Covid-19 lockdowns significantly impacting global air quality
Reading Time: 3 minutesLEVELS of two major air pollutants have been drastically reduced since lockdowns began in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, but a secondary pollutant — ground-level ozone — has increased in China, according to new research. Two new studies in AGU’s journal Geophysical Research Letters find nitrogen dioxide pollution over northern China, Western Europe and the U.S. decreased […]
Children face risk for severe complications and death from COVID-19
Reading Time: 2 minutesCHILDREN, teens and young adults are at greater risk for severe complications from COVID-19 than previously thought and those with underlying health conditions are at even greater risk, according to a study coauthored by a Rutgers researcher. The study, published in JAMA Pediatrics, is the first to describe the characteristics of seriously ill pediatric COVID-19 patients in […]
Loss of smell and taste validated as COVID-19 symptoms in patients with high recovery rate
Reading Time: 2 minutesLOSS of smell and taste has been anecdotally linked to COVID-19 infections. In a study published April 12, 2020 in the journal International Forum of Allergy & Rhinology, researchers at UC San Diego Health report the first empirical findings that strongly associate sensory loss with COVID-19, the respiratory disease caused by the novel coronavirus. [ihc-hide-content ihc_mb_type=”show” […]
Antibody blocks infection by the SARS-CoV-2 in cells, scientists discover
Reading Time: 2 minutesRESEARCHERS at Utrecht University, Erasmus Medical Center and Harbour BioMed (HBM) today reported that they have identified a fully human monoclonal antibody that prevents the SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19) virus from infecting cultured cells. The discovery, published online today in Nature Communications, is an initial step towards developing a fully human antibody to treat or prevent the respiratory […]