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/Research
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/Coronavirus sequencing leads to insights on transmission, vaccine development
Graduate student Katarina Braun and Gage Moreno's work with sequencing the 2019 novel coronavirus has helped scientists better understand how the virus has traveled in Wisconsin and whether the protective equipment and safety protocols used in local hospitals are effective.
Read the full article at: https://grad.wisc.edu/2020/06/09/coronavirus-sequencing-leads-to-insights-on-transmission-vaccine-development/“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/
Survey of the Health of Wisconsin (SHOW) shifts data collection efforts to understand how COVID-19 affects all aspects of health
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https://www.med.wisc.edu/news-and-events/2020/may/show-begins-covid-19-survey/
Wisconsin’s COVID-19 stay-at-home order drove changes in state’s traffic volume
Interstate travel in Wisconsin bottomed out the week of March 25 at a 40% reduction for weekday traffic and a 60% reduction on weekends — knowledge that could help with future highway planning and construction.
Read the full article at: https://news.wisc.edu/wisconsins-covid-19-stay-at-home-order-drove-changes-in-states-traffic-volume/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/Respiratory 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-/
UW–Madison report shows which Wisconsin zip codes are most at risk of COVID-19 complications
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https://www.med.wisc.edu/news-and-events/2020/april/researchers-map-covid-19-risk-by-zip-code/
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.
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