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…
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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…
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: ©…
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…
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…
Houston Methodist became the first academic medical center in the nation to infuse critically ill COVID-19 patients with convalescent plasma donated from recovered patients, which…
(Click image for full view.) Although face shields block the initial forward motion of the jet, the expelled droplets move around the visor with relative…
The use of non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs), such as ibuprofen and diclofenac, is not associated with any adverse effects in people who have tested positive…
Free, circulating vitamin D levels in the blood may be a better predictor of future health risks in aging men, according to a study being…
New study finds customers buying home testing kits for COVID were often misled by third-party websites. Home-testing kits sold online in the UK and US…
Illinois researchers developed a microfluidic cartridge for a 30-minute COVID-19 test. The cartridges are 3D-printed and could be manufactured quickly. Credit: Photo courtesy of Bill…
The role of Wastewater-Based Epidemiology in the detection of SARS-CoV-2. Credit: Masaaki Kitajima/Biorender A group of scientists have detected genetic material from SARS-CoV-2 in untreated…
Vitamin D is sometimes called the sunshine vitamin. In a retrospective study of patients tested for COVID-19, researchers at the University of Chicago Medicine found…
Researchers at Karolinska Institutet in Sweden have identified a small neutralizing antibody, a so-called nanobody, that has the capacity to block SARS-CoV-2 from entering human…
School spaces with newer furniture show significantly lower levels of hazardous exposures. There are good reasons to be worried about indoor air quality right now,…