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 ...
Tag: Virology
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, ...
Researchers have found a molecular explanation to a longstanding enigma in viral oncology
Credit: Ojala lab The oncogenic herpesvirus (HHV8 or KSHV) causes a cancer known as Kaposi's Sarcoma. An international team of ...
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 ...
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