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Coronavirus is a group of RNA viruses that cause a variety of diseases in humans and other animals. COVID-19 is a new disease first identified in Wuhan China, caused by a new coronavirus that has not previously been seen in humans. In COVID-19, "CO" stands for corona, "VI" stands for virus, and D stands for disease and the 19 indicates it was first discovered in 2019. The virus is related (but is not the same) to the SARS-associated coronavirus that caused an outbreak of severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) in 2002-2003.
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MAY 19, 2021Technology
Attempts to understand the SARS-CoV-2 virus have focused on a key mechanism of action: the use of a “spike pr ...Written By: Ryan VingumMAY 18, 2021Immunology
Canadian researchers have discovered an antiviral drug that blocks the SARS-CoV-2 virus from infecting lung cells. Promi ...Written By: Tara FernandesMAY 18, 2021Plants & Animals
It's estimated that two billion people don't have access to reliable sources of nutritious food - they are food insecure ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 14, 2021Cell & Molecular Biology
The loss of the sense of smell is a well-known symptom of COVID-19, and was common even in people that did not have many ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 12, 2021Immunology
Teams of science experts from numerous disciplines have been collecting data on SARS-CoV-2 for over a year to understand ...Written By: Caroline WallaceMAY 11, 2021Neuroscience
Researchers from the University of Pittsburgh have found that patients with clinically diagnosed neurological symptoms l ...Written By: Annie LennonMAY 10, 2021Microbiology
The pandemic virus SARS-CoV-2 has changed the world in devastating ways, taking hundreds of thousands of lives & new var ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 08, 2021Cannabis Sciences
Two recent, separately published surveys combine to create an interesting overview of how cannabis use changed duri ...Written By: Angela DowdenMAY 06, 2021Clinical & Molecular DX
A surge of pro-inflammatory cytokines, intense, and sustained inflammation leading to organ damage and a high risk of de ...Written By: Tara FernandesMAY 06, 2021Immunology
New research has revealed that COVID-19 vaccines may not work as effectively in those whose immune systems have been neg ...Written By: Tara FernandesMAY 04, 2021Immunology
There are currently five variants of concern in the U.S., genetically distinct forms of the COVID-causing coronavirus th ...Written By: Tara FernandesMAY 04, 2021Cell & Molecular Biology
You can see the spike protein of the virus in action in this video.Written By: Carmen LeitchAPR 30, 2021Health & Medicine
Vaccinating as many people as possible will be one of several efforts that will be needed to halt the progression of the ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAPR 29, 2021Microbiology
For over a year now, scientists and clinicians have been trying to understand why the SARS-CoV-2 virus causes such deadl ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAPR 29, 2021Clinical & Molecular DX
Over 1.2 million genome sequences collected from 172 countries have been uploaded to a data-sharing site over the course ...Written By: Tara FernandesAPR 28, 2021Cell & Molecular Biology
Sugar is something sweet to add to your food, but just like fat, different types of sugars play important roles in biolo ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAPR 28, 2021Health & Medicine
Globally, more than 2 million people have died with SARS-CoV-2 infection. The World Health Organization (WHO) estimates ...Written By: Caroline WallaceAPR 27, 2021Drug Discovery & Development
An international group of olfactory experts have recommended against the use of steroid treatments for loss of smell rel ...Written By: Annie LennonAPR 27, 2021Technology
Since the COVID-19 pandemic began, researchers have sought new ways to curb the spread of the virus. As colder weather a ...Written By: Ryan VingumAPR 27, 2021Immunology
University of Oxford scientists have developed a vaccine against malaria, which they describe as having “unprecede ...Written By: Tara FernandesAPR 25, 2021Cell & Molecular Biology
When we're exposed to a pathogen, our immune system normally mounts a robust response against it. Antibodies are generat ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAPR 22, 2021Drug Discovery & Development
Researchers from Johns Hopkins have found that the mRNA Covid vaccines developed by Pfizer and Moderna not only work wit ...Written By: Annie LennonAPR 22, 2021Immunology
If you’re young and healthy and you’ve had COVID, your body will produce protective antibodies that guard yo ...Written By: Tara FernandesAPR 22, 2021Clinical & Molecular DX
Gum disease is associated with an increased risk of COVID-related ICU admission and death, says a study by McGill Univer ...Written By: Tara Fernandes
MAY 19, 2021
Technology
Attempts to understand the SARS-CoV-2 virus have focused on a key mechanism of action: the use of a “spike pr
...
