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…
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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,…
Inexpensive New COVID-19 Vaccine Could Be Accessible for More of the World
The protein subunit vaccine, which can be manufactured using engineered yeast, has shown promise in preclinical studies. While many people in wealthier countries have been…
Clever Human Antibodies Neutralize Ebola Virus – And Its Deadly Relatives
LJI team uncovers how one odd antibody does some heavy lifting. Researchers at La Jolla Institute for Immunology (LJI) are designing better therapies for treating Ebola virus…
Beyond Omicron: Scientists Set Sights on Long Game of COVID Evolution
On a Friday afternoon this past December, more than 130 scientists gathered on a Zoom meeting to talk about omicron, the latest SARS-CoV-2 variant of…
HIV Infections Are More Virulent When Transmitted Through Heterosexual Intercourse
Study suggests that different modes of transmission are associated with virus evolution. Variations in virus strains in different populations are associated with varying disease severity…
New Imaging Technique Could Lead to Better Treatment of Cancers and Viral Infections
UH Researchers Receive $1.2 Million Grant to Peer into Ribosomes Two University of Houston researchers are developing a type of spectroscopy to help understand how…
New Antimicrobial Air Filters Tested on Trains Rapidly Kill Viruses – Including SARS-CoV-2/COVID-19
Researchers at the University of Birmingham working in partnership with firms NitroPep Ltd and Pullman AC have developed new antimicrobial technology for air filters which…
NASA Finds Each State Has Its Own Climatic Threshold for Triggering Flu Outbreaks
NASA satellite data illuminates a critical relationship between low humidity and the outbreak of flu in the U.S. What triggers an outbreak of the influenza…
COVID Omicron Variant Detected for First Time in White-Tailed Deer
Detection of antibodies in one infected deer also suggests deer may become reinfected with SARS-CoV-2. Some white-tailed deer living in Staten Island, New York, are…
How New COVID-19 Variants Emerge: Natural Selection and the Evolution of the SARS-CoV-2 Virus
Nature is analog. It is not a binary system. In the living world there are no explicit switches that discreetly turn systems on or off….
Neem Tree Bark Extract May Protect Against COVID – Including Future Variants
New research reveals Neem-based drugs may help fight future coronavirus variants. Extract from the bark of the Neem tree may help treat and reduce the…
Deer, Mink and Hyenas Have Caught COVID-19 – Animal Virologists Explain Coronavirus in Animals and Why Humans Need To Worry
In April 2020, tigers and lions at the Bronx Zoo made the news when they came down with COVID-19. In the months following these surprising…
Fast Emergence of New COVID Variants Due to Virus’ Capacity for Rapid Burst Evolution
New research led by the Doherty Institute has found the SARS-CoV-2 virus has the ability to momentarily accelerate its evolutionary pace, enabling variants to emerge…
Infected People Could Have Multiple COVID Variants Hidden in Different Parts of the Body
New research shows virus plays the ultimate game of ‘hide and seek’ with immune system. People suffering from COVID-19 could have several different SARS-CoV-2 variants…
