Australian COVID-19 Vaccine Development Stopped Due to HIV Diagnostic Complication

Medicine & Technology Dec 15, 2020

Participants in the Australian COVID-19 vaccine phase 1 trial received ‘false positive’ HIV tests.

Cats and Dogs Are Now Vulnerable to COVID-19 Infection, Experts Say

Dec 11, 2020

Experts say that ferrets, cats, and civets are the most susceptible to coronavirus infection after humans.

Face Shields Alone Can't Stop COVID-19; Should Experts Develop New Shields?

Dec 09, 2020

Plastic visors are commonly used to shield individuals from the coronavirus in restaurants, pubs and barber shops. Are face shields enough to defend you from COVID-19?

NASAs Initial Observation From Space Shows Pandemic's Positive Impact on Environment

Dec 09, 2020

NASA map reveals one global change since the COVID-19 lockdown.

Lockdown Directly Correlates to Binge Drinking

Dec 08, 2020

COVID-19-related quarantine stress often includes heavy alcohol consumption.

Social Distancing and Face Masks Are Making Us More Susceptible to Other Diseases

Nov 11, 2020

Basic safety measures may result in large outbreaks of other respiratory illnesses in the future.

Scientists Develop COVID-19 Lipoprotein Nasal Spray That Immediately Kills Coronavirus

Nov 10, 2020

Scientists have created yet another anti-coronavirus spray that can be used by those in the poor countries.

Parosmia: A Foul-Smelling Effect of COVID-19

Oct 18, 2020

There has been an increasing number of patients who have been suffering from a weird condition after a brush with COVID-19: parosmia - a lingering, foul-smelling scent almost everywhere.

Crowds Fill California Beaches Over Labor Day Weekend Amid Heatwave and COVID-19

Sep 06, 2020

California temperatures are soaring over the weekend, sending people to mountains and beaches, and raising doubts over power outages and another possible spike in coronavirus cases.

GSK, Sanofi to Start Human Trials for Protein-Based COVID-19 Vaccine

Sep 03, 2020

Multinational pharma giants GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) and Sanofi are set to start the human trial phase of their protein-based COVID-19 vaccine.

LG Unveils PuriCare Wearable Air Purifier

Aug 27, 2020

South Korean multinational electronics company LG unveils its own wearable air purifier ahead of the upcoming IFA press conference in Berlin, which will open on September 3.

COVID-19 Deaths Reveal Blood Clots, Lung Injuries In New Post-Mortem Study

Aug 21, 2020

A new post-mortem study from British researchers reveals that patients who died from COVID-19 experienced lung injuries and signs of blood clots in major organs.

New Study Offers Insight on the Elderly's Susceptibility to COVID-19

Aug 19, 2020

Genes that play an important role in SARS-CoV-2 invading heart cells reportedly grow more active as people age older, new research reveals.

Two New Fungus Species Named After the Coronavirus Pandemic

Aug 18, 2020

From a racehorse named Wearamask to people named "Covid" and "Corona," the scientific community has come up with its own nod to the global coronavirus pandemic - naming two new species of fungi after the disease.

COVID Update: New Zealand Reports 13 New Cases, Total Now 69

Aug 16, 2020

Shortly after the re-emergence of COVID-19 in New Zealand, local health authorities reported 13 new cases of the highly contagious disease - 12 also in the town of Auckland and a returning traveler now in quarantine.