Archives: 2020-03-26

PIER MARIA FORNASARI
2020-03-26

Italian Researchers Identify New SARS-CoV-2 Gene Low Number Variants That Provide Clues to Coronavirus’s Epidemiology

Two teams of infectious disease researchers in Italy say they have further analyzed the SARS-CoV-2 genome from samples acquired locally to generate early data that reveal a level of genetic variability suggesting the rapidly spreading virus’s genome is stable. The findings, developed using a new next-generation sequencing (NGS) research assay from Thermo Fisher Scientific, increase

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PIER MARIA FORNASARI
2020-03-26

Can convalescent plasma help saving severe Covid-19 patients life ?

Wuhan researchers have published a non peer-reviewed anedoctical clinical paper on a pilot study using convalescent plasma in 10 critical Covid-19 patients In this study, ten severe patients confirmed by real-time viral RNA test were enrolled prospectively. One dose of 200 mL convalescent plasma (CP) derived from recently recovered donors with the neutralizing antibody titers

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PIER MARIA FORNASARI
2020-03-25

Hackers Target WHO, COVID-19 Research Firm with Cyberattacks

Hackers unsuccessfully attempted to breach the network of WHO, while Maze ransomware hackers published sensitive data from a medical research firm on standby to work on a COVID-19 vaccine. Hacking groups are targeting healthcare in full force, with the World Health Organization and Hammersmith Medicines Research (HMR), a UK-based research team on standby for developing a COVID-19

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PIER MARIA FORNASARI
2020-03-25

FDA to allow plasma from Covid-19 survivors to be used to treat critically ill patients

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) will allow plasma donations from survivors of the novel coronavirus to treat coronavirus patients in the absence of an approved vaccine. New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo (D) announced yesterday that the state health department would begin the treatment, known as convalescent plasma, for the sickest coronavirus patients, echoing an approach

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PIER MARIA FORNASARI
2020-03-24

Combined social distancing measures prove effective in reducing spread of COVID-19

New world-leading research by The University of Western Australia has confirmed that social distancing measures such as working from home, self-isolation, and community contact reduction are highly effective in reducing the number of cases of COVID-19. Researchers used computer modelling to evaluate a range of social distancing measures to determine for the first time which

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PIER MARIA FORNASARI
2020-03-23

IBM & DOE Launch COVID-19 High Performance Computing Consortium

 IBM, in collaboration with the DOE, launched the COVID-19 High Performance Computing Consortium. The Consortium will help aggregate computing capabilities from some of the most powerful and advanced computers in the world to help researchers everywhere better understand COVID-19, its treatments and potential cures. The consortium bring together an unprecedented amount of supercomputing power—16 systems with

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PIER MARIA FORNASARI
2020-03-21

How to avoid Fake Covid-19 News

The proliferation of fake news about the COVID-19 pandemic has been labelled a dangerous “infodemic“. Fake news spreads faster and more easily today through the internet, social media and instant messaging. These messages may contain useless, incorrect or even harmful information and advice, which can hamper the public health response and add to social disorder

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PIER MARIA FORNASARI
2020-03-21

Google launches ‘COVID-19 Information & Resources’ website

Google late on Friday launched its COVID-19 Information & Resources website. This dedicated experience is focused on providing education, prevention, and local resources. Last Friday, President Donald Trump revealed that “Google” was developing a coronavirus screening website. It quickly emerged that Google sister company Verily was the one responsible for an effort that incorporates a symptoms questionnaire, directions to drive

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