How SARS-CoV-2 hijacks human cells to evade immune system
Credit: UC San Diego Health Sciences Researchers at University of California San Diego School of Medicine have discovered one way ...
Tag: Virology
Low risk of infection in babies born to mothers with COVID-19
Credit: Stefan Zimmerman Researchers at Karolinska Institutet and the Public Health Agency of Sweden have studied newborn babies whose mothers ...
An atlas of HIV’s favorite targets in the blood of infected individuals
Gladstone researchers have identified the blood cells most likely to be targeted by HIV during a real-life infectionCredit: Photo: Gladstone ...
Benefits of AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine outweigh its risks
Pausing AstraZeneca vaccinations because of suspected links to deadly blood clots could allow COVID-19 to continue to spread, cause more ...
Hepatitis C drugs combined with Remdesivir show strong effectiveness against covid-19
Credit: Mount Sinai Health System A combination of remdesivir, a drug currently approved in the United States for treating COVID-19 ...
Five new insights in the fight against COVID-19
Researchers announce new findings on treatments, health impacts and repercussions for science educationCredit: Harmon DJ, Attardi SM, Barremkala M, Bentley ...
Study illuminates how COVID-19 worms its way into the brain
Research helps explain baffling neurological symptoms -- and why they're so unpredictableCredit: Ricardo Costa, LSUHS New research offers an up-close ...
Researchers design sensor for fast, inexpensive on-site Ebola detection
Sensor technology requires no special storage; could also be useful for detecting COVID-19Credit: Marit Nilsen-Hamilton and Pranav Shotriya, Iowa State ...
SARS-CoV-2 spike protein alone may cause lung damage
New mouse model makes it easier and safer to study COVID-19 lung injuryCredit: Pavel Solopov, Old Dominion University Using a ...
Nearly half a million dollars to fund a research chair to ensure food safety and quality
Funding for a new research chair directed by INRS Professor Monique LacroixCredit: Christian Fleury (INRS) What are the antimicrobial effects ...
SARS-CoV-2: Infection induces antibodies capable of killing infected cells
SARS-CoV-2 infection induces antibodies capable of killing infected cells regardless of disease severityCredit: © Virus & Immunity Unit, Institut Pasteur ...
All-in-one test for COVID-19 surveillance
Credit: © 2021 KAUST; Ivan Gromicho A new type of COVID-19 testing strategy could help streamline the process of identifying ...
The British variant is 45% more contagious than the original virus
Study at Tel Aviv University based on data from 300,000 tests for COVID-19Credit: Tel Aviv University A new study at ...
New COVID-19 vaccine may offer broad protection from coronaviruses
Credit: Dan Addison | UVA Communications A COVID-19 vaccine that could provide protection against existing and future strains of the ...
As plant/animal diversity wanes, is microbial life changing too? A perilously ‘profound Ignorance’
The unknown direction and pace of change in microbial -- including viral -- biodiversity may have deep consequences for all ...
Triangular-shaped spikes key to coronavirus transmission, finds new study
Credit: This image appeared in the research paper published in Physics of Fluids. COVID-19 needs no introduction. Last year, the ...
UGA to establish national NIH-funded center to fight flu
Credit: Peter Frey/UGA The National Institutes of Health has awarded the University of Georgia a contract to establish the Center ...
Significant spread of all coronavirus variants tracked in Houston area
Study underscores the need for greatly increased genome surveillance to rapidly identify and track the emergence and introduction of SARS-CoV-2 ...
$1.9 million award could keep Zika virus at bay
Project will investigate how the virus beats human defensesCredit: Rong Hai/UCR A UC Riverside virologist has won a $1.9 million ...
Combining mask wearing, social distancing suppresses COVID-19 virus spread
Network model findings could shape public health policy for airborne virusesCredit: Anna Sawulska and Maurizio Porfiri WASHINGTON, April 13, 2021 ...