Trial By Error: Mt Sinai’s David Putrino on Long Covid and Functional Neurological Disorder

By David Tuller, DrPH David Putrino is a neuroscientist and physical therapist at New York’s Mt Sinai Health System, where he is director of rehabilitation innovation. Over the last three years, he has worked extensively with patients experiencing prolonged symptoms after an acute bout of Covid-19, or what has become known as long Covid (LC).… Continue reading Trial By Error: Mt Sinai’s David Putrino on Long Covid and Functional Neurological Disorder

An mRNA Vaccine to Treat Cancer

by Gertrud U. Rey There are several highly effective vaccines that block infection by human papillomaviruses (HPVs) and thereby prevent the cervical, anogenital, and head and neck cancers caused by these viruses. However, none of these vaccines are effective for the treatment of established HPV-induced tumors. The success of the COVID-19 messenger RNA (mRNA) vaccines… Continue reading An mRNA Vaccine to Treat Cancer

New details of SARS-COV-2 structure

Researchers used computational modeling to reveal finer details surrounding the outer shell of the COVID-19 virus. The work expands the scientific community’s understanding of SARS-COV-2, and could lead to more refined antiviral therapies and better vaccines.

Is it COVID-19 or the flu? New sensor could tell you in 10 seconds

Have a cough, sore throat and congestion? Any number of respiratory viruses could be responsible. Today, scientists report using a single-atom-thick nanomaterial to build a device that can simultaneously detect the presence of the viruses that cause COVID-19 and the flu — at much lower levels and much more quickly than conventional tests for either.