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Airborne decay of SARS-CoV-2 occurs within minutes

A new study, posted to the medRxiv* preprint server, has focused on the survival of SARS-CoV-2 in airborne droplets of cell culture medium.

11 Jan 2022

SARS-CoV-2 activates microglia in the brain

Researchers demonstrate that SARS-CoV-2 can infect the human microglia.

10 Jan 2022

Researchers plan to review the effect of SARS-CoV-2 on male reproductive health

In a protocol published in BMJ Open, researchers from the Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine plan to review current studies in this area.

10 Jan 2022

Slight pH adjustment may turn a metabolic inhibiting drug into promising COVID-19 treatment

Mechanical engineering and materials science professor David Needham has shown that a slight increase in solution pH might be all it takes to turn a metabolic inhibiting drug, traditionally used to treat gut parasites, into a promising prophylactic/preventative nasal spray and early treatment throat spray for COVID-19.

7 Jan 2022

Small molecule identified as a SARS-CoV-2 inhibitor

A new study published in iScience reports the results of a screening strategy to identify small molecules that target viral entry to block infection with this virus.

6 Jan 2022

P323L mutations in SARS-CoV-2 are highly predictive of the emergence of new variants

In a new study, findings suggest that in some cases, tracking the distribution and frequency of SARS-CoV-2 minor variant genomes at a population level would help in predicting the emergence of a new dominant viral genome sequence.

30 Dec 2021

COVID can affect sperm quality for three months

Researchers determine whether SARS-CoV-2 could cross the blood-testis barrier and be detected in human semen after infection.

22 Dec 2021

Polyrotaxane-based biomaterials enhance the connection between epithelial cells

The field of tissue engineering is constantly exploring the possibility of using different properties of various biomaterials to achieve tissue regeneration.

21 Dec 2021

Understanding SARS-CoV-2-induced systemic amyloidosis

A new study proposed that inflammation combined with aggregates of amyloidogenic peptides of SARS-CoV-2 S proteins might induce systemic amyloidosis.

21 Dec 2021

QTQTN motif upstream of furin-cleavage site in SARS-CoV-2 infection and pathogenesis

A new study posted to the bioRxiv* preprint server aimed to demonstrate whether the loss of the QTQTN motif attenuates SARS-CoV-2 replication in respiratory cells in vitro and pathogenesis in hamsters.

20 Dec 2021

Novel technique developed to observe cancer cells’ metastatic potential

When cancer cells metastasize, they morph, becoming missile-shaped in order to penetrate into other tissues throughout the body.

16 Dec 2021

New technology could help determine COVID-19 patients at risk for micro thrombosis-related issues

Physicians treating coronavirus infections have a new diagnostic that could help identify patients at risk of organ failure.

13 Dec 2021

Yokogawa Develops Single Cellome System SS2000 for Subcellular Sampling

A single-cell analysis solution that revolutionizes efficiency in drug discovery research by automating the collection of specific cells and intracellular components.

From Yokogawa Life Science 9 Dec 2021

Smart transformable nanoparticles show promise for enhanced tumor theranostics

For more than three decades, biomedical nanomaterials have been successfully developed for the benefit of theranostics -- a compound term referring to the diagnoses and treatment of tumors.

7 Dec 2021

SARS-CoV-2 virus-like particles elicit potent neutralizing antibody response in variant challenge

Researchers develop a virus-like particle for SARS-CoV-2 based on the co-expression of the spike, membrane, and envelope structural proteins.

6 Dec 2021

New insights offered into cell-to-cell propagation of SARS-CoV-2

Evidence from a new study supports previous findings showing SARS-CoV-2 particles inside host cells are morphologically identical to those outside of cells.

2 Dec 2021

Antiviral activity of a photoactivable natural product on coronaviruses

A new study showed that pheophorbide a has antiviral activity against many CoVs.

26 Nov 2021

How does penicillin work?

In this interview, we spoke to Dr. Bartlomiej Salamaga about his latest research that discovered how penicillin works in the body.

24 Nov 2021

SARS-CoV-2 moves between permissive cells and non-permissive neuronal cells via tunneling nanotubes (TNT)

Scientists investigate the neuroinvasive potential of SARS-CoV-2 and the role of tunneling nanotubes (TNTs) in spreading the infection to neighboring cells.

23 Nov 2021