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 ...
Tag: Virology
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 ...
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 ...