Scientists

View photosFrom the first reports coming out of Wuhan, Iran and later Italy, we knew that losing your sense of smell (anosmia) was a significant symptom of the disease. Now, after months of reports, both anecdotal and more rigorous clinical findings, we think we have a model for how this virus may cause smell loss.One…

A report on masks relied on unfounded assumptions, researchers charged, and the authors were permitted to choose their own reviewers.Experts said the paper’s conclusion that masks prevent viral transmission was supported by other studies, but that the methodology was deeply flawed.Credit...Demetrius Freeman for The New York TimesJune 18, 2020Updated 6:05 p.m. ETA group of leading…

Someone showing off their insulin kit. People with diabetes often need a supply of artificial insulin to regulate their blood sugar. Photo: Getty ImagesThere may be a double whammy when it comes to the covid-19 pandemic and diabetes. Scientists are warning that people with preexisting diabetes have a higher risk of developing serious complications from…

(Reuters) - It wasn’t easy to build a COVID-19 antibody test during Illinois’ statewide lockdown. FILE PHOTO: Northwestern University Professor Thomas McDade inspects a 96-well plate used to quantify coronavirus disease (COVID-19) IgG antibodies in dried blood spot samples at the Laboratory for Human Biology Research, Department of Anthropology at Northwestern University in Evanston, Illinois,…

SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Singapore scientists testing a COVID-19 vaccine from U.S. firm Arcturus Therapeutics (ARCT.O) plan to start human trials in August after promising initial responses in mice. FILE PHOTO: A researcher works in a lab at the Duke-NUS Medical School, which is developing a way to track genetic changes that speed testing of vaccines…