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Alberta expanding wastewater testing for SARS-CoV-2
Real-time infection rates to be tracked on public website
Made-in-Alberta vaccine and drug development pipeline gets funding
Alberta invests $55.1M to taking vaccines, antiviral drugs from discovery to manufacturing
Promising chemotherapy treatment for bladder cancer enters human trials
A rejected patent application nearly derailed years of research, but support from experts saved the day
SARS-CoV-2 uses sugars to invade human cells, new study shows
Understanding the process could help scientists look out for new, more infectious variants, say U of A researchers
Infections from respiratory viruses follow predictable seasonal pattern
Infections peak in January to June – a pattern that could help the health-care system plan
How to decontaminate and reuse masks during pandemic
Heat and methylene blue decontaminate N95 respirators, surgical masks without affecting performance
Discovery shows promise for safer, more effective COVID-19 treatments
Protease inhibitor compounds interfere with the SARS-CoV-2 virus’s ability to replicate itself
Sex matters when it comes to your susceptibility to infections
Anemia generates different immune responses in men and women
Convalescent plasma doesn’t help severely ill COVID-19 patients: study
Blood transfusions from people who recovered from the disease didn’t help patients improve