Medical research
Researchers cultivate mini lungs for SARS-CoV-2 research
A Bochum-based team intends to use organoids from stem cells to study the progression of SARS-CoV-2 infection and to identify antiviral substances.
May 29, 2020
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Coronavirus: why we're using llamas to help fight the pandemic
The search is on for effective treatments to combat the unprecedented COVID-19 pandemic. Given the lengthy development process for vaccines, one major immediate priority is the development of selective antibodies that can ...
May 26, 2020
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Inroads to a better Ebola vaccine
As the world focuses on finding a COVID-19 vaccine, research continues on other potentially catastrophic pandemic diseases, including Ebola and Marburg viruses.
May 18, 2020
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Researchers launche clinical trial to help reduce severity of COVID-19 illness in men
UCLA researchers have launched a new clinical trial that uses a hormone suppresser commonly used to treat men with prostate cancer to help improve clinical outcomes for men infected with COVID-19.
May 15, 2020
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Vaccination
Designing vaccines from artificial proteins
Vaccines are one of the most effective interventions to prevent the spreading of infectious diseases. They trigger the immune system to produce antibodies that protect the body against infection. However, we still lack efficacious ...
May 14, 2020
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Vaccination
Researchers race to develop candidate vaccines for COVID-19
University of Alberta researchers launched a joint effort with U.S.-based Tonix Pharmaceuticals to develop and test a vaccine against COVID-19.
May 14, 2020
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Small study suggests COVID-19 antibody test shows promise
A test that can detect the presence of antibodies to the SARS-CoV-2 virus in the blood of human patients is described in Nature Medicine. This assay, tested in 16 patients, may help to identify individuals whose plasma contains ...
May 13, 2020
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Exploring why some COVID-19 patients lose their sense of smell
Doctors have reported that partial or total loss of the sense of smell is often an early symptom of infection with SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19. Now, researchers reporting in ACS Chemical Neuroscience have shown ...
May 11, 2020
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Scientists discover new targets for preventing damage from viral infections
When the body faces stressful conditions such as high temperatures or lack of nutrients, cells produce the same large structures they make to combat virus infections.
May 11, 2020
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Medical research
Poxviruses could yield protein pathways for coronavirus vaccine
A vaccine first introduced in the late 1700's could help researchers today looking for a way to fight the coronavirus. Dr. Amy MacNeill, a veterinary pathologist at Colorado State University, and her team are using the vaccinia ...
May 7, 2020
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