Coronavirus World Map: Distribution of COVID-19 cases as of April 20, 2020. Credit: WHO WHO Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) Situation Report 91 No new country/territory/area reported…
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Record-Breaking Air Pollution in Nine Cities American Lung Association’s ‘State of the Air’ report finds climate change is driving increases in unhealthy air, 150 million…
Low-cost, easy to build prototype ventilator during use. The ventilator can be used to support COVID-19 treatment in low income regions of where ventilator supplies…
IBM’s World Community Grid hosts Scripps Research project to virtually screen chemical compounds that might help fight COVID-19. Under a collaboration between IBM and Scripps…
Solar-powered hand sanitization unit in use. Credit: SunCrafter A start-up company that has repurposed upcycled solar cells to generate ultraviolet light to disinfect people’s hands…
The head of a mannequin sits inside a Plexiglas box in James Smith’s lab, awaiting inhalation testing. Credit: James Smith / UCI University of California,…
Coronavirus World Map: Distribution of COVID-19 cases as of April 19, 2020. Credit: WHO WHO Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) Situation Report 90 No new country/territory/area reported…
New research due to be presented at this year’s European Congress of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases (ECCMID)* reveals that raw-type dog foods contain high…
The team’s Austin Bridge Breathing Unit. Credit: University of Texas at Austin Researchers at The University of Texas at Austin are building a new type…
Coronavirus World Map: Distribution of COVID-19 cases as of April 18, 2020. Credit: WHO WHO Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) Situation Report 89 No new country/territory/area reported…
Study suggests testing and contact tracing and population behavioral changes — measures which have far less disruptive social and economic impact than total lockdown —…
A 3D print of a spike protein on the surface of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19. University of Iowa and University of Georgia are…
Coronavirus World Map: Distribution of COVID-19 cases as of April 17, 2020. Credit: WHO WHO Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) Situation Report 88 No new country/territory/area reported…
Cumulative number of confirmed COVID-19 pediatric intensive care patients United States (March 18-April 6). Credit: mvps.org The number of children infected with the coronavirus is…
The highly infectious and deadly Ebola virus is shown in this research photo from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases. Ebola virus disease…
Research due to be presented at this year’s European Congress on Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases (ECCMID)* shows that using paper towels is substantially more…
Part of the body’s immune system, neutrophils detect bacteria and can expel their DNA (see arrows) to attack the bacteria with a gauzy web of…
Researchers are urging health authorities to immediately recognize the role of airborne transmission of COVID-19 virus droplets from an infected person beyond 1.5m in order…
Coronavirus World Map: Distribution of COVID-19 cases as of April 15, 2020. Credit: WHO WHO Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) Situation Report 86 No new country/territory/area reported…
Millions of people have been tested for the novel coronavirus, most using a kit that relies on the polymerase chain reaction (PCR). This sensitive method…