5 Important New Findings

A roundup of Covid-19 research from the past week

• Lasting damage: Some important biological functions in 34 patients with mild and severe cases of Covid-19 “failed to return to normal” even after they recovered, Chinese…

A CRISPR-Based Test Can Detect Coronavirus in 40 Minutes

The test we currently rely on can take over six hours

A new, inexpensive test can diagnose Covid-19 in 40 minutes using minimal lab equipment. The test isn’t available to…

Privacy concerns with Google and Apple’s disease-surveillance tech:

Google and Apple have teamed up to track Covid-19’s spread through new software for “contact tracing,” a disease-surveillance strategy usually done via human interviews. The new Bluetooth-enabled tech uses…

Time to put the vape away: It’s becoming clear that certain risk factors lead to more severe cases of Covid-19. Obesity and serious heart conditions are some likely culprits, but emerging evidence also points to a problematic habit: vaping. Studies suggest that, similar to smoking, using e-cigarettes causes lung injury that increases the likelihood…