Tag: Covid-19
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Infographic – Covid-19 Cases Reach New Highs
New Covid-19 infection cases are surging again in most parts of the world, with numbers accelerating fastest in Europe and the Americas.
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Roche Gains Covid-19 Oral Drug Candidate
Global drug maker Roche Group is acquiring an experimental antiviral therapy for Covid-19 infections taken as a oral drug, rather than an infusion.
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Covid-19 Vaccine Challenge Trial Underway
Researchers in the U.K. are beginning a human challenge trial that intentionally exposes volunteers to SARS-CoV-2 viruses to test candidate vaccines.
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Myeloma Drug Shown to Treat Covid-19 Patients
Results from an early clinical trial show a drug designed to treat multiple myeloma also reduces viral loads and hospital stays of patients with Covid-19 infections.
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Infographic – Covid-19 Brings Down Carbon Emissions
The chart shows double-digit percentage reductions in carbon dioxide emissions through 31 August for many countries experiencing high Covid-19 infection rates.
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Blood Test Shown to Predict Covid-19 Symptom Severity
A blood test that measures the ratio of two key immune system proteins is shown in tests with patients to predict the severity of Covid-19 symptoms.
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NIH Trial Testing Current Drugs to Treat Covid-19
A clinical trial is planned to assess two drugs designed for other medical conditions as treatments for Covid-19 infections.
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Start-Up Gains Access to Vaccine Nasal Spray Technology
A company developing techniques to deliver vaccines like Covid-19 with a nasal spray received an opportunity to license the process from University of Houston.
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Process Tests Thousands of Covid-19 Samples at Once
A new technology makes possible simultaneous analysis of diagnostic specimens from thousands of individuals revealing the presence of SARS-CoV-2 coronaviruses.
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DoD Funding Mobile Vaccine/Therapy Manufacturing Lab
The U.S. Defense Department’s research agency is funding a prototype mobile lab to produce RNA-based vaccines and therapies in the field on demand.