- HealthReuters
Possible virus vulnerability discovered; about 20% of people with COVID-19 remain asymptomatic
The spike protein on the novel coronavirus that helps it break into healthy cells has a tiny "pocket" that could make it vulnerable to antiviral drugs, researchers have discovered. In a paper published on Monday in Science, researchers note that common-cold-causing rhinoviruses have a similar pocket, and drugs that fit into the pocket by mimicking fatty acids like LA have lessened symptoms in human clinical trials. This suggests, they say, that drugs developed to target the pocket on the coronavirus spike protein might help eliminate COVID-19.
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I clerked for Ruth Bader Ginsburg while raising a young child. She was a model of empathy.
As a young law professor, Ruth Bader Ginsburg hid her second pregnancy beneath baggy clothing. Her legal work meant I never needed to do the same.
- HealthBusiness Insider
People across the US have relied on KN95 face masks for protection. But the majority imported from China have failed safety standards.
A majority of masks tested did not filter 95% or more particles, per requirements, according to a nonprofit that tests the respirators.
- U.S.Reuters
California firefighters make stand to save famed observatory, homes
Crews fought on Tuesday to defend homes and the famed Mount Wilson Observatory from California's biggest and most dangerous wildfire, standing their ground at a major highway between the flames and populated areas. The Bobcat Fire, which broke out Sept. 6 in the Angeles National Forest north of Los Angeles, has already blackened an area larger than the city of Atlanta and its rapid spread prompted worried law enforcement officials to call for new evacuations on Monday evening. Once home to the largest operational telescope in the world, the Mount Wilson Observatory, which sits on a peak of the San Gabriel mountains near vital communications towers, said in an update that almost all the forest around it had burned.
- CelebrityPeople
Christina Anstead Felt ‘Lonely and Unhappy’ Before Divorce: Source
The Christina on the Coast star announced she and husband Ant Anstead had separated last week after less than two years of marriage
- LifestyleCar and Driver
2021 Rolls-Royce Ghost Marks an Opulent Evolution
A new platform with more tech bolsters the over-the-top luxury of the redesigned Ghost.
- NewsReuters Videos
Video Dr. Fauci to Sen. Paul: 'You are not listening...'
Sen. Paul. asked Dr. Fauci if he had "second thoughts" about his mitigation recommendations, which include standing six feet apart and wearing masks, adding that despite those efforts, "our death rate is essentially worse than Sweden's." Fauci pointed out that Sweden's death rate is worse than other Scandinavian countries and said it was inappropriate to compare Sweden to the U.S. He said he stood by his mitigation recommendations. When Paul then said New York's high death rate showed that mitigation efforts fall short, Fauci dug in by replying, "You've misconstrued that Senator, and you've done that repetitively in the past," and went on to explain that New York has gotten the virus under control by following the mitigation guidelines.
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