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…
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…
Immunologists from Trinity, who have worked on coronaviruses for the past decade, have just unraveled new secrets behind the viruses’ battle plans – providing new…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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 reveals the effects of breathing motions on lung immune responses and leads to repurposing of potential therapeutics for respiratory diseases, including COVID-19….
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…
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…
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 treats Delta variant infection in mice, indicating broad spectrum results. Researchers have shown a new compound delivered in a nasal spray is…
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….
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…
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,…
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,…