Coronavirus Disease COVID 19 News and Research

Latest Coronavirus Disease COVID 19 News and Research

Yale designates three independent laboratories to perform SalivaDirect COVID-19 test

Yale has designated three independent laboratories to perform the university-developed SalivaDirectTM COVID-19 test.

26 Sep 2020

Combination of heat and high relative humidity can disinfect N95 mask materials

As the COVID-19 pandemic swept around the world early this year, shortages of protective equipment such as N95 masks left healthcare workers little choice but to reuse the masks they had - increasing the risk of infection for both them and their patients.

26 Sep 2020

Mask-wearing, handwashing, and social distancing protect against COVID-19, confirms study

A contact tracing study presented at this year's ESCMID Conference on Coronavirus Disease (ECCVID) confirms the effectiveness of wearing of masks in public, handwashing, and social distancing to protect against SARS-CoV-2 infection.

26 Sep 2020

Addressing the impact of COVID-19 pandemic on global mental health

In a special session addressing global mental health before, during and after the COVID-19 pandemic held at the ESCMID Conference on Coronavirus Disease (ECCVID) Professor Vikram Patel H(arvard Medical School, USA) will present a new review of the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on global mental health.

26 Sep 2020

Shorter time from COVID-19 symptom onset to hospitalization linked to disease severity, death

New research presented at this week's ESCMID Conference on Coronavirus Disease (ECCVID, held online) shows that a shorter time from symptom onset to hospitalization is associated with more serious disease and death in patients with COVID-19.

26 Sep 2020

SARS-CoV-2 emergence linked with decrease in circulation of common respiratory viruses

Analysis of samples taken to test for respiratory viruses over the past five years suggests that the emergence of SARS-CoV-2 was associated with a large drop in circulation of other common respiratory viruses during the first wave.

26 Sep 2020

New trial tests combination antibody treatment for preventing COVID-19 illness

A combination antibody treatment for preventing COVID-19 illness in individuals who have had sustained exposure to someone with the virus is being studied by researchers at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston.

25 Sep 2020

University of Minnesota receives funding to initiate research on diabetes drug as a COVID-19 treatment

University of Minnesota Medical School researchers received funding from the Parsemus Foundation to initiate research on the widely-used diabetes medication, metformin, available globally as an inexpensive generic drug for prevention and treatment for COVID-19.

25 Sep 2020

3D-printed alternative performs as well as the standard nasal swabs for COVID-19 testing

As COVID-19 quickly spread worldwide this spring, shortages of supplies, including the nasopharyngeal (nasal) swabs used to collect viral samples, limited diagnostic testing.

25 Sep 2020

Ultrapotent antibody mix locks infection machinery, inhibits SARS-CoV-2 attachment to cells

A mix of ultrapotent antibodies from recovered COVID-19 patients has been shown to recognize and lock down the infection machinery of the pandemic coronavirus and keep it from entering cells. Each of the antibody types performs these overlapping tasks slightly differently.

25 Sep 2020

People with musculoskeletal pain report worsening symptoms during lockdown

People with bone, joint and muscle pain saw their symptoms worsen during lockdown - according to new research from the University of East Anglia.

25 Sep 2020

New diagnostic tool may allow on-the-spot detection of coronavirus infection

Scientists at the University of Warwick have demonstrated that a potential diagnostic tool for detecting Covid-19 using sugars will work with a virus rather than just its proteins, a significant step in making it a viable test in future.

25 Sep 2020

Patients with severe COVID-19 have antibodies blocking body's important defense mechanisms

Persons with critical corona-disease may have antibodies blocking the body´s most important defence mechanisms.

25 Sep 2020

ZwickRoell Supports Testing of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) and Primary Packaging for COVID-19 Vaccines

COVID-19 has a big impact on our daily lives and has changed the landscape of the medical and pharmaceutical industries.

25 Sep 2020

Melt Flow Testing Supports the Fight Against Covid-19

ZwickRoell is proud to support the production of PPE through easy-to-use and reliable testing instruments.

25 Sep 2020

ZwickRoell’s zwickiLine Testing System Validated for Cleanroom Use

The importance of cleanrooms is currently in the spotlight as the global community awaits a vaccine for Covid-19.

25 Sep 2020

D614G mutation now the dominant variant in the global COVID-19 pandemic

Now, a new study published on the preprint server medRxiv in September 2020 shows that a significant variant characterized by the D614G mutation has higher infectivity, which may account for its rapid rise to the dominant position in all regions where it has emerged.

25 Sep 2020

Study: Carriers of genetic mutations have greater risk of illness and death from COVID-19

Tel Aviv University researchers suggest that carriers of the genetic mutations PiZ and PiS are at high risk for severe illness and even death from COVID-19. These mutations lead to deficiency in the alpha1-antitrypsin protein, which protects lung tissues from damage in case of severe infections.

25 Sep 2020

About 10% patients with severe disease create auto-antibodies that attack the immune system

People infected by the novel coronavirus can have symptoms that range from mild to deadly. Now, two new analyses suggest that some life-threatening cases can be traced to weak spots in patients' immune systems.

25 Sep 2020

Inflammation in the eye after COVID-19

A new study published on the preprint server medRxiv shows the occurrence of ocular pathology in the period of recovery following COVID-19. This throws more light on the occurrence of inflammation in people recovering from COVID-19.

25 Sep 2020

Coronavirus Disease COVID 19 News and Research

Latest Coronavirus Disease COVID 19 News and Research

Yale designates three independent laboratories to perform SalivaDirect COVID-19 test

Combination of heat and high relative humidity can disinfect N95 mask materials

Mask-wearing, handwashing, and social distancing protect against COVID-19, confirms study

Addressing the impact of COVID-19 pandemic on global mental health

Shorter time from COVID-19 symptom onset to hospitalization linked to disease severity, death

SARS-CoV-2 emergence linked with decrease in circulation of common respiratory viruses

New trial tests combination antibody treatment for preventing COVID-19 illness

University of Minnesota receives funding to initiate research on diabetes drug as a COVID-19 treatment

3D-printed alternative performs as well as the standard nasal swabs for COVID-19 testing

Ultrapotent antibody mix locks infection machinery, inhibits SARS-CoV-2 attachment to cells

People with musculoskeletal pain report worsening symptoms during lockdown

New diagnostic tool may allow on-the-spot detection of coronavirus infection

Patients with severe COVID-19 have antibodies blocking body's important defense mechanisms

ZwickRoell Supports Testing of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) and Primary Packaging for COVID-19 Vaccines

Melt Flow Testing Supports the Fight Against Covid-19

ZwickRoell’s zwickiLine Testing System Validated for Cleanroom Use

D614G mutation now the dominant variant in the global COVID-19 pandemic

Study: Carriers of genetic mutations have greater risk of illness and death from COVID-19

About 10% patients with severe disease create auto-antibodies that attack the immune system

Inflammation in the eye after COVID-19

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Coronavirus Disease COVID 19 News and Research

Latest Coronavirus Disease COVID 19 News and Research

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