Immunology
Realtime observation of structural dynamic of influenza A hemagglutinin during viral entry
Credit: Nano Letters Unlike living organisms, to avoid extinction, viruses need to hijack living host machineries to generate new viruses....
Remains of 17th century bishop support neolithic emergence of tuberculosis
Bishop Peder Winstrup of Lund, Sweden passed away in the winter of 1679 at the age of 74 and was...
Virus uses decoy strategy to evade immune system, Otago research reveals
Credit: University of Otago University of Otago researchers have learnt more about how viruses operate and can evade the immune...
Stay-at-home orders significantly associated with reduced spread of COVID-19, study finds
Credit: Mark N Lurie, PhD MPH/Brown University School of Public Health PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- Across the globe, COVID-19 has infected...
Research exposes new vulnerability for SARS-CoV-2
Electrostatic interactions enhance the spike protein's bond to host cellsCredit: Northwestern University EVANSTON, Ill. -- Northwestern University researchers have uncovered...
Researchers create mask filtration effectiveness hierarchy
Research conducted at an EPA facility on the UNC-Chapel Hill campus shows that expired and sterilized used N95 masks are...
Malaria discovery could expedite antiviral treatment for COVID-19
New research into malaria suggests targeting enzymes from the human host, rather than from the pathogen itself, could offer effective...
COVID-19 Prevention Network launches two research studies evaluating monoclonal antibodies
Credit: CoVPN DURHAM, N.C. - The COVID-19 Prevention Network (CoVPN) today announced two Phase 3 trials to determine whether monoclonal...
Retesting for COVID-19: UPMC shares its experience
Credit: UPMC PITTSBURGH, Aug. 10, 2020 - In the first large, multicenter analysis of its kind, the 40-hospital UPMC health...
First patients in NIH ACTIV-3 clinical trial enroll in Dallas
Baylor Scott & White Research Institute becomes first site in the world to conduct new trial testing experimental monoclonal antibodies...
IVI welcomes Finland as 36th member state with flag-raising ceremony
Credit: IVI August 10, 2020 - SEOUL, South Korea - The flag of Finland was raised at the International Vaccine...
NTU develops peptide that makes drug-resistant bacteria sensitive to antibiotics again
Peptide also kills multidrug-resistant bacteria on its ownCredit: NTU Singapore Scientists at Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU Singapore) have developed...
Helping protect medical professionals
Sandia researchers work with NM small businesses to test new respirator materialsCredit: Photo by Bret Latter, Sandia National Laboratories ALBUQUERQUE,...
Massey scientist suggests COVID-19 should be treated as an acute inflammatory disease
Credit: Blake Belden, VCU Massey Cancer Center The COVID-19 pandemic has had detrimental effects on global infrastructure sectors, including economic,...
New findings on enzymes with important role in SARS-CoV-2 infection
Credit: The Human Protein Atlas programme Researchers at Uppsala University have described the presence, throughout the human body, of the...
Researchers develop new mouse model for SARS-CoV-2
The model will help speed the development of treatments and vaccines for COVID-19 and highlights the pathologic role of type...
Tracking and forecasting outbreak risk of dengue, Zika and other Aedes-transmitted diseases
New system infuses 'R0' models with climate information to help public health agencies forecast places and times when environmental conditions...
COVID-19: Lower incidence at high altitudes?
Credit: Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers New Rochelle, NY, August 3, 2020--Despite recent reports of lower COVID-19 incidence among high-altitude...
How many people are now immune to SARS-CoV-2?
Credit: LEOSS.sero-survey Who has overcome an infection with the virus without noticing, and how many people have already produced protective...
Gale & Ira Drukier Prize in Children’s Health Research awarded to two leading pediatricians
Drs. Sallie Permar and Stephen Patrick Honored for Their Pioneering Research Advancing Children's HealthCredit: Stephanie Diani Dr. Sallie Permar, a...