COVID-19
Excerpt from the article: “Gilead Sciences’ experimental drug remdesivir has been gaining traction as a potential Covid-19 treatment, and late last week scored an emergency use authorization from federal regulators for it to be used in patients with the condition.” Click the button below to read the article and watch the video: Continue Reading The…
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Excerpt from the article: “There is some good news in the fight against the novel coronavirus. More than 100,000 people in the United States who were infected with the virus have since recovered and in many of those who’ve recovered, doctors have discovered coronavirus antibodies, proteins that can potentially be used to fight the virus.…
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Excerpt from the article: “VANCOUVER—A Canadian biotech company says it’s well on its way to developing a treatment for COVID-19 that could help save the lives of those most vulnerable to the virus. And Carl Hansen’s AbCellera Biologics Inc. now has a $175-million vote of confidence from the federal government.” Click the button below to…
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Excerpt from the article: “Bay Area-based Vaxart, Inc. has obtained positive pre-clinical results for its COVID-19 vaccine candidates, with several of the vaccine candidates generating immune responses in all tested animals after a single dose. Now, the company plans to push one or more into the clinic.” Click the button below to read the article:…
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Excerpt from the article: A preclinical study in the US found that Gilead Sciences’ antiviral drug candidate remdesivir prevented disease progression in rhesus macaques monkeys with Covid-19. “The animals were infected with the novel coronavirus, SARS-CoV-2. Data announced by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) revealed a significant decrease in clinical disease and reduced lung…
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J&J is launching a new video series documenting their process towards developing a vaccine for COVID-19. Excerpt from their announcement: “This new eight-episode educational video series will examine the latest efforts to respond to the COVID-19 pandemic and break down the complex process of developing a vaccine. Each week our host Lisa Ling will talk…
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Excerpt from the article: “When it comes to viral outbreaks, every day is valuable: stopping a pandemic means getting the right information to the right people at the right time. BlueDot identified the emerging risk of COVID-19 in Hubei province eight days before the World Health Organization.” Click the button below to read the entire…
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Excerpt From the Article: Bay Area-based Vaxart, Inc. has obtained positive pre-clinical results for its COVID-19 vaccine candidates, with several of the vaccine candidates generating immune responses in all tested animals after a single dose. Now, the company plans to push one or more into the clinic. Sean Tucker, Vaxart’s chief scientific officer, said the…
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Excerpt From the Article: Researchers at the Swiss Federal Laboratory have developed a sensor that could potentially quickly and reliably detect SARS-CoV-2, the COVID-19 virus. Prior to the coronavirus spreading around the world, Jing Wang and his colleagues were researching sensors that could detect bacteria and viruses in the air. The concept of the sensor…
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Excerpt from the article: The Washington University School of Medicine’s Folding@home project will utilise supercomputers at the Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC) Hartree Centre to better understand protein behaviour in diseases. The project is calling on anyone with a personal computer to help out, as they can lend any unused background capacity to help…
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