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The PittCoVacc vaccine is delivered into the skin through a fingertip-sized patch of microscopic needles. Image credit: University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine.

COVID-19 Candidate Vaccine Shows Promise in Mouse Study

Apr 2, 2020 by News Staff

A team of researchers at the University of Pittsburgh and Erasmus Medical Center Rotterdam has developed a potential vaccine against SARS-CoV-2, a novel...

Prem et al estimated the effects of physical distancing measures on the progression of the COVID-19 epidemic, hoping to provide some insights for the rest of the world. Image credit: Gerd Altmann.

Study: China’s Control Measures Delayed Spread of COVID-19, Prevented 744,000 Cases

Apr 2, 2020 by News Staff

Responding to an outbreak of SARS-CoV-2, a novel coronavirus that causes the COVID-19 disease, in December 2019, China banned travel to and from Wuhan...

A vaccine must go through six crucial steps. Image credit: Gerd Altmann.

COVID-19 Vaccine: Here Are Steps It Will Need to Go Through During Development

Apr 1, 2020 by The Conversation

Since humans haven’t previously been exposed to the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus, our bodies aren’t well equipped to deal with being infected by it. A vaccine...

Transmission electron micrograph of SARS-CoV-2 virus particles, isolated from a patient. Image credit: NIAID.

Patients with SARS-CoV-2 Coronavirus Often Have Other Respiratory Viruses, Study Finds

Apr 1, 2020 by News Staff

About 1 in 5 patients infected with SARS-CoV-2, a new coronavirus that causes the COVID-19 disease, are also infected with other respiratory viruses, according...

This transmission electron microscope image shows SARS-CoV-2 isolated from a patient in the U.S. Image credit: NIAID-RML.

Remdesivir Has Therapeutic Potential against SARS-CoV-2 Coronavirus, Scientists Say

Apr 1, 2020 by News Staff

Two new papers published in the journal Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy provide a summary of therapeutic compounds that showed potential in fighting...

Colorized scanning electron micrograph of an apoptotic cell (blue) infected with SARS-COV-2 virus particles (red), isolated from a patient sample. Image credit: NIAID.

Loss of Smell and Taste Reported as Early Symptoms of COVID-19

Mar 31, 2020 by The Conversation

Symptoms of COVID-19, the respiratory disease caused by the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus, typically include a dry cough, fever and shortness of breath. But evidence...

Zhang et al designed a peptide that can bind to part of SARS-CoV-2’s spike protein. Image credit: Christine Daniloff, MIT.

Newly-Synthesized Peptide Could Disarm SARS-CoV-2 Coronavirus

Mar 31, 2020 by News Staff

Chemists at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) have chemically synthesized a new peptide (a short protein fragment) that can bind to part...

Artificial Intelligence Identifies Potential Anti-COVID-19 Drugs

Mar 30, 2020 by News Staff

Scientists from Gero Pte. Ltd., Singapore, have used a deep neural network to search for host-target acting antivirals among experimental and approved...

Some Patients Still Have SARS-CoV-2 Coronavirus after Symptoms Disappear, Scientists Say

Mar 30, 2020 by News Staff

Researchers at the Treatment Center of PLA General Hospital in Beijing, China, have found that half of the patients they treated for mild COVID-19 disease...

Walker et al developed a solid-state ultrasound contrast agent for monitoring pH fluctuations. Image credit: Walker et al, doi: 10.1021/acssensors.0c00245.

Researchers Create First Ultrasound Biosensor

Mar 30, 2020 by News Staff

A team of scientists from Monash University and the Baker Heart and Diabetes Institute has developed a new biosensor that can be used inside a body and...

This scanning electron microscope image shows SARS-CoV-2 (round magenta objects) emerging from the surface of cells cultured in the lab. The virus shown was isolated from a patient in the U.S. Image credit: NIAID-RML.

Study: Pangolins are Missing Link in Transmission of SARS-CoV-2 from Bats to Humans

Mar 27, 2020 by News Staff

Two recent studies concluded that snakes are the intermediate hosts of SARS-CoV-2, a novel coronavirus that causes the COVID-19 disease, and that four...

This scanning electron microscope image shows SARS-CoV-2 (round gold objects) emerging from the surface of cells cultured in the lab. The virus shown was isolated from a patient in the U.S. Image credit: NIAID-RML.

Existing FDA-Approved Drugs Could Help Fight COVID-19 Disease

Mar 26, 2020 by News Staff

Drugs that are already approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) could hold promise in fighting COVID-19, a respiratory disease caused by...

New Study Estimates Effects of Physical Distancing on Progression of COVID-19 Epidemic

Mar 26, 2020 by News Staff

In December 2019, a novel coronavirus called severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) emerged in Wuhan, China. In mid-January 2020,...

36-year old male with history of recent travel to Wuhan, presenting with fever, fatigue and myalgias. Coronal thin-section non-contrast CT image shows ground-glass opacities with a rounded morphology in both upper lobes (arrows). Image credit: Chung et al, doi: 10.1148/radiol.2020200230.

Study: Lying Face Down Improves Breathing in Severe COVID-19 Cases

Mar 25, 2020 by News Staff

In a study of patients with the severe COVID-19 disease hospitalized on ventilators, a team of researchers in Wuhan, China, found that lying face down...

Patients who Take ACEIs and ARBs May Be at Increased Risk of Severe COVID-19

Mar 25, 2020 by News Staff

Angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors (ACEIs) and angiotensin receptor blockers (ARBs) may increase the risk of severe COVID-19 cases, according to...

Pregnant women should do the same things as the general public to protect themselves. Image credit: David Wagner.

COVID-19 While Pregnant or Giving Birth: Here’s What You Need to Know

Mar 24, 2020 by The Conversation

Having a baby is stressful enough without COVID-19 pandemic, caused by the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus, and all the associated misinformation. If you’re pregnant...

New Study Estimates Impact of Physical Distancing on Reducing Spread of COVID-19

Mar 24, 2020 by News Staff

A combined approach of physical distancing interventions, comprising quarantine (for infected individuals and their families), school closure, and workplace...

Scientists Using Supercomputer to Build All-Atom Model of SARS-CoV-2 Coronavirus Envelope

Mar 24, 2020 by News Staff

Using the NSF-funded Frontera supercomputer at the University of Texas at Austin’s Texas Advanced Computing Center (TACC), researchers are preparing...

This scanning electron microscope image shows SARS-CoV-2 (yellow) isolated from a patient in the U.S., emerging from the surface of cells (blue/pink) cultured in the lab. Image credit: NIAID.

Stopping COVID-19: What Does Evidence Say Are Best Measures?

Mar 23, 2020 by The Conversation

COVID-19, a respiratory disease caused by the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus, has been spreading rapidly but at a different rate in different countries. A variety...