infectious disease
New Tech For The ‘New Normal’ Workplace
Technological innovations to maintain physical distance and facilitate contactless communication will help equip workplaces transition to a new normal.
Scientists Confirm World’s First Case Of COVID-19 Reinfection
The fact that people who have recovered from COVID-19 can become reinfected suggests that immunity against SARS-CoV-2 may not be long-lasting.
Make Cloth Masks With At Least Two Layers: Study
Which mask works best? A study filmed people coughing and sneezing to find out.
Test Detects SARS-CoV-2 Neutralizing Antibodies In Hours
Not only is it much faster than conventional tests, it does not need to be performed in special biosafety laboratories.
Silent COVID-19 Infections Responsible For Early Spread: Study
Silent infections may have contributed to the rapid spread of COVID-19 at the dawn of the pandemic, a modeling study in China shows.
Some Uninfected People Have T-Cell Immunity To COVID-19
Researchers were surprised to find memory T-cells in people with no history of SARS, COVID-19, or contact with SARS or COVID-19 patients.
Coronavirus Antibodies Faded Quickly In Asymptomatic COVID-19: Study
Antibodies against the SARS-CoV-2 virus faded within two to three months after infection in asymptomatic patients, finds a Chinese study.
CRISPR’ed Mouse Mimics COVID-19 In Humans
Scientists have used gene editing to create mice expressing human ACE2, the receptor used by SARS-CoV-2 to enter cells.
Protective Antibodies Against COVID-19 Isolated & Characterized
Potent neutralizing antibodies from COVID-19 patients have been isolated and characterized in two separate studies from China.
