COVID-19 Cytokine storm: Possible mechanism for the deadly respiratory syndrome
"Research into how the SARS-CoV-2 virus induces death is suggesting potential treatments for its most destructive complications." Source: HOKKAIDO UNIVERSITY...
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Gilead’s antiviral drug, Remdesivir proves hopeful in Phase 3 trial
"Study Demonstrates Similar Efficacy with 5- and 10-Day Dosing Durations of Remdesivir" Source: Gilead's News Gilead Sciences, Inc. (Nasdaq: GILD)...
High-throughput miniaturized diagnostic platform for viral screening
"The diagnostic platform CARMEN combines microfluidics with the CRISPR-based detection technology SHERLOCK, and could one day be used for public...
SARS-CoV2 tricks ‘our immune system’ for high infectivity
"This study is focusing on understanding what SARS-CoV-2 does in the body, why some people are more susceptible, and how...
Scientists hunt for antibodies key in fight against coronaviruses
"Virtually all of the ways to fight COVID-19 hinge on finding antibodies. These little molecules can latch onto viruses and...
Dietary supplements an important weapon for fighting off COVID-19
"Supplements containing vitamins C and D and other micronutrients are a safe, effective and low-cost means of helping your immune...
Groundbreaking development in rapid large-scale testing of COVID-19
"OU Medicine, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center and Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation file for FDA Emergency Use Authorization for...
Conservative and social media usage associated with misinformation about COVID-19
"People relying on mainstream TV and print news better informed" Source: ANNENBERG PUBLIC POLICY CENTER OF THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA...
Researchers develop breakthrough antibody test for COVID-19 virus
"A step-by-step protocol with enough detail for other researchers to replicate in their laboratories." Source: WILEY Several tests have been...
Nursing Homes Prepared for Pandemics, but COVID-19 Reveals Gaps
"Survey of Michigan nursing homes at start of coronavirus suggests great improvement since just before the H1N1 pandemic." Source: MICHIGAN...
COVID-19: The downside of social distancing
"When faced with danger, humans draw closer together. Social distancing thwarts this impulse. Professor Ophelia Deroy from Ludwigs-Maximilians Universitaet in...
10 tips to help if you are worried about coronavirus
"The coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak means that life is changing for all of us for a while. It may cause you...