Tag: Virology

December 2, 2020

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?

December 1, 2020

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 ...

COVID-19 vaccine candidate tested preclinically at UAB nears first clinical test in people

November 25, 2020

Maryland-based Altimmune Inc. has submitted an Investigational New Drug application to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to commence a ...

New insights into how the CRISPR immune system evolved

November 25, 2020

Credit: Ditlev E. Brodersen With new insights into how the genetic tool CRISPR - which allows direct editing of our ...

Commonly used antibiotic shows promise for combating Zika infections

NIH preclinical study suggests FDA-approved tetracycline-based antibiotics may slow infection and reduce neurological problemsCredit: Courtesy of Nath lab NIH/NINDS. In ...

Salk Professors Susan Kaech and Alan Saghatelian named 2020 AAAS Fellows

Credit: Salk Institute LA JOLLA--(November 24, 2020) Salk Professors Susan Kaech and Alan Saghatelian have been named 2020 Fellows of ...

COVID-19 virus survives on surfaces within thin film

A nanofilm of liquid persists for hours on surfaces contaminated with droplets containing COVID-19, helping the virus surviveCredit: R. Bhardwaj ...

Areas where the next pandemic could emerge are revealed