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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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MAR 03, 2023Microbiology
This work can help explain why some people continue to test positive for COVID-19 months after their infection seems to ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAR 01, 2023Drug Discovery & Development
This past flu season, three main viruses were going around: influenza, coronavirus, and respiratory syncytial virus. We& ...Written By: Greta AnneFEB 28, 2023Clinical & Molecular DX
Though the COVID-19 pandemic has waned, SARS-CoV-2 is still with us, and we still need diagnostic tests. Scientists have ...Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 25, 2023Microbiology
A variety of studies have shown that when the air is drier, viral particles can linger there longer. These findings have ...Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 24, 2023Drug Discovery & Development
Traditional chemical disinfectants have adverse effects on both human health and global health.1 Disinfectant sprays suc ...Written By: Greta AnneFEB 21, 2023Immunology
Long COVID still affects many people who had a case of COVID-19; even people who had mild cases and were not hospitalize ...Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 16, 2023Health & Medicine
Hundreds of research studies have now investigated long COVID, in which symptoms of COVID-19 linger for months after the ...Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 11, 2023Microbiology
Two natural products can prevent SARS-CoV-2 from binding to the ACE2 receptor and infecting human cells.Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 08, 2023Clinical & Molecular DX
A study in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine highlighted a spike in verbal assaults directed at public health ...Written By: Kerry CharronFEB 04, 2023Health & Medicine
The pandemic virus SARS-CoV-2 continues to cause infections as it mutates into new variants. While the vaccines that are ...Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 01, 2023Microbiology
Even after decades of research, the cause of the most common form of dementia, Alzheimer's disease, is unclear. Evidence ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 25, 2023Microbiology
Research has shown that when fetuses and pregnant women are exposed to viruses, there is an increased risk of neurologic ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 17, 2023Microbiology
Fungi that can cause lung infections are all over our environment. Recent research has highlighted how much fungal speci ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 16, 2023Immunology
SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19 continues to cause huge numbers of infections around the world because of the ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 14, 2023Cell & Molecular Biology
The virus that causes COVID-19 uses the upper airways as a "launchpad" to infect others, said the researchers.Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 12, 2023Neuroscience
Parental leave promotes better mental health, particularly among mothers. Researchers from the Department of Public Heal ...Written By: Kerry CharronJAN 07, 2023Health & Medicine
Even mild cases of COVID-19 can lead to long COVID, in which symptoms linger for weeks, months, or longer, significantly ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 06, 2023Clinical & Molecular DX
Researchers at the University of British Colombia’s Life Sciences Institute have identified a compound that can po ...Written By: Kerry CharronDEC 30, 2022Clinical & Molecular DX
Since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, researchers have sought to learn what types of cells SARS-CoV-2 infects. For m ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 30, 2022Health & Medicine
Mothers may have consumed alcohol less frequently as the COVID-19 pandemic progressed, but they engaged in more binge dr ...Written By: Kerry CharronDEC 30, 2022Cancer
As we near the end of 2022, and enter our fourth year of facing COVID-19 (so named because of it’s emergence in 20 ...Written By: Katie KokolusDEC 27, 2022Drug Discovery & Development
Two FDA-approved drugs mitigate and may even eliminate brain fog in people with long COVID. The corresponding case repor ...Written By: Annie LennonDEC 24, 2022Health & Medicine
After public protests, the Chinese government dramatically eased many restrictions related to COVID-19 earlier this mont ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 16, 2022Microbiology
SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, has been studied in depth, and now, researchers have put all that knowledge ...Written By: Carmen Leitch
MAR 03, 2023
Microbiology
This work can help explain why some people continue to test positive for COVID-19 months after their infection seems to
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 01, 2023
Drug Discovery & Development
This past flu season, three main viruses were going around: influenza, coronavirus, and respiratory syncytial virus. We&
...
Written By:
Greta Anne
FEB 28, 2023
Clinical & Molecular DX
Though the COVID-19 pandemic has waned, SARS-CoV-2 is still with us, and we still need diagnostic tests. Scientists have
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 25, 2023
Microbiology
A variety of studies have shown that when the air is drier, viral particles can linger there longer. These findings have
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 24, 2023
Drug Discovery & Development
Traditional chemical disinfectants have adverse effects on both human health and global health.1 Disinfectant sprays suc
...
Written By:
Greta Anne
FEB 21, 2023
Immunology
Long COVID still affects many people who had a case of COVID-19; even people who had mild cases and were not hospitalize
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 16, 2023
Health & Medicine
Hundreds of research studies have now investigated long COVID, in which symptoms of COVID-19 linger for months after the
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 11, 2023
Microbiology
Two natural products can prevent SARS-CoV-2 from binding to the ACE2 receptor and infecting human cells.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 08, 2023
Clinical & Molecular DX
A study in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine highlighted a spike in verbal assaults directed at public health
...
Written By:
Kerry Charron
FEB 04, 2023
Health & Medicine
The pandemic virus SARS-CoV-2 continues to cause infections as it mutates into new variants. While the vaccines that are
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 01, 2023
Microbiology
Even after decades of research, the cause of the most common form of dementia, Alzheimer's disease, is unclear. Evidence
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 25, 2023
Microbiology
Research has shown that when fetuses and pregnant women are exposed to viruses, there is an increased risk of neurologic
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 17, 2023
Microbiology
Fungi that can cause lung infections are all over our environment. Recent research has highlighted how much fungal speci
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 16, 2023
Immunology
SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19 continues to cause huge numbers of infections around the world because of the
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 14, 2023
Cell & Molecular Biology
The virus that causes COVID-19 uses the upper airways as a "launchpad" to infect others, said the researchers.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 12, 2023
Neuroscience
Parental leave promotes better mental health, particularly among mothers. Researchers from the Department of Public Heal
...
Written By:
Kerry Charron
JAN 07, 2023
Health & Medicine
Even mild cases of COVID-19 can lead to long COVID, in which symptoms linger for weeks, months, or longer, significantly
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 06, 2023
Clinical & Molecular DX
Researchers at the University of British Colombia’s Life Sciences Institute have identified a compound that can po
...
Written By:
Kerry Charron
DEC 30, 2022
Clinical & Molecular DX
Since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, researchers have sought to learn what types of cells SARS-CoV-2 infects. For m
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 30, 2022
Health & Medicine
Mothers may have consumed alcohol less frequently as the COVID-19 pandemic progressed, but they engaged in more binge dr
...
Written By:
Kerry Charron
DEC 30, 2022
Cancer
As we near the end of 2022, and enter our fourth year of facing COVID-19 (so named because of it’s emergence in 20
...
Written By:
Katie Kokolus
DEC 27, 2022
Drug Discovery & Development
Two FDA-approved drugs mitigate and may even eliminate brain fog in people with long COVID. The corresponding case repor
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
DEC 24, 2022
Health & Medicine
After public protests, the Chinese government dramatically eased many restrictions related to COVID-19 earlier this mont
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 16, 2022
Microbiology
SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, has been studied in depth, and now, researchers have put all that knowledge
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch