Noninfluenza respiratory viral infections (NIRV) are associated with illness and death rates similar to influenza in hospitalized adults, according to new research in CMAJ (Canadian Medical Association…
New study suggests need to reconsider current disinfection, sanitation and hygiene practices. Clusters of a virus known to cause stomach flu are resistant to detergent…
An observational study of patients in London hospitals suggests that the B.1.1.7. variant is not associated with more severe illness and death, but appears to…
Network model findings could shape public health policy for airborne viruses. Studies show wearing masks and social distancing can contain the spread of the COVID-19…
Extensive X-ray screening reveals binding to key virus protein. A team of researchers, including scientists from the MPSD, has identified several candidates for drugs against…
Researchers identify signatures of immune dysfunction that are shared in aging and chronic viral infections of HIV and Hepatitis C. Research from the Buck Institute…
A Berkeley Lab-led team is digging into the bizarre bacteria-produced nanomachines that could fast-track microbiome science. Imagine there are arrows that are lethal when fired…
By blocking human enzyme cathepsin L, chemical inhibitor K777 reduces coronavirus’ ability to infect cell lines; clinical trials are underway. James McKerrow, MD, PhD, dean…
Researchers in the Oregon State University College of Science have taken a key step toward new drugs and vaccines for combating COVID-19 with a deep…
SARS-CoV-2 showed the world with devastating clarity the threat undetected viruses can pose to global public health. SpillOver, a new web application developed by scientists at…
Researchers urge a closer examination of sunlight’s efficacy in inactivating the SARS-CoV-2 virus. A year ago scientists everywhere were scrambling to get their minds around…
A highly contagious SARS-CoV-2 variant was unknowingly spreading for months in the United States by October 2020, according to a new study from researchers with…
Igor Stagljar made his career building molecular tools to combat cancer. But when the pandemic hit last March, he aimed his expertise at a new…
Using an ordinary light microscope, researchers can now obtain images with unprecedented accuracy. Using an ordinary light microscope, MIT engineers have devised a technique for…
NIH-funded findings point to a role for saliva in SARS-CoV-2 transmission. An international team of scientists has found evidence that SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes…
TACC’s Frontera supercomputer aids in building infection models of COVID-19 variants. All viruses mutate as they make copies of themselves to spread and thrive. SARS-CoV-2,…
Research on how water behaves in a proton channel provides possible new avenues for flu treatment. In a new study of water dynamics, a team…
Even as vaccines are becoming more readily available in the U.S., protecting against the asymptomatic and pre-symptomatic spread of the virus (SARS-CoV-2) that causes COVID-19…