UNC-Chapel Hill researchers create new type of COVID-19 antibody test
Scientists created a test that pinpoints human antibodies specific to a unique part of the SARS-CoV-2 spike protein. The test ...
Tag: Virology
A novel mechanism that triggers a cellular immune response
Credit: National Cancer Institute Viruses and other disease-causing microbes influence the type of immune response their hosts will develop against ...
Promising path found for COVID-19 therapeutics
Team of UGA scientists building on previous SARS researchCredit: UGA Athens, Ga. - A team of researchers at the University ...
Strengthening Africa’s clinical trial capacity through an online platform
Credit: Photo credits ©AAS, Kenya/2020 Without a cure or vaccine for COVID-19, it is likely the virus will continue to ...
COVID-19 mouse model will speed search for drugs, vaccines
Could aid efforts to study risk factors for severe illness, deathCredit: Matt Miller The global effort to quickly develop drugs ...
We’re not all equal in the face of the coronavirus
Credit: @DR The genetic variability of immunity lies particularly in the genes of the HLA (Human Leukocyte Antigen) system. These ...
Putting COVID-19 diagnostic tests to the ‘test’ — how do they hold up?
Credit: Kashif Aziz Khan, York University As SARS-CoV-2 has the potential to mutate, it is important to check the efficacy ...
Targeting SARS-CoV-2 enzyme with inhibitors
Researchers discover COVID-19 virus has an Achilles' heel, making it an excellent target for inhibitors or new drugs.Credit: Ernesto Estrada ...
Survival of coronavirus in different cities, on different surfaces
Temperature, humidity, surface play roles in the drying time of COVID-19 virus respiratory dropletsCredit: Rajneesh Bhardwaj and Amit Agrawal WASHINGTON, ...
Ground-breaking research makes childhood vaccines safe in all temperatures
University of Bath Press ReleaseCredit: University of Bath Vaccines are notoriously difficult to transport to remote or dangerous places, as ...
COVID-19: Virginia launches statewide antibody testing
Credit: UVA Health UVA Health has partnered with the Virginia Department of Health and other hospitals around the state to ...
Asian tiger mosquito gains ground in Illinois
Credit: Photo by James Gathany/CDC CHAMPAIGN, Ill. -- Researchers report that the Asian tiger mosquito, Aedes albopictus, has become more ...
‘Major gaps’ in understanding how land-use changes affect spread of diseases
Credit: Connor Butler The quest to discover how new diseases - such as Covid-19 - emerge and spread in response ...
COVID-19 drug development could benefit from approach used against flu
Credit: University of Texas at Austin A new study from researchers at The University of Texas at Austin has found ...
Genetic study reveals similarities and differences of COVID-19 and SARS viruses
Digital analysis finds potential structural differences in viral genetic codeCredit: First published in Wakida et al. 2020, DOI: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2020.05.008 Researchers ...
Project to introduce a coconut rhinoceros beetle disease in Guam gets $240,000 grant
Credit: University of Guam The Office of Insular Affairs (DOI-OIA) of the U.S. Department of the Interior has awarded $239,994 ...
Study finds COVID-19 convalescent plasma therapy safe, with 76% patients improving
First peer-reviewed publication on US trial results from Houston MethodistCredit: George Kovacik, Houston Methodist HOUSTON-(June 2, 2020) - The country's ...
An important new tool for developing COVID-19 treatments, vaccines
Credit: Marcin Minor Biomedical scientists working with COVID-19 have a new tool to help them better understand the virus and ...
The Lancet: Most comprehensive study to date provides evidence on optimal physical distancing, face masks, and eye protection to prevent spread of COVID-19
First review of all available evidence including 172 observational studies looking at how physical distancing, face masks, and eye protection ...
Researchers map SARS-CoV-2 infection in cells of nasal cavity, bronchia, lungs
Major study of coronavirus infection in human airways adds to evidence that wearing a mask is an important protective step ...