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Why do some people get severe COVID-19? The nose may know
The body's first encounter with the coronavirus happens in the nose and throat. New work in Cell suggests that responses i...
Less-sensitive COVID-19 tests may still achieve optimal results if enough people tested
A computational analysis of COVID-19 tests suggests that, in order to minimize the number of infections in a population, t...
Interaction identified between SARS-CoV-2 and unusual RNA structures in human cells
Replication of SARS-CoV-2, the virus responsible for COVID-19, depends on a series of interactions between viral proteins ...
COVID-19: Patients with malnutrition may be more likely to have severe outcomes
Adults and children with COVID-19 who have a history of malnutrition may have an increased likelihood of death and the nee...
New insights into uncontrolled inflammation in COVID-19 patients
Research led by Queen Mary University of London provides new insight into the mechanisms that lead to uncontrolled inflamm...
Global warming may limit spread of dengue fever, new research finds
Infection with dengue virus makes mosquitoes more sensitive to warmer temperatures, according to new research led by Penn ...
Prostate cancer treatment among black, white patients during pandemic
What The Study Did: This study included 647 patients with untreated nonmetastatic prostate cancer (269 patients during the...
SARS-CoV-2: Achilles' heel of viral RNA
Certain regions of the SARS-CoV-2 genome might be a suitable target for future drugs. This is what researchers at Goethe U...
The environmental toll of disposable masks
The high monetary cost and environmental toll of disposable N95 masks could be dramatically cut by adopting reusable masks...