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Coronavirus (COVID-19)
COVID-19 outbreak
Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is the infectious disease caused by the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2)
A pneumonia of unknown cause detected in Wuhan, China was first reported to the World Health Organization Country Office in China on 31 December 2019 and recognised as a pandemic on 11 March 2020.
Reported illnesses have ranged from mild symptoms to severe illness and death for confirmed COVID-19 cases.
More information: WHO, CDC, global cases.
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No link between cellphone use, brain cancer, major report finds
In news that should reassure folks glued to their cellphones all day, a new international review finds no link between cellphone use and brain cancer.
Sep 4, 2024
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Newly discovered antibody protects against all COVID-19 variants
Researchers have discovered an antibody able to neutralize all known variants of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, as well as distantly related SARS-like coronaviruses that infect other animals.
Sep 3, 2024
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To subvert immune response, SARS-CoV-2 stimulates production of proteins without protective function
To evade the human host's immune response, SARS-CoV-2, the coronavirus that causes COVID-19 uses the machinery of defense cells to induce the expression of unproductive isoforms of key antiviral genes—variant forms of genes ...
Aug 20, 2024
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New vector vaccine against COVID-19 provides long-term protection
The protective effect of established COVID-19 vaccines is initially very robust, but wanes relatively quickly. This limitation imposes a need for periodic booster shots, which drives vaccine hesitation.
Aug 20, 2024
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Antibody could offer sweeping protection against evolving SARS-CoV-2 virus
Researchers at Northeastern say they've discovered how an antibody could provide broad protection against severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2), the virus responsible for COVID-19—even as it evolves ...
Aug 16, 2024
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Researchers develop a new vaccine additive that creates a stronger, tunable immune response
Researchers at Stanford Engineering have developed a nanoparticle platform that could make existing vaccines more effective, including those for influenza, COVID-19, and HIV. In addition to helping vaccine candidates produce ...
Aug 7, 2024
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Scientists get to the bottom of COVID's worst pediatric complication
Early in the COVID-19 pandemic, some children fought off COVID with few, if any, symptoms, only to go into organ failure a few weeks later.
Aug 7, 2024
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New COVID-19 research provides insights on variant spread in Missouri, patient outcomes
New research from the University of Missouri School of Medicine and the NextGen Center for Influenza and Emerging Infectious Diseases reveals how, during the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic, disease monitoring efforts ...
Aug 7, 2024
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Researchers develop new approach to document genetic ancestry
University of Glasgow researchers have helped to develop a new method for understanding the relationships between different DNA sequences and where they come from.
Sep 16, 2024
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Combined anti-seizure drug and omega-3 may lower COVID-19 risks
Ronald Rodriguez, MD, Ph.D., professor of medical education and urology at Joe R. and Teresa Lozano Long School of Medicine at The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio (UT Health San Antonio), has discovered ...
Sep 9, 2024
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New study highlights importance of targeting unchanging parts of COVID-19 virus
For the past three years, Corewell Health researchers have been studying the genetic code of the virus that causes COVID-19 to better understand how it is changing and how to avoid another pandemic. Much of the world's focus ...
Sep 9, 2024
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Monoclonal antibody neutralizes numerous COVID-19 variants
A monoclonal antibody appears effective at neutralizing the numerous variants of SARS-CoV-2, as well as related viruses in animals that could pose a threat if they were to begin spreading in people. The antibody, called SC27, ...
Sep 6, 2024
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Global experts present early-stage recommendations for nanomedicine development
They're tiny drug-delivery systems 1,000 times smaller than a human hair, but while nanomedicines have long been hailed as the future for treating debilitating and life-threatening diseases, their journey from lab to patient ...
Sep 6, 2024
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Humans infecting animals infecting humans—from COVID-19 to bird flu, preventing pandemics requires protecting all
When the World Health Organization declared COVID-19 a pandemic on March 11, 2020, humans had been the only species with reported cases of the disease. While early genetic analyses pointed to horseshoe bats as the evolutionary ...
Sep 4, 2024
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T-cell responses influence patient outcomes in SARS-CoV-2 pneumonia, study finds
Northwestern Medicine investigators have identified distinct T-cell responses associated with patient outcomes in unvaccinated individuals with severe SARS-CoV-2 pneumonia, according to findings published in Nature Immunology.
Sep 4, 2024
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Study unveils novel treatment for blocking SARS-CoV-2 entry into cells
In light of the ongoing threat posed by new viruses following the emergence of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), which led to the COVID-19 pandemic, new antiviral drugs continue to be developed ...
Aug 30, 2024
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Proof-of-concept study explores massage therapy to help reduce nurse burnout
Even before the coronavirus pandemic, high rates of burnout and staffing shortages plagued the nursing industry, primarily because of the stressful demands of the job. The COVID-19 pandemic only amplified these challenges, ...
Aug 27, 2024
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Got cold symptoms? Here's when kids should take a sick day from school
As schools reopen for another year, they are focused on improving student attendance. But back-to-school is hitting just as COVID-19 cases are increasing, raising the question: When is a child too sick for school?
Aug 20, 2024
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