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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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SEP 24, 2020Clinical & Molecular DX
King’s College London researchers took a closer look at emergency room CT scans of patients suspected of having a ...Written By: Tara FernandesSEP 24, 2020Immunology
The SARS-CoV-2 virus was first identified in December 2019 in Wuhan, Hubei, China and quickly escalated to a pandemic st ...Written By: Tara FernandesSEP 23, 2020Cell & Molecular Biology
In order to infect a cell, the SARS-CoV-2 virus has to find a way in. It can use receptors on the surface of cells that ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 21, 2020Drug Discovery & Development
The World Health Organization has endorsed a protocol to put African herbal medicines through clinical trials as possibl ...Written By: Annie LennonSEP 21, 2020Immunology
Over 85 massive wildfires have swept through the West Coast, devastating communities in Washington, Oregon, and Californ ...Written By: Tara FernandesSEP 20, 2020Drug Discovery & Development
Almost a year into the beginnings of the COVID-19 pandemic and we still do not have a Food and Drug Administration (FDA) ...Written By: Nouran AminSEP 20, 2020Drug Discovery & Development
As the COVID-19 pandemic rages on, the search for drugs to combat the virus is ongoing. Now, scientists have found that ...Written By: Annie LennonSEP 18, 2020Health & Medicine
Researchers are beginning to examine how the world's response to the pandemic virus SARS-CoV-2 went wrong, and right ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 17, 2020Health & Medicine
Researchers may have found a way to identify the COVID-19 patients that will need targeted therapies the most.Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 17, 2020Immunology
Pharmaceutical giant Pfizer, in partnership with BioNTech has reported that one of its lead vaccine candidates has shown ...Written By: Tara FernandesSEP 16, 2020Plants & Animals
Earlier this week, the UN Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) released the Global Biodiversity Outlook 5 (GBO- ...Written By: Tiffany DazetSEP 13, 2020Microbiology
Researchers in the lab of Camille Ehre, Ph.D. at the UNC School of Medicine have created amazing images of the pandemic ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 11, 2020Immunology
Canadian researchers have discovered that a drug used to treat coronavirus infections in cats shows promise in helping C ...Written By: Tara FernandesSEP 10, 2020Genetics & Genomics
While institutional racism in the healthcare system plays a major part, there seem to also be biological reasons why the ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 08, 2020Drug Discovery & Development
Hydrocortisone, a common and widely-available anti-inflammatory steroid drug, has been found to reduce the mortality rat ...Written By: Annie LennonSEP 07, 2020Microbiology
Acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) occurs when fluid builds up in the sacs in the lungs that hold air, and the l ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 07, 2020Clinical & Molecular DX
Hospital staff caring for COVID-19 patients face the greatest risk of exposure to the virus. A new dog-like robot design ...Written By: Tara FernandesSEP 05, 2020Drug Discovery & Development
Scientists at the University of Alberta are planning to launch clinical trials of a drug used to cure coronavirus in cat ...Written By: Nouran AminSEP 03, 2020Immunology
Researchers in Costa Rica are turning to horses as an unlikely source of potential therapeutic antibodies against COVID- ...Written By: Tara FernandesAUG 25, 2020Cannabis Sciences
In recent months, interest has been growing in the potential for cannabinoids- the compounds found in cannabis- to treat ...Written By: Annie LennonAUG 25, 2020Neuroscience
Researchers from the University of Connecticut have found that people with a psychological aversion to germs are more li ...Written By: Annie LennonAUG 24, 2020Drug Discovery & Development
The US Food and Drug Agency (FDA) has given emergency approval for expanded use of antibody-rich blood plasma to help th ...Written By: Annie LennonAUG 24, 2020Cell & Molecular Biology
Researchers know that the viruses including SARS-CoV-2 have a Spike protein that allows them to bind to receptors on hos ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 22, 2020Drug Discovery & Development
Upper respiratory tract infections are the most common reason for doctors to prescribe antibiotics. However, as most of ...Written By: Annie Lennon
SEP 24, 2020
Clinical & Molecular DX
King’s College London researchers took a closer look at emergency room CT scans of patients suspected of having a
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
SEP 24, 2020
Immunology
The SARS-CoV-2 virus was first identified in December 2019 in Wuhan, Hubei, China and quickly escalated to a pandemic st
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
SEP 23, 2020
Cell & Molecular Biology
In order to infect a cell, the SARS-CoV-2 virus has to find a way in. It can use receptors on the surface of cells that
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 21, 2020
Drug Discovery & Development
The World Health Organization has endorsed a protocol to put African herbal medicines through clinical trials as possibl
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
SEP 21, 2020
Immunology
Over 85 massive wildfires have swept through the West Coast, devastating communities in Washington, Oregon, and Californ
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
SEP 20, 2020
Drug Discovery & Development
Almost a year into the beginnings of the COVID-19 pandemic and we still do not have a Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
SEP 20, 2020
Drug Discovery & Development
As the COVID-19 pandemic rages on, the search for drugs to combat the virus is ongoing. Now, scientists have found that
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
SEP 18, 2020
Health & Medicine
Researchers are beginning to examine how the world's response to the pandemic virus SARS-CoV-2 went wrong, and right
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 17, 2020
Health & Medicine
Researchers may have found a way to identify the COVID-19 patients that will need targeted therapies the most.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 17, 2020
Immunology
Pharmaceutical giant Pfizer, in partnership with BioNTech has reported that one of its lead vaccine candidates has shown
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
SEP 16, 2020
Plants & Animals
Earlier this week, the UN Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) released the Global Biodiversity Outlook 5 (GBO-
...
Written By:
Tiffany Dazet
SEP 13, 2020
Microbiology
Researchers in the lab of Camille Ehre, Ph.D. at the UNC School of Medicine have created amazing images of the pandemic
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 11, 2020
Immunology
Canadian researchers have discovered that a drug used to treat coronavirus infections in cats shows promise in helping C
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
SEP 10, 2020
Genetics & Genomics
While institutional racism in the healthcare system plays a major part, there seem to also be biological reasons why the
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 08, 2020
Drug Discovery & Development
Hydrocortisone, a common and widely-available anti-inflammatory steroid drug, has been found to reduce the mortality rat
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
SEP 07, 2020
Microbiology
Acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) occurs when fluid builds up in the sacs in the lungs that hold air, and the l
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 07, 2020
Clinical & Molecular DX
Hospital staff caring for COVID-19 patients face the greatest risk of exposure to the virus. A new dog-like robot design
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
SEP 05, 2020
Drug Discovery & Development
Scientists at the University of Alberta are planning to launch clinical trials of a drug used to cure coronavirus in cat
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
SEP 03, 2020
Immunology
Researchers in Costa Rica are turning to horses as an unlikely source of potential therapeutic antibodies against COVID-
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
AUG 25, 2020
Cannabis Sciences
In recent months, interest has been growing in the potential for cannabinoids- the compounds found in cannabis- to treat
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
AUG 25, 2020
Neuroscience
Researchers from the University of Connecticut have found that people with a psychological aversion to germs are more li
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
AUG 24, 2020
Drug Discovery & Development
The US Food and Drug Agency (FDA) has given emergency approval for expanded use of antibody-rich blood plasma to help th
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
AUG 24, 2020
Cell & Molecular Biology
Researchers know that the viruses including SARS-CoV-2 have a Spike protein that allows them to bind to receptors on hos
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 22, 2020
Drug Discovery & Development
Upper respiratory tract infections are the most common reason for doctors to prescribe antibiotics. However, as most of
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon