Benjamin Sumlin, PhD, a senior scientist at Washington University in St. Louis, blows into a device designed by researchers at the university. The device —…
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During the COVID-19 pandemic, there was a noticeable rise in the number of girls diagnosed with precocious puberty, a condition where children mature physically at…
Colorized scanning electron micrograph of a cell (purple) infected with the Omicron strain of SARS-CoV-2 virus particles (green), isolated from an individual. Image captured at…
A recent study on over 40,000 Canadians discovered that extroverts were more hesitant to receive the COVID-19 vaccine, contrary to initial expectations. The research revealed…
Researchers at Harvard Medical School and the University of Oxford have developed an artificial intelligence tool, EVEscape, designed to predict the emergence of viral variants.…
A former mining camp shows where shallow mining ponds have overwhelmed a former river system in the La Pampa region of Madre de Dios, Peru.…
New research shows that COVID-19 can infect cells without the ACE2 protein, using alternative methods for infection, a finding that highlights the virus’s ability to…
During an eye examination, the diameter of small blood vessels (left) and the dilation of vessels in response to light pulses (right) can be measured.…
Researchers have identified a link between the antiviral drug molnupiravir and specific mutations in the SARS-CoV-2 virus. While molnupiravir is designed to induce mutations to…
Johns Hopkins Medicine’s Dr. Aaron Tobian seen thawing a bag of convalescent plasma, an antibody-rich blood product collected from patients recovered from COVID-19. A new…
In a quest to demystify the origins and causes of “Long COVID” or PASC, recent research points to an unexpected connection: the common cold virus,…
Research indicates that the newly emerged Eris lineage (including EG.5 and EG.5.1) of SARS-CoV-2, characterized by moderate antibody escape capabilities, is responsible for its increasing…
Researchers have developed potential oral vaccines for SARS-CoV-2 which target the production of Immunoglobulin A antibodies in mucus, providing a more effective defense against the…
New research identified that the COVID virus relies on a human post-translation process called SUMOylation for replication, a process similar to that of Influenza A…
A study found that the risk of developing long COVID is significantly reduced after an Omicron infection compared to earlier coronavirus variants. The research analyzed…
A major study revealed that sleep disruption in COVID-19 patients is likely a driver of breathlessness, with 62% of hospitalized patients experiencing sleep disruption that…
Nasal vaccines are a type of immunization that are administered through the nasal passages rather than through injections. The advantage of nasal vaccines is that…
A Rutgers study found that LGBTQ individuals who experienced intimate partner violence (IPV) in their current relationship before the COVID-19 pandemic saw an increase in…
A recent Australian study discovered fundamental differences in immune responses between the AstraZeneca and Pfizer COVID-19 vaccines. The AstraZeneca vaccine elicited an unexpected memory-like response,…
Researchers from Brigham and Women’s Hospital and Harvard Medical School found that humans tend to produce antibodies that target the same viral regions repeatedly, called…