A research team made a video of a modified mannequin whose mouth releases a puff of air containing fog, in order to see how well masks contain the fog and visualize results from testing different mask styles.
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UW–Madison and UW Health quickly launch a number of COVID-19 clinical trials
Among the latest is a study examining the potential for an existing drug to treat a serious and often deadly complication of a COVID-19 infection.
Read the full article at: https://news.wisc.edu/uw-madison-and-uw-health-quickly-launch-a-number-of-covid-19-clinical-trials/Hamsters develop protective immunity to COVID-19 and are protected by convalescent sera
The animals are useful to researchers trying to understand SARS-CoV-2 and in the evaluation of vaccines, treatments and drugs against the disease it causes.
Read the full article at: https://news.wisc.edu/hamsters-develop-protective-immunity-to-covid-19-and-are-protected-by-convalescent-sera/“COVID Toes” Clinical trial underway at UW School of Medicine and Public Health
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https://www.med.wisc.edu/news-and-events/2020/june/covid-toes-clinical-trial-underway/
Study confirms cats can become infected with and may transmit COVID-19 to other cats
Researchers advise that people with symptoms avoid contact with cats, and cat owners should keep their pets indoors to limit contact with other people and animals.
Read the full article at: https://news.wisc.edu/study-confirms-cats-can-become-infected-with-and-may-transmit-covid-19-to-other-cats/UW–Madison, FluGen, Bharat Biotech collaborate to develop coronavirus vaccine
An international collaboration of virologists at the University of Wisconsin–Madison and the vaccine companies FluGen and Bharat Biotech has begun the development and testing of a unique vaccine against COVID-19 called CoroFlu. CoroFlu will build …
Read the full article at: https://obe.wisc.edu/news/uw-madison-flugen-bharat-biotech-collaborate-to-develop-coronavirus-vaccineRespiratory allergies and allergic asthma may have protective mechanism in COVID-19
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https://www.med.wisc.edu/news-and-events/2020/april/allergies-asthma-may-reduce-covid-19-risk-/
Teams from Wisconsin, New York search for molecular clues to defeat COVID-19
Morgridge Institute researchers are hoping to better understand what factors influence whether a patient will suffer from complications such as acute respiratory distress syndrome.
Read the full article at: https://news.wisc.edu/teams-from-wisconsin-new-york-search-for-molecular-clues-to-defeat-covid-19/