Tuesday, May 7, 2024

Why COVID-19 pneumonia lasts longer, causes more damage than typical pneumonia

Bacteria or viruses like influenza that cause pneumonia can spread across large regions of the lung within hours.

Politicized pandemic shaped compliance with social distancing

Politicization of the COVID-19 pandemic had a powerful influence over adherence to social distancing guidelines in the United States and why people did, or did not, comply during the lockdown days, a new study has found.

Students receive entrepreneurship award for sports innovation

Chalmers students and elite athletes Johan Rogestedt and Johan Högstrand receive an entrepreneurship award for their master’s thesis project that may revolutionize sports technology.

A Global Study Led by CU Medicine and HKUMed Discovers a Hepatitis C Virus...

A recent global study led by researchers from the Faculty of Medicine at The Chinese University of Hong Kong (CU Medicine)...

Slow Vaccine Roll-out Could Deepen Economic Scars

While South Australia’s economy is recovering strongly, the slow vaccine roll-out is a significant threat to the nation’s ongoing ability to weather the long-term effects of the pandemic.

University of Waikato to introduce vaccination requirement on campus

Following a consultation process, the University of Waikato has decided to make Covid-19 vaccination compulsory for staff, students and contractors accessing its campus and sites.

Made-in-Alberta sanitizing device kills SARS-CoV-2 virus in 60 seconds

A new made-in-Alberta sanitization product aimed at stopping the spread of SARS-CoV-2 will soon be in use at the Edmonton International Airport and government offices in Calgary and Edmonton, thanks to a partnership with scientists at the University of Alberta’s Biosafety Level 3 Lab.

Global study presents first results on the longer-term effects of therapies for the treatment...

The world’s largest trial into the effect of multiple interventions for critically ill adults with COVID-19 on longer-term outcomes has released results from the 180-day (six month) follow-up of 4869 critically ill patients.

Preventing the next pandemic

APolicy Forum articlepublished today inScience shows that an annual investment of $30 billion should be enough to offset the costs of preventing another global pandemic such as COVID-19.

Experimental vaccine that boosts antigen production shows promise against COVID-19

A bioengineering technique to boost production of specific proteins could be the basis of an effective vaccine against the novel coronavirus that causes COVID-19
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