Blood Platelets Key to Deadly Organ Damage in COVID-19 Patients
Abnormal crosstalk between blood platelets and cells lining blood vessels is one cause of deadly organ damage in patients with severe COVID-19, a new study…
Virology
Virologist: There’s No Need To Panic About the New COVID C.1.2 Variant Found in South Africa
Scientists in South Africa have discovered a new viral variant of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19. It’s not a single virus but a clustering…
COVID Delta Variant Spread Driven by Combination of Immune Escape and Increased Infectivity
Findings suggest infection control measures against variants will need to continue in the post-vaccination era. The Delta variant of SARS-CoV-2, which has become the dominant…
COVID Mu: Everything You Need To Know About the New Coronavirus Variant
The World Health Organization (WHO) has added another coronavirus variant to its list to monitor. It’s called the mu variant and has been designated a…
Viruses From Plants/Bacteria Key Ingredient for New COVID-19 Vaccine Candidates
These Fridge-Free COVID Vaccines Are Grown in Plants and Bacteria Nanoengineers at the University of California San Diego have developed COVID-19 vaccine candidates that can…
Ivermectin: Can People Take a Drug for Horses and Cows To Treat a Deadly Virus?
Demand has surged for ivermectin, a drug widely given to horses and cows to treat worms and other parasitic infections, as a possible treatment or…
Long-Lasting Disinfectant Protects Against Viruses for Up to 7 Days – Promises To Help Fight Pandemics
An alum and several researchers at UCF have used nanotechnology to develop the cleaning agent, which protects against seven viruses for up to seven days….
Experts Identify New COVID Variation in South Africa – What’s Known So Far
As a team of South African researchers we have identified a new lineage of SARS-CoV-2, the virus causing COVID-19. A lineage represents a genetically distinct…
Why Do Short Lung Infections Lead to Long-Lasting Lung Damage?
Study points to mechanism of post-viral lung damage; suggests targets of intervention. The deadliest time in a viral respiratory illness sometimes is actually after the…
Hidden SARS-CoV-2 “Gate” Discovered – Opens To Allow COVID Infection
Supercomputing-derived movies reveal details of deceptive sugar coating on spike protein, presenting new possibilities to block cell entry and infection. Since the early days of…
Putting a Super Cork on the Coronavirus: New Hope in the Battle Against COVID-19
Therapeutic approach developed by Weizmann Institute scientists could spell new hope in the battle against COVID-19. Even though vaccines may be steering the world toward…
COVID-19: Achilles’ Heel of SARS-CoV-2 Viral RNA Identified
Certain regions of the SARS-CoV-2 genome might be a suitable target for future drugs. This is what researchers at Goethe University, together with their collaborators…
“Inescapable” COVID-19 Antibody Discovery – Neutralizes All Known SARS-CoV-2 Strains
An antibody therapy that appears to neutralize all known SARS-CoV-2 strains, and other coronaviruses, was developed with a little help from structural biologist Jay Nix….
Expert Verdict: How Well Did the EU Respond to the First Wave of the COVID-19 Pandemic?
A new study in Frontiers in Public Health presents a review of expert opinions on the achievements and shortcomings of the European Union’s (EU) COVID-19…
Toward a COVID-19 Detecting Breathalyzer for Kids
Adults infected with SARS-CoV-2 exhale different metabolites in their breath than uninfected people, and dogs and diagnostic devices can detect these changes. Now, researchers reporting…
Synthetic Peptide Mimics: Possible New Antivirals Against COVID-19 and Herpes
In addition to antibodies and white blood cells, the immune system deploys peptides to fight viruses and other pathogens. Synthetic peptides could reinforce this defense…
Blood Test Can Track the Evolution of COVID-19 Coronavirus Infection
A blood test that quantifies the protein ACE2, the cellular protein which allows entry of the coronavirus into cells, as well as ACE2 fragments, produced…
Antibody Discovered That Protects Against Broad Range of COVID-19 Virus Variants
Targets key part of virus’ spike protein that changes little across variants. The virus that causes COVID-19 today is not the same as the one…