An effort led by Lin Li, Ph.D., assistant professor of physics at The University of Texas at El Paso, in collaboration with students and faculty from Howard University, has identified key variants that help explain the differences between the viruses that cause COVID-19 and Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS). A team comprised of researchers from […]
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An Overview of the SARS-CoV-2 Vaccines
Following the publication of the genetic sequence of the severe acute respiratory syndrome virus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) virus in January 2020, pharmaceutical companies worldwide have been racing to develop a safe and effective vaccine, with many reaching clinical trials in record time. Image Credit: Viacheslav Lopatin / Shutterstock.com In comparison, 22 months had elapsed following MERS-CoV's […]
Less than 10 percent of U.S. population has antibodies to SARS-CoV-2
(HealthDay)—Fewer than 10 percent of the U.S. adult population formed antibodies against severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) during the first wave of the pandemic, according to a study published online Sept. 25 in The Lancet. Shuchi Anand, M.D., from the Stanford University School of Medicine in Palo Alto, California, and colleagues conducted a […]
24.4 percent of UK health care workers positive for SARS-CoV-2
(HealthDay)—The overall prevalence of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) antibodies is 24.4 percent in a cohort of asymptomatic health care workers, according to a study published online Sept. 11 in Thorax. Adrian Shields, M.B.B.S., Ph.D., from the University of Birmingham College of Medical and Dental Sciences in the United Kingdom, and colleagues conducted […]
COVID-19 and the heart: Searching for the location of the SARS-CoV-2 receptor
Nearly 20% of all COVID-19-associated deaths are from cardiac complications, yet the mechanisms from which these complications arise have remained a topic of debate in the cardiology community. One hypothesis centers on the infection of the heart itself, but the understanding of which cells may be infected is unclear. To address this, MMRI Assistant Professor […]
Corona-pandemic: Germany on place 1 of the safest countries in Europe – Naturopathy naturopathy specialist portal
In the global Crisis, Germany is very good Germany is in terms of the Coronavirus pandemic is currently the safest country in Europe. In a global comparison, Germany is in second place. Only Israel was ranked in a London analysis as safer than Germany. The London Deep Knowledge Group is a consortium of commercial and […]
Coronavirus: Why are so many hospitals still empty? – Naturopathy Naturopathy Specialist Portal
Empty hospitals, in spite of a pandemic – how do they fit together? Currently be shown in the social media, often Videos in which people in hospitals around and wonder why so little operating there, even though we are in the midst of a pandemic. Why not, in spite of the Corona-crisis as many hospitals […]