COVID-19 Risk Factor: Men, Older Adults, Smokers More Prone to Getting Infected Due to Their Biology

Medicine & Technology Mar 04, 2021

An MIT and Harvard study identifies men, older adults, and smokers to be more prone to COVID-19 infection due to higher levels of receptor cells that the virus uses to infect the body.

Pzifer vs. Moderna vs Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 Vaccines Efficacy, Distribution: What Should You Get?

Mar 01, 2021

The US is set to release its third vaccine against the novel coronavirus, but people cannot help ask which among the COVID-19 vaccines available are the best.

What Would Happen to COVID-19 After the Pandemic?

Jan 15, 2021

Scientists look at other coronaviruses to know what will happen to COVID-19 once the pandemic is over.

COVID-19 May Have Come from Bats, WHO Now Investigates How It Was Transferred to People

Jan 14, 2021

SARS-CoV-2, may have originated in bats, but how it gets transmitted to people has now been the subject of strong speculation and is currently being investigated by the World Health Organization (WHO).

COVID-19 Mutation Has Caused the Pandemic to Become Unpredictable

Jan 06, 2021

Experts warn that viral mutations may cause another ‘very, very bad’ COVID-19 wave.

COVID-19 South African Variant May Not Be as Vulnerable To Vaccines, Experts Say

Jan 06, 2021

Experts are worried that the available COVID-19 vaccines may not be as effective on the South African variant as other strains.

New COVID-19 Strain Does Not Cause More Severe Illness

Jan 02, 2021

Despite being more contagious than the first coronavirus variant, the new COVID-19 strain does not cause more severe illness or a higher death rate according to a major study.

Neuroscientists Isolate Promising Tiny Antibodies Produced by a Llama in Fight Against COVID-19

Dec 23, 2020

Neuroscientists have recently isolated a set of potential and tiny antibodies also called "nanobodies" as shields from SARS-CoV-2 that were reportedly produced by a llama, namely, Cormac.

Why Is COVID-19 So Much More Infectious Than Others? A 'Spike' Turns Out to Be the Cause

Dec 09, 2020

Experts continue to compare COVID-19 to MERS and SARS.

Chemical Compounds on Some Foods Can Constrain Sars-Cov-2 Enzyme

Dec 01, 2020

A new study shows that chemical compounds found in foods or beverages can bind and stop a specific enzyme's function in a COVID-19 infection.

SARS-CoV-2's Genetic Structure Does Not Rule Out Laboratory Origin

Nov 26, 2020

A new study claims that the genetic structure of SARS-CoV-2 could have been manipulated, particularly in its chimeric structure and furin cleavage site.

How Pfizer and Moderna Vaccines Work Without Causing Accidental Infections

Nov 23, 2020

If the experimental coronavirus vaccines win approval from the Food and Drug Administration, they will be the first-ever authorized vaccines that use mRNA.

Chinese CDC Reports the Danger COVID-19 Postures for Patients with Lung Cancer

Nov 16, 2020

A report specified that evidence that the risk for infection "was higher in patients with lung cancer" started to mount as early as February this year.

Clinical Test Initiated To Determine Efficacy of Chicken Antibodies in Warding Off COVID-19 Infections

Nov 12, 2020

A clinical test has started in Australia to find out if nasal drops containing chicken antibodies to SARS-CoV-2 can provide provisional protection.

Researchers May Have Found the Mother of SARS-CoV-2 Genomes

Nov 09, 2020

Researchers may have found a breakthrough in COVID-19 pandemic. They claimed that the main RNA genome of all coronaviruses si finally found.