Honeybees increase social distancing when their hive is under threat from a parasite, finds a new study.
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Long-term cognitive problems after a COVID-19 diagnosis may be a result of fatigue rather than pathological changes in the brain, according to a study published ahead-of-print in The Journal of Nuclear Medicine.
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The research involved a study of 100 participants, including Purdue students, staff and faculty, to determine whether wearing a smartwatch to collect data was practical, unobtrusive and user-friendly.
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A rare dosing error made during an AstraZeneca-University of Oxford COVID-19 vaccine trial is prompting a re-evaluation of these tried-and-true protocols.
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A new study published in The New England Journal of Medicine has found no correlation between COVID-19 vaccinations and risk of first-trimester miscarriages, providing further evidence of the safety of COVID-19 vaccination during pregnancy.
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More than half of the 236 million people who have been diagnosed with COVID-19 worldwide since December 2019 will experience post-COVID symptoms—more commonly known as “long COVID”—up to six months after recovering.
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Researchers have developed prototype reusable, battery-powered respirators (PeRSo) as alternative PPE to standard disposable face masks.
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A research team has developed a versatile composite fabric that can deactivate both biological threats, such as the novel coronavirus that causes COVID-19, and chemical threats, such as those used in chemical warfare.
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The researchers found that SARS-CoV-2 is actually remarkably susceptible to all UV light. But, the team still wanted to find that “sweet spot”—the wavelength at which UV light can kill SARS-CoV-2 but remain practically harmless to humans.
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New research indicates that an overload of various inflammatory molecules, literally “trapped” inside insoluble microscopic blood clots, might be the cause of some of the lingering symptoms experienced by individuals with long COVID.
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Researchers have created a novel framework that can predict with reasonable accuracy the amino acid changes in the virus’ spike protein that may improve its binding to human cells and confer increased infectivity to the virus.
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Researchers have tracked flies’ ability to interpret information while asleep, showing which parts of the brain remain "awake."
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Halting the trial early due to the positive results, Merck and partner Ridgeback Biotherapeutics said Friday morning they would file for Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) in the U.S. as soon as possible.
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A version of SARS-CoV-2 has been successfully modified to glow brightly in cells and animal tissues, providing a real-time way to track the spread and intensity of viral infection as it happens in animal models.
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Researchers found that 27 of 29 countries saw reductions in life expectancy in 2020, and at a scale which wiped out years of progress on mortality.
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