Immunology
Modeling can predict mutation “hotspots” and antibody escapers in SARS-CoV-2 spike protein
Study identifies structural basis of spike protein mutations with stronger binding and antibody resistance, which may explain transmissibility of new...
Adding antibodies to enhance photodynamic therapy for viral and bacterial disease
Advancing PDT as a rapid response to pandemicsCredit: Vladislav Yakovlev/Texas A&M University WASHINGTON, May 18, 2021 -- The COVID-19 pandemic...
COVID-19 testing method gives results within one second
Superfast, portable COVID-19 testing method detects the virus much faster than currently available methodsCredit: Minghan Xian, Hao Luo, Xinyi Xia,...
COVID-19 monoclonal antibodies reduce risk of hospitalization and death
Credit: UPMC PITTSBURGH, May 17, 2021 - Monoclonal antibodies, a COVID-19 treatment given early after coronavirus infection, cut the risk...
More kids seeing doctors virtually but some parents still hesitant
1 in 5 parents in new national poll say their child had a virtual health visit over the past year,...
A Z-RNA nanoswitch encoded by “junk DNA” turns-off immune responses against self
Left-hand RNA and self-recognitionCredit: Alan Herbert In a paper published in the May 13th, 2021 issue of PLOS Genetics, a...
No lasting benefit to tubes over antibiotics for childhood ear infections
Credit: UPMC PITTSBURGH, May 12, 2021 - There is no long-term benefit to surgically placing tympanostomy tubes in a young...
UCLA scientists decode the ‘language’ of immune cells
The advance, researchers say, is like the discovery of the Rosetta stone and could eventually lead to new treatments for...
‘Pre-bunk’ tactics reduce public susceptibility to COVID-19 conspiracies and falsehoods
Credit: University of Cambridge A short online game designed to fight conspiracies about COVID-19 boosts people's confidence in detecting misinformation...
Researchers find target to fight antibiotic resistance
Significance of molecule in bacteria was previously unknownCredit: Ali Ennis Gram-negative bacteria are the bane of health care workers' existence....
Lab reveals how an oral antiviral drug confuses the replication machinery of SARS-CoV-2
Molnupiravir under consideration for emergency use in India to slow explosive spread of COVID-19 infections.Credit: Supplied by Matthias Gotte A...
University of Miami researchers report COVID-19 found in penile tissue could contribute to ED
First to demonstrate COVID-19 present in penis tissue long after COVID-19 recoveryCredit: Dr. Ranjith Ramasamy/University of Miami Health System University...
Scientists develop better way to block viruses that cause childhood respiratory infections
Credit: Images by Victor Outlaw. MADISON - By engineering a short chunk of protein, or peptide, that can prevent the...
The ‘key’ to new COVID-19 vaccine development
Credit: Iowa State University News Service AMES, Iowa - New variants of the SARS-CoV-2 virus most likely will necessitate the...
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