Immunology
Kids mount a COVID-19 immune response without detection of the SARSCoV- 2 virus
Credit: MCRI Children in a Melbourne family developed a COVID-19 immune response after chronic exposure to the SARS-CoV-2 virus from...
Case Western Reserve University researchers study how the immune system responds to COVID-19
School of Medicine awarded $2.6M; receives two of 13 grants nationallyCredit: CWRU School of Medicine CLEVELAND--New research funded by the...
Study reveals how smoking worsens COVID-19 infection in the airways
Credit: UCLA Broad Stem Cell Research Center/Cell Stem Cell UCLA researchers using a model of airway tissue created from human...
Study of non-COVID-19 deaths shows 2020 increase in several demographics
Credit: Photo by L. Brian Stauffer CHAMPAIGN, Ill. -- March through May saw a significant increase in deaths over previous...
COVID-19 highlights risks of wildlife trade
International research team including Göttingen University makes urgent call for more effective wildlife trade legislationCredit: Kit Magellan Many diseases, such...
Time to rethink predicting pandemic infection rates?
Forecasting cannot foresee COVID-19 infection rates peaking or plateauing.Credit: Joseph Lee McCauley WASHINGTON, November 3, 2020 -- During the first...
Promising results from in vitro combination therapy against COVID-19
Credit: Martin Stenmark. Researchers at Karolinska Institutet in Sweden report promising results from an in vitro combination therapy against COVID-19....
New research reveals Australia’s multi-billion dollar superbug crisis
One of the world's most common infections will cost Australia more than $1 billion a year within the next decade,...
Tropical peatland conservation could protect humans from new diseases
Credit: Suzanne Turnock / Borneo Nature Foundation Conservation of tropical peatlands could reduce the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic and...
X-ray study explores potential of hepatitis C drugs to treat COVID-19
Credit: Michelle Lehman, Jill Hemman/ORNL, U.S. Dept. of Energy Experiments led by researchers at the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge...
Massive dataset reveals which governments have best responded to COVID-19 pandemic
Researchers study the ability of democracies to react to global crisisThe PPI measures public health government responses to COVID-19 at...
Parasite infection discovery could assist mental health treatments
Credit: plos.org New research into how a common parasite infection alters human behaviour could help development of treatments for schizophrenia...
Elastic-free face masks can help some with allergies stay safe during COVID-19
University of Cincinnati fellow presents case related to COVID-19 during national meetingCredit: Colleen Kelley/University of Cincinnati A University of Cincinnati...
Researchers identify promising new compounds to potentially treat novel coronaviruses
Research could accelerate efforts to develop new anti-viral drugs to fight flu, ebola, and novel coronaviruseslike COVID-19Credit: University of Maryland...
COVID-19 survival among elderly patients could be improved by arthritis drug
A type of arthritis drug may reduce the risk of dying for elderly patients with COVID-19.Credit: Imperial College London A...
Scientists discover secret to superbug’s virulence in diabetic infections
Credit: UPMC PITTSBURGH, Nov. 13, 2020 - The bodies of people with uncontrolled diabetes appear to be the perfect environment...
Study: Respiratory failure in COVID-19 usually not driven by cytokine storm
Findings indicate anti-inflammatory drugs likely to benefit only a fraction of people with severe diseaseCredit: Matt Miller The turning point...
Cytokine storms play a limited role in moderate-to-severe COVID-19
St. Jude Children's Research Hospital and Washington University research suggests steroids such as dexamethasone should be reserved for the sickest...
Why does COVID-19 seem to spare children?
Vanderbilt University Medical Center study offers an answerCredit: Vanderbilt University Medical Center Researchers at Vanderbilt University Medical Center (VUMC) and...
Antidepressant may prevent severe COVID-19, trial suggests
Credit: Dan Addison | UVA Communications The antidepressant fluvoxamine appears to prevent COVID-19 infections from worsening and may help keep...