Vial of investigational Janssen COVID-19 vaccine. Credit: The Janssen Pharmaceutical Companies of Johnson & Johnson A fourth Phase 3 clinical trial evaluating an investigational vaccine…
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UC postdoctoral researcher Adam Parlin holds up a silk face mask. A UC study found that silk masks might work better at repelling COVID-19 than…
Weather impact on virus transmission. Effect of relative humidity (RH=10%, 50%, and 90%) on coronavirus respiratory droplet cloud at temperature 30 C and wind speed…
In a search for COVID-19 treatments, researchers pursue a drug used on cats. University of Alberta researchers worked with SLAC X-ray scientists to explore the…
The disinfectant spray will use UCF-developed cerium oxide nanoparticles that have been shown to have a wide range of therapeutic properties. Current disinfectant products for…
The blue circular CovidNudge cartridge inside the NudgeBox analyzer. Credit: Thomas Angus/Imperial College London A 90-minute COVID-19 test has been shown to have over 94…
This scanning electron microscope image shows SARS-CoV-2 (round gold objects) emerging from the surface of cells cultured in the lab. Credit: NIAID-RML A CRISPR-based test…
Researchers offer first proof that Ultraviolet C light with a 222 nm wavelength — which is safer to use around humans — effectively kills the…
Credit: American Chemical Society Studying viral outbreaks in single cells could reveal new ways to defeat them. Many viruses, including HIV and influenza A, mutate…
When viruses, parasites, and other pathogens spread, humans and other animals tend to hunker down with immediate family and peer groups to avoid outsiders as…
Neutrophil extracellular traps (NETs), composed of DNA (blue), Cit-H3 (red), and MPO (green), in the lung of a patient who succumbed to COVID-19. Credit: ©…
A higher power magnification image shows the structure and density of SARS-CoV-2 virions (red) produced by human airway epithelia. Credit: Ehre Lab, UNC School of…
Wei Li, Ph.D., of Pitt, demonstrates a step in the process of obtaining a potential drug against COVID-19. Credit: UPMC University of Pittsburgh School of…
Course faculty (left to right): Teaching Assistant Lena Afeyan, Professor Facundo Batista, and Professor Richard YoungCredit: Screenshots courtesy of MIT Department of Biology, graphic by…
Dr. Ye’s team uses the CO2 infrared laser system to generate graphene. Experiment results show that the graphene they produced exhibit a much better anti-bacterial…
An artists’ conception of how small synthetic proteins, built from scratch from computer designs, can have an antiviral effect by binding with Spike proteins on…
Prone positioning saves lives, but nerve pressure injuries impair arms and legs. Severely ill COVID-19 patients on ventilators are placed in a prone (face down)…
Early interventions were effective at stamping out coronavirus infections, but subsequent, poorly monitored travel allowed the virus to ignite major outbreaks in Europe and North…
Researchers suggest ways to address challenges associated with measuring direct and indirect deaths attributable to COVID-19 pandemic. Estimating deaths from COVID-19 based on death certificate…
New policies, technologies could help make sense of flood of information. The science community has responded to the COVID-19 pandemic with such a flurry of…