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Researchers test the protectiveness of consumer-grade and modified masks against COVID-19

Using a custom-built exposure chamber, UNC School of Medicine and EPA scientists tested consumer-grade masks and improvised face coverings to show how effective they can be at protecting individuals from airborne particles of similar size to those carrying SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19.

11 Dec 2020

Case study suggests kindergartens are not SARS-CoV-2 super-spreaders

A new study by researchers at the Institute of Tropical Medicine and International Health at the Charite Universitaetsmedizin Berlin found that kindergartens are not silent transmission reservoirs.

11 Dec 2020

Structural inequalities increase risk of SARS-CoV-2 infection and mortality, study finds

A new study by researchers at Harvard found that people in less privileged neighborhoods are at a higher risk of being infected with SARS-CoV-2 and of more severe COVID-19.

11 Dec 2020

Distant residues modulate the conformational opening in SARS-CoV-2 spike protein

Scientists present an insight into the RBD dynamics with physically distant residues in the spike protein, elaborating on the importance of predicted mutations for therapeutics.

11 Dec 2020

Favipiravir does not attenuate the progression of COVID-19

Scientists have conducted an observational study to evaluate the efficacy of an anti-influenza medicine favipiravir in treating hospitalized COVID-19 patients.

11 Dec 2020

Pandemic-related selective increase in obsessive-compulsive symptoms in UK study

A new study shows how a large-scale wave of increased OC symptoms affected public behavior, such as seeking information about the pandemic.

11 Dec 2020

COVID-19 related to high anxiety and depression symptoms among physicians in Bangladesh

A study from Bangladesh, one of the poorest countries in the world, reveals a high prevalence of anxiety and depressive symptoms among frontline physicians.

11 Dec 2020

Current testing-isolation policies effectively prevent campus transmission of COVID-19

A new study, shows that while students showed a high degree of compliance with restrictive measures, they continued to contract the infection from off-campus.

11 Dec 2020

Pulmonary rehabilitation may promote recovery in severe COVID-19

A new study compares rehabilitation outcomes between COVID-19 patients and those with ordinary pneumonia, to evaluate the effectiveness of interventions.

11 Dec 2020

Social media appeals from COVID-19 frontliners have more impact on general audience

Anyone who's on social media right now has probably seen them: Passionate pleas from health care workers, asking for the public to realize how bad the COVID-19 pandemic has gotten, and urging them to take steps to slow the spread of coronavirus.

11 Dec 2020

Study shows how coronavirus uses spike proteins to infiltrate cells of different animals

Humans, followed by ferrets and to a lesser extent cats, civets and dogs are the most susceptible animals to SARS-CoV-2 infection, according to an analysis of ten different species carried out by researchers at the Centre for Genomic Regulation (CRG), based in Barcelona.

11 Dec 2020

Researchers analyze prevalence of COVID-19 in human post-mortem ocular tissues

COVID-19 has been found in conjunctival swabs and tears of infected patients, according to a new study published in The Ocular Surface.

11 Dec 2020

COVID-19 infection may also affect the central nervous system, cause neurological disorders

COVID-19 is known primarily as a respiratory disease, with symptoms that include cough, shortness of breath, and, in severe cases, acute respiratory distress syndrome and pneumonia

10 Dec 2020

COVID-19 pandemic highlights uncertainty inherent in science

The COVID-19 pandemic has once again highlighted the uncertainty inherent in science. The results of a Germany-wide study conducted by researchers at the Max Planck Institute for Human Development and Charite - Universitaetsmedizin Berlin show that most Germans want to be openly informed about this uncertainty.

10 Dec 2020

Researchers find new method for safe and effective delivery of medicines to the lungs

Investigators at Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey and Rutgers New Jersey Medical School recently identified a new method for safe and effective delivery of medicines to the lungs that can be used for multiple clinical applications, potentially including aerosol vaccination.

10 Dec 2020

Study explores inequalities in mental health burden of COVID-19 pandemic

Researchers in Israel have conducted a study exploring the behavioral and psychological impact of the coronavirus disease 19 (COVID-19) pandemic in an effort to understand the biological and environmental factors that may influence how individuals cope with the crisis.

10 Dec 2020

"Living" systematic review captures and updates evidence on "long COVID"

Researchers in the United Kingdom have set up a “living” systematic review in response to the rapidly emerging evidence-base for “long COVID” – the term used to refer to coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) symptoms that persist for longer than would usually be expected.

10 Dec 2020

Coronavirus News and Research

Researchers test the protectiveness of consumer-grade and modified masks against COVID-19

Case study suggests kindergartens are not SARS-CoV-2 super-spreaders

Structural inequalities increase risk of SARS-CoV-2 infection and mortality, study finds

Distant residues modulate the conformational opening in SARS-CoV-2 spike protein

Favipiravir does not attenuate the progression of COVID-19

Pandemic-related selective increase in obsessive-compulsive symptoms in UK study

COVID-19 related to high anxiety and depression symptoms among physicians in Bangladesh

Current testing-isolation policies effectively prevent campus transmission of COVID-19

Pulmonary rehabilitation may promote recovery in severe COVID-19

Social media appeals from COVID-19 frontliners have more impact on general audience

Study shows how coronavirus uses spike proteins to infiltrate cells of different animals

Researchers analyze prevalence of COVID-19 in human post-mortem ocular tissues

COVID-19 infection may also affect the central nervous system, cause neurological disorders

COVID-19 pandemic highlights uncertainty inherent in science

Researchers find new method for safe and effective delivery of medicines to the lungs

Study explores inequalities in mental health burden of COVID-19 pandemic

"Living" systematic review captures and updates evidence on "long COVID"

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