Kids in child care aren’t significant spreaders of COVID

Children in child care centers don't spread COVID-19 at significant rates to caregivers, other kids at the center, or to family members.

Andrea Kunicky-Pittsburgh • futurity
Oct. 25, 2023 ~6 min

1 vaccine may work against 3 deadly coronaviruses

A vaccine designed to protect against three different deadly coronaviruses shows promise in mouse studies, researchers report.

Sarah Avery-Duke • futurity
Oct. 18, 2023 ~4 min


Germicidal UV lights could be producing indoor air pollutants, study finds

While useful for killing pathogens including SARS-CoV-2, the lights may cause unwanted chemical reactions and should be used with ventilation, researchers say.

David Chandler | MIT News • mit
Oct. 17, 2023 ~7 min

Targeting a coronavirus ion channel could yield new Covid-19 drugs

Chemists discover the structures of open and closed states of the channel, which could help the development of antiviral drugs to reduce inflammation.

Anne Trafton | MIT News • mit
Oct. 13, 2023 ~6 min

Vaccines against COVID-19, the seasonal flu and RSV are our best chance of preventing a winter surge

Newly approved and updated vaccines are the best tools available to combat COVID-19, the flu and RSV, as infections and hospitalizations tick upward and cold and flu season gets underway.

Libby Richards, Associate Professor of Nursing, Purdue University • conversation
Oct. 12, 2023 ~9 min

Scientists develop AI tool that predicts virus mutations

EVEscape uses evolutionary and biological information to predict how a virus could change to escape the immune system.

Catherine Caruso • harvard
Oct. 11, 2023 ~8 min

Your immune system makes its own antiviral drug − and it's likely one of the most ancient

The human body has been making antivirals for eons, long before scientists did. A protein in your cells called viperin produces molecules that work similarly to the COVID-19 antiviral remdesivir.

Neil Marsh, Professor of Chemistry and Biological Chemistry, University of Michigan • conversation
Oct. 11, 2023 ~8 min

10 things to know about the updated COVID vaccines

Experts have answers for you on the updated COVID vaccines, including when to get the jab, which variants they should work against, and more.

Kathy Katella-Yale • futurity
Oct. 6, 2023 ~11 min


New clues shed light on long COVID mysteries

New research provides important clues that may help in developing new diagnostics and therapies for long COVID.

Bill Hathaway-Yale • futurity
Oct. 3, 2023 ~4 min

Could COVID drug spawn super virus?

Some worry a treatment that kills SARS-CoV-2 by helping it mutate could spawn a super virus. New research weighs in on its "evolutionary safety."

Anne J. Manning • harvard
Sept. 12, 2023 ~3 min

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