First Global Atlas of How the COVID Coronavirus Interacts With Human Cells
Scientists from Würzburg and the US have charted the first global atlas of direct interactions between SARS-CoV-2 RNA and human host cells. This may provide…
Infectious Diseases
Solving a Mystery: How the TB Bacterium Develops Rapid Resistance to Antibiotics
These slow growing bacteria have long puzzled TB researchers. Turns out the answer lies in the epigenetic domain. For a slow-growing microbe that multiplies infrequently,…
Real Hope for Vaccine Longevity: New Data Reveals COVID Immunity Lasts Up to 8 Months
Australian researchers have revealed — for the first time — that people who have been infected with the COVID-19 virus have immune memory to protect…
At-Home “Scratch-and-Sniff” Test for COVID-19 May Be Around the Corner
A self-administered ‘scratch-and-sniff’ test for COVID-19 may be around the corner, according to researchers at Penn State, the University of Florida, and Arizona State University….
How the COVID Virus Induces Inflammation, Cytokine Storm and Stress in Infected Lung Cells
The researchers Wasco Wruck and Prof. James Adjaye from the Institute of Stem Cell Research and Regenerative Medicine, Medical Faculty of Heinrich-Heine-University Duesseldorf, Germany, employed…
New Testing Shows Masks Not Enough to Stop COVID-19’s Spread Without Social Distancing
Simply wearing a mask may not be enough to prevent the spread of COVID-19 without social distancing. In Physics of Fluids, by AIP Publishing, researchers tested…
Mini Antibodies Produced by a Llama and Isolated by Neuroscientists Could Prevent COVID-19 Infection
Preliminary results suggest anti-COVID19 nanobodies may be effective at preventing and diagnosing infections. National Institutes of Health researchers have isolated a set of promising, tiny…
What Are the Greatest Risk Factors of Dying From COVID-19? New Research Has Answers
Important new findings from UM School of Medicine could help guide healthcare clinicians with managing hospitalized patients in the weeks ahead. Hospitalized COVID-19 patients have…
Ecology of Infectious Disease: Researchers Track and Analyze Smallpox Epidemics Over Nearly 300 Years
Researchers from McMaster University have studied and analyzed thousands of weekly records documenting the deaths of smallpox victims in London, England over the span of…
Evolution of a Killer: How African Salmonella Made the Leap From Gut to Bloodstream Infections in Humans
University of Liverpool scientists have exploited the combined power of genomics and epidemiology to understand how a type of Salmonella bacteria evolved to kill hundreds…
Particle Testing Has Scientists Expecting a New Surge of COVID-19 Infections – Here’s Why
Study of individual SARS-CoV-2-like particle degradation suggests a potential surge of COVID-19 infections in the winter. Winter is coming in the northern hemisphere on Monday,…
Immediate Detection of Airborne Viruses – Such As COVID-19 – With a Disposable Pathogen Monitoring Kit
Development of an integrated sampling/monitoring platform for airborne viruses. Rapid and selective diagnosis of airborne viruses using disposable sampling/monitoring kits. Researchers in South Korea have…
“You Do Not Want to Mess With This Virus” – Research Strongly Suggests COVID-19 Virus Enters the Brain
A study published in Nature Neuroscience shows how spike protein crosses the blood-brain barrier. More and more evidence is coming out that people with COVID-19…
High-Speed Atomic Force Microscopy Reveals COVID-19 Surface Transmission Mechanism
Paderborn University investigated COVID-19 transmission mechanisms. The study results could make a significant contribution to combating COVID-19 and have now been published in Advanced Nano-Biomed…
Potential Weakness in SARS-CoV-2 Discovered – Single Protein Needed for COVID-19 Virus to Reproduce and Spread
A single protein that appears necessary for the COVID-19 virus to reproduce and spread to other cells is a potential weakness that could be targeted…
A Little-Known Threat: Infectious Microbes (Harmful Living Bacteria and Fungi) in Wildfire Smoke
Smoke from the growing number of annual wildfires across the western United States and Australia has led to lengthy periods of unhealthy and hazardous air…
New COVID-19 Test Targets Three Viral Genes to Increase Reliability – Could Reduce Virus Spread
New test by ARU professor could cut false negatives and deliver faster results. Results of a unique test developed by a world-renowned expert, which targets…
A Shock to the PPE System: New Method for Recharging N95 Masks to Meet COVID Demand
A researcher from the Institute of Industrial Science at The University of Tokyo has demonstrated a novel method for recharging sterilized N95 masks so that…