UK may get 30M doses of a breakthrough coronavirus vaccine this fall
The UK government announced that the breakthrough Oxford coronavirus vaccine candidate is making progress in its human trials. If effective and safe, 30 million doses …
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This chart shows every coronavirus symptom we know about so far
This handy chart shows all the different ways the novel coronavirus can impact different parts of your body. Not everyone experiences the same symptoms, and …
Coronavirus vaccine may be ready in 2020, but don’t ‘bank on it’
We shouldn’t expect a coronavirus vaccine in 2020, according to Dr. Tom Inglesby of Johns Hopkins University. Vaccine development takes a long time and requires …
This breakthrough coronavirus vaccine already worked on monkeys
The ChAdOx1 nCoV-19 coronavirus vaccine candidate developed by Oxford scientists is already in Phase 1 human trials and could be ready for emergency use as …
Breakthrough technique allows blind people to see shapes and objects
Scientists drew shapes onto the brains of visually impaired volunteers using electricity, and the participants were able to identify the shapes with ease. The new …
How a single person spread coronavirus to 52 people in just 2.5 hours
The novel coronavirus can be transmitted by talking loudly or singing, a new study the CDC published revealed. Touching the same surfaces as an infected …
Aquarium fish are starting to miss humans
Fish at Australia’s popular Cairns Aquarium are feeling a bit down after lockdown prevented visitors from coming to see them. We don’t usually think of …
New study may change our understanding of the coronavirus’ origins
The origin of the novel coronavirus pandemic is still unknown because the world lacks data about Patient Zero, the first patient who got the virus. …
Think you have coronavirus? This is how long you should quarantine
To date, more than 1.4 million people in the US have become infected by the COVID-19 coronavirus. As the pandemic drags on, that number is …
Vietnam has spent $200,000 trying to save a coronavirus patient
Vietnam has spent more than $200,000 struggling to save the life of a British man who was infected with the novel coronavirus. After more than …
Promising coronavirus studies show that there’s hope for long-lasting immunity
Researchers studying the immune response of patients who have survived the novel coronavirus found evidence that can answer a few of our most pressing questions. …
One-third of coronavirus patients who end up in the ICU don’t survive
A new study finds that one-third of coronavirus patients who end up in the ICU are unable to recover. The coronavirus is more dangerous than …
The Moon ‘disappeared’ 900 years ago, and scientists just figured out why
The Moon’s mysterious disappearance from the sky in the year 1100 is just now getting an explanation by scientists. It’s believed that volcanic activity on …
How the viral ‘Plandemic’ video became a poster child for coronavirus misinformation
Ever since the beginning of the coronavirus outbreak that went on to become a deadly global pandemic, myths and misinformation have gone hand-in-hand with the …
Researchers want to combine two drugs that could give coronavirus a ‘one-two punch’
Coronavirus treatments have been hard to come by, but researchers are hopeful that combining the antiviral drug remdesivir with a powerful anti-inflammatory could be effective. …
Restaurants are adding coronavirus surcharges to bills, and people are not happy
Restaurants are feeling financial pressure as the coronavirus pandemic has affected supply chains and resulted in higher and higher prices for meat and produce. Customers …
One promising coronavirus vaccine is being grown inside a plant
A company from Canada working on one of several coronavirus vaccines in development will start human trials this summer. The drug is a virus-like protein …
This bizarre coronavirus symptom could be more common than a fever
Fever isn’t always going to be an indication of infection with the novel coronavirus, new studies have revealed. Researchers from Europe and the US concluded …
The first breakthrough coronavirus antibody drug might finally be here
One of the first brand new drugs made for COVID-19 therapy might be based on Sorrento’s STI-1499 antibody. The antibody was 100% successful at stopping …
Scientists can’t figure out why otters love to juggle
Scientists tried to figure out why otters like to juggle rocks but came up empty-handed. Several theories, including rock juggling to build dexterity or practice …
UK researchers are studying whether a simple household item can kill coronavirus
The World Health Organization has stressed in recent days that no current coronavirus treatments being talked about or trialed can stop or kill the coronavirus …
Plasma treatment reduces death risk in coronavirus patients, new study says
A new coronavirus study from Italy shows that plasma therapy can significantly reduce COVID-19 mortality in moderate to severe cases. The research shows plasma transfusion …
Europa’s hidden ocean supported by decades-old data
Jupiter’s moon Europa may have a vast ocean of water beneath its surface, and new data from Galileo supports that theory. Researchers found that a …
Scientists genetically modified a mouse to be 4 percent human
Scientists injected human stem cells into mouse embryos and let them develop. One of the resulting embryos had 4% human cells after 17 days of …
Coronavirus is flaring up again in the Chinese city where it began
The coronavirus pandemic numbers, which already looked downright frightening, only keep getting worse — with more than 4.4 million people globally having been infected at …
NASA might accidentally create the first man-made meteor shower
NASA’s DART mission will test the feasibility of redirecting an asteroid, but the debris it creates could generate the first-ever manmade meteor shower. The DART …
The world’s coronavirus problem is much bigger than we thought
A new study from Spain attempted to determine the real scope of the novel coronavirus infection in the country. Researchers tested people for coronavirus antibodies, …
Coronavirus test used by Trump and others at White House may be wrong half the time
A coronavirus test used by the White House and touted by Trump as “game-changing” may miss up to half of COVID-19 infections, a new paper …
WHO says coronavirus ‘may never go away’
The World Health Organization (WHO) said the novel coronavirus “may never go away,” echoing remarks from other experts on the matter. A few days ago Dr. …
Scary study shows you can spread coronavirus just by talking
A new study shows that a person talking loudly can emit tiny droplets that carry the novel coronavirus, which can then float for several minutes …
