Cornea Can Resist Infection From COVID-19 Coronavirus
Other viruses, such as Zika and herpes simplex, replicate in corneal tissue. New findings from researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis…
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New Insight on How to Build a Better Flu Vaccine – For Long-Lasting Immunity Against New Influenza Strains
Flu season comes around like clockwork every year, and sooner or later everyone gets infected. The annual flu shot is a key part of public…
Single Dose of Nasal Vaccine Against COVID-19 Prevents Infection in Mice – Works Better Than Injection
Nasal delivery produces more widespread immune response than intramuscular injection. Scientists at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have developed a vaccine that…
Same Metabolic Benefits Gained From Major Weight Loss – Whether From Diet or Gastric Bypass Surgery
For severely obese, it’s the weight loss alone that drives improvements such as remission of diabetes. Gastric bypass surgery is the most effective therapy to…
Researchers Created a Virus That Mimics SARS-CoV-2, the COVID-19 Coronavirus – Here’s Why
Lab-made virus is safer to work with, can aid efforts to find drugs, vaccines. Airborne and potentially deadly, the virus that causes COVID-19 can only…
Experimental COVID-19 Vaccine – Made From a Genetically Modified Virus – Prevents Severe Disease
Vaccine prevents pneumonia, elicits high levels of protective antibodies in mice. An experimental vaccine is effective at preventing pneumonia in mice infected with the COVID-19…
Arthritis-Causing Virus Hides in Body for Months After Infection
Researchers develop way to ID cells infected with chikungunya. Since the chikungunya virus emerged in the Americas in 2013, it has infected millions of people,…
