Over 5,500 New Viruses Identified in the Ocean – Including a Missing Link in Viral Evolution
An analysis of the genetic material in the ocean has identified thousands of previously unknown RNA viruses and doubled the number of phyla, or biological…
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Immunologists Unravel Secret Battle Plans of Deadly Coronaviruses
Immunologists from Trinity, who have worked on coronaviruses for the past decade, have just unraveled new secrets behind the viruses’ battle plans – providing new…
Overcoming COVID Variants: Decoy Nanoparticles Trick Coronavirus As It Evolves
Emerging therapeutics could overcome drug-resistant variants. They might look like cells and act like cells. But a new potential COVID-19 treatment is actually a cleverly…
A More Sensitive and Durable Rapid COVID-19 Test Using Nanoparticles
Rapid antigen tests can quickly and conveniently tell a person that they are positive for COVID-19. However, because antibody-based tests aren’t very sensitive, they can…
New Antiviral Nasal Spray Outperforms Current Antibody Treatments for COVID-19 and Its Variants in Mice
A single inhaled dose treated or even prevented infection by COVID-19 and its variants. Current antibody treatments block SARS-CoV-2 by binding to one of three…
New Photocatalyst Antiviral Coating Effective Against Various COVID-19 Variants
Photocatalyst made using a combination of titanium dioxide (TiO2) and copper oxide (CuxO) nanoclusters inactivates various variant types of novel coronavirus SARS-CoV-2. Scientists in Nara…
How Does the COVID-19 Prevention Drug Evusheld Work and Who Should Receive It?
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration granted emergency use authorization to AstraZeneca’s COVID-19 antibody drug Evusheld on December 8, 2021. Infectious disease physician Patrick Jackson…
US Bird Flu Outbreak Is Killing Millions of Chickens and Turkeys
An outbreak of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza in chicken and turkey flocks has spread across 24 U.S. states since it was first detected in Indiana…
5,500 New RNA Virus Species Discovered in the Ocean – Tracing the Origins of Viruses and the Origins of Life
Ocean Water Samples Yield Treasure Trove of RNA Virus Data Ocean water samples collected around the world have yielded a treasure trove of new data…
Human Lung Chip: Fighting Viruses Is As Easy as Breathing
Human Lung Chip reveals the effects of breathing motions on lung immune responses and leads to repurposing of potential therapeutics for respiratory diseases, including COVID-19….
COVID-19 Disease Severity Linked to N Protein of SARS-CoV-2 Virus
Insight into the function of the nucleocapsid protein could help develop drugs that reduce coronavirus impact. A multicenter collaboration tracking the spread and evolution of…
UV-LED Lights Can Destroy Coronaviruses and HIV With the Flip of a Switch
The same lightbulbs used in offices and public spaces can destroy coronaviruses and HIV, according to a new study from U of T Scarborough. Researchers…
Common Coronavirus Infections Don’t Generate Effective Antibodies Against COVID
Although SARS-CoV-2 (the virus that causes COVID-19) has taken the world by storm, it’s not the only coronavirus that can infect humans. But unlike SARS-CoV-2,…
New Nasal Spray Proven To Be Effective Against All COVID-19 Variants of Concern
New nasal spray treats Delta variant infection in mice, indicating broad spectrum results. Researchers have shown a new compound delivered in a nasal spray is…
Chemical Found in Broccoli Shown To Slow Growth of COVID-19 and Common Cold Viruses
A Johns Hopkins Children’s Center-led study in mice and lab-grown cells finds sulforaphane could help prevent and treat illnesses caused by certain coronaviruses, including COVID-19….
Key Antiviral Treatment for COVID-19 Still Effective Against the Newest Variants Despite Resistance Fears
Rutgers study also finds signs of emerging mutations, indicating urgent need for new drugs. An antiviral drug used to treat SARS-CoV-2 remains effective against the…
New PCR Test Can Identify All COVID-19 Variants in a Positive Patient Sample
Assay can quickly and easily inform decisions about public health policy and treatment for individual patients and can rapidly detect new variants, such as omicron,…
New BioAge Drug Prevents Death From COVID-19 in Old Mice by Reversing Immune Aging
A Phase 2 clinical trial is testing the new drug’s ability to reduce mortality in older people hospitalized with COVID-19. By directly targeting immune aging,…
