The COVID-19 can cause irreversible damage to the lungs, and a patient with such complications can only be saved with a transplant of this organ, said Northwestern University scientists in their article published on Science Translational Medicine. They analyzed lung tissue of three patients who required a lung transplant due to persistent respiratory failure caused…
Moderna will ask the FDA on Monday for emergency use authorization (EUA) for its coronavirus vaccine, the pharmaceutical company said in a news release. Moderna says it expects the FDA’s Vaccines and Related Biological Products Advisory Committee to review the vaccine Dec.17. If the committee approves the EUA, the vaccine will be shipped to distribution…
Winter could worsen the COVID-19 pandemic, scientists at University College London reported. A new study published in the International Journal of Environmental Science and Technology has shown that global temperature may play a significant role in the spread of SARS-CoV-2. The study authors analyzed data on global air temperature. Based on temperatures in March and…
Back in June, interest started swirling around mouthwash and its potential effects on SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19. The information then came from a meta-analysis published in the journal Function, which posed a theory: Based on mouthwash’s ability to disrupt or damage the outer layer of other enveloped viruses, or viruses that have a…
Many people today take multivitamins, thinking that it helps to improve their health, but new research from Harvard University shows that this is just self-hypnosis: tests show no difference between people who take vitamins and those who do not. According to The Telegraph, scientists analyzed data from over 21,600 American adults who talked about taking…
Armenian specialists have developed an app for smartphones with first aid tips – for injuries, bleeding, snake and insect bites, etc. The app is quite simple and intuitive to use: upon opening the app, we see several categories such as circulatory system (bleeding, etc.), musculoskeletal system (fractures, etc.), cardiopulmonary resuscitation, bites, shock, and others. Running…
The call comes as the world is still struggling to suppress COVID-19 infections as national caseloads continue to rise steadily in most countries. “We must prepare for the next pandemic now,” said WHO in a news release. “We’ve seen this past year that countries with robust health emergency preparedness infrastructure have been able to act…
A new simulation study suggests that a person coughing can disperse droplets well beyond six feet, and that anyone shorter than the person coughing — such as children — might be at a greater risk of encountering the downward trajectory of those cough droplets. During the coronavirus pandemic, the dispersion of cough droplets has become…
We have faced viral threats before, including pandemics, yet the world does not shut down for every new infection or flu season. So what is it about this coronavirus? What are the quirks of its biology that pose a unique threat to our bodies and our lives? Master of deception In the early stages…
Scientists from the Wistar Institute have developed and tested the first synthetic DNA vaccine against the Powassan virus (POWV). The vaccine targets portions of the virus envelope protein. According to News-medical.net, POWV is an RNA virus from the flavivirus family, similar to the Zika virus, but transmitted to humans by ticks rather than mosquitoes. This…
