Why Do We Continue to See COVID-19 Outbreaks in Fully Vaccinated Care Homes?
SARS-CoV-2 outbreaks involving care homes with fully vaccinated residents have been reported across Germany. In order to gain a better understanding of this phenomenon, a…
SARS-CoV-2 outbreaks involving care homes with fully vaccinated residents have been reported across Germany. In order to gain a better understanding of this phenomenon, a…
Climate change associated with emerging disease spread. Humans are creating or exacerbating the environmental conditions that could lead to further pandemics, new University of Sydney…
A University of Birmingham-led study funded by the UK Coronavirus Immunology Consortium has found that many patients with COVID-19 produce immune responses against their body’s…
It has recently become prominent in Mexico and, similarly to other variants, presents a mutation in the Spike protein of the coronavirus. The “Mexican variant”…
Gene expression patterns associated with pandemic viral infections provide a map to help define patients’ immune responses, measure disease severity, predict outcomes and test therapies…
A better understanding of ‘wet markets’ is key to safeguarding human health, biodiversity. Great uncertainty surrounds the origins of SARS-CoV-2. Early on, some suggested a…
The virus that causes COVID-19 can infect and replicate in human kidney cells, but this does not typically lead to cell death. Kidney cells that…
Researchers compared metabolic responses to human malaria in children of different populations. In 2019, 409,000 people died of malaria–most were young children in sub-Saharan Africa….
The COVID-19 pandemic has made clear the importance of understanding precisely how diseases spread throughout networks of transportation. However, rigorously determining the connection between disease…
A unique feature of the SARS-CoV-2 genome controls protein synthesis and presents an Achilles heel of the virus. Viruses require the resources of an infected…
For the first time, Australian scientists have confirmed a link between the role of regular fish oil to break down the ability of ‘superbugs’ to…
Researchers studying how we make moral judgments found that people more concerned about catching COVID-19 were more disapproving of the wrong-doings of others, whatever they…
Critically ill COVID-19 patients treated with non-altered stem cells from umbilical cord connective tissue were more than twice as likely to survive as those who…
Dr. Katalin Karikó is the recipient of the 2022 Vilcek Prize for Excellence in Biotechnology recognizing her scientific contributions that directly led to the development…
New structure shows how virus envelope protein hijacks cell-junction protein and promotes viral spread; findings could speed the design of drugs to block severe effects…
Associated with 73% and 59% lower odds, respectively, of moderate to severe disease. Plant-based and/or fish (pescatarian) diets may help lower the odds of developing…
With adherence to masking and distancing, COVID-19 cases introduced into a school unlikely to lead to community transmission. A modeling study found that with controlled…
UNC-Chapel Hill Adams School of Dentistry clinical trial will answer critical questions about potential of mouthwash to slow COVID-19 spread. Researchers at the University of…