Risk of human-to-wildlife transmission of the COVID-19 virus
Credit: Image credit: Sophie Gryseels There's considerable risk that humans transmit SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, to wildlife, according ...
Tag: Virology
Every COVID-19 case seems different; these scientists want to know why
Scientists in the US and UK publish first in-depth look at how CD4+ T cells fight SARS-CoV-2Credit: NIAID LA JOLLA--As ...
Impact of HPV vaccination mandates on social inequalities
Policy has limited impact on vaccine uptake because of individual decision making, UC Riverside study findsCredit: UC Riverside. RIVERSIDE, Calif. ...
Harvard Wyss Institute’s nasal swab and toehold switch technologies licensed to Agile Biodetection
The two technologies function at different points of the diagnostic process and could help detect the SARS-CoV-2 virus in the ...
NIH intramural researcher Dr. Harvey Alter wins 2020 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine
Credit: NIH National Institutes of Health intramural researcher Harvey J. Alter, M.D., has won the 2020 Nobel Prize in Physiology ...
Caltech researcher unveils sensor that rapidly detects COVID-19 infection
Credit: Caltech One feature of the COVID-19 virus that makes it so difficult to contain is that it can be ...
Carb-eating bacteria under viral threat
Scientists characterize previously unknown gut reactionsCredit: (Purdue University and Seyet LLC) Strictly speaking, humans cannot digest complex carbohydrates -- that's ...
Tufts University to lead $100M program to reduce risk of zoonotic viral spillover, spread
Program will involve large consortium of wildlife and human disease experts and networks from around the worldCredit: Anna Miller/Tufts University ...
New research provides clues on optimizing cell defenses when viruses attack
Study advances science's understanding of interferons, proteins that help combat viruses like SARS-CoV-2Credit: Hao Lab, UC San Diego Science's pursuits ...
In a field where smaller is better, researchers discover the world’s tiniest antibodies
Researchers at the University of Bath in the UK and biopharma company UCB have found a way to produce miniaturised antibodies, opening ...
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 ...
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: ...