Category: Science and Tech
Lab-grown mini lungs could accelerate the study of respiratory diseases
Rockefeller University When we’re driving to a new destination, we often turn down the stereo as we follow the directions. What had been music suddenly sounds like noise, and it interferes with our focus. Our understanding of how infectious diseases like COVID affect human lungs has been similarly confounded by noise. Data from patient lung […]
May 30, 2023
FDA Approves First Oral Antiviral Drug for COVID-19
MedPageToday The FDA has granted full approval to nirmatrelvir-ritonavir (Paxlovid) for treating adult outpatients with mild to moderate COVID-19 who are at risk for severe disease, the agency announced on Thursday. “Today’s approval demonstrates that Paxlovid has met the agency’s rigorous standards for safety and effectiveness, and that it remains an important treatment option for people […]
May 30, 2023
Why is COVID life-threatening for some people? Genetics study offers clues
Nature Immune genes could play a part in the risk of needing intensive care when infected with SARS-CoV-2. An analysis of DNA from more than 24,000 people who had COVID-19 and required treatment in intensive care has yielded more than a dozen new genetic links to the risk of developing extreme illness from the disease. […]
May 23, 2023
The Perfect “Pathogen” Storm – Deadly Bacteria Is Adapting to Plastic
Sci Tech Daily Genomics study in the Caribbean and Sargasso Seas signifies the first assembly of vibrio bacteria sourced from plastic waste. Recent research has unveiled how the interaction among Sargassum species, plastic marine waste, and Vibrio bacteria creates the perfect “pathogen” that poses threats to marine biodiversity and public health. Vibrio bacteria, commonly found in global waters, are the leading […]
May 22, 2023
Researchers may have found a way to treat long-COVID fatigue
Interesting Engineering Newcastle University researchers have shed light on one of the most common side effects of COVID-19: fatigue. They may indeed have a treatment for this debilitating condition. They have begun a new study to test the effectiveness of a TENS machine to alleviate the fatigue in patients with long COVID. This device is most […]
May 16, 2023
CNN San Francisco International Airport has launched a program with the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to test wastewater from airplanes for traces of emerging coronavirus variants. Traces of the virus that causes Covid-19 can be detected in people’s feces when they are infected, even if they don’t have symptoms. The airport announced Tuesday that […]
May 9, 2023
NIH restarts bat virus grant suspended 3 years ago
Science Revised award to EcoHealth Alliance will no longer involve studies of hybrid coronaviruses. Three years after then-President Donald Trump pressured the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to suspend a research grant to a U.S. group studying bat coronaviruses with partners in China, the agency has restarted the award. The new 4-year grant is a […]
May 9, 2023
Fortune COVID will evolve to evade popular antiviral treatment Paxlovid, a critical line of defense for the unvaccinated and those at risk of severe disease and death from the virus—of this, Deborah Birx is certain. During her time as White House COVID response coordinator under former President Donald Trump, from March 2020 through January 2021, Birx […]
May 2, 2023
Broad-Spectrum Antivirals: A New Frontier in the Fight Against Emerging Diseases
SciTechDaily A UCLA study discovered potential broad-spectrum antiviral agents capable of combating various RNA virus families, including those causing future pandemics. Particularly effective were cyclic dinucleotide (CDN) STING agonists, which showed therapeutic promise against the Chikungunya virus and other arthropod-borne and respiratory viruses, including COVID-19. The aim is to develop these antivirals alongside existing ones for future disease outbreaks. A new […]
May 2, 2023
Dogs Could Be “Patient Zero” For Virus With Potential To Infect Humans
Newsweek A bird flu virus that has spread to canines may hop hosts in the future, potentially infecting humans through their pet dogs, according to scientists at China Agricultural University. Ever since the COVID-19 pandemic gained steam in 2020, more Americans have turned their eyes to the pathology and the origin of viruses, as well as methods to […]
Apr 25, 2023