The global coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic rages on. To date, severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), the causative…
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Leaky gut and microbial dysbiosis could contribute to cytokine storm in severely ill COVID-19 cases
As the world approaches the grim milestone of three million deaths from COVID-19 disease, a new preprint research paper posted…
Researchers identify novel SARS-CoV-2 variant unregistered on genomic sequence databases
A team of scientists from the University of California Santa Cruz, USA, recently identified a novel variant (B.1.x) of severe…
Researchers develop novel test that screens for SARS-CoV-2 variants of concern
A team of scientists from the United States has recently developed a single-tube duplex molecular assay for rapid detection of…
Single dose of Pfizer and Oxford vaccines shows 60% efficacy in elderly care home residents
The current coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection, has resulted in…
Could dry swabs provide cheaper, safer and faster material for SARS-CoV-2 testing?
The heavy social and economic toll of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has led to upscaling of testing strategies…
Fighting SARS-CoV-2 with materials science
In a recent editorial in the journal Emergent Materials, Dr. Huseyin C. Yalcin from Qatar University Biomedical Research Center and…
People with high BMI may now receive their COVID-19 vaccine in California
As vaccine efforts commence in many countries, prioritizing who receives the vaccine first is in place. Health workers and front-liners…
Concerning mutation in New York SARS-CoV-2 should be monitored, warn researchers
Researchers at the New York State Department of Health in the United States have said concerning mutations within the B.1.526…
Complement system appears to be specifically implicated in severe COVID-19
Researchers in the United States have conducted a study showing that activation of the complement system is specifically implicated in…