Corona: How the virus interacts with cells
Credit: SCIGRAPHIX / S. Westermann SARS-CoV-2 infections pose a global threat to human health and a formidable research challenge. One ...
Tag: Virology
Scientists get the most realistic view yet of a coronavirus spike’s protein structure
The study, done on a mild-mannered relative of the virus that causes COVID-19, paves the way for seeing more clearly ...
CCNY scientists provide new insights into cholera microbe and chances of pandemic strain
Credit: Image credit: Francis J. Santoriello Researchers at The City College of New York have uncovered a novel way in ...
BAT progresses COVID-19 candidate vaccine into Phase I human clinical trials
Credit: BAT / KBP Investigational New Drug application approved by the FDA for COVID-19 candidate vaccine, allowing BAT to progress ...
The mask matters: How masks affect airflow, protection effectiveness
A computer model deepens our understanding of airflow while wearing face masks, where particles land in the respiratory tract and ...
Three out of six European Research Council Grants awarded in Portugal go to IGC researchers.
European Research Council (ERC) released the 2020 list of projects distinguished with the competitive Consolidator Grants. Maria João Amorim, Raquel ...
Researchers identify critical molecules that coronaviruses hijack to infect human cells
The new study points toward ways to treat not only COVID-19, but future coronaviruses that might emergeCredit: Photo: Gladstone Institutes ...
Wastewater testing for COVID-19
Stanford engineers co-lead research designing more responsive COVID-19 wastewater testingCredit: Image credit: City of San José Environmental Services Department Accurately ...
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 ...
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) ...
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 ...
Cell membranes in super resolution
Credit: (Picture: Sauer group / University of Würzburg) Expansion microscopy (ExM) enables the imaging of cells and their components with ...
Out of many COVID-19 tests, which one to choose?
Different diagnostic techniques are appropriate at different stages of coronavirus infection. Using the right one is crucial for rapid diagnosis ...
Mechanism of action of chloroquine/hydroxychloroquine for COVID-19 infection
The article by Dr. Alberto Boretti and colleagues is published in Coronaviruses, 2020Credit: Dr. Alberto Boretti, Dr. Bimal Banik, Dr. ...
Chemical compounds in foods can inhibit a key SARS-CoV-2 enzyme
Credit: De-Yu Xie, NC State University Chemical compounds in foods or beverages like green tea, muscadine grapes and dark chocolate ...
How SARS-CoV-2 reaches the brain
Credit: Photo: Michael Laue/RKI & Carsten Dittmayer/Charité Using post-mortem tissue samples, a team of researchers from Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin ...
Harvard’s Wyss Institute licenses its eRapid technology to The iQ Group Global
The low-cost electrochemical technology for multiplexed biomarker detection could facilitate global serological testing for SARS-CoV-2 infections, and help trace immunity ...
New method identifies adaptive mutations in complex evolving populations
Credit: HKUST A research team co-led by a scientist at the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) has ...
IPM’s dapivirine ring for women’s HIV prevention receives WHO prequalification
WHO prequalification brings the dapivirine vaginal ring another step closer to introduction, pending country approvals * Confirms that this new ...