COVID-19 transmission due to delta variant in New York City public schools
About The Study: To assess the effectiveness of COVID-19 prevention measures in New York City public schools against the Delta ...
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Unique binding of Delta variant may explain high transmissibility
WHAT: Unlike other SARS-CoV-2 variants, the Delta variant can attach to copies of itself, forming larger aggregations, or clumps, of ...
Portable, point-of-care COVID-19 test discerns alpha variant from earlier strains
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — A point-of-care COVID-19 test developed by researchers at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign can now detect and ...
Scientists develop indoor-active photocatalyst for antiviral coating against various variant types of novel coronavirus SARS-CoV-2
Photocatalyst made using a combination of titanium dioxide (TiO2) and copper oxide (CuxO) nanoclusters inactivates various variant types of novel ...
Lung cancer patients with a genetic variant linked to autoimmune disease may respond better to immunotherapy
NEW ORLEANS – A variant of the CTLA-4 gene associated with autoimmune disease was found to be more frequent in ...
Human gene variant produces attention deficit disorder-like problems in mice
Mutant mice are providing scientists with a new neurobiological framework to understand the brain changes observed in distractible humans who ...
Yale researchers identify remdesivir-resistant variant of SARS-CoV-2 virus in immunocompromised patient
A team of scientists at the Yale Schools of Medicine and Public Health has identified a remdesivir-resistant variant of SARS-CoV-2, ...
Durability of single-dose Janssen vaccine before, during Delta variant surge
What The Study Did: National claims data were used to assess the association between receiving the Janssen vaccine and COVID-19–related ...
Mutations leading to omicron variant did not enable virus to fully escape immune system
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE People who gained immunity — either through vaccination or exposure — against the original strain of SARS-CoV-2, ...
Third vaccine dose critical for protecting populations against omicron variant
mRNA vaccines are highly effective in preventing covid-19 associated hospital admissions related to the alpha, delta, and omicron variants. But ...
Is it working? Scientists say gene variant indicates effectiveness of immunotherapy for allergies
Seasonal allergies are very widespread in certain parts of the world. In Japan, it is estimated that about one third ...
Discovery of new Hendra virus variant a lesson in emerging disease surveillance
A new variant of the Hendra virus has been identified by Sydney-led research as a cause of fatal illness in ...
COVID-19 genetic risk variant protects against HIV
Some people become seriously ill when infected with SARS-CoV-2 while others have only mild symptoms or no symptoms at all. ...
Behind a good mutation: How a gene variant protects against Alzheimer’s
Irvine, Calif., Feb. 14, 2022 — While the word “mutation” may conjure up alarming notions, a mutation in brain immune ...
Most people with prior SARS-CoV-2 infection or vaccination have T cell immune responses against Omicron variant despite low antibody responses
BOSTON – When an individual is infected with the COVID-19–causing virus SARS-CoV-2, the immune system is called into action to ...
*Free* Highly virulent variant of HIV discovered in the Netherlands
A highly virulent variant of HIV-1 has been circulating in the Netherlands for the past few decades, researchers report. According ...
MU study identifies mutations specific to Omicron variant
COLUMBIA, Mo. -- While the Omicron variant continues to infect people around the world, researchers at the University of Missouri have identified ...
Vaccine used in much of the world no match for Omicron variant
Contact: Bess Connolly, 203-410-5032 or [email protected] For Immediate Release: January 20, 2022 Vaccine used in much of the world ...
First “variant of concern” evolved to evade immune system
The Alpha variant of SARS-CoV-2—the first “variant of concern”—evolved mutations that allowed it to more efficiently suppress the immune system’s ...
Dominant Alpha variant evolved to evade our innate immune system
The SARS-CoV-2 Alpha (B.1.1.7) variant mutated to evade our ‘innate immune system’, helping establish it as the world’s first ‘Variant ...