Nov 30, 2020 | medical News
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,...
Nov 28, 2020 | medical News
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...
Nov 25, 2020 | medical News
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...
Nov 24, 2020 | medical News
Vitamin D, also referred to as the sunshine vitamin, is increasingly more difficult to obtain from sun exposure. The increase in the number of people working in offices today has drastically reduced access to direct sunlight. The strict confinement measures worldwide...
Nov 23, 2020 | medical News
Some Americans could “hopefully” receive the vaccine for COVID-19 as soon as December 11 or 12, Moncef Slaoui, the chief science advisor of the White House’s vaccine effort, “Operation Warp Speed,” said Sunday. Slaoui, who was tapped to...
