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 ...
Tag: Virology
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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