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Antibodies in the blood of COVID-19 survivors know how to beat coronavirus – and researchers are already testing new treatments that harness them

  • Written by Ann Sheehy, Professor of Biology, College of the Holy Cross
A person who has recovered from COVID-19 donates plasma in Shandong, China.STR/AFP via Getty Images

Amid the chaos of an epidemic, those who survive a disease like COVID-19 carry within their bodies the secrets of an effective immune response. Virologists like me look to survivors for molecular clues that can provide a blueprint for the design of...

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Delaying 'nonessential' abortions during coronavirus crisis endangers women's health and financial future

  • Written by Yana Rodgers, Professor of Labor Studies, Rutgers University
The operating room at the Whole Woman's Health clinic in Fort Worth, Texas, Sept. 4, 2019. Texas says abortions are nonessential during coronavirus. AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez)

Several U.S. states are blocking health clinics from providing abortions, declaring the procedure to be “nonessential” during coronavirus business closures. Other...

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Should we wear masks or not? An expert sorts through the confusion

  • Written by Thomas Perls, Professor of Medicine, Boston University
The guidance on masks appears to be shifting, but social distancing is still the key step people can take.Muhammad Fayyaz Rub/Shutterstock.com

As a professor at Boston University’s School of Medicine and a geriatrician at Boston Medical Center caring for the most vulnerable in this pandemic, I’ve been asked a lot of questions about...

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7 estrategias basadas en la ciencia para afrontar la ansiedad del coronavirus

  • Written by Jelena Kecmanovic, Adjunct Professor of Psychology, Georgetown University
La ansiedad es parte de la vida, pero no debe apoderarse de su vida.fizkes/Shutterstock.com

A medida que el virus SARS-CoV-2 continúa su propagación global y el número de casos diagnosticados del COVID-19 continúa aumentando en casi todos los países, la ansiedad relacionada con el brote intensifica también....

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5 Buddhist teachings that can help you deal with coronavirus anxiety

  • Written by Brooke Schedneck, Assistant Professor of Religious Studies, Rhodes College
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Buddhist meditation centers and temples in coronavirus-hit countries around the world have been closed to the public in order to comply with social distancing measures.

But Buddhist teachers are offering their teachingsfrom a distance in order to remind their communities about key elements of the...

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When confronting the coronavirus, tough isn't enough

  • Written by Susanna Lee, Professor of French and Comparative Literature, Georgetown University
You can't threaten or humiliate a virus.Jabin Botsford/The Washington Post via Getty Images

When Donald Trump was running for president, he cultivated a tough-guy persona: tough on immigration, tough on crime and tough on America’s adversaries.

He never admitted having made a single mistake, nor did he ever apologize. Question him and face his...

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Take it from Pluto the Schnauzer: Comedy will help us through the coronavirus crisis

  • Written by Caty Borum Chattoo, Executive Director of the Center for Media & Social Impact, Assistant Professor, American University School of Communication
What's got four legs, a wet nose and can help us laugh through the crisis?Facebook

It took an adorable talking dog to shake me from my gloom.

Ten days into the Great Pandemic Shutdown of 2020, I was still scrolling my phone for increasingly grim statistics, epidemiological forecast models and horror stories from the medical front lines of COVID-19.

T...

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Porch piracy: Here's what we learned after watching hours of YouTube videos showing packages being pilfered from homes

  • Written by Ben Stickle, Associate Professor of Criminal Justice, Middle Tennessee State University
The view from the porch. AP Photo/Robert Bumsted

Deliveries of groceries and packages are soaring as physical retailers close their doors and tens of millions of Americans “shelter in place.” Moreover, the need for social distancing may encourage more delivery workers to leave packages unattended on porches rather than risk an...

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4 weird things that happen when you videoconference

  • Written by Norm Friesen, Professor of Educational Technology, Boise State University
Eye contact gets warped in the virtual world.Caroline Purser/Getty Images

As the COVID-19 pandemic forces many U.S. colleges and universities to move their courses online, connecting online via video is now having its moment.

Family, friends, neighbors and even TV talk-show hosts are now meeting and broadcasting from home. Meanwhile, Microsoft,...

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'We don’t talk in terms of supply numbers, we talk in terms of days'

  • Written by W. Graham Carlos, Chief of Medicine for Eskenazi Health; Bicentennial Professor for Indiana University, Pulmonary & Critical Care Attending Physician, Indiana University School of Medicine
Paper bags hold N95 masks that staff in the Eskenazi Hospital COVID-19 ICU need to save for reuse.W. Graham Carlos/Indiana University, Author provided

The Conversation is running a series of dispatches from clinicians and researchers operating on the front lines of the coronavirus pandemic. You can find all of the stories here.

Brown paper bags line...

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