Can algae-based nasal spray prevent COVID-19?

The nasal spray won't replace future COVID-19 vaccines, but could offer a first defense for people at high risk for contracting the virus, researchers say.

Amerigo Allegretto-Pitt • futurity
May 7, 2020 • ~5 min

How people react to the threat of disease could mean COVID-19 is reshaping personalities

Human psychology has evolved to avoid situations that could lead to infection. Behavioral choices now could have long-term effects on how people interact with others and the world.

Vivian Zayas, Associate Professor of Psychology, Cornell University • conversation
May 4, 2020 • ~10 min

Coronavirus: three misconceptions about how animals transmit diseases debunked

Zoonotic diseases can emerge closer to home than you realise.

Olivier Restif, Alborada Lecturer in Epidemiology, University of Cambridge • conversation
April 16, 2020 • ~7 min

Coronavirus: three misconceptions about how wildlife transmit diseases debunked

Zoonotic diseases can emerge closer to home than you realise.

Olivier Restif, Alborada Lecturer in Epidemiology, University of Cambridge • conversation
April 16, 2020 • ~7 min

Harvard’s coronavirus vaccine efforts

Team at Harvard plans to launch a clinical trial for a potential COVID-19 vaccine in the fall.

Juan Siliezar • harvard
April 13, 2020 • ~10 min

Harvard scientists work to find coronavirus treatment

As the pandemic intensifies, Harvard scientists work to find a treatment.

Juan Siliezar • harvard
March 30, 2020 • ~14 min

On the front lines of developing a test for the coronavirus

A virus testing lab director explains how the U.S. fell behind in the need for broad coronavirus testing.

David Pride, Associate Director of Microbiology, University of California San Diego • conversation
March 16, 2020 • ~8 min

Ancient ‘gum’ reveals 5,000-year-old DNA

Researchers have extracted a whole human genome from 5,700-year-old "chewing gum." It could mark a new untapped source of ancient DNA.

Cecilie Krabbe-Copenhagen • futurity
Dec. 17, 2019 • ~5 min

Common cold virus sneaks in to infect placenta

The placenta acts as a gatekeeper during pregnancy, but a study that shows how RSV can infect the fetus suggests it's not as impenetrable as once thought.

Keith Brannon-Tulane • futurity
Dec. 3, 2019 • ~2 min

Lab tests may misdiagnose 50% of diarrhea’s bacterial causes in kids

Conventional culture-based lab tests may misdiagnose as many as half of the microbial causes of diarrhea diseases in children

John Toon-Georgia Tech • futurity
Nov. 25, 2019 • ~8 min

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