Ancient Part of Immune System May Underpin Severe COVID-19 – Key May Be in Your Eyes
One of the immune system’s oldest branches, called complement, may be influencing the severity of COVID-19 disease, according to a new study from researchers at…
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COVID-19 Breakthrough: Scientists Identify Possible “Achilles’ Heel” of SARS-CoV-2 Virus
COVID-19 Research: Anti-viral Strategy With Double Effect In the case of an infection, the SARS-CoV-2 virus must overcome various defense mechanisms of the human body,…
Advanced Cryo-EM Reveals Viral RNA Replication Complex Structure in “Game-Changing” Detail
For the first time, scientists at the Morgridge Institute for Research have generated near atomic resolution images of a major viral protein complex responsible for…
Shrinking (Ultra)Violet: Using Narrow Wavebands of UV Light to Kill Germs in Drinking Water
NIST researchers describe unique system for testing how well narrow wavebands of UV light kill germs. While awaiting full access to their labs due to…
Single-Shot COVID-19 Vaccine Robustly Protects Non-human Primates Against SARS-CoV-2
Findings lay groundwork for clinical development program. The development of a safe and effective vaccine will likely be required to end the COVID-19 pandemic. A…
Yale to Lead Trial of Drug for Treating COVID-19 – Found Most Effective in Combatting SARS-CoV-2 Out of 13,000 Existing Drugs
Yale School of Medicine and the biopharmaceutical firm AI Therapeutics have launched a multi-institutional clinical trial of a drug for treating COVID-19. Known as LAM-002A…
Return of the Zombie Cicadas: Manipulative Qualities of Fungal-Infected Flyers Unearthed
Mind games aren’t exclusive to humans. Cicadas infected with the parasitic fungus Massospora unknowingly engage in trickery with their fellow insects, resulting in effective disease…
Seaweed Extract Outperforms Remdesivir in Blocking COVID-19 Virus in Cell Studies
Heparin, a common anitcoagulent, could also form basis of a viral trap for SARS-CoV-2. In a test of antiviral effectiveness against the virus that causes…
Researchers Identify 21 Existing Drugs That Could Treat COVID-19
Multiple drugs improve the activity of remdesivir, a current standard-of-care treatment for COVID-19. A Nature study authored by a global team of scientists and led…
Genetic Comparison of 24 Coronaviruses – Including SARS-CoV-2 Viruses From the U.S. and China – Yields Clues to COVID-19 Treatments
Understanding any similarities between SARS and COVID-19 inflammation could help in a clinical setting. A protein in the viruses causing COVID-19 and SARS is almost…
DNA From Skeletons in Mass Grave Provides Evidence of Smallpox in the Viking Age
The fatal disease smallpox is older and more widespread than scientists so far have proved. A new study by an international team of researchers from…
MIT Scientists Work With 3M to Develop Rapid COVID-19 Test – Highly Accurate Results Within 10 Minutes
Company working with Sikes Lab to test feasibility of low-cost diagnostic that could be manufactured by the millions each day. Hadley Sikes, an associate professor…
Alien Microorganism Research Shows Humans and Other Mammals Could Struggle to Fight Space Germs
The immune systems of mammals – including humans – might struggle to detect and respond to germs from other planets, new research suggests. Microorganisms (such…
Scientists Uncover Evidence That a Level of Pre-Existing COVID-19 / SARS-CoV-2 Immunity Is Present in the General Population
Singapore scientists uncover SARS-CoV-2-specific T cell immunity in recovered COVID-19 and SARS patients, and in uninfected individuals. Singapore study shows that SARS-CoV-2-specific T cells are…
Malaria Drug Chloroquine Does Not Inhibit COVID-19 Infection in Human Lung Cells
More than 600,000 people worldwide have fallen victim to the lung disease COVID-19 so far, which is caused by the SARS coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2). In order…
SARS-CoV-2 Coronavirus Has a “Camouflage” That Causes Cells Not to Recognize It – “Fundamental Advance in Our Understanding of the Virus”
Discovery lays groundwork for designing novel antiviral drugs. With an alarm code, we can enter a building without bells going off. It turns out that…
Extinct Genetic Strains of Smallpox – World’s Deadliest Virus – Discovered in the Teeth of Viking Skeletons
Scientists have discovered extinct strains of smallpox in the teeth of Viking skeletons — proving for the first time that the killer disease plagued humanity…
The Latest in the Scientific Race to Develop an Effective COVID-19 Vaccine
With the global pandemic still in full swing, scientists are working to develop a vaccine in record time. While everyone wants an effective vaccine, they…
