FeaturedNeuroscience·March 27, 2020·6 min readAn experimental peptide could block Covid-19MIT researchers have identified a protein fragment that may inhibit COVID-19's ability to enter human lung cells. The new peptide can bind to the viral protein and potentially disarm it.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·March 27, 2020·4 min readCOVID-19 linked to cardiac injury risk and worse outcomes for patients with heart conditionsCOVID-19 can have fatal consequences for those with cardiovascular conditions and can also cause cardiac injury in patients without underlying heart conditions.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceNeuroscience Videos·March 27, 2020·4 min readCitizen Scientists Are Helping Design New Drugs to Combat COVID-19 Thanks to Foldit GameFeeling at a loose end due to social distancing? You can help researchers design drugs that could help stop coronavirus from infecting human cells. Using a free computer game called Foldit, citizen scientists are helping researchers to hunt for proteins that might stop COVID-19.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·March 27, 2020·3 min readCOVID-19 pandemic could have caused 40 million deaths if left uncheckedA new model finds that, if left unchecked, the COVID-19 virus could have infected 7 billion people and caused around 40 million deaths this year.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·March 25, 2020·5 min readWhy the U.S. wasn’t more prepared for COVID-19In light of the COVID-19 pandemic, researchers discuss the limits of the US being prepared for coronavirus and the dangers of being unprepared.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·March 25, 2020·3 min readCOVID-19 should be wake-up call for robotics researchRobots could help perform the "dull, dirty, and dangerous" pandemic response jobs, limiting human exposure to COVID-19.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience ArticlesVisual Neuroscience·March 25, 2020·2 min readLow risk of COVID-19 spreading through tearsA new study reveals the risk of transmission of COVID-19 through tears is low. However, transmission can occur if you touch an item infected with the virus and then touch your eye.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·March 25, 2020·4 min readGreater social distancing could curb COVID-19 in 13 weeksIf strong social distancing measures are adopted by at least 80% of the population, COVID-19 could be curbed within 13 weeks, a new model reveals. However, if 70% or less of the population practice social distancing, the pandemic may not be curbed.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·March 24, 2020·2 min readLying face down improves breathing in severe COVID-19A small study of patients with severe COVID-19 symptoms in Wuhan found laying face down was better for the lungs.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·March 24, 2020·3 min readCOVID-19: Now is not the time to ease social distancing measuresDespite talk of re-opening the country to boost the economy, public health officials are urging the public to remain at home and socially distance to slow the spread of COVID-19. They warn that if we don't, the spread will get worse, and death rates will rise.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·March 24, 2020·5 min readRepurposing blood clot drug could help treat COVID-19Tissue plasminogen activators (tPA), FDA approved drugs used to treat stroke and heart attack patients, may help COVID-19 patients in danger of respiratory failure. If successful, the drug may help treat severe respiratory symptoms when ventilators are not available.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·March 24, 2020·7 min readSingapore modeling study estimates impact of physical distancing on reducing spread of COVID-19Singapore model indicates quarantining people infected with COVID-19 and their family members, closing schools, and distancing, in that order, are effective at reducing transmission of the virus.Read More
