AI predicts how patients with viral infections, including COVID-19, will fare
Gene expression patterns associated with pandemic viral infections provide a map to help define patients' immune responses, measure disease severity, ...
Tag: Virology
A better understanding of ‘wet markets’ is key to safeguarding human health, biodiversity
Credit: Photo credit: Ginette Lai, Taiwan PRINCETON, N.J.--Great uncertainty surrounds the origins of SARS-CoV-2. Early on, some suggested a link ...
Study identifies how COVID-19 linked to Alzheimer’s disease-like cognitive impairment
Cleveland Clinic-led research team used artificial intelligence to uncover association between COVID-19 and brain changesCredit: Cleveland Clinic June 10, 2021, ...
Scientists uncover the mysteries of how viruses evolve
Scientists uncover the mysteries of how viruses evolveCredit: ETH Zürich / Stephan Tette The team say their findings have implications ...
Changing community networks impact disease spread
Credit: Figure courtesy of Stephen Kirkland, Zhisheng Shuai, P. van den Driessche, and Xueying Wang. The COVID-19 pandemic has made ...
SARS-CoV-2 detectable — though likely not transmissible — on hospital surfaces
The coronavirus that causes COVID-19 also tends to co-locate with one particular type of bacteriaCredit: UC San Diego Health Sciences ...
The buck stops where? UNH research records longest-ever deer distance
Credit: Missouri Department of Conservation DURHAM, N.H.--Why did the deer cross the road? According to research from the University of ...
Researchers used smart watches to monitor changes in quality of life during lockdowns
Data on 20-40 age group reveals: They sleep more, walk less and feel unhappierCredit: Tel Aviv University In a first-of-its-kind ...
How COVID-19 wreaks havoc on human lungs
New structure shows how virus envelope protein hijacks cell-junction protein and promotes viral spread; findings could speed the design of ...
SMART researchers develop method for rapid, accurate detection of viruses
Four times faster than conventional PCR methods, new approach called RADICA is highly specific, sensitive, and resistant to inhibitorsCredit: Singapore-MIT ...
A mechanism through which ‘good’ viruses kill ‘bad’ bacteria and block their reproduction
An important step in the battle against antibiotic-resistant bacteriaCredit: Dr. Tridib Mahata. The battle against antibiotic-resistant bacteria: A new study ...
Gene protection for COVID-19 identified
Credit: Newcastle University, UK The first evidence of a genetic link explaining why some people who catch Covid-19 don't become ...
Researchers reveal the inner workings of a viral DNA-packaging motor
Trilogy of papers provide insight into a critical step in how some viruses reproduceCredit: Joshua Pajak, Duke University DURHAM, N.C. ...
Male piglets less resilient to stress when moms get sick during pregnancy
Credit: University of Illinois URBANA, Ill. -When pigs get hit with significant illnesses during key stages of pregnancy, their immune ...
Researchers make first-ever discovery of Zika virus RNA in free-ranging African bats
Credit: Ron Bend/CSU A team of Colorado State University scientists, led by veterinary postdoctoral fellow Dr. Anna Fagre, has detected ...
Electronic nose might “sniff out” COVID-19-infected people at mass scale
Electronic nose might "sniff out" COVID-19-infected people at mass scale, according to a preliminary proof-of-concept studyCredit: Kobi Snitz Article Title: ...
How HIV infection shrinks the brain’s white matter
Researchers from Penn and CHOP detail the mechanism by which HIV infection blocks the maturation process of brain cells that ...
Future Pandemic? Consider Radically Altering Animal Agriculture Practices
FAU Bioethicist Offers Plausible Solutions to Mitigate Zoonotic Risk from Agriculture and Food Production for Public HealthCredit: Adam Bernstein As ...
Direct action of SARS-CoV-2 on organs may cause exacerbated immune response in children
Researchers found that SARS-CoV-2 had spread throughout the body via the blood vessels, infecting various types of cell and tissue ...
Climate change makes West Nile virus outbreaks ‘plausible’ in UK
Risk of mosquito-borne pathogen spreading to the country will increase as temperatures rise, say scientistsCredit: Fabrizio Montarsi, CC BY 3.0 ...