The Pfizer coronavirus vaccine is able to neutralize a rapidly spreading virus variant from Brazil, according to a new laboratory study. Researchers developed an engineered version of the COVID-19 mutation and found that blood samples taken from people who received the vaccine were able to neutralize the variant, according to the …
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A man wearing a face mask takes a selfie at the Charging Bull statue. angela weiss/Agence France-Presse/Getty Images Hedge funds were not the primary villains of the turmoil in the Treasury market as the grip of the coronavirus intensified in March, according to a Federal Reserve report released Monday. While …
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Single-family homes are getting bigger, but apartments are getting smaller, according to a new study. (DepositPhotos) Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, our houses have taken additional roles as places of work, learning and exercising. But how many of us actually have a home big enough to comfortably support these activities? …
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Quarantine has helped many Americans realize they have more possessions than they need. (DepositPhotos) People have had more time and opportunity to evaluate their living spaces, and their needs, during the coronavirus pandemic. And the results may surprise you. House sizes in the U.S. are on the rise — since the …
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A small study is raising questions about whether young children could be coronavirus super spreaders, even as the country deliberates how to reopen schools in the coming weeks. One of the few silver linings of the COVID-19 pandemic so far has been that the novel coronavirus that has infected more …
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Researchers have discovered a strong correlation between vitamin D deficiency and mortality rates from the novel coronavirus, a new study reveals. A research team led by Northwestern University analyzed data from hospitals and clinics across China, France, Germany, Italy, Iran, South Korea, Spain, Switzerland, the United Kingdom and the United …
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The disadvantage of all dorm rooms is little space that needs to be shared with another person (or even a few people). Besides, in this limited space there has to be a study place where you can struggle over your homework (you cannot live in the campus library, although some …
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Major League Baseball will participate in a large-scale COVID-19 antibody study in an effort to find out how many people may have had the coronavirus. The Athletic reported Tuesday that the study will involve 10,000 volunteers from 27 of the league’s 30 teams, including players, their families, team staff and …
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COVID-19, the disease caused by the new coronavirus, is “stable for several hours to days” in aerosols and on surfaces, including plastic and stainless steel, according to a study published this week in the peer-reviewed New England Journal of Medicine. The study was coauthored by scientists at the National Institutes …
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