Category: COVID-19
Prior SARS-CoV-2 infection rescues B and T cell responses to variants after first vaccine
A single dose of vaccine boosts protection against SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus variants, but only in those with previous COVID-19, a study has found. by Imperial College London…
America goes back to school – 5 essential reads on parenting in the pandemic
Alvin Buyinza, The Conversation and Jamaal Abdul-Alim, The Conversation Beyond safety and survival, a paramount question throughout the pandemic has been: When will things get…
Prolonged brain dysfunction in COVID-19 survivors: A pandemic in its own right?
Chris Robinson, University of Florida One in three survivors of COVID-19, those more commonly referred to as COVID-19 long-haulers, suffered from neurologic or psychiatric disability…
Why student athletes need a new playbook to stay safe in the COVID-19 era
Tamara Hew-Butler, Wayne State University Kids are eager to play ball, and parents are eager to be back on the sidelines supporting them. But COVID-19…
Pentagon scientists reveal a microchip that senses COVID-19 in your body BEFORE you show symptoms and a filter that extracts the virus from blood
Scientists at the Pentagon’s secretive unit are developing pandemic cures They work at Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) DARPA’s teams saw COVID-19 infected 1,271…
Here’s how to help your kids break out of their pandemic bubble and transition back to being with others
Dominique A. Phillips, University of Miami and Jill Ehrenreich-May, University of Miami Pilar’s parents took all the recommended precautions to shield her from the dangers…
One in 10 have long-term effects eight months after mild COVID-19
by Karolinska Institutet Eight months after mild COVID-19, 1 in 10 people still have at least one moderate to severe symptom that is perceived as having…
Why We Post Articles on Hydrogen
I’m a scientist at heart, and friends are always sending me snail mail, emails, and points to websites praising some product that purports to increase…
Researchers create rapid diagnostic tests and multi-omics analytics platforms for SARS-CoV-2 infection
by Weill Cornell Medical College Two distinct diagnostic tests, a host/pathogen RNA sequencing platform, and spatially-resolved tissue mapping tools were created by a multidisciplinary team of…
Study refutes theory that blood type affects COVID risk
[F.D. – This post contradicts an earlier post that shows there was a relationship between COVID and blood type.] by Dennis Thompson Healthday Reporter A…
