Using “lab on a chip” technology, Stanford engineers have created a microlab half the size of a credit card that can detect COVID-19 in just…
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At the onset of the coronavirus pandemic, there were high hopes that hot summer temperatures could reduce its spread. Although summer didn’t bring widespread relief,…
A heat map as of Oct. 30, showing confirmed cases of COVID-19 per 100,000 people, with darker colors indicating higher case counts. Credit: Center for…
Physician to the President Doctor Sean Conley, joined by members of the President’s medical team, delivers remarks to reporters at Walter Reed National Military Medical…
Recirculating flows, namely wakes, are observed both in the front of the cougher (left) and at the back of the listener (right). A droplet may…
University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine scientists have discovered the fastest way to identify potent, neutralizing human monoclonal antibodies against SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes…
This census tract map shows estimated ranges of the numbers of days to peak infection. Credit: Thomas et al., 2020, PNAS The coronavirus doesn’t spread…
The number of virus strains present in each zip code in Houston during the second wave of COVID-19 cases in summer 2020. Number of strains…
Divide and conquer: Red curve shows the effect of 10 infected individuals in a population of 1 million people. If the population is broken into…
New research shows that COVID-19 exposure risk from contaminated candy could be successfully mitigated both by washing hands and washing candy using a simple at-home…
Researchers say viral transmission risk is low, even when candies are handled by infected persons, but handwashing and disinfecting collected sweets reduces risk even further.…
Let’s say you have a runny nose, headache, and cough. Are they signs of COVID-19 or just a run-of-the-mill common cold? Northwestern University epidemiologist Dr.…
Schematic shows how a chemical modulation layer “sanitizes” the face mask wearer’s respiratory droplets. Credit: Northwestern University Anti-viral layer attacks respiratory droplets to make mask…
MIT researchers have found that people who are asymptomatic for Covid-19 may differ from healthy individuals in the way that they cough. These differences are…
A team of researchers have tested everything from t-shirts and socks to jeans and vacuum bags to determine what type of mask material is most…
Overall risk of admission low, but those in patient-facing roles are at particular risk, say researchers. Healthcare workers and their families account for a sixth…
A test subject coughs into a laser scanner during a University of Amsterdam study on how microdroplets spread the virus that leads to COVID-19. Credit:…
Hospitalized patients who were taking daily aspirin had lower risk of ICU admission, ventilation, and dying from SARS-CoV-2 virus. Hospitalized COVID-19 patients who were taking…
The COVID PROFILE study will use blood samples from people in Victoria to look in detail at immune responses to COVID-19. Credit: Walter and Eliza…
A new study led by Marc Veldhoen, principal investigator at Instituto de Medicina Molecular João Lobo Antunes (iMM; Portugal) with an interdisciplinary team of clinicians…