Traditional Japanese food may hold building blocks of COVID-19 treatments
Credit: Part of Figure is adopted from Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications Volume 570, 17 September 2021, Pages 21-25. © ...
Tag: Virology
15,000-year-old viruses discovered in Tibetan glacier ice
Most of the viruses were previously unknown to humans, study findsCredit: Image courtesy Lonnie Thompson, The Ohio State University COLUMBUS, ...
SARS-CoV-2 spike mutation L452R evades human immune response and enhances infectivity
Credit: Dr. Chihiro Motozono An international team of researchers led by Kumamoto and Tokyo Universities (Japan) have shown that the ...
No horsing around: super-fast Hendra test developed
Credit: The University of Queensland University of Queensland vets are diagnosing the deadly Hendra virus in horses faster than ever, ...
Deconstructing the infectious machinery of SARS-CoV-2
Scientists collaborate to model the complex protein responsible for SARS-CoV-2 replication, revealing its potential weak spots for drug developmentCredit: Greg ...
A rapid method to quantify antibodies against SARS-CoV-2
Credit: Keine Nishiyama, et al. Biosensors and Bioelectronics. June 5, 2021 Scientists have developed a rapid, highly accurate test to ...
Short chain fatty acids: An ‘ace in the hole’ against SARS-CoV-2 infection
Scientists find that short chain fatty acids can be used to reduce susceptibility to SARS-CoV-2 infection and mortality from COVID-19Credit: ...
Allocating COVID-19 vaccines based on health and socioeconomics could reduce mortality
Study suggests spatial relationship between COVID-19 mortality and population-level health factorsCredit: Kandula S and Shaman J, 2021, PLOS Medicine COVID-19 ...
COVID-causing coronavirus following predictable mutational footsteps
Similarities in locations, types of mutations could inform responses to future SARS-CoV-2 strainsCredit: Scott Schrage, University of Nebraska-Lincoln New research ...
Supermarket model to guide safer shopping amid pandemic
Credit: Skoltech A Skoltech team has developed a model for assessing infection risks for supermarket customers. The researchers believe that ...
Neonatal meningitis: the immaturity of microbiota and epithelial barriers implicated
Credit: Biology of Infection Unit, Institut Pasteur Meningitis is associated with high mortality and frequently causes severe sequelae. Newborn infants ...
Regular monitoring may be only way to prevent large COVID-19 outbreaks in schools
New simulations suggest that waiting until a student tests positive is too late for preventionCredit: Paul Tupper (CC BY 4.0, ...
Why we need to talk openly about vaccine side effects
We need to talk openly about vaccine side effects if we are to defeat the coronavirus pandemicCredit: Aarhus University Concerns ...
Study shows laboratory developed protein spikes consistent with COVID-19 virus
Credit: University of Southampton A new international study has found that the key properties of the spikes of SARS-CoV-2 virus ...
Epsilon variant mutations contribute to COVID immune evasion
Studies reveal unprecedented mechanism behind loss of antibody neutralization against this pandemic coronavirus variant of concernCredit: Young-Jun Park, UW Department ...
Kansas State University virologists publish new findings on SARS-CoV-2 treatment option
Credit: Kansas State University MANHATTAN, KANSAS -- A recent study by Kansas State University virologists demonstrates successful postinfection treatment for ...
Inside the lungs, a new hope for protection against flu damage
New experimental data pinpoints a molecular component responsible for modulating the damage the flu can wreck on the lungsCredit: Joana ...
SARS-CoV-2 replication targets nasal ciliated cells early in COVID-19 infection
The establishment of nasal mucosal immunity against SARS-CoV-2 through a nasal vaccine could be the most efficient way to combat ...
Chasing the cells that predict death from severe COVID-19
Gladstone scientists have uncovered T-cell signatures that may help understand why some people succumb to severe COVID-19 while others recoverCredit: ...
Frequent COVID-19 testing key to efficient, early detection, study finds
Credit: Photo by Fred Zwicky, University of Illinois CHAMPAIGN, Ill. -- The chance of detecting the virus that causes COVID-19 ...
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