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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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JAN 27, 2021Drug Discovery & Development
The SARS-CoV-2 virus is mutating faster than scientists previously thought. As such, pharmaceutical companies are now sc ...Written By: Annie LennonJAN 27, 2021Chemistry & Physics
A recent study published in Physics of Fluids, from AIP Publishing, sheds new light on the pros and cons of air pur ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanJAN 26, 2021Immunology
In a period of just over three weeks, over four million people received Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine. Out of all the ...Written By: Tara FernandesJAN 26, 2021Chemistry & Physics
Could microwaves harbor the potential to inactivate viral aerosol particles and stop the spread of SARS-CoV-2? New resea ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanJAN 24, 2021Microbiology
To cause the COVID-19 illness, the SARS-CoV-2 virus first has to get into cells. To do so, it uses something called a sp ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 23, 2021Cancer
Researchers from the University of Leeds, Public Health England, and the Royal College of Radiologists have investigated ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanJAN 21, 2021Health & Medicine
A new study out of Canada lends further evidence to the idea that cannabis components may help to calm the cytokine stor ...Written By: Angela DowdenJAN 18, 2021Earth & The Environment
It will likely come as no surprise that 2020 held another record that we wish it didn’t: hottest year on record. W ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanJAN 18, 2021Immunology
Critically ill COVID patients in the U.K. may receive an arthritis drug after a study showed that treatment lowered mort ...Written By: Tara FernandesJAN 17, 2021Immunology
In the race for finding the right vaccine for the COVID-19 pandemic, a new vaccine candidate emerged. Researchers at Sta ...Written By: Heba El-wassefJAN 14, 2021Immunology
Vitamin D is sometimes referred to as the “sunshine vitamin” because it’s synthesized in the skin afte ...Written By: Tara FernandesJAN 13, 2021Plants & Animals
Earlier this week, the Associated Press reported that several gorillas at the San Diego Zoo Safari Park tested positive ...Written By: Tiffany DazetJAN 13, 2021Clinical & Molecular DX
A medical device used to survey lung sounds to monitor for signs of respiratory distress has received FDA clearance. RES ...Written By: Tara FernandesJAN 11, 2021Immunology
Macrophages are a type of immune cell that can detect and destruct bacteria, viruses, and harmful materials. They a ...Written By: Heba El-wassefJAN 06, 2021Clinical & Molecular DX
A study of over 2,500 European patients has revealed that 85.9 percent of those with mild COVID-19 symptoms lost their s ...Written By: Tara FernandesJAN 05, 2021Immunology
COVID symptoms. “As it is often the case for pathogenic infections, the host immune system is a key player in vira ...Written By: Tara FernandesJAN 03, 2021Microbiology
The flu season would have typically been well underway by mid-December in a normal year. But this year, there are few ca ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 02, 2021Drug Discovery & Development
Pralatrexate, a chemotherapeutic drug originally developed to treat lymphoma, could be repurposed to treat COVID-19&mdas ...Written By: Nouran AminJAN 02, 2021Chemistry & Physics
A recent study published in Indoor Air from the University of Colorado Boulder has found that the emissions that humans ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanJAN 01, 2021Cardiology
Scientists have been trying to determine if the SARS-CoV-2 virus infects brain cells directly, or if the virus severely ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 28, 2020Immunology
Scientists at the National Institutes of Health have identified new antibody-based weapons in the fight against COVID-19 ...Written By: Tara FernandesDEC 24, 2020Microbiology
The UK recently reported that it had detected a new variant of the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic virus, which causes COVID-19. Thi ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 23, 2020Immunology
Once the coronavirus enters the body, the immune system springs into action, producing antibodies that bind to and neutr ...Written By: Tara FernandesDEC 23, 2020Clinical & Molecular DX
Quick, portable, and ultrasensitive—a new smartphone test for COVID-19 checks all the boxes needed to get a handle ...Written By: Tara Fernandes
JAN 27, 2021
Drug Discovery & Development
The SARS-CoV-2 virus is mutating faster than scientists previously thought. As such, pharmaceutical companies are now sc
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
JAN 27, 2021
Chemistry & Physics
A recent study published in Physics of Fluids, from AIP Publishing, sheds new light on the pros and cons of air pur
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
JAN 26, 2021
Immunology
In a period of just over three weeks, over four million people received Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine. Out of all the
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
JAN 26, 2021
Chemistry & Physics
Could microwaves harbor the potential to inactivate viral aerosol particles and stop the spread of SARS-CoV-2? New resea
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
JAN 24, 2021
Microbiology
To cause the COVID-19 illness, the SARS-CoV-2 virus first has to get into cells. To do so, it uses something called a sp
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 23, 2021
Cancer
Researchers from the University of Leeds, Public Health England, and the Royal College of Radiologists have investigated
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
JAN 21, 2021
Health & Medicine
A new study out of Canada lends further evidence to the idea that cannabis components may help to calm the cytokine stor
...
Written By:
Angela Dowden
JAN 18, 2021
Earth & The Environment
It will likely come as no surprise that 2020 held another record that we wish it didn’t: hottest year on record. W
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
JAN 18, 2021
Immunology
Critically ill COVID patients in the U.K. may receive an arthritis drug after a study showed that treatment lowered mort
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
JAN 17, 2021
Immunology
In the race for finding the right vaccine for the COVID-19 pandemic, a new vaccine candidate emerged. Researchers at Sta
...
Written By:
Heba El-wassef
JAN 14, 2021
Immunology
Vitamin D is sometimes referred to as the “sunshine vitamin” because it’s synthesized in the skin afte
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
JAN 13, 2021
Plants & Animals
Earlier this week, the Associated Press reported that several gorillas at the San Diego Zoo Safari Park tested positive
...
Written By:
Tiffany Dazet
JAN 13, 2021
Clinical & Molecular DX
A medical device used to survey lung sounds to monitor for signs of respiratory distress has received FDA clearance. RES
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
JAN 11, 2021
Immunology
Macrophages are a type of immune cell that can detect and destruct bacteria, viruses, and harmful materials. They a
...
Written By:
Heba El-wassef
JAN 06, 2021
Clinical & Molecular DX
A study of over 2,500 European patients has revealed that 85.9 percent of those with mild COVID-19 symptoms lost their s
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
JAN 05, 2021
Immunology
COVID symptoms. “As it is often the case for pathogenic infections, the host immune system is a key player in vira
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
JAN 03, 2021
Microbiology
The flu season would have typically been well underway by mid-December in a normal year. But this year, there are few ca
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 02, 2021
Drug Discovery & Development
Pralatrexate, a chemotherapeutic drug originally developed to treat lymphoma, could be repurposed to treat COVID-19&mdas
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
JAN 02, 2021
Chemistry & Physics
A recent study published in Indoor Air from the University of Colorado Boulder has found that the emissions that humans
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
JAN 01, 2021
Cardiology
Scientists have been trying to determine if the SARS-CoV-2 virus infects brain cells directly, or if the virus severely
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 28, 2020
Immunology
Scientists at the National Institutes of Health have identified new antibody-based weapons in the fight against COVID-19
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
DEC 24, 2020
Microbiology
The UK recently reported that it had detected a new variant of the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic virus, which causes COVID-19. Thi
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 23, 2020
Immunology
Once the coronavirus enters the body, the immune system springs into action, producing antibodies that bind to and neutr
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
DEC 23, 2020
Clinical & Molecular DX
Quick, portable, and ultrasensitive—a new smartphone test for COVID-19 checks all the boxes needed to get a handle
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes