Protein Sequences Provide Clues to How SARS-CoV-2 Infects Cells Researchers at EMBL Heidelberg have identified…
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COVID-19, caused by the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus, is a global infectious disease that emerged in late 2019 and reshaped public health, science, and society. It primarily affects the respiratory system but can impact multiple organs, leading to a wide range of symptoms from mild illness to severe complications. The pandemic spurred unprecedented scientific collaboration, driving rapid advances in virology, epidemiology, and vaccine development, including mRNA technology. Research into COVID-19 continues to reveal insights into viral evolution, immune response, long COVID, and pandemic preparedness. Its legacy continues to influence healthcare systems, global health policy, and biomedical innovation worldwide.
NIH study compares how different face masks affect humidity inside the mask. Masks help protect…
A new study by Italian researchers has found that some coronaviruses can incorporate host genes…
Dogs’ Highly Evolved Noses Can Rapidly Detect the SARS-CoV-2 Virus For some 15,000 years, dogs…
New findings could deepen understanding of spread and inform public health policies. A new computational…
A Swedish study showed that keeping lower-secondary schools open during the pandemic had little effect…
Indigenous Communities Take COVID-19 into Their Own Hands On the outskirts of some small Indigenous…
A new study shows SARS-CoV-2-related coronaviruses are circulating in bats and a pangolin in Thailand,…
Strong evidence that prompt anti-clotting therapy may prevent deaths in hospital patients. Patients given preventive…
The Race to a COVID-19 Vaccine Vaccine development is typically measured in years, not months.…
The majority of the population can produce neutralizing antibodies against severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus…
Uppsala researchers identified integrin beta3 as a potential co-receptor with ACE2, offering new clues into…
SARS-CoV-2 mutations similar to those in the B1.1.7 UK variant could arise in cases of…
Computer models showed that virus-laden aerosols can rise from under tables and recirculate through air…
An Epidemiological Blueprint for Understanding the Dynamics of a Pandemic Scientific and public health experts…
A unique collaboration among experts from several areas within MSK leads to findings about how…
Scientists at the Francis Crick Institute have found important structural similarities between SARS-CoV-2 and a…
While restrictions may lift, life will still look different on the other side of the…