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How protection due to vaccination or previous SARS-CoV-2 infection varies for the population of the Czech Republic

The current study aimed to understand how far this reduced vaccine efficacy and the protection conferred by prior infection in terms of Omicron infection, hospitalization, and oxygen supplementation.

4 May 2022

SARS-CoV-2 BA.2 poses greater risk to global health than BA.1

In a recent study published in the journal Cell, researchers investigated distinguishing virological characteristics of Omicron sub-variant BA.2.

3 May 2022

SARS-CoV-2 inhibition mediated by cellular nucleic acid-binding protein

A recent study under review at Nature Portfolio and posted to the Research Square* preprint server depicted how cellular nucleic acid-binding protein (CNBP) inhibits severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2).

3 May 2022

Efficacy of affinity resin containing Galanthus nivalis agglutinin against SARS-CoV-2

A new study demonstrated the efficacy of the Galanthus nivalis agglutinin (GNA)-incorporated affinity resin against various SARS-CoV-2 variants.

3 May 2022

Precision cut slice lung model to study early host viral pathogenesis of SARS-CoV-2 infection

Researchers applied their previously developed precision-cut lung slice model to study the initial events in SARS-CoV-2 pathogenicity in humans.

3 May 2022

Studying immunomodulatory effects of microbiota helps design prophylactic and therapeutic interventions against COVID-19

Researchers reviewed the potential clinically relevant mechanisms by which microbiota and microbiota-derived metabolites influence the host immune responses to SARS-CoV-2 infection.

3 May 2022

Multivalent messenger ribonucleic acid-lipid nanoparticle vaccines against SARS-CoV-2

A new study analyzed multivalent messenger ribonucleic acid (mRNA)-lipid nanoparticle (LNP) vaccine constructs against certain β-coronaviruses (β-CoVs).

3 May 2022

Features of SARS-CoV-2 Omicron BA.2 sublineage spike protein

Researchers assessed the traits of the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) Omicron BA.2 sublineage spike (S) protein.

3 May 2022

P681 mutations in SARS-CoV-2 spike protein determine fusogenicity

Researchers evaluated the importance of the P681 residue within the furin cleavage site of SARS-CoV-2 spike protein in determining the fusogenicity and syncytia formation ability of SARS-CoV-2 strains.

2 May 2022

Fourth dose of COVID-19 vaccine reduced death among hospitalized patients during Omicron wave in Israel

Researchers investigated the effect of a fourth dose of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) vaccine in patients with severe disease symptoms.

2 May 2022

Neutralizing antibodies produced following COVID-19 BNT162b2 vaccine found to activate complement cascade

Researchers investigated the complement component 1q (C1q) binding and subsequent complement activation by neutralizing antibodies (nAbs) produced following COVID-19 vaccination.

2 May 2022

SARS-CoV-2-specific T cells are broader after vaccination than after infection

In a recent study published in the Nature Microbiology journal, researchers investigated the characteristics of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) infection in convalescent and vaccinated individuals.

1 May 2022

How diet and nutrition impacts lifespan

In a recent study published in the journal Cell, researchers analyzed the association between human longevity to growth and metabolic pathways.

1 May 2022

$Can fractional doses of COVID-19 vaccines protect against SARS-CoV-2?$

Ribonucleic Acid News and Research

How protection due to vaccination or previous SARS-CoV-2 infection varies for the population of the Czech Republic

SARS-CoV-2 BA.2 poses greater risk to global health than BA.1

SARS-CoV-2 inhibition mediated by cellular nucleic acid-binding protein

Efficacy of affinity resin containing Galanthus nivalis agglutinin against SARS-CoV-2

Precision cut slice lung model to study early host viral pathogenesis of SARS-CoV-2 infection

Studying immunomodulatory effects of microbiota helps design prophylactic and therapeutic interventions against COVID-19

Multivalent messenger ribonucleic acid-lipid nanoparticle vaccines against SARS-CoV-2

Features of SARS-CoV-2 Omicron BA.2 sublineage spike protein

P681 mutations in SARS-CoV-2 spike protein determine fusogenicity

Fourth dose of COVID-19 vaccine reduced death among hospitalized patients during Omicron wave in Israel

Neutralizing antibodies produced following COVID-19 BNT162b2 vaccine found to activate complement cascade

SARS-CoV-2-specific T cells are broader after vaccination than after infection

How diet and nutrition impacts lifespan

Can fractional doses of COVID-19 vaccines protect against SARS-CoV-2?

SARS-CoV-2 Mpro inhibitors built on rattlesnake venom scaffold

Safety and immunogenicity of three-dose vaccination with the Pfizer/BioNtech SARS-CoV-2 mRNA vaccine

Study evaluates hybridization probe capture for enriching coronavirus genomic material in bat oral and rectal swabs

Identifying the immunological correlate of protection to predict the efficacy of new coronavirus vaccines

Clinical characteristics of immunocompromised patients infected with the SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant

Artificial circular RNAs found to bypass cellular antiviral responses

Sensing a Healthier Future

Achieving and maintaining ISO/IEC 27001 and BS 10012 certifications

Expanding research and clinical options for children with cancer

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