Written By:
Ryan Vingum
MAY 18, 2021
Immunology
Canadian researchers have discovered an antiviral drug that blocks the SARS-CoV-2 virus from infecting lung cells. Promi
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
MAY 18, 2021
Plants & Animals
It's estimated that two billion people don't have access to reliable sources of nutritious food - they are food insecure
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 14, 2021
Cell & Molecular Biology
The loss of the sense of smell is a well-known symptom of COVID-19, and was common even in people that did not have many
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 12, 2021
Immunology
Teams of science experts from numerous disciplines have been collecting data on SARS-CoV-2 for over a year to understand
...
Written By:
Caroline Wallace
MAY 11, 2021
Neuroscience
Researchers from the University of Pittsburgh have found that patients with clinically diagnosed neurological symptoms l
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
MAY 10, 2021
Microbiology
The pandemic virus SARS-CoV-2 has changed the world in devastating ways, taking hundreds of thousands of lives & new var
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 08, 2021
Cannabis Sciences
Two recent, separately published surveys combine to create an interesting overview of how cannabis use changed duri
...
Written By:
Angela Dowden
MAY 06, 2021
Clinical & Molecular DX
A surge of pro-inflammatory cytokines, intense, and sustained inflammation leading to organ damage and a high risk of de
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
MAY 06, 2021
Immunology
New research has revealed that COVID-19 vaccines may not work as effectively in those whose immune systems have been neg
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
MAY 04, 2021
Immunology
There are currently five variants of concern in the U.S., genetically distinct forms of the COVID-causing coronavirus th
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
MAY 04, 2021
Cell & Molecular Biology
You can see the spike protein of the virus in action in this video.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 30, 2021
Health & Medicine
Vaccinating as many people as possible will be one of several efforts that will be needed to halt the progression of the
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 29, 2021
Microbiology
For over a year now, scientists and clinicians have been trying to understand why the SARS-CoV-2 virus causes such deadl
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 29, 2021
Clinical & Molecular DX
Over 1.2 million genome sequences collected from 172 countries have been uploaded to a data-sharing site over the course
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
APR 28, 2021
Cell & Molecular Biology
Sugar is something sweet to add to your food, but just like fat, different types of sugars play important roles in biolo
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 28, 2021
Health & Medicine
Globally, more than 2 million people have died with SARS-CoV-2 infection. The World Health Organization (WHO) estimates
...
Written By:
Caroline Wallace
APR 27, 2021
Drug Discovery & Development
An international group of olfactory experts have recommended against the use of steroid treatments for loss of smell rel
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
APR 27, 2021
Technology
Since the COVID-19 pandemic began, researchers have sought new ways to curb the spread of the virus. As colder weather a
...
Written By:
Ryan Vingum
APR 27, 2021
Immunology
University of Oxford scientists have developed a vaccine against malaria, which they describe as having “unprecede
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
APR 25, 2021
Cell & Molecular Biology
When we're exposed to a pathogen, our immune system normally mounts a robust response against it. Antibodies are generat
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 22, 2021
Drug Discovery & Development
Researchers from Johns Hopkins have found that the mRNA Covid vaccines developed by Pfizer and Moderna not only work wit
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
APR 22, 2021
Immunology
If you’re young and healthy and you’ve had COVID, your body will produce protective antibodies that guard yo
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
APR 22, 2021
Clinical & Molecular DX
Gum disease is associated with an increased risk of COVID-related ICU admission and death, says a study by McGill Univer
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes