Ronit Freeman, a UNC-Chapel Hill associate professor of biomedical engineering and applied physical sciences, studies the way coronaviruses enter cells as well as how to…
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A new study, published in Nature Communications and led by Imperial College LondonEstablished on July 8, 1907, by Royal Charter, Imperial College London is a…
The IMCA-CAT beamline at the Advanced Photon Source, where work was done to determine the structure of Pfizer’s new COVID-19 antiviral treatment candidate. Credit: Image…
It is widely understood that antibodies neutralize viruses by latching onto their surfaces and blocking them from infecting host cells. But new research reveals that…
For nursing homes, the corona pandemic also means a permanent balancing of safety and quality of life. A simulation tool from TU Graz and CSH…
Dispersible medicine for young children. Credit: Picturing Health, picturinghealth.org A once-a-day antiretroviral medicine that is low-cost and easy for children to take is also more…
This transmission electron microscope image shows SARS-CoV-2— the virus that causes COVID-19—isolated from a patient in the U.S. Virus particles are shown emerging from the…
Scientists have detected infection by at least three variants of the virus that causes COVID-19 in free-ranging white-tailed deer in six northeast Ohio locations. Scientists…
How do scientists detect new variants of the virus that causes COVID-19First identified in 2019 in Wuhan, China, Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is an infectious…
Daniel Streblow, Ph.D., holds a plate of plasma samples that contain COVID-19 antibodies, to be evaluated in OHSUs in-house COVID-19 testing lab. Researchers have been…
Transmission electron micrograph of SARS-CoV-2 virus particles (gold) within endosomes of a heavily infected nasal Olfactory Epithelial Cell. Credit: NIAID A growing body of scientific…
Disturbing the habitats of horseshoe bats, like these in Borneo, increases the risk of virus spillover. Credit: Mike Prince/Flickr, CC BY The COVID-19First identified in…
Credit: Caltech Viruses reproduce by taking over the replication machinery of host cells to make copies of their own genetic material, or genome. Unlike cellular…
When animals catch COVID-19First identified in 2019 in Wuhan, China, Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is an infectious disease caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus…
This image depicts the exterior of CDC′s “Tom Harkin Global Communications Center” located on the organization′s Roybal Campus in Atlanta, Georgia. Credit: James Gathany, Centers…
The best way to stop a contagious virus like COVID-19 is through a worldwide vaccination program. Now that kids ages 5 to 11 are eligible…
Virus-induced leukemia cells. Credit: Dr. Uchiyama An international team have mapped how the HTLV-1 virus causes a rare leukemia in some people, providing clues on…
The Spike protein on the surface of SARS-CoV-2 virus (marked in red) recognizes the hACE2 protein (marked in blue) that protrudes from healthy human cells…
Vaccines and previous infection could offer some “stronger than basic” protection to Omicron, early study suggests. Tube samples of Omicron, however, do further propose its…
Skoltech scientists and their colleagues have looked at the genetic makeup of the dominant strain of the coronavirus, the delta variant, in Russia. According to them, just one…