Medicine

Anti-Parasitic Drug Inhibits Replication of SARS-CoV-2 Coronavirus in Cell Cultures A team of scientists from the Biomedicine Discovery Institute at Monash University and the Peter Doherty Institute of Infection and Immunity (Doherty Institute) has found that a single dose of the FDA-approved drug, Ivermectin, can stop the SARS-CoV-2 virus growing …

Paper-Based Device Could Detect SARS-CoV-2 Coronavirus in Wastewater An approach called the wastewater-based epidemiology (WBE), which is already recognized as an effective way to trace illicit drugs and obtain information on health, disease, and pathogens, could provide an effective and rapid way to predict the potential spread of SARS-CoV-2, a …

Experimental Drug Blocks Growth of SARS-CoV-2 Coronavirus in Cell Cultures and Organoids A trial drug called APN01 or human recombinant soluble ACE2 (hrsACE2) can significantly block early stages of SARS-CoV-2 infections, according to a paper published in the journal Cell. In cell cultures analyzed in the study, APN01 inhibited the …

International Panel Releases Guidelines on Management of ICU Patients with COVID-19 The Surviving Sepsis Campaign COVID-19 panel, which includes 36 experts from 12 countries, has issued new guidelines for health-care workers treating intensive care unit (ICU) patients with COVID-19. The guidelines, co-published in the journal Critical Care Medicine and the …

Researchers Create AI-Powered Blood Test to Detect Cancer Cancer is one of the most common causes of death, but the huge variation in types of cancer can make early detection a challenge. A team of researchers from the US has developed a blood test that might be able to help …

Loss of Smell and Taste Reported as Early Symptoms of COVID-19 Symptoms of COVID-19, the respiratory disease caused by the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus, typically include a dry cough, fever and shortness of breath. But evidence is beginning to emerge from other countries and now from the UK that sudden loss of …

Researchers Create First Ultrasound Biosensor A team of scientists from Monash University and the Baker Heart and Diabetes Institute has developed a new biosensor that can be used inside a body and is able to emit signals that can be detected by common ultrasound scanners. Walker et al developed a …

Artificial Intelligence Identifies Potential Anti-COVID-19 Drugs Scientists from Gero Pte. Ltd., Singapore, have used a deep neural network to search for host-target acting antivirals among experimental and approved drugs with potential activity against SARS-CoV-2, a novel coronavirus that causes the COVID-19 disease. Transmission electron micrograph of SARS-CoV-2 virus particles, isolated …

MIT Develops Cheap, Open Source Ventilator for Coronavirus Treatment As the coronavirus pandemic continues to worsen, medical centers around the world have started running short of vital supplies like masks, gloves, and disinfectants. Hospitals are also running critically low on ventilators, which can keep COVID-19 patients alive if the disease …

UK Plans to Roll Out 15-Minute Home Coronavirus Test Kits This Week Healthcare professionals and infectious disease experts around the world agree that extensive testing is the best way to combat coronavirus. However, the extreme shortage of COVID-19 testing kits has made that impossible. The Public Health England (PHE) just …