Vaccine developed for human herpesvirus 6B (HHV-6B)
Effectiveness of HHV-6B glycoprotein complex-based vaccine demonstratedCredit: Professor Mori Yasuko/Kobe University A research group led by Professor MORI Yasuko (of ...
Tag: Virology
Humid air can extend lifetime of virus-laden aerosol droplets
Scientists report a detailed model of aerosol transport through air, considering several environmental conditions, such as temperature, humidity and ambient ...
Huddersfield research predicted anti-COVID steroid benefits
Huddersfield researchers publish study that found that dexamethasone could reduce death rates in hospitalised COVID-19 patients early in the pandemic.Credit: ...
Applying machine learning to biomedical science
How deep learning and ensemble methods are working togetherCredit: University of Sydney With potential application diagnosing cancer or predicting how ...
Remains of 17th century bishop support neolithic emergence of tuberculosis
Bishop Peder Winstrup of Lund, Sweden passed away in the winter of 1679 at the age of 74 and was ...
Multiple sclerosis drug blocks HIV infection and transmission in human immune cells
Credit: NIAID An immunomodulatory drug called fingolimod, which is approved for the treatment of multiple sclerosis, blocks human immunodeficiency virus ...
Syphilis may have spread through Europe before Columbus
Credit: (Photo: UZH) Syphilis is a sexually transmitted disease - and while commonly dismissed due to the availability of modern ...
Researchers identify a protein that may help SARS-CoV-2 spread rapidly through cells
Key characteristics of virus could aid in development of treatment for COVID-19Credit: Eric Ross and Sean Cascarina/Colorado State University Eric ...
Study provides insights into how Zika virus suppresses the host immune system
UC Riverside-led research advances vaccine and drug development against the virusCredit: Song lab, UC Riverside. RIVERSIDE, Calif -- A research ...
Emerging infectious disease and challenges of social distancing in human and non-human animals
A review ranging from frogs and wolves to lobsters, bats, and humansCredit: Kaeli Swift Humans are not the only social ...
A quick, cost-effective method to track the spread of COVID-19
Through untreated wastewaterCredit: Warish Ahmed et al., Science of The Total Environment, June 5, 2020 A group of researchers have ...
Why does COVID-19 impact only some organs, not others?
COVID-19 proliferates through a receptor present in most of the human body; but if the receptor is so pervasive, why ...
Virginia Universities will use COVID Health Check to screen for COVID-19 on campuses
George Mason University developed and other Viriginia colleges are adopting the first-of-its-kind screening tool for real-time surveillance, early detection, coordinated ...
COVID-19 Prevention Network launches two research studies evaluating monoclonal antibodies
Credit: CoVPN DURHAM, N.C. - The COVID-19 Prevention Network (CoVPN) today announced two Phase 3 trials to determine whether monoclonal ...
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