Coronaviruses common to animals may ‘spillover’ into people more frequently than once thought, according to new research from UF and Haitian investigators.
The technique uses a harmless virus to help fight a harmful virus. In this case, the harmless virus is used to package and deliver a gene from SARS-CoV-2, the strain of coronavirus that causes COVID-19. The gene therapy vaccine can’t replicate on its own but is potent enough to trigger a beneficial, antivirus response from the immune system.
Alex Fox-Alvarez leads online small group rounds with UF veterinary students on the surgery clinical clerkship who now required to learn remotely.
Loss of smell occurs with the common cold and other viral infections of the nose and throat.
A wristband that tells kids when they’re too close together at school. A wearable that detects a possible COVID infection before you feel sick.
UF experts discuss how to engage with older friends and family members during the coronavirus crisis while still adhering to social distancing recommendations.
To learn how we might fight the next viral pandemic, consider an engine on a commercial jet.
An engineer can recreate that engine and its every component on a computer.
The COVID-19 pandemic’s effect on education has prompted concern and debate among educators, students and parents as school districts nationwide wrestle over whether to reopen in the coming weeks and how to safely do so.
The number of American travelers who said domestic air travel should be avoided increased from 32% to 43% in three weeks, according to a new survey.
In most of the world, much of us are still at home to prevent the spread of the coronavirus. But getting stuck in our home can lead to boredom.
The UF Health lung transplant team has collaborated with researchers around the world to identify preliminary guidelines for successful transplantation in patients whose lungs have been permanently damaged by the SARS-CoV-2 virus.
Dr. Yan Wang received a grant from the National Science Foundation to study misinformation and risk communication during the coronavirus pandemic.