Prioritizing the oldest for COVID-19 vaccines saves more lives, potential years of life
Findings challenge idea that older people with shorter life expectancies should rank lower in coronavirus immunization efforts
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Antibodies recognize and attack different SARS-CoV-2 spike shapes
The spikes on the SARS-CoV-2 virus, which causes COVID-19, change shapes; new research reveals ways that antibodies can recognize these different shapes and block the virus and informs the design of vaccines and antiviral therapies
Read moreHow SARS-CoV-2’s sugar-coated shield helps activate the virus
SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, is coated with sugars called glycans, which help it evade the immune system; new research shows precisely how those sugars help the virus become activated and infectious and could help with vaccine and drug disc
Read moreStudy suggests greater need for grief support due to COVID-19
Curtin University research has found people grieving a COVID-related death would benefit from timely support and care to reduce the
Read moreDisease tolerance: Skeletons reveal humans evolved to fight pathogens
As Covid-19 impacts lives around the world- a new skeleton study is reconstructing ancient pandemics to assess human’s evolutionary ability
Read moreStudy finds short window for donating convalescent plasma to COVID-19 patients
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — The optimal timeframe for donating convalescent plasma for use in COVID-19 immunotherapy, which was given emergency
Read moreWhat might sheep and driverless cars have in common? Following the herd
Researchers show how social component of moral decision-making can influence programming of autonomous vehicles and other technologies
Read moreOne in five people in south London live with multiple long-term conditions
New research has found one in five people in the south London live with multimorbidity. The study, published today in
Read moreTool encoded in coronaviruses provides a potential target for COVID-19
Viruses make copies of themselves during an infection, and new research sheds light on one of the coronavirus molecules that is important for this process, providing a potential drug target that could work for Covid-19 and other coronavirus outbreaks too.
Read moreALS neuron damage reversed with new compound
Scientists identify first compound to repair degenerating brain cells in paralyzing disease
Read moreYale scientists repair injured spinal cord using patients’ own stem cells
Intravenous injection of bone marrow derived stem cells (MSCs) in patients with spinal cord injuries led to significant improvement in
Read moreMental health, substance use, suicidal ideation during COVID-19 pandemic
What The Study Did: This survey study compared patterns of mental health concerns, substance use and suicidal ideation during June
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