Anti-inflammatory drug protects against lethal inflammation from COVID-19 in animal models
Credit: Mount Sinai Health System Mount Sinai researchers have found that a widely available and inexpensive drug targeting inflammatory genes ...
Tag: Virology
Viewing the virus close up
Technology project with Heidelberg participation wants to develop compact cell-imaging for extensive applicationCredit: Venera Weinhardt How do viral pathogens succeed ...
Chronic viral infections can have lasting effects on human immunity, similar to aging
Researchers identify signatures of immune dysfunction that are shared in aging and chronic viral infections of HIV and Hepatitis CCredit: ...
Differences in herpes virus symptoms may relate to variations in strain gene expression
Credit: Colleen Mangold, Penn State UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- Why do some people with cold sores around their lips experience ...
Scientists urge swift action to prepare for next pandemic
Credit: Dan Addison | UVA Communications An international team of researchers led by a University of Virginia School of Medicine ...
Will COVID-19 vaccines need to be adapted regularly?
Credit: Image: Jó/Charité Influenza vaccines need to be evaluated every year to ensure they remain effective against new influenza viruses. ...
A new way to visualize mountains of biological data
Researchers led by the University of Missouri create a new method for analyzing large amounts of biological data to help ...
Evidence for reduced antibody protection against SARS-CoV-2 variants
Cell culture studies show that mutated viruses are less susceptible to inhibition by antibodies from recovered or vaccinated individualsCredit: Figure: ...
Scientists find evidence that novel coronavirus infects the mouth’s cells
NIH-funded findings point to a role for saliva in SARS-CoV-2 transmissionCredit: Paola Perez, PhD, Warner Lab, NIDCR An international team ...
‘Silencing’ protein to weaken COVID-19
Researchers from ITQB NOVA have characterized a therapeutic target with great potential and built its first three-dimensional modelCredit: ITQB NOVA ...
Copper foam as a highly efficient, durable filter for reusable masks and air cleaners
Credit: Adapted from Nano Letters 2021, DOI: 10.1021/acs.nanolett.1c00050 During the COVID-19 pandemic, people have grown accustomed to wearing facemasks, but ...
Cost-effective, easily manufactured ventilators for COVID-19 patients
The Mechanical Ventilator Milano design helps overcome the ventilator shortage, aids with the respiratory effects of the pandemic.Credit: MVM Collaboration ...
Containing the coronavirus effects on the nervous system
INRS research could prevent infection of nervous system cells by coronaviruses, such as the one responsible for COVID-19Credit: INRS A ...
Variances in critical protein may guide fate of those infected with SARS CoV-2
Credit: Graphic by Shireen Dooling The Biodesign Institute at Arizona State University Of the many perplexing questions surrounding SARS CoV-2, ...
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