Keyword: COVID-19
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The reality of data
Mapping and systematizing COVID-19 data is crucial to controlling the disease in Brazil
By Redação
Covid-19
Traditional Chinese medicine to treat COVID-19
China's government and state media are encouraging the use of traditional medicines and remedies to treat COVID-19, despite the lack of scientific support
By Redação
COVID-19
Novel coronavirus can damage the retina
Ophthalmologists at the Federal University of São Paulo suspect that Sars-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, can damage the retina
By Redação
Covid-19
SARS-CoV-2 Tracker
In just two days, a group of Brazilian researchers designed and developed a cell phone application capable of reading the result (positive or negative) of a COVID-19 rapid test
By Redação
Covid-19
Growing lung cells
São Paulo–based startup TissueLabs has created a platform that mimics the environment of the pulmonary epithelium to allow scientists to study how the SARS-CoV-2 virus, which causes COVID-19, affects the lungs
By Redação
Data
At least 125 COVID-19 vaccines are in development, with 10 already undergoing clinical trials
Vaccines in the clinical trials phase worldwide and in development in Brazil (as of May 27, 2020)
By Redação
Retrospect
In the palm of the hand
A São Paulo physician developed a portable respirator in the 1950s
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Vital ventilators
Brazil’s hospitals scramble to buy ventilators for ICUs, while a FAPESP-supported firm closes a deal to supply 6,500 units to the Brazilian Ministry of Health
By Yuri Vasconcelos and Frances Jones
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Science fights back
In just four months, 8,000 scientific articles have been published on Covid-19, more than 70 drugs tested against SARS-CoV-2, and the first vaccines trialed on humans
By Redação
Public health
Banning travel alone will not stop the pandemic
Public health actions, such as early testing, washing hands, social distancing, and self-isolation are likely to be more effective in reducing the transmission rate of the SARS-CoV-2 virus than simply reducing national and international travel
By Redação
Pharmacology
Monkeys are the best animal model
Monkeys appear to be the best animals for testing SARS-CoV-2 vaccines and drugs
By Redação
Covid-19
Thermal camera identifies fever from a distance
Researchers developed a drone equipped with a thermal camera capable of measuring a person’s temperature from a distance
By Redação
Covid-19
The ideal fabric for homemade masks
A mixture of cotton and natural silk or chiffon is the best combination for making homemade masks capable of blocking the SARS-CoV-2 virus
By Redação
Coronavirus
Virus on the attack
Transmission electron microscope images provide a detailed look at how SARS-CoV-2 attacks, infects, and replicates in a culture of Vero cells
By Redação
Photolab
Working overtime to defeat Covid-19
Researcher create face shields using a 3D printer
By Redação
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Stopping explosive spread
Early social distancing key to faster containment of the novel coronavirus
Data
Scientific research on coronavirus
The coronaviridae virus family encompasses approximately 40 known species
By Redação
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Techniques in the search for a vaccine against Covid-19
Teams from several countries head projects seeking to produce imunizing agents in a short time
By Redação