While many immunocompromised and high-risk patients may benefit from AstraZeneca’s Evusheld, drug distribution and access have been uneven. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration granted…
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Avian flu spreads quickly through domestic poultry flocks. Credit: Lance Cheung, USDA/Flickr An outbreak of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza in chicken and turkey flocks has…
Ocean Water Samples Yield Treasure Trove of RNA Virus Data Ocean water samples collected around the world have yielded a treasure trove of new data…
The Human Alveolus Chip contains hollow side channels that allow suction to be applied to the chips, applying cyclic strain that mimics the motions of…
SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus structure. Insight into the function of the nucleocapsid protein could help develop drugs that reduce coronavirus impact. A multicenter collaboration tracking the spread…
Replacing standard lighting with UV-LED lights could be a powerful tool in stopping the spread of COVID-19, say U of T Scarborough researchers. The same…
Transmission electron micrograph of SARS-CoV-2 virus particles, isolated from a patient. Image captured and color-enhanced at the NIAID Integrated Research Facility (IRF) in Fort Detrick,…
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…
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-19First…
Each hairpin shaped molecular beacon has a specific color and fluoresces when it binds to its target genetic mutation. Credit: Salvatore Marras Assay can quickly…
A Phase 2 clinical trial is testing the new drug’s ability to reduce mortality in older people hospitalized with COVID-19First identified in 2019 in Wuhan,…
A new protein subunit vaccine developed at MIT and Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center may offer an inexpensive, easy-to-store, and effective alternative to RNA vaccines…
3d illustration of a cross-section of an Ebola pathogen. LJI team uncovers how one odd antibody does some heavy lifting. Researchers at La Jolla Institute for…
On a Friday afternoon this past December, more than 130 scientists gathered on a Zoom meeting to talk about omicron, the latest SARS-CoV-2Severe acute respiratory…
HIV bottlenecks are affected by different modes of viral transmission. Credit: Superpixel Designs Study suggests that different modes of transmission are associated with virus evolution.…
Illustration of a human cell cross-section. UH Researchers Receive $1.2 Million Grant to Peer into Ribosomes Two University of Houston researchers are developing a type…
Credit: University of Birmingham Researchers at the University of BirminghamFounded in 1825 as the Birmingham School of Medicine and Surgery, the University of Birmingham (informally…
A visualization of the AIRS instrument’s measurements of atmospheric water vapor around the globe. Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/AIRS NASAEstablished in 1958, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration…
Some white-tailed deer living in Staten Island, New York, are actively infected with the Omicron (B.1.1.529) variant of SARS-CoV-2, according to new research led by…
New variants of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, arise through mutations when the virus replicates in an infected host’s cells. Credit: NIAID Nature is…