Coronavirus: are we underestimating how many people have had it? Sweden thinks so

Swedish authorities claim the country is rapidly approaching herd immunity.

Paul W Franks, Professor of Genetic Epidemiology, Lund University • conversation
April 23, 2020 • ~8 min

Tiny device detects harmful bacteria in blood

A tiny device that detects bacteria in blood could help diagnose and fight deadly infections, researchers say.

Todd Bates-Rutgers • futurity
March 23, 2020 • ~2 min

COVID-19 treatment might already exist in old drugs – we're using pieces of the coronavirus itself to find them

Among the more than 20,000 drugs approved by the FDA, there may be some that can treat COVID-19. A team at the University of California, San Francisco, is identifying possible candidates.

Nevan Krogan, Professor and Director of Quantitative Biosciences Institute, University of California, San Francisco • conversation
March 20, 2020 • ~8 min

It’s not just people with symptoms who can spread COVID-19

How fast does COVID-19 spread? New research may have an answer. It also shows that people can spread the virus before they feel the symptoms.

UT Austin • futurity
March 16, 2020 • ~4 min

Social distancing: What it is and why it's the best tool we have to fight the coronavirus

With no vaccines or treatments, the fight against coronavirus comes down to this behavioral technique. A physician explains how it works.

Thomas Perls, Professor of Medicine, Boston University • conversation
March 13, 2020 • ~6 min

Vaping changes the microbes in your mouth

Vaping changes the oral microbiome and make users more prone to inflammation and infection.

Rachel Harrison-NYU • futurity
Feb. 27, 2020 • ~5 min

Is a coronavirus vaccine on the way?

A new 3D map of the part of the coronavirus that infects human cells could lead to a vaccine for the deadly COVID-19, researchers say.

Marc Airhart-Texas • futurity
Feb. 19, 2020 • ~4 min

1 patient clarifies mystery of why common virus can turn deadly

A life-threatening cytomegalovirus infection only affects one in a million healthy people—it's so rare, researchers have hardly had a chance to study it.

Katherine Fenz-Rockefeller • futurity
Jan. 30, 2020 • ~5 min

After infection, lung immune cells remember for next time

After recovering from an infection, immune cells in the lungs remember the battle for next time, which may boost defenses against pneumonia.

Boston University • futurity
Jan. 29, 2020 • ~3 min

Sepsis accounts for 1 in 5 deaths worldwide

Twice as many people as previously believed die of sepsis worldwide—and a disproportionately high number of them are children.

Allison Hydzik-Pittsburgh • futurity
Jan. 17, 2020 • ~5 min

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