Tag: Covid-19
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Antibody Neutralizes Covid-19, SARS Viruses
An academic-industry team discovered that an antibody produced during the 2003 SARS outbreak can neutralize similar viruses causing Covid-19 infections.
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Covid-19 Vaccine Generates Immune Response
First results from a clinical trial testing a vaccine to protect against Covid-19 infections show the vaccine produces an immune response in healthy participants.
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FDA Stops Home Covid-19 Diagnostic Test
The Food and Drug Administration asked designers of a Covid-19 test collecting samples at home for research to stop giving results to individuals.
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Energy Employees Not Ready for Office Return
A survey shows a large majority of energy industry workers prefers to continue working remotely than return their regular offices during the Covid-19 pandemic.
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Covid-19 Lung Disease Trial Adds Treatments
A clinical trial testing treatments for lung damage in severe Covid-19 cases is adding the anti-viral drug remdesivir and convalescent plasma to its protocol.
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Univ. Lab Develops Ransomware Detection Software
A computer science lab at Southern Methodist University developed software that the researchers say detects ransomware before damage can occur.
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FDA Issues Covid-19 Therapy Trials, Review Guidance
The Food and Drug Administration issued new regulatory guidance on clinical trials and streamlined review processes for Covid-19 treatments.
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Mayo Clinic, A.I. Company Study Covid-19 Heart Disease
A developer of software to diagnose heart disease from images with artificial intelligence is assessing Covid-19 infection patients for heart ailments with the Mayo Clinic.
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Int’l Group Backs Novavax Covid-19 Vaccine
A global consortium is funding a biotechnology company’s clinical trials and manufacturing plans for a vaccine protecting against Covid-19 viruses.
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Symptom App, Algorithm Predict Covid-19 Infections
Data from millions of smartphone app users in the U.K. and U.S. reporting on Covid-19 symptoms show they could estimate a population’s Covid-19 infections.