Researchers Identify Specific Cells in Body Likely Targeted by COVID-19 Virus
Study finds specific cells in the lungs, nasal passages, and intestines that are more susceptible to infection. Researchers at MIT; the Ragon Institute of MGH,…
Study finds specific cells in the lungs, nasal passages, and intestines that are more susceptible to infection. Researchers at MIT; the Ragon Institute of MGH,…
In an unprecedented effort, hundreds of thousands of researchers and clinicians worldwide are locked in a race against time to develop cures, vaccines, and better…
Bats do a lot of good for the world — they pollinate plants, they eat disease-carrying insects, and they help disperse seeds that help with…
An exploratory randomized, controlled study on the safety and efficacy of either lopinavir/ritonavir (LPV/r) or Arbidol — antivirals that are used in some countries against…
According to many experts, early diagnosis and management are critical for slowing the spread of SARS-CoV-2, the new coronavirus that causes COVID-19. Therefore, the race…
A Scripps Research study reveals a likely site of vulnerability on the SARS-CoV-2 virus. An antibody recovered from a survivor of the SARS epidemic in…
Team designs antibody-like receptor proteins that can bind to cytokines, as possible strategy for treating coronavirus and other infections. One of the defining features of…
Genetic variability in the human immune system may affect susceptibility to, and severity of infection by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), the virus…
Engineered virus that’s successful in mice may hold promise for COVID-19 vaccine. No vaccines exist that protect people against infections by coronaviruses, including SARS-CoV-2, which…
Early preclinical tests in lab models are encouraging. Infectious disease scientists report early development of a potential universal vaccine for Ebola viruses that preclinical tests…
Research due to be presented at this year’s European Congress on Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases (ECCMID)* shows that using paper towels is substantially more…
Researchers are urging health authorities to immediately recognize the role of airborne transmission of COVID-19 virus droplets from an infected person beyond 1.5m (5 feet)…
Antiviral Drug Baloxavir Reduces Transmission of Flu Virus in Animal Study Baloxavir treatment reduced transmission of the flu virus from infected ferrets to healthy ferrets,…
A team of Chinese scientists has reported the high-resolution crystal structure of the main protease (Mpro) of the COVID-19 virus and has identified drugs that…
The new test screens for antibodies to the virus in plasma, the liquid in blood, to provide information about a person’s immune response to an…
A preliminary analysis from the Stanford School of Medicine finds that people infected with the virus that causes COVID-19 are often co-infected with other respiratory…
Coronavirus response echoes isolation measures, economic uncertainty in 19th-century Hawaii. More than a hundred years ago, disease immunizations often seemed like something out of a…
The same processes that threaten wildlife increase our risk of spillover. As COVID-19 spreads across the globe, a common question is, can infectious diseases be…