testing for the coronavirus is dropping even as infections remain high and the death toll rises by more than 1,000 a day, a worrisome trend that officials attribute largely to Americans getting discouraged over having ... Aug 5, 2020 0 2
How tumor cells evade the immune defense Scientists are increasingly trying to use the body's own immune system to fight cancer. A new study by the University of Bonn and research institutions in Australia and Switzerland now shows the strategies tumor cells use ... Aug 5, 2020 0 65
Autism: How a gene alteration modifies social behavior A team of researchers at the Biozentrum, University of Basel, has discovered a new connection between a genetic alteration and social difficulties related to autism: A mutation in the neuroligin-3 gene reduces the effect ... Aug 5, 2020 0 301
New findings on enzymes with important role in SARS-CoV-2 infection Researchers at Uppsala University have described the presence, throughout the human body, of the enzyme ACE2. This is thought to be the key protein used by the SARS-CoV-2 virus for host cell entry and development of the disease ... Aug 5, 2020 0 19
COVID-19: The virus and the vasculature The novel coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 infects the respiratory tract and in severe cases, the infection can result in lung failure, which necessitates the use of mechanical ventilation. In addition, these patients develop further ... Aug 5, 2020 0 2
COVID-19: Not all patients develop protective antibodies A laboratory test developed by a study group from MedUni Vienna can determine whether COVID-19 patients develop protective antibodies after having the disease. Scientists from MedUni Vienna's Institute of Pathophysiology ... Aug 5, 2020 0 99