Coronavirus – work continues to test existing drugs

We found and tested 47 old drugs that might treat the coronavirus: Results show promising leads and a whole new way to fight COVID-19 The...
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Producing a NASA-Designed COVID-19 Ventilator

Brazilian Partnership to Begin Producing NASA-Designed COVID-19 Ventilator The Brazilian Health Regulatory Agency has approved the commercial manufacture of VITAL, a breathing device designed specifically...
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Studying immune system differences between the sexes

COVID-19's deadliness for men is revealing why researchers should have been studying immune system sex differences years ago Adam Moeser, Michigan State University When it comes...
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Virus evolution could undermine a COVID-19 vaccine

Viruses evolve defenses, this allows them to adapt and could undermine a COVID-19 vaccine – but this can be stopped Andrew Read, Penn State and...
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COVID-19 and its effect on the brain under scrutiny

How COVID-19 might increase risk of memory loss and cognitive decline Natalie C. Tronson, University of Michigan Of all frightening ways that the SARS-COV-2 virus affects...
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Regional success and setbacks in the battle against a pandemic

As coronavirus cases spike in the South, Northeast seems to have the pandemic under control - here's what changed Taison Bell, University of Virginia “Hospital Capacity...
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Coronavirus may remain on surfaces for days

National Institutes of Health (NIH): At a Glance Scientists found that SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, can be detected in aerosols for up to...
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Mild vaccine side effects expected

Vaccines against SARS-CoV-2 will have side effects – that's a good thing Matthew Woodruff, Emory University Takeaways Temporary side effects from vaccines are a normal sign...
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Looking at coronavirus variants

Coronavirus variants, viral mutation and COVID-19 vaccines: The science you need to understand Richard Kuhn, Purdue University The SARS-CoV-2 virus mutates fast. That’s a concern because...

The Latest on COVID-19 Boosters

Dr. Francis Collins US National Institutes of Health More than 180 million Americans, including more than 80 percent of people over age 65, are fully vaccinated...

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