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Malaria drug does not prevent infection of human lung cells with novel coronavirus

More than 600,000 people worldwide have fallen victim to the lung disease COVID-19 so far, which is caused by the SARS coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2).

22 Jul 2020

Clinical trial evaluates rapid PCR testing for COVID-19 in London care homes

In a UK-first, Queen Mary University of London is leading a clinical trial of a new rapid COVID-19 testing system that delivers results in under an hour.

22 Jul 2020

Common hypertension drugs do not increase risk of severe, fatal COVID-19 infection

A new Northwestern Medicine study in mice found a widely used class of drugs to treat patients with hypertension, cardiovascular disease and diabetic kidney disease - many of whom are elderly -- does not increase the risk of developing a severe and potentially fatal COVID-19 infection, as previously feared.

22 Jul 2020

New pathways that could help treat RNA viruses identified

Researchers at the University of New Hampshire have identified new pathways in an RNA-based virus where inhibitors, like medical treatments, unbind.

22 Jul 2020

Novel device offers added protection for healthcare workers performing endoscopies during COVID-19

The COVID-19 pandemic has thrown up unimaginable challenges for healthcare workers. Even simple outpatient procedures such as endoscopies can expose staff to the risk of infection.

22 Jul 2020

Researchers win grant to study why COVID-19 patients lose their sense of smell

Researchers at the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus have won a grant to study why many infected with Covid-19 lose their sense of smell.

22 Jul 2020

Scientists want to know more about using UV light to fight COVID-19 spread

High up near the ceiling, in the dining room of his Seattle-area restaurant, Musa Firat recently installed a “killing zone” — a place where swaths of invisible electromagnetic energy penetrate the air, ready to disarm the coronavirus and other dangerous pathogens that drift upward in tiny, airborne particles.

22 Jul 2020

Essential and in danger: Coronavirus sickens, even kills public health workers

As a veteran public health worker, Chantee Mack knew the coronavirus could kill. She already faced health challenges and didn't want to take any chances during the pandemic. So she asked — twice — for permission to work from home.

22 Jul 2020

New studies indicate the presence of cerebrovascular-neurological dysfunction in COVID-19 patients

As the SARS-CoV-2 virus, or COVID-19 has unfurled its tentacles across the globe, the severe respiratory and pulmonary disorders associated with the infection have become well known.

22 Jul 2020

Study shows chloroquine does not prevent SARS-CoV-2

More than 600,000 people worldwide have fallen victim to the lung disease COVID-19 so far, which is caused by the SARS coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2).

22 Jul 2020

Scientists isolate potent SARS-CoV-2 neutralizing antibodies from COVID-19 patients

Researchers at Columbia University Irving Medical Center have isolated antibodies from several COVID-19 patients that, to date, are among the most potent in neutralizing the SARS-CoV-2 virus.

22 Jul 2020

Patients diagnosed with cancer are more likely to have severe COVID-19 infection

Cancer patients diagnosed more than 24 months ago are more likely to have a severe COVID-19 infection, research has found. Cancer patients of Asian ethnicity or who were receiving palliative treatment for cancer were also at a higher risk of death from COVID-19.

22 Jul 2020

Vitamin D could help suppress excessive T cell-mediated lung inflammation in severe COVID-19

As COVID-19 continues to spread over the world scientists continue to seek the reasons for the difference in disease severity from person to person.

22 Jul 2020

Thermo Fisher Scientific continues to support the development of COVID-19 vaccines, therapies

Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc., the world leader in serving science, continues to expand global capacity and capabilities across its leading pharma services network to support customers in government, industry and academia as they accelerate development and production of COVID-19 vaccines, therapies and other treatments. The company is now supporting more than 200 of these projects globally.

From Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. 22 Jul 2020

GlobalData: Sample pooling-based COVID-19 test could reduce time and resources

Following the news that Quest Diagnostics received emergency use authorization from the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for its sample pooling-based COVID-19 test;

22 Jul 2020

Study to explore COVID-19's impact on healthcare workers in rural general medical practice

The impact of COVID-19 on healthcare workers in rural general medical practice will be explored in a new Griffith University study.

22 Jul 2020

Sartorius raises 2020 sales and earnings forecast based on dynamic performance in the first half

Sartorius, a leading international partner of life science research and the biopharmaceutical industry, raised its growth and earnings guidance for the current year based on its very dynamic business performance in the first six months of 2020, as well as on high demand expected to continue for the rest of the current fiscal year.

From Sartorius 22 Jul 2020

covid 19 News and Research

Malaria drug does not prevent infection of human lung cells with novel coronavirus

Clinical trial evaluates rapid PCR testing for COVID-19 in London care homes

Common hypertension drugs do not increase risk of severe, fatal COVID-19 infection

New pathways that could help treat RNA viruses identified

Novel device offers added protection for healthcare workers performing endoscopies during COVID-19

Researchers win grant to study why COVID-19 patients lose their sense of smell

Scientists want to know more about using UV light to fight COVID-19 spread

Essential and in danger: Coronavirus sickens, even kills public health workers

New studies indicate the presence of cerebrovascular-neurological dysfunction in COVID-19 patients

Study shows chloroquine does not prevent SARS-CoV-2

Scientists isolate potent SARS-CoV-2 neutralizing antibodies from COVID-19 patients

Patients diagnosed with cancer are more likely to have severe COVID-19 infection

Vitamin D could help suppress excessive T cell-mediated lung inflammation in severe COVID-19

Thermo Fisher Scientific continues to support the development of COVID-19 vaccines, therapies

GlobalData: Sample pooling-based COVID-19 test could reduce time and resources

Study to explore COVID-19's impact on healthcare workers in rural general medical practice

Sartorius raises 2020 sales and earnings forecast based on dynamic performance in the first half

Experts urge to invest in local data sharing for better pandemic preparedness

NHS Digital publishes new data on healthcare activity and outcomes for shielded patients

Memory Lane Games introduces free digital health app for the elderly

Bringing real-time analytics to downstream bioprocess monitoring

Designing fluidic architecture for scalable diagnostic platforms

Evaluating new approaches for rare disease genomics

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