Researchers Use Supercomputer to Crunch Genetic Data on How COVID-19 Attacks Human Body
September 04, 2020 at 06:53 AM
The Summit supercomputer - one of the world’s most powerful computers - has allowed scientists to analyze more than 40,000 genes from 17,000 samples related to the COVID-19 novel coronavirus and develop a new hypothesis on how the contagious disease causes various symptoms in the human body. Read More »
COVID-19 Antibodies Found in Patients Four Months After Infection - Study
September 03, 2020 at 04:54 AM
A new study conducted by researchers in Iceland has found that antibodies to SARS-CoV-2, the virus which causes COVID-19, can last up to four months in patients after their initial infection. Read More »
US Will Not Join WHO Effort to Develop Global COVID-19 Vaccine - Reports
September 02, 2020 at 04:12 AM
The Trump administration will not join a global program to develop a new COVID-19 vaccine in part because it is led by the World Health Organization, media reported on Tuesday. Read More »
COVID-19 Infects Host Cells Differently Than Other Viruses, Researchers Say
August 26, 2020 at 04:38 AM
Researchers at Johns Hopkins University are studying the unusual and complex method the COVID-19 novel coronavirus uses to replicate itself and are trying to identify whether the process could potentially be exploited to prevent the virus from reproducing. Read More »
‘Wasn’t That Drastic Change’: COVID-19 Plasma Treatment Touted by Trump Not ‘Miracle’ Cure
August 25, 2020 at 05:19 AM
US President Donald Trump called the Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) emergency use authorization to treat COVID-19 with convalescent plasma a “historic announcement” on Sunday, but there isn’t enough data to tout it as a breakthrough, Dr. Jason Kindrachuk, assistant professor of viral pathogenesis at the University of Manitoba, told Sputnik. Read More »
World's First Anti-COVID Vaccine to be Registered in Russia Next Week
August 10, 2020 at 06:06 AM
Russian Health Minister Mikhail Murashko earlier said that mass vaccination in Russia is expected to kick off in October. According to the minister, all expenses will be covered from the state budget. Read More »
WHO’s team in China ‘interviewed Wuhan scientists’ over coronavirus origins
August 05, 2020 at 03:45 AM
A team from the World Health Organization in China, which was sent to probe the origins of Covid-19, had “extensive discussions” and exchanges with scientists in Wuhan, where the outbreak was first detected. Read More »
Steroid Therapy Cuts Death Risk of COVID-19 Patients With Severe Inflammation, Study Finds
July 24, 2020 at 06:42 AM
A new study published Wednesday in the Journal of Hospital Medicine found that COVID-19 patients with high levels of inflammation in their lungs saw a 75% reduction in their risk of death after receiving steroid treatment. Read More »
COVID-19 Vaccines ‘Making Good Progress’ in Trials But Won’t Be Useable Until 2021 - WHO Expert
July 24, 2020 at 02:27 AM
While a number of COVID-19 novel coronavirus vaccine trials are in their later stages, a World Health Organization (WHO) expert recently revealed that actual use of the vaccines is slated for 2021, at the earliest. Read More »
New blood test can detect 5 types of cancer YEARS before current methods, researchers claim
July 23, 2020 at 05:44 AM
After a decade of research and development, a new blood test has been produced which can detect five types of cancer years before currently available tests can, greatly increasing the future survivability of patients. Read More »