Wuhan Lab Leak Most Likely Source of COVID-19: UK Parliament Investigation Reveals It Could Be Genetically Engineered Man-Made Virus

MEDICINE & HEALTH 12.16.2021 04:31 AM

Cross-party members of the Parliament on Wednesday received a report that supports the Wuhan lab leak claim on the origins of COVID-19 based on the unique feature of SARS-CoV-2, called furin cleavage.

Monkeypox Outbreak Declared in DRC Region With Over 190 Cases, 24 Deaths : How Is The Virus Transmitted?

12.16.2021 01:57 AM

Local officials have recently released an alarming warning as a monkeypox outbreak continues ravaging the Democratic Republic of Congo region.

Novel Antibody Countermeasures Platform Created by Scientists for Future Emerging Viruses

12.14.2021 02:50 AM

Scientists from Sandia have created a novel antibody countermeasures platform that only need 90 days to develop virus countermeasures for future emerging viruses.

Can Mouthwash Treat COVID-19? Reduction of Virus in the Mouth Possible But Is Not a Cure

12.14.2021 02:13 AM

While one study showed some mouthwashes may help reduce viral load in the mouth, they do not kill the virus in the lungs or nose, and they cannot cure COVID-19, too.

Low Vaccination Rate May Result to the Next COVID-19 Variant, Possibly Breeding in Papua New Guinea

12.13.2021 22:02 PM

Papua New Guinea has alarmingly low vaccination rates which could pave the way for the new COVID-19 variant to breed in the country.

Scientists Want to Focus on COVID-19 Pandemic's Zoonotic Origin to Understand Future Viruses and Variants

12.10.2021 22:09 PM

Scientists are focusing on the animal origins of COVID-19 as the world remains shrouded with its mystery, nearly two years since the first case was detected in China.

People Who Suffer From Asthma, Atopic Diseases Have Lower Risk of Getting Infected With COVID-19, Study Reveals

12.04.2021 03:19 AM

A new study in the UK that analyzed the data from nearly 16,000 adults revealed that people with allergic conditions, such as eczema, hay fever, and asthma have a lower risk of COVID-19.

Breakthrough COVID-19 Cases Less Likely to Transmit the Virus to Others, NBA Study Reveals

12.01.2021 23:28 PM

A study involving NBA players, their families, and staff found that vaccines reduce transmission in breakthrough cases compared to those unvaccinated people.

FDA Recommends Merck's COVID-19 Drug For Emergency Use; How Effective is the Pill?

12.01.2021 00:12 AM

The advisory panel from the Food and Drug Administration voted yesterday for the recommendation of Merck's drugs for emergency use against COVID-19.

COVID-19 New Wave Coming? Fauci Says Virus is Not Going Away, Eradication Impossible

11.29.2021 03:10 AM

Dr. Anthony Fauci remarked that while he is doubting the COVID-19 virus will totally be eradicated, he would like to see daily infection rates fall below 10,000 before the United States can start "living with COVID-19."

Thanksgiving Travel Tips: Experts Encourage the Public To Uphold Safety Measures to Lessen Health Risk

11.22.2021 22:24 PM

For the first time in almost two years, in this year's Thanksgiving celebration, millions of Americans will be traveling and surely, everyone is excited after the cancellation of a large number of festivities last year due to COVID-19 restrictions.

TAU Researchers Discovered COVID-19 Proteins That Harm Blood Vessels; Information Could Be Used to Develop New Treatment

11.08.2021 21:38 PM

Some COVID-19 patients have suffered from severe vascular damage and physicians were unsure of the mechanism triggering this complication. Now, Tel Aviv University researchers found five coronavirus proteins that are damaging blood vessels.

Hearing Loss and COVID-19: Scientists Found that SARS-CoV-2 Could Infect Two Types of Cells in the Inner Ear

11.04.2021 00:04 AM

Scientists found that SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, could infect the Schwann and har cells in the inner ear that may lead to hearing loss.

Riverside County Confirms First Case of Hantavirus; Patient Now in Recovery

10.29.2021 02:34 AM

Riverside County's public health officials announced a detection of a potential first case of the rare hantavirus.

Tuberculosis Spreads Like COVID-19; New Research Shows 90 Percent of TB Bacteria Transmits Through Droplets

10.19.2021 18:54 PM

A new study finding recently showed that as much as 90 percent of tuberculosis bacteria released from an infected individual may be carried in droplets also known as aerosols that are expelled when one breathes out deeply.

Rose Thorn-Inspired Nanoengineered Antiviral Dressing Material Can Treat Herpes Simplex

10.13.2021 06:24 AM

Scientists have developed an antiviral dressing material for herpes simplex by trapping viruses, that can be deployed as antiviral garments or face coverings.

African Swine Fever Spreads Anew; Reports Describe It as Another Global Pandemic, This Time Among Pigs

10.13.2021 05:15 AM

African swine fever, another disease outbreak, has bloomed in China. According to reports, in which its emergence is exactly "far from the eyes" of any surveying researcher, no one can clearly explain.

UNICEF Joins DRC Authorities in Combating Ebola Virus; New Case Reported Since Declaration of End of Epidemic in May

10.09.2021 21:34 PM

UNICEF announced it is currently in partnership and working with the Democratic Health Republic of Congo authorities following a report of an occurrence of a new case of Ebola virus in the northern part of the country.

Dengue Fever: New Study Reveals Discovery of the First-Ever Treatment for the Virus

10.07.2021 22:56 PM

A new study recently revealed it may have finally discovered a new therapeutics, the first-ever in the field of medicine, for dengue fever.

Extreme Melting of Arctic Permafrost May Free Trapped Ancient Viruses, Radioactive Waves

10.06.2021 06:08 AM

A new study sayd that climate change could make the Arctic permafrost thinner, triggering the release of unknown, ancient virus.

Epizootic Hemorrhagic Disease Threatens Wildlife in Vermont and New York This Fall

10.02.2021 00:20 AM

Epizootic hemorrhagic disease or EHD is being monitored by the Vermont Fish & Wildlife, as potential cases of the virus disease continue to increase in the state this fall.