Computer model shows how COVID-19 could lead to runaway inflammation
Credit: Serkan Eldeleklio?lu PITTSBURGH, Sept. 29, 2020 - A study from the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine and Cedars-Sinai ...
Tag: Virology
COVID-19: Saliva tests could detect silent carriers
Credit: Isao Yokota et al., Clinical Infectious Diseases, September 25, 2020 Testing self-collected saliva samples could offer an easy and ...
Comparing face coverings in controlling expired particles
Surgical, N95 masks block most particlesCredit: Christopher Cappa, UC Davis Laboratory tests of surgical and N95 masks by researchers at ...
Ultrapotent antibody mix blocks COVID-19 virus attachment
A cocktail of powerful antibodies identified in recovered patients locks the coronavirus infection machinery, inhibits SARS-CoV-2 attachment to host cells, ...
Scientists trace severe COVID-19 to faulty genes and an autoimmune condition
Credit: The Rockefeller University More than 10 percent of young and healthy people who develop severe COVID-19 have misguided antibodies ...
Antibodies protect against wide range of influenza B virus strains
Findings point the way to developing a broad-spectrum flu drugCredit: Yanan Dai Researchers have identified two antibodies that protect mice ...
Genetic variation unlikely to influence COVID-19 morbidity and mortality
Credit: Ji-Won Lee A comprehensive search of genetic variation databases has revealed no significant differences across populations and ethnic groups ...
A new strategy of cell entry for some types of parvoviruses
Researchers at INRS uncover a new parvovirus strategy for reaching the cell nucleusCredit: INRS Researchers at the Institut national de ...
Statins reduce COVID-19 severity, likely by removing cholesterol that virus uses to infect
Analyzing anonymized patient medical records, UC San Diego researchers discovered that cholesterol-lowering statins reduced risk of severe COVID-19 infection, while ...
New model for district-based coronavirus forecasts
Neuroinformatics scientists at Osnabrück University and data specialists at the Jülich Supercomputing Centre provide daily analyses of infection ratesCredit: Copyright: ...
2020 Blavatnik Regional Awards for Young Scientists honorees announced
Winning postdoctoral researchers include a neuroscientist improving memory formation and recall, an astrophysicist illuminating dark matter, and a biochemist refining ...
Likely molecular mechanisms of SARS-CoV-2 pathogenesis are revealed by network biology
These molecular insights may foster effective therapies using existing drugs for patients with COVID-19.Credit: UAB BIRMINGHAM, Ala. - Viral and ...
Glycans in the SARS-CoV-2 spike protein play active role in infection
Credit: Adapted from ACS Central Science 2020, DOI: 10.1021/acscentsci.0c01056 As the COVID-19 pandemic rages on, researchers are working overtime to ...
Evaporation critical to coronavirus transmission as weather changes
Impact of evaporation on virus survival, concentration, transmissionCredit: Talib Dbouk and Dimitris Drikakis WASHINGTON, September 22, 2020 -- As COVID-19 ...