Researchers design new COVID-19 therapy that uses a defective version of the SARS-CoV-2 virus to drive the disease-causing version to extinction. What if the COVID-19…
New evidence shows that patients with Long COVID syndrome continue to have higher measures of blood clotting, which may help explain their persistent symptoms, such…
While gut microbiota play a critical role in the induction of adaptive immune responses to influenza virus infection, the role of nasal bacteria in the…
Part of the university’s Return to Learn program, wastewater screening helped prevent outbreaks by detecting 85 percent of cases early, allowing for timely testing, contact…
COVID-19 risks may shift from older adults to younger children as the SARS-CoV-2 virus becomes endemic, according to new modeling results. Within the next few…
MIT team looks at classroom configurations and offers modifications to enhance safety during Covid-19 pandemic. Open windows and a good heating, ventilation, and air conditioning…
Researchers at the University of Virginia School of Medicine have shed light on what causes herpes simplex virus to flare up, explaining how stress, illness,…
At specific wavelengths, LEDs can inactivate the virus; A group of researchers has developed a way to achieve these wavelengths more efficiently. LEDs are commonly…
A licensed drug normally used to treat abnormal levels of fatty substances in the blood could reduce infection caused by SARS-CoV-2 (the virus that causes…
Near-Atomic Look at Three Ways To Thwart SARS-CoV-2 Variants SARS-CoV-2 nanobodies—microscopic molecules developed at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine that neutralize the virus…
Global eradication of COVID-19 probably feasible, and more so than for polio, say public health experts. Main challenges lie in securing high vaccine uptake and…
Scientists collaborate to model the complex protein responsible for SARS-CoV-2 replication, revealing its potential weak spots for drug development. In February 2020, a trio of…
As breakthrough infections rise from the highly contagious Delta variant of the coronavirus, the precise risk to the fully vaccinated may be confusing. Northwestern Medicine…
The tabletop diagnostic yields results in an hour and can be programmed to detect variants of the SARS-CoV-2 virus. Engineers at MIT and Harvard University…
The Delta variant is likely to become the most dominant strain globally. What does that mean for current and future variants? Natural selection has shaped…
Better international sequencing efforts are needed to track and respond to new SARS-CoV-2 variants. The lack of sequencing of SARS-CoV-2 variants by the U.S. and…
While all viruses have some means of combating the body’s immune system, scientists have been studying how the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus—the cause of the COVID-19 global…
Limiting infection transmission is central to the safety of all in dentistry, particularly during the current SARS-CoV-2 pandemic, yet many dental procedures unavoidably generate aerosols….