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A new study led by an Iowa State University scientist details the structure of a critical enzyme that enables the coronavirus to resist antiviral medications. Scientists could use the study to find ways to inhibit the enzyme, possibly leading to more effective treatments.
Confronting COVID-19 | University Research | University of Minnesota, Twin Cities | Yale UniversityResearchers at Tulane University, Harvard University, MIT, and Massachusetts General Hospital have learned that obesity, age and COVID-19 infection correlate with a propensity to breathe out more respiratory droplets — key spreaders of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19.
University Research | Confronting COVID-19 | Tulane University | Harvard University | Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyThe U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) authorized the production and use of a low-cost ventilator called Coventor first conceived by a team of University of Minnesota researchers
Confronting COVID-19 | University of Minnesota, Twin CitiesMinnesota researchers orchestrated the state’s fastest on-site testing for COVID-19
Confronting COVID-19 | University of Minnesota, Twin CitiesA University of Minnesota team, led by researcher Fang Li, studied how mutations that changed the structure of a SARS-CoV-2 protein enabled it to attach more securely to human cells than its predecessor, infect human cells better, and spread faster.
Confronting COVID-19 | University of Minnesota, Twin CitiesThe University of Minnesota has launched two clinical trials to test the drug hydroxychloroquine. One trial examines the drug's effectiveness in preventing COVID-19 disease.
Confronting COVID-19 | University of Minnesota, Twin CitiesA team of scientists has developed an epidemiological model that shows how COVID could become endemic, like the cold or flu.
University Research | Confronting COVID-19 | University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign | University of California San Diego | Harvard UniversityScientists have found a class of oral drugs that can potentially be therapeutic for all SARS-CoV-2 variants.
University Research | Confronting COVID-19 | Yale University | Harvard UniversityResearchers at Brown University have shown that work shift is an important factor to consider when designing workplace health interventions.
University Research | Confronting COVID-19 | Brown University | University of Michigan | Harvard University