Researchers at the University of São Paulo (USP) in Brazil have discovered that high-frequency ultrasound waves similar to those used in medical exams can eliminate viruses such as SARS-CoV-2 and H1N1 without damaging human cells. In an article published in Scientific Reports, they describe how the phenomenon, known as acoustic resonance, causes structural changes in viral particles until they rupture and become inactivated.
  • db2@lemmy.world
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    2 months ago

    Researchers at the University of São Paulo (USP) in Brazil

    Before even opening it I was thinking “this must be from not-USA”. Muito bem, Brasil!

  • apotheotic (she/her)@beehaw.orgEnglish
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    2 months ago

    Bro it’d be fucking insane to walk into the doctors office and they prescribe you “stand in this box of ultrasound speakers for a little bit and you’ll get better”

  • TiredTiger@lemmy.ml
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    2 months ago

    Neat. I wonder whether this technique would he effective against retained viral matter (a la long COVID), or whether it’s limited to active infection.