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UK-based in-depth study of early COVID-19 detection

July 24, 2020
UK digital health and therapeutics company Huma is teaming up with the renowned Fenland Study research team at the Medical Research Council (MRC) Epidemiology Unit, University of Cambridge to begin...

Study delivers animal replacement method for vaccine testing

July 23, 2020
Dutch, Bilthoven based, Intravacc, a global leader intranslational research and development of viral and bacterial vaccines, today announced the publication of a study in Scientific Reports on alternatives to the...

First US-statewide COVID-19 random sample study findings published

July 23, 2020
The results of the first statewide random sample study in the United States to measure the spread of COVID-19 indicated a general population prevalence of about 2.8 percent in Indiana....

Lab-made virus mimics COVID-19 virus

July 23, 2020
Airborne and potentially deadly, the virus that causes COVID-19 can only be studied safely under high-level biosafety conditions. Scientists handling the infectious virus must wear full-body biohazard suits with pressurised...

Cryogenic electron microscopy freeze-frames SARS-CoV-2 spike protein

July 22, 2020
The rod-like spike proteins on the surface of SARS CoV-2 are the tip of the spear of the COVID-19 pandemic. The spikes bind to human cells via the ACE2 receptor...

Manchester expert launches COVID-19 global task force

July 17, 2020
A world-leading materials expert from The University of Manchester is helping to launch a new global task force to drive innovation in digital health to combat pandemics like COVID-19 -...

Machine learning helps grow artificial organs

July 17, 2020
Researchers from the Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology, Ivannikov Institute for System Programming, and the Harvard Medical School-affiliated Schepens Eye Research Institute have developed a neural network capable of...

New molecular tool precisely edits mitochondrial DNA

July 14, 2020
The genome in mitochondria -- the cell's energy-producing organelles -- is involved in disease and key biological functions, and the ability to precisely alter this DNA would allow scientists to...

5G could support telesurgery during COVID-19 pandemic

July 14, 2020
A surgeon demonstrated how telesurgery could be successfully performed using robotic technology and a 5G network by operating on a cadaver patient from 15 km away. The low latency and...

Scientists and policy experts raise COVID-19 and climate crises analogues

July 8, 2020
Epidemiologists highlighted the dangers of COVID-19 in its early stages, but their warnings went largely ignored until rising infection rates forced policymakers to take action. Likewise, climate and environmental scientists...

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