Coronavirus outbreak: Live updates By Yasemin Saplakoglu, Jeanna Bryner, Rachael Rettner Among the top news today: Moderna plans on filing for an Emergency Use Authorization for its coronavirus vaccine today.
COVID-19 may have arrived in US by December 2019 By Rachael Rettner Researchers studied blood samples from December 2019, and found a small number tested positive for antibodies against the virus.
AI system solves 50-year-old protein folding problem in hours By Rachael Rettner This complex problem that has plagued researchers for decades.
Moderna's coronavirus vaccine is highly effective, final analysis shows By Yasemin Saplakoglu New data from Moderna's phase 3 trial confirm that the vaccine is highly effective and protects against severe disease.
Escaped mink could spread the coronavirus to wild animals By Nicoletta Lanese More than 100 SARS-CoV-2 infected mink may have escaped from Danish farms, raising the risk that these escapees could spread the novel coronavirus to wild animals.
Save 53% on AncestryDNA testing kit for Cyber Monday By LiveScience.com Staff AncestryDNA may be the perfect holiday present. And right now, Amazon is selling the kit for $47.00, which is 53% off the normal list price.
Here are the most promising coronavirus vaccine candidates out there By Yasemin Saplakoglu Scientists around the world are creating dozens of unique vaccine candidates to fight the novel coronavirus — and they're doing it at unprecedented speeds.
SARS-CoV-2 relative found lurking in frozen bats from Cambodia By Nicoletta Lanese For the first time, close relatives of the novel coronavirus have been found outside China.
Man's 'heart attack' was really side effect from swallowed battery By Ashley P. Taylor Whether or not it affects the heart, eating batteries is dangerous.
Oxford COVID-19 vaccine up to 90% effective (with the right dose) By Yasemin Saplakoglu A third major coronavirus vaccine candidate has revealed promising results in late-stage trials.
Rural hospitals are under siege from COVID-19. Here's what doctors are facing, in their own words. By Lauren Hughes, Jennifer Bacani McKenney It’s difficult to put into words how hard COVID-19 is hitting rural America’s hospitals.
Ultrasound captures worms squirming in a man's stomach By Rachael Rettner Doctors observed a "tubular ... structure that moved with a curling motion" inside his stomach.
Could COVID-19 immunity last decades? Here’s the science. By Nicoletta Lanese Of course, rare cases of reinfection show that immunity is not long-lasting for everyone.
Speed of COVID vaccine testing did not compromise safety, Fauci says By Yasemin Saplakoglu This incredible speed in vaccine development is unprecedented, but the process is solid.
CDC urges Americans not to travel for Thanksgiving By Rachael Rettner The safest way to celebrate Thanksgiving is at home with people in your household, the agency said.
No, soaring COVID-19 cases are not due to more testing By Zoë McLaren COVID-19 cases are surging upward around the U.S., reaching 100,000 daily cases for the first time on Nov. 4 and 150,000 only eight days later.
Mysteries of COVID smell loss finally yield some answers By Stephani Sutherland Explanations begin to arise at the molecular level for this vexing but commonplace symptom
Woman's stomach pain turns out to be rare case of 'wandering spleen' By Nicoletta Lanese The organ shifted when ligaments around it became loose.
FDA authorizes 1st fully at-home COVID-19 test By Rachael Rettner The test, made by Lucira Health in California, requires a prescription.
Children can be stealth superspreaders of malaria to mosquitoes By Nicoletta Lanese These asymptomatic infections can undermine efforts to eliminate malaria.
