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Monoclonal antibody ‘cocktail’ blocks COVID-19 variants: Study

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A monoclonal antibody “cocktail” developed at Vanderbilt University Medical Center (VUMC) to neutralize the COVID-19 virus is effective against all known strains, or variants, of the virus,...

Ivermectin: 5-day course did not significantly improve the time to resolution of mild COVID-19 symptoms

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According to a study published in JAMA today, researchers from the Centro de Estudios en Infectologia Pediatrica in Cali, Colombia looked at the effect of Ivermectin on time to resolution of symptoms...

Travel bans effective only in the first phases of the epidemic: Study

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Travel bans have been key to efforts by many countries to control the spread of COVID-19. But new research aimed at providing a decision support system to Italian policy makers, recently published in the Journal...

Has lockdown driven tinnitus sufferers to despair?

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One in six people in Australia suffer from chronic tinnitus – the debilitating and irreversible hearing ailment characterised by unceasing ringing in the ears – yet scant research has been done to...

Down syndrome: Adults with genetic disorder are more likely to die from COVID-19

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A new study by an international team of researchers found that adults with Down syndrome are more likely to die from COVID-19 than the general population, supporting the need to prioritize vaccinating...

Combined vaccination and physical distancing enough to prevent future COVID-19 surges: Study

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A combination of robust vaccination programmes and strict physical distancing rules could avoid recurring peaks of COVID-19 without the need to rely on stay-at-home restrictions, according to a new study...

Prion diseases: new clues in the structure of prion proteins

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Prion diseases are a group of rapidly progressive, fatal and infectious neurodegenerative disorders affecting both humans and animals: Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (BSE) or ‘mad cow’ disease...

Tourists could be spreading COVID-19 virus to gorillas by taking selfies with the animals

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Tourists could be spreading the virus causing COVID-19 to wild mountain gorillas by taking selfies with the animals without following precautions. Researchers from Oxford Brookes University examined nearly...

Antibody-based COVID-19 treatments work best in concert with immune cells

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Of the nine treatments and preventives for COVID-19 authorized for emergency use by the Food and Drug Administration, three are drugs made from so-called monoclonal antibodies. Such drugs provide patients...

Cold sores: Discovery reveals how stress, illness and even sunburn trigger flareups

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Researchers at the University of Virginia School of Medicine have shed light on what causes herpes simplex virus to flare up, explaining how stress, illness and even sunburn can trigger unwanted outbreaks. The...