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COVID-19
COVID-19 is the disease caused by the novel coronavirus, SARS-CoV-2, which has affected millions of people since its emergence in late 2019. Thought to spread via respiratory droplets, those at higher risk for serious medical complications due to COVID-19 are older adults and those with underlying medical conditions, such as heart disease, lung disease, or diabetes. Symptoms for the disease include fever, shortness of breath, chills, muscle pain, headache, loss of taste/smell, and sore throat.
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JAN 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 30, 2020Drug Discovery & Development
There's more to llamas than being livestock and hilarious companion animals. They also harbor an immune system capab ...Written By: Annie LennonDEC 29, 2020Clinical & Molecular DX
The statistics are a real eye-opener: in the United States, one person dies every 36 seconds from cardiovascular disease ...Written By: Tara FernandesDEC 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 27, 2020Genetics & Genomics
Gene therapy holds tremendous promise for its potential to cure genetic diseases. We've also recently seen how critical ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 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 FernandesDEC 23, 2020Cell & Molecular Biology
Cytokines are a group of molecules that are involved in several processes including cell signaling and inflammation, the ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 22, 2020Cancer
New research published online in CANCER brings a sigh of relief for patients with head and neck cancer. The findings, pu ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanDEC 22, 2020Immunology
A study by researchers at the University of Michigan has found that high levels of cadmium — a heavy metal found i ...Written By: Tara FernandesDEC 21, 2020Drug Discovery & Development
A drug was found to increase the effects of vaccine responses in older adults. The drug works by removing cellular debri ...Written By: Nouran AminDEC 20, 2020Microbiology
Scientist Katalin Karikó studied mRNA vaccines for years. She spent years getting grant rejections, but has now helped c ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 16, 2020Earth & The Environment
In an effort to understand how people have been turning to nature to fulfill their needs during the pandemic, researcher ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanDEC 15, 2020Clinical & Molecular DX
Drug developers’ frantic hunt for vaccines against SARS-CoV-2 has finally begun to bear fruit, with several vaccin ...Written By: Tara Fernandes
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 30, 2020
Drug Discovery & Development
There's more to llamas than being livestock and hilarious companion animals. They also harbor an immune system capab
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
DEC 29, 2020
Clinical & Molecular DX
The statistics are a real eye-opener: in the United States, one person dies every 36 seconds from cardiovascular disease
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
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 27, 2020
Genetics & Genomics
Gene therapy holds tremendous promise for its potential to cure genetic diseases. We've also recently seen how critical
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
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
DEC 23, 2020
Cell & Molecular Biology
Cytokines are a group of molecules that are involved in several processes including cell signaling and inflammation, the
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 22, 2020
Cancer
New research published online in CANCER brings a sigh of relief for patients with head and neck cancer. The findings, pu
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
DEC 22, 2020
Immunology
A study by researchers at the University of Michigan has found that high levels of cadmium — a heavy metal found i
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
DEC 21, 2020
Drug Discovery & Development
A drug was found to increase the effects of vaccine responses in older adults. The drug works by removing cellular debri
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
DEC 20, 2020
Microbiology
Scientist Katalin Karikó studied mRNA vaccines for years. She spent years getting grant rejections, but has now helped c
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 16, 2020
Earth & The Environment
In an effort to understand how people have been turning to nature to fulfill their needs during the pandemic, researcher
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
DEC 15, 2020
Clinical & Molecular DX
Drug developers’ frantic hunt for vaccines against SARS-CoV-2 has finally begun to bear fruit, with several vaccin
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes