COVID-19 is not influenza, but it offers lessons on beating it, say Concordia researchers
The absence of a 2020-21 flu season shows how effective simple public health measures are at limiting virus transmissionCredit: Concordia ...
Tag: Virology
Gold leaf could help diagnose viral infections in low-resource settings
Credit: Adapted from ACS Central Science 2021, DOI: 10.1021/acscentsci.1c00186 Gold leaf -- gold metal hammered into thin sheets -- is ...
History of giants in the gene: Scientists use DNA to trace the origins of giant viruses
Scientists investigate the evolution of Mimivirus, one of the world's largest viruses, through how they replicate DNACredit: Indian Institute of ...
Lab reveals how an oral antiviral drug confuses the replication machinery of SARS-CoV-2
Molnupiravir under consideration for emergency use in India to slow explosive spread of COVID-19 infections.Credit: Supplied by Matthias Gotte A ...
In the blood: Which antibodies best neutralize the coronavirus in COVID-19 patients?
Scientists perform the first detailed analysis of different antibodies produced by COVID patients to various parts of SARS-CoV-2Credit: Fujita Health ...
COVID-19 wastewater testing proves effective in new study
Research offers much-needed guidance for early detection in nursing homes, dorms, barracksCredit: Sanjay Suchak | UVA Communications Wastewater testing is ...
Box fan air cleaner greatly reduces virus transmission
Decades-old public classrooms with inadequate ventilation can be made safer with the use of a cardboard frame, air filter, and ...
Scientists develop better way to block viruses that cause childhood respiratory infections
Credit: Images by Victor Outlaw. MADISON - By engineering a short chunk of protein, or peptide, that can prevent the ...
Hollings researchers study SARS-CoV-2 antibodies in asymptomatic & symptomatic individuals
Call to action for SC scientists, cross-disciplinary research spurs SARS-CoV-2 antibody discoveriesCredit: MUSC/Marquel Coaxum MUSC Hollings Cancer Center researchers added ...
Blocking viruses’ exit strategy
Tests of a new antiviral that aims to prevent the deadly Marburg virus from spreading in the body show promise, ...
Journal publishes research review by TTUHSC pharmacy investigator
Karamyan: Three peptides could be causing severe COVID-19 complicationsCredit: TTUHSC A study published in July 2020 hypothesized a link between ...
UNC Charlotte researchers analyzed the host origins of SARS-CoV-2 and other coronaviruses
Credit: Denis Jacob Machado Coronavirus (CoVs) infection in animals and humans is not new. The earliest papers in the scientific ...
Surfaces can be designed with antiviral properties to mitigate COVID-19
An optimally designed surface can speed the decay of a viral loadCredit: S. Chatterjee, J.S. Murallidharan, A. Agrawal, and R. ...
Harvard University licenses its nasal swab collection technology to Rhinostics
The combined technologies could reduce labor and time required for COVID-19 diagnostic testing 10-fold, and facilitate future diagnostic testing of ...
Intranasal influenza vaccine enhances immune response and offers broad protection, researchers find
Credit: Georgia State University ATLANTA--An influenza vaccine that is made of nanoparticles and administered through the nose enhances the body's ...
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 ...
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 ...
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