Gamaleya Sputnik V: Single Dose Causes Strong Antibody Response vs. COVID-19?

MEDICINE & HEALTH 07.14.2021 23:28 PM

The Gamaleya Institute said that a single Sputnik V COVID-19 vaccine dose has produced strong antibody response.

Experts Develop Breathalyser For Easy Virus Testing, But Can Breath-Based Tester Detect COVID-19 Accurately?

07.12.2021 03:49 AM

Medical scientists are able to develop breath-based COVID-19 testers that are much convenient compared to swab-testing. But is the new testing method accurate?

Face Mask with Biology Sensors Based on CRISPR Enzymes Can Detect COVID-19

07.07.2021 01:58 AM

Scientists from Harvard and MIT innovated a tester that can easily detect COVID-19 in the form of face mask.

Mink Farms Will Be Banned in the US to Prevent Possible Coronavirus Mutation

07.04.2021 01:40 AM

A bipartisan proposal aims to stop mink farms operations in the United States in an effort to prevent possible mutations of coronavirus that could accelerate the transmission of infection.

Johnson & Johnson Vaccine Effective Against Delta Variant

07.02.2021 07:40 AM

Johnson & Johnson’s COVID-19 vaccine works well against the Delta variant that now dominates new infections in South Africa, country’s Medical Research Council said on Friday.

Common Cold or Coronavirus? Experts Say Official List of COVID-19 Symptoms Should Be Expanded

07.01.2021 03:06 AM

Doctors say even fully vaccinated people need to pay attention to Covid-19 symptoms, such as headache and common cold.

Universal Coronavirus Vaccines Possible, But Could Take Years or Even Decades

06.30.2021 05:10 AM

One of the factors that make the global coronavirus pandemic a protracted public health concern is the emergence of COVID-19 mutations - and a one-stop-shop vaccine sounds like a perfectly good idea.

Photos of Pots and Toasters Help Train New Machine to Track COVID-19

06.29.2021 03:50 AM

Efforts to advance technology in response to the COVID-19 pandemic has led to some rather interesting breakthroughs - such as a machine learning algorithm that was trained to detect the presence of the disease by learning from everyday items.

COVID-19 Alpha, Beta Variants Now More Infectious, Evasive; Should We Worry?

06.27.2021 22:21 PM

Study says the spike protein of the Alpha (UK) and Beta (South Africa) variants have structural changes that make them more dangerous.

Coronavirus Epidemic in East Asia Started 20,000 Years Ago, Study Claims

06.24.2021 23:40 PM

Traces of the coronavirus outbreak are evident in the genetic make-up of people from East Asia, experts say.

Early COVID-19 Samples Were 'Secretly' Deleted From NIH Database, Reports Claim

06.24.2021 00:02 AM

Some early samples of the virus submitted by a Chinese researcher were deleted from a shared database, an expert in the evolution of viruses says.

COVID-19 Vaccine Effective Vs. Coronavirus Variants After First Dose, Study Says

06.21.2021 01:42 AM

Experts said COVID-19 vaccines could give fewer virus infections after the first dose, and protect people from coronavirus variants as well.

Did Twitter Help in Predicting COVID-19 Outbreak Sites? Here's What Experts Claim

06.20.2021 23:21 PM

“Anti-science” attitudes posted between January and April 2020 were high in some Mountain West and Southern states that were later hit with deadly COVID-19 surges.

Asthma Inhalers Could Help COVID-19 Patients Recover 3 Days Faster, Experts Say

06.20.2021 22:48 PM

Using asthma inhalers has been found to reduce the amount of recovery time from coronavirus by average of 3 days whole hospital stay lengths drop.

Nanoparticles in New Filter Membrane Material Shows Promise in Deactivating Viruses

06.06.2021 01:56 AM

Viruses spread in a variety of media - from droplets and aerosols carried by air, to being carried by water - and a new filter membrane shows promise in blocking these pathogens.

B.1.617 Coronavirus Variant Now Spreading Worldwide at 'Frightening Speed' – Experts

06.01.2021 05:30 AM

B.1.617 coronavirus variant could make the situation especially in countries with low jab rates as this virus variant spreads faster.

COVID-19 Symptoms Inhibitor Found in Sting Agonist Drugs, Possibly Blocking Other Severe Variants

05.30.2021 06:13 AM

University of Pennsylvania researchers made a drug known as diABZI, showed potent activity against the SARS-CoV-2, including the South African variant B.1.351, a Variant of Concern.

AstraZeneca COVID-19 Vaccine Blood Clots: When to Get Medical Help

05.25.2021 07:20 AM

Reports linking AstraZeneca's coronavirus vaccine to an extremely rare form of blood clot has spotlighted the symptoms of blood clots. What should you be looking out for?

COVID-19 Vaccinated People DON'T Shed Coronavirus Particles and Infect Unvaccinated People; Experts Debunk Fake News

05.19.2021 07:05 AM

COVID-19 vaccinated people don't shed viral particles from the vaccine, be they live virus or spike proteins, scientists say.

Indian COVID-19 Variant Might Be 50% More Transmissible Than UK Version [STUDY]

05.19.2021 04:18 AM

Indian COVID-19 variant is more transmissible than the original SARS-CoV-2 strains, and it would make B.1.617.2 the most contagious one on the planet.

COVID-19 Origin WHO Investigation Condemned, Virus from Lab Theory Still Viable

05.17.2021 06:21 AM

Leading experts on infectious diseases have called out the World Health Organization for its supposed failure in properly investigating the source of the COVID-19 pandemic - specifically if it came from a laboratory.