COVID-19
Comparing COVID-19 in children and adults
22 Jun 2021Understanding why COVID-19 tends to strike the old but spare the young could inform how to prioritize limited COVID-19 vaccines.
Picking peptides for COVID tests
21 May 2021Four newly discovered SARS-CoV-2 peptides not only promise to make COVID-19 tests cheaper and more specific, but may also reveal disease severity.
How SARS-CoV-2 gets a bacterial boost
17 May 2021In a classic case of double trouble, the binding of SARS-CoV-2’s spike protein to bacterial lipopolysaccharide supercharges inflammation in COVID-19 patients.
Forecasting a (cytokine) storm
29 Mar 2021These novel immune signatures identify patients most at risk for developing severe COVID-19 symptoms.
Did Singapore’s ‘circuit breaker’ work?
24 Mar 2021Lockdown measures not only reduced the number of COVID-19 cases but also resulted in a temporary improvement in air quality, study finds.
Capturing antibodies in asymptomatic COVID-19 patients
12 Mar 2021Using flow cytometry, researchers have developed a sensitive and specific test for COVID-19 that can identify asymptomatic carriers.
The purifying power of plants
26 Feb 2021Plant-based ionizers are surprisingly effective at removing aerosols and could play an important role in preventing COVID-19 transmission.
Reducing uncertainty about COVID-19
11 Jan 2021A multifaceted study by the Singapore 2019 Novel Coronavirus Outbreak Research team is filling in some of the gaps left in the urgent quest to understand COVID-19 infection.
Mapping cough droplets in flight
4 Jan 2021Computational models show that there’s much more to COVID-19 transmission than the airborne-or-droplet binary.
Assuring asymptomatic COVID-19 carriers are identified
6 Nov 2020A*STAR researchers have developed a point-of-care rapid antibody test kit that can detect antibodies produced in response to SARS-CoV-2 infection in just fifteen minutes.
Sensing emotions in a crisis
30 Oct 2020Multidimensional emotion-sensing algorithms that analyze social media for the public’s concerns during times of crisis could help improve policy and messaging from governments.
Streamlining COVID-19 screening for success
23 Oct 2020By eliminating bottlenecks and automating manual processes, the RESOLUTE test kit and RAVE system co-developed by A*STAR scientists will help give COVID-19 testing a much-needed boost.