Keeping COVID-19 out of classrooms: Open windows, use glass screens in front of desks
Aerosol spread of virus in classrooms with air conditioning poses issues for students, teachersCredit: Khaled Talaat WASHINGTON, October 20, 2020 ...
Tag: Virology
Advancing wildlife genomics through the development of molecular methods
Credit: David Clode A team of scientists from the Leibniz Institute for Zoo and Wildlife Research (Leibniz-IZW), the Australian Museum ...
CBD helps reduce lung damage from COVID by increasing levels of protective peptide
Credit: Kim Ratliff, Production Coordinator, Augusta University One way CBD appears to reduce the "cytokine storm" that damages the lungs ...
Remnants of ancient parasites could be shaping our response to coronavirus
Credit: Glenn Asakawa/CU Boulder Why are some people more resilient to viruses than others? The answer has eluded scientists for ...
Global study identifies common vulnerabilities across SARS-CoV-2, SARS-CoV-1 and MERS coronaviruses
Credit: Georgia State University ATLANTA--There are common vulnerabilities among three lethal coronaviruses, SARS-CoV-2, SARS-CoV-1 and MERS-CoV, such as frequently hijacked ...
Repurposing drugs for a pan-coronavirus treatment
Drug targets common across three coronavirus strains could be used for rapid treatment response against emerging coronavirus strainsCredit: Image: Svenja ...
Entos launches US-based spinout Aegis Life, Inc. to support its global vaccine strategy
Entos Pharmaceuticals announces launch of US-based spinout company Aegis Life, Inc. to support its global vaccine commercialization strategyCredit: Entos Pharmaceuticals ...
INRS invests $1 million in research on COVID-19 to respond to society’s urgent needs
INRS is announcing an investment of $1 million for research on COVID-19Credit: INRS Quebec City and Montreal, October 15, 2020 ...
New tool enables easy, effective disease tracking
Scientists in Cambodia have used the new IDseq tool to confirm and sequence the whole genome of the country's first ...
Could an existing vaccine make COVID-19 less deadly? Mexico City study provides support
A prospective observational study testing the concept of trained immunity for protection from severe COVID-19 reported milder symptoms in COVID ...
Scientists shed new light on viruses’ role in coral bleaching
Credit: (photo by Andrew Thurber, OSU). CORVALLIS, Ore. - Scientists at Oregon State University have shown that viral infection is ...
USask VIDO-InterVac expands international role to test antiviral compounds against COVID-19
Credit: David Stobbe The Vaccine and Infectious Disease Organization-International Vaccine Centre (VIDO-InterVac) at the University of Saskatchewan (USask) has been ...
Unraveling the network of molecules that influence COVID-19 severity
Credit: Morgridge Institute for Research While most COVID-19 cases are asymptomatic or mild, severe complications associated with acute respiratory distress ...
Age does not contribute to COVID-19 susceptibility
Credit: Ryosuke Omori, Ryota Matsuyama, Yukihiko Nakata, Scientific Reports, October 6, 2020 Scientists have estimated that the age of an ...
Hydroxychloroquine does not counter SARS-CoV-2 in hamsters, high dose of favipiravir does
Credit: Layla Aerts - KU Leuven Virologists at the KU Leuven Rega Institute have been working on two lines of ...
Identification of a viral factor that impairs immune responses in COVID-19 patients
Credit: ©Kei Sato As of October 2020, SARS-CoV-2 causes an ongoing pandemic, with more than 35 million reported cases and ...
Understanding the progress of viral infections
Researchers use stem cells to develop a simulation model for pathological mechanisms of actionCredit: Marlen Keß It is only 120 ...
Coronavirus antibodies last at least three months after infection, study suggests
Credit: Temerty Faculty of Medicine Coronavirus antibodies can last at least three months after a person becomes infected with the ...
First relatives of rubella virus discovered in bats in Uganda and mice in Germany
Credit: Emily Julka MADISON, Wis. -- At night in a Ugandan forest, a team of American and African scientists take ...
Molecular mechanism of cross-species transmission of primate lentiviruses
Principle of lentiviral cross-species transmission leading to the emergence of the AIDS virusCredit: Kei Sato Humans are exposed continuously to ...