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The World Health Organization (WHO) confirmed a few weeks ago that coronavirus is transmissible through the air, responding to research from hundreds of scientists. The group stopped short of supporting face mask mandates, however. Now, a new study proves what we all feared: The coronavirus samples collected from aerosols in rooms with COVID-19 patients are…

Scientists have known for several months the new coronavirus can become suspended in microdroplets expelled by patients when they speak and breathe, but until now there was no proof that these tiny particles are infectious.A new study by scientists at the University of Nebraska that was uploaded to a medical preprint site this week has…

Scientists have known for several months the new coronavirus can become suspended in microdroplets expelled by patients when they speak and breathe, but until now there was no proof that these tiny particles are infectious.  © STR Hospital employees in Wuhan, China seal an airvent to prevent possible airborne transmission of the new coronavirus A…

Scientists have known for several months the new coronavirus can become suspended in microdroplets expelled by patients when they speak and breathe, but until now there was no proof that these tiny particles are infectious.  © STR Hospital employees in Wuhan, China seal an airvent to prevent possible airborne transmission of the new coronavirus A…

Scientists are edging closer to developing blood tests that could detect early stage cancer, before patients show any symptoms of the disease.One such test, called PanSeer, can potentially spot five types of cancers up to four years earlier than current diagnostic methods, according to a study published Tuesday in the journal Nature Communications.The test works…