Effect of COVID-19 on The Brain

Effect of COVID-19 on The Brain

How does SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, affect the human brain? Recent studies have given us clues, shedding light on why COVID-19 can be so severe for some people and why the symptoms can last a long time. Those respiratory viruses included H1N1 and...
High hopes for COVID-19 vaccine in Iran

High hopes for COVID-19 vaccine in Iran

TEHRAN – The latest achievements of Iranian researchers for developing COVID-19 vaccine platforms were discussed in a meeting in the presence of Health Minister Saeed Namaki and senior representatives of the World Health Organization. On the sidelines of the meeting,...
Associations between blood type and COVID-19

Associations between blood type and COVID-19

Additional evidence continued to suggest blood type may not only play a role in COVID-19 susceptibility, but also severity of infection, according to two retrospective studies. Two studies published (October 14, 2020) in Blood Advances suggest people with blood type O...
UV-C and COVID-19

UV-C and COVID-19

Researchers in Italy have found that it is possible to completely inactivate severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) using short-wavelength UV (UV-C) irradiation. At a viral concentration equivalent to the low-level found in settings such as...
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