Monoclonal antibodies cut COVID patient deaths

In a new clinical trial, monoclonal antibodies didn't shorten recovery time for COVID-19 patients in the hospital, but they did reduce deaths.

Alexis Porter - Duke • futurity
July 26, 2022 ~4 min

Drones could deliver COVID-19 tests to homes

Researchers have developed a plan for distributing COVID-19 tests to people's homes by drone. Getting people tests in a timely way could cut viral spread.

Rae Lynn Mitchell-Texas A&M • futurity
July 26, 2022 ~5 min


Spike protein changes explain repeat COVID infections

"...the virus has continued to get smarter and smarter. Even with vaccines, it continues to find new ways to mutate and evade existing antibodies."

Brian Consiglio-Missouri • futurity
July 25, 2022 ~5 min

Family and friends may beat stats in COVID vax persuasion

Signals people receive from family and friends may have more influence over the likelihood they'll get a COVID-19 vaccine than public health messages.

Amanda McGregor-Brown • futurity
July 25, 2022 ~5 min

People report period changes after COVID vaccine

Many people report changes in their period after getting the COVID vaccine, especially for those who don’t typically have them, a new study finds.

Keith Brannon-Tulane • futurity
July 19, 2022 ~5 min

Pandemic babies follow gazes just as well

A look at gaze-following reveals no significant behavioral differences between babies born during and before the pandemic.

U. Zurich • futurity
July 13, 2022 ~3 min

Big drop for cancer screenings early in COVID pandemic

The number of screenings for cancer, specifically colorectal, breast, and cervical cancer, dropped during the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Gregory Filiano-Stony Brook • futurity
July 8, 2022 ~5 min

Virtual meetings stymie creative teamwork

Virtual meetings have made remote work during the COVID-19 pandemic possible, but for creative collaboration, it's hard to beat gathering face-to-face.

Edmund L. Andrews-Stanford • futurity
July 7, 2022 ~7 min


Could you inhale a future COVID vaccine?

An Inhalable COVID-19 vaccine tested in a rodent model targets the lungs specifically and effectively. One day, you may be able to self-administer it.

Tracey Peake-NC State • futurity
July 6, 2022 ~6 min

Can Tylenol in wastewater help track COVID-19?

At a wastewater treatment plant near Buffalo, NY, acetaminophen levels in wastewater spiked about two weeks before levels of SARS-CoV-2 RNA in wastewater.

Charlotte Hsu-Buffalo • futurity
June 30, 2022 ~6 min

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