Essential Science: Round-up of COVID-19 drug developments
25 May 19:13 • 9 articles
Essential Science: Round-up of COVID-19 drug developments
For this week's Essential science column, we delve into the latest research on the quest to develop drugs to help combat COVID-19 symptoms or to eliminate the novel SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus itself.
25 May 19:13 • Digital Journal • 4566489172120458614.htmlPowerful properties: how tobacco is being used to fight COVID-19
Futuris takes a look at how scientists in Spain are using tobacco and molecular farming to help create tailor-made vaccines and antibodies. #Futuris
25 May 19:00 • euronews • 7318238120507085266.htmlWHO pauses hydroxychloroquine study due to safety concerns
The WHO said that it will temporarily drop hydroxychloroquine-the malaria drug U.S. President Trump said he is taking-from its global study into experimental coronavirus treatments, saying that its experts need to review all available evidence to date.
25 May 19:24 • ABC7 New York • 7327811149117615838.htmlWHO suspends trials of hydroxychloroquine, citing safety
May 25 (UPI) -- The World Health Organization announced Monday it was temporarily pausing international medical trials involving the malarial drug hydroxychloroquine, which was touted by U.S. President Trump as a possible cure for COVID-19.
25 May 19:37 • UPI • 8257973865098462448.htmlWHO pauses hydroxychloroquine study due to safety concerns
Other treatments in the study, including the experimental drug remdesivir and an HIV combination therapy, are still being pursued.
25 May 19:24 • ABC7 Los Angeles • 8300010441477549790.htmlBetter fertility treatment could be developed after a new sex hormone is found in zebrafish, scientists say
Scientists have found a new sex hormone in the zebra fish, which they say could lead to the development of better fertility treatment for humans.
25 May 19:00 • Mail Online • 124328112052552358.htmlPrototype vaccine protects monkeys from coronavirus | Honolulu Star-Advertiser
A prototype vaccine has protected monkeys from the coronavirus, researchers reported today, a finding that offers new hope for effective human vaccines.
25 May 19:25 • Star-Advertiser • 3439335388467656530.htmlResearchers discover new sex hormone
When University of Ottawa biologists Kim Mitchell and Vance Trudeau began studying the effects of gene mutations in zebrafish, they uncovered new functions that regulate how males and females interact ...
25 May 19:00 • phys.org • 3476726123475981138.htmlThailand enters global race for COVID-19 vaccine with trials on monkeys
Thailand is conducting tests on macaque monkeys as it races to produce a cheaper, alternative coronavirus vaccine it hopes will be ready by 2021, ...
25 May 19:19 • CNA • 5644198863639944811.htmlSo, you're planning on getting pregnant this year
25 May 19:00 • 2 articles
So, you're planning on getting pregnant this year
If you started 2020 with a plan to conceive, you may be feeling nervous due to COVID-19. Here's five things to consider if you're looking to grow your family.
25 May 19:00 • Brisbane Times • 2314609338334099003.htmlNew face mask recommendations for those with asthma
With the weather changing, experts are offering new guidance on face masks for people with respiratory conditions, like asthma.
25 May 19:29 • ABC Action News - WFTS - Tampa Bay • 5911730203242874680.htmlBlack coronavirus patients are hospitalized at THREE times the rate of white and Hispanic patients, study finds
25 May 19:43 • 1 article
Black coronavirus patients are hospitalized at THREE times the rate of white and Hispanic patients, study finds
A new study from California-based Sutter Health, a healthcare system, found that black coronavirus patients were admitted at 2.7 times the rate of white and Hispanic patients.
25 May 19:43 • Mail Online • 124328111989341945.htmlCOVID-19: WHO advises on healthy diets - The Nation
25 May 19:04 • 1 article
COVID-19: WHO advises on healthy diets - The Nation
Eating healthy diet is important during the COVID-19 pandemic as food and drink can affect the body’s ability to prevent, fight and recover..
25 May 19:04 • Latest Nigeria News, Nigerian Newspapers, Politics • 2658445901391713534.htmlScientists see through glass frogs' translucent camouflage
25 May 19:00 • 1 article
Scientists see through glass frogs' translucent camouflage
Glass frogs are well known for their see-through skin but, until now, the reason for this curious feature has received no experimental attention.
25 May 19:00 • phys.org • 3476726123478315878.htmlClimate change ‘killing far more people than we record’, experts warn
25 May 19:24 • 1 article
Climate change ‘killing far more people than we record’, experts warn
Official death records are not reflecting the actual amount of deaths caused by the climate crisis, according to a new study. A team of Australian health experts claim there is a “substantial
25 May 19:24 • New York Post • 7654946768159962178.htmlSpoilers: Leanne fears for Oliver in Corrie as he struggles to focus
25 May 19:55 • 1 article
Spoilers: Leanne fears for Oliver in Corrie as he struggles to focus
Leanne's fears set in.
25 May 19:55 • Metro • 970161747421327331.html