Virology

A new therapy developed by researchers at Rush University Medical Center is showing success as a way to prevent COVID-19 symptoms in mice. In a study published in the Journal of Neuroimmune Pharmacology, mouse models with COVID-19…

Viral relatives of SARS-CoV-2 can evolve to evade the human immune system, posing questions about the long-term effectiveness of COVID-19 vaccines Scientists have shown that two species of seasonal human coronavirus related to SARS-CoV-2…

The findings have implications for understanding the wide range in symptoms and severity of illness among humans who are infected by SARS-CoV-2 ATLANTA--Georgia State University biology researchers have found that infecting the nasal…

New research published in The American Journal of Pathology suggests that aged African green monkeys may be suitable models for the study of severe forms of COVID-19Credit: The American Journal of Pathology Philadelphia, January…

The spirea aphid, Aphis spiraecola, an invasive pest, has been discovered for the first time in Denmark by University of Copenhagen researchers. The extent of its current distribution remains unknown, but in time, it could prove to be a…

New statistical model suggests an infected student returning home for Christmas would, on average, have infected just less than one other household member A student infected with COVID-19 returning home from university for Christmas would,…

OHSU-led research suggests development of antiviral therapies to treat multiple sclerosis in people Scientists have uncovered new clues implicating a type of herpes virus as the cause of a central nervous system disease in monkeys that's…

MADISON, Wis. -- The demand for COVID-19 vaccines continues to outpace supply, forcing public health officials to decide who should be first in line for a shot, even among those in the same pool of eligible vaccine recipients. To assist…

A new national research project to study the effects of emerging mutations in SARS-CoV-2 will be launched with £2.5 million of funding from UK Research and Innovation (UKRI). The 'G2P-UK' National Virology Consortium* will study how…

Scientists make exciting discovery in the quest to discover new antibiotics.Credit: Traditional Medicine Group Scientists who highlighted the bug-busting properties of bacteria in Northern Irish soil have made another exciting…

MADISON, Wis. -- As a new, apparently more transmissible version of the virus that causes COVID-19 has appeared in several countries, new research finds that the transmissibility of viral strains and the population density of a region…

Credit: Wouter Roos, University of Groningen The reproductive cycle of viruses requires self-assembly, maturation of virus particles and, after infection, the release of genetic material into a host cell. New physics-based…

Novel decontamination method can be used with both table and hatching eggsCredit: Penn State Pulsed ultraviolet light can be an effective alternative to some of the antimicrobial technologies now used by the poultry industry to kill…

Credit: Photo by Alison McAfee. Honey bee health has been on the decline for two decades, with U.S. and Canadian beekeepers now losing about 25 to 40% of their colonies annually. And queen bees are failing faster than they have in the past…

In China's decades-long war against HIV, the time has come to explore infections among young men who have sex with men, new study showsCredit: Chinese Medical Journal Since the dawn of the 21st century, there has been a rapid rise in…

Credit: FEFU press office Scientists from the Pacific Quantum Center of Far Eastern Federal University (FEFU) figured out how the AFV3-109 protein with slipknot structure folds and unfolds depending on temperature. The protein is…

Credit: Are college campuses superspreaders? A data-driven modeling study - Lu et al, Computer Methods in Biomechanics and Biomedical Engineering College campuses are at risk of becoming COVID-19 superspreaders for their entire…

Method presents the immune system with several different coronaviruses at onceCredit: Courtesy of A. Cohen via BioRender The SARS-CoV-2 virus that is causing the COVID-19 pandemic is just one of many different viruses in the coronavirus…

Antiviral protein MDA-5 senses viral replication and governs immune response to SARS-CoV-2Credit: Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery Institute LA JOLLA, CALIF. - Jan 12, 2020 - Scientists at Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical…

An open-faced helmet connected to an air filtration pump decreases risk of disease transmission from patients to dentists or otolaryngologists.Credit: Image by Dongjie Jia WASHINGTON, January 12, 2021 -- The risk of infection of…