Formerly called Google Life Sciences, Verily is a life sciences tech startup that develops tools and devices to collect, organize and activate health data. Today, Verily announced it is launching a research project with an initial focus on understanding how the human […]
After two doses all participants evaluated to date across the 25 µg and 100 µg dose cohorts seroconverted with binding antibody levels at or above levels seen in convalescent sera mRNA-1273 elicited neutralizing antibody titer levels in all eight initial […]
Earlier this month, we told you about Swedish Epidemiologist Dr. Johan Giesecke after he explained why coronavirus lockdowns policies are wrong and not evidence-based. Professor Johan Giesecke was a leading consultant on the Swedish model and the State Epidemiologist from 1995 to […]
There have been a lot of debates about the effectiveness of face masks against the transmission of coronavirus. Back in March, the US Surgeon General Dr. Jerome Adams recommended against the use of facial mask. At the time, Dr. Adam […]
Hydroxychloroquine is back again in the news after two months of assault from mainstream media. The politicization of the malaria drug has been one the biggest damage done by the opponents of President Trump to deny coronavirus patients with drug that […]
The economic damage of coronavirus pandemic could be at least $4.1 trillion, or almost 5% of global gross domestic product, depending on the disease’s spread through Europe, the U.S. and other major economies, according to Bloomberg, citing a report from […]
The race is on to find cure for the deadly coronavirus. There are now over 1,700 COVID-19 clinical trials registered worldwide with US leading the way with more than 300 trials under way, according to Expert System, an Italian-based artificial intelligence company […]
In April, we wrote about the coronavirus antibody test developed by pharmaceutical giant Abbott Laboratories. The ID Now rapid test, which was able to perform a coronavirus test in just 5 minutes, was authorized for emergency use by the The U.S. Food […]
Federal agents have arrested a NASA researcher, Simon Saw-Teong Ang, for allegedly failing to disclose ties to Chinese government entities, the Justice Department announced on Tuesday. Simon Saw-Teong Ang, 63, a University of Arkansas-Fayetteville professor, was arrested on Friday and charged with […]
A team of scientists from MIT, the McGovern Institute, and the Broad Institute has developed a gene-editing technology CRISPR-based test for the coronavirus that could work as simply as a pregnancy test. Dubbed STOPCovid, the goal of the effort is to develop […]
We’ve written a lot of articles about hydroxychloroquine and other promising drugs currently being used to treat the deadly coronavirus. However, hydroxychloroquine has turned out to be the most controversial drug partly because the drug was touted by President Trump […]
Scientists and researchers continue are working around the clock in the their fight against coronavirus. Last week, Pfizer announced its coronavirus vaccine could be ready for emergency use by fall. The pharmaceutical giant joined Oxford University project which started human testing on […]
As part of the effort to slow the spread of the coronavirus, tech companies and researchers alike are utilizing all the potential tools in their arsenals to combat the deadly virus. Last month, we told you about the contract tracing […]
Hyroxychloroquine has become the most controversial drug in the United States after the malaria drug was touted by President Trump in March as a potential game-changer. Last week, we told you about a small study from China that found the […]
At least 12 different strains of coronavirus was found in UK in March, according to a new report from a U.K. Government-funded study conducted by COVID-19 Genomics UK Consortium. In addition, the scientists also discovered another strain that was unique to […]
Dr. Anthony Fauci, the head of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases and the nation’s infectious disease expert, says he doesn’t believe the theory that the deadly novel coronavirus was accidentally unleashed by a lab in Wuhan, China as President […]
Last week, we told you about World Health Organization (WHO) after the organization’s emergency expert praised Sweden for its response to the coronavirus. In a conference call with reporters, Dr. Michael Ryan says Sweden could be ‘future model’ for coronavirus policy. “I […]
Since December of 2019, scientists and researchers have been working around the world to develop cure and find treatments for the deadly coronavirus. Earlier today, we reported the positive news from pharmaceutical giants after its Ebola drug showed improvement with shorter […]
The good news about coronavirus treatment keeps pouring in. Last week, we told you about report from Gilead Sciences after the pharmaceutical giant announced that early trial results of remdesivir showed improvement with shorter drug treatment. Over the weekend, Gilead Chairman […]
Back in April, we wrote about a new research study that revealed that COVID-19 attacks hemoglobin in red blood cells, rendering it incapable of transporting oxygen. The study, which led by Chinese researchers, Dr Wenzhong Liu from Sichuan University and Dr […]
