Immunology

July 23, 2021

Study shows why some people may become seriously ill from meningococcal bacteria

Credit: Francesco Righetti Researchers at Karolinska Institutet in Sweden have come one step closer toward understanding why some people become...

Paper-based electrochemical sensor can detect COVID-19 in less than five minutes

Credit: University of Illinois As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to spread across the world, testing remains a key strategy for...

Development of a new method for decoding viral genes

Discovery of novel viral proteins of HSV and elucidation of the onset mechanism of herpesvirus encephalitisCredit: ©Yasushi KAWAGUCHI Comprehensive identification...

Risks of invasive and alien predator species for health and ecology

The research project 'ZOWIAC' by Goethe University and the Senckenberg Society for Nature Research will be funded with three fourths...

Cervical cancer survival may improve by targeting senescent “zombie” cells

Credit: Kim Ratliff, Production Coordinator, Augusta University How well women with cervical cancer respond to treatment and survive correlates with...

Research reveals how airflow inside a car may affect COVID-19 transmission risk

December 4, 2020

Credit: Breuer lab / Brown University PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- A new study of airflow patterns inside a car's passenger cabin...

Riding in a car in the pandemic: which windows to open?

December 4, 2020

UMass Amherst research reveals some non-intuitive answersCredit: UMass Amherst/Mathai lab AMHERST, MASS. - If you find yourself in a car...

Researchers urge priority vaccination for individuals with diabetes

December 4, 2020

Credit: Vanderbilt University Medical Center Vanderbilt University Medical Center researchers have discovered individuals with type 1 and type 2 diabetes...

3D protein modeling suggests why COVID-19 infects some animals, but not others

New insights into protein structures could help inform drug development and predict future outbreaksCredit: Rodrigues et al. 2020 (CC-BY 2.0)...

Marine mammals’ adaptations to low oxygen offer new perspective on COVID-19

Humans are poorly adapted for oxygen deprivation, making us vulnerable to long-term effects from a disease that disrupts the body's...

Oral drug blocks SARS-CoV-2 transmission, Georgia State biomedical sciences researchers find

Credit: Georgia State University ATLANTA--Treatment of SARS-CoV-2 infection with a new antiviral drug, MK-4482/EIDD-2801 or Molnupiravir, completely suppresses virus transmission...

What makes certain groups more vulnerable to COVID-19?

Researchers look to animals to find clues in proteins involved in infectionCredit: Jaswinder Singh What makes the elderly and people...

COVID-19 advice may have reduced exposure to heart attack triggers

Credit: Journal of Internal Medicine A new study suggests that COVID-19 guidance in Sweden may have reduced people's risks of...

Comparison of coronavirus antibody tests revealed too optimistic claims