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Efficacy of COVID mRNA vaccines among patients on CAR‐T‐lymphocyte therapy

Researchers evaluate the effectiveness of mRNA COVID-19 vaccines among patients receiving CAR‐T‐lymphocyte therapy.

27 Jul 2022

Efficacy of monoclonal antibodies against Omicron BA.1, BA.2, and BA.5

Researchers evaluate the neutralizing potency of therapeutic monoclonal antibodies against three sub-lineages of the SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant.

27 Jul 2022

A comparison of SARS-CoV-2 antibody profiles in elderly and younger individuals

Researchers evaluate antibody titers after double COVID-19 vaccination among very elderly individuals over the age of 90 and a younger population.

27 Jul 2022

Highly specialized T cells remain in blood 20 months after COVID-19

researchers analyze T-cell reactivity following recovery from COVID-19.

27 Jul 2022

The nose key to winning the war against COVID-19

researchers assess the respiratory mucosal immunity elicited by COVID-19 vaccination.

27 Jul 2022

CDC investigation notice highlights outbreak of Salmonella infections from small turtles purchased online

A CDC investigation notice regarding a multistate outbreak of Salmonella infections has been posted: https://www.cdc.gov/salmonella/stanley-07-22/index.html

27 Jul 2022

Specific area of SARS-CoV-2 spike protein found to be a promising target for pan-coronavirus vaccine

Researchers at the Francis Crick Institute have shown that a specific area of the SARS-CoV-2 spike protein is a promising target for a pan-coronavirus vaccine that could offer some protection against new virus variants, common colds, and help prepare for future pandemics.

27 Jul 2022

Study finds specific molecular barriers to SARS-CoV-2 replication in bat cells

Bat cells have specific molecular barriers to deal with SARS-CoV-2 replication, according to a study published in Journal of Virology —publication of the American Society of Microbiology— which includes the participation of Jordi Serra-Cobo, lecturer of the Faculty of Biology and the Biodiversity Research Institute (IRBio) of the University of Barcelona and expert on ecoepidemiological studies.

27 Jul 2022

Investigating an effective linear deoxyribonucleic acid COVID-19 vaccine option for domestic cats

In a new study, investigators studied a linear deoxyribonucleic acid (linDNA) SARS-CoV-2 vaccine option in felines.

27 Jul 2022

Increased resistance to human interferons could be a potential driver of SARS-CoV-2 evolution

Researchers compared the potency of 17 human interferons (IFNs) against multiple SARS-CoV-2 variants.

27 Jul 2022

Study shows SARS-CoV-2 impairs interferon production through NSP2-induced repression of mRNA translation

Researchers discovered a SARS-CoV-2 non-structural protein 2 (NSP2)-mediated mechanism by which it suppresses the production of interferon-beta (IFN-β) in host cells.

27 Jul 2022

Scientists receive $3.9 million NIH grant to eradicate HIV from the brain

Finding a cure for HIV has been extremely difficult, in part because the virus hides from antiretroviral treatments in one of the hardest places to reach: the brain.

27 Jul 2022

Innovative technology reveals new insights into cellular reservoirs of HIV

In a presentation today at AIDS 2022, the 24th International AIDS Conference in Montreal, scientists with the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases' (NIAID) Vaccine Research Center (VRC) and their collaborators described how their use of cutting-edge technology revealed new insights into cellular reservoirs of HIV and what those observations could mean for the next steps in HIV cure research. NIAID is part of the National Institutes of Health.

27 Jul 2022

Study shows the emerging Omicron sublineage BA.2.75 does not show greater immune evasion than BA.5

Researchers assessed the sensitivity of SARS-CoV-2 Omicron BA.2.75 variant to neutralizing antibodies.

27 Jul 2022

UK study finds over 100 symptoms of long COVID in non-hospitalized adults

In a new study, researchers determined symptoms and risk factors present beyond 12 weeks in non-hospitalized adults with confirmed SARS-CoV-2 infection.

27 Jul 2022

Novel compound inhibits SARS-CoV-2 replication by binding a genome target

Researchers assessed the biodistribution and safety of SBCoV202, a novel antiviral agent based on antisense technology that can specifically and effectively bind to the SARS-CoV-2 genome target to inhibit SARS-CoV-2 replication.

27 Jul 2022

Scientists explore post-COVID-19 conditions among children

Scientists evaluated post coronavirus disease 2019 conditions across children 90 days following COVID-19.

27 Jul 2022

Scientists explore associations between SARS-CoV-2 neutralizing antibodies and receptor-binding domain-selective proliferative memory CD4 T cells

Researchers depicted the correlations between receptor-binding domain (RBD)-selective proliferative memory CD4 T cells and neutralizing antibodies in COVID-19 vaccinees and convalescent patients.

27 Jul 2022

Temporal changes in CD4 T-lymphocyte dynamics upon immunization against SARS-CoV-2 spike protein

Researchers assessed changes in CD4 T-lymphocyte temporal dynamics by evaluating T-lymphocyte responses to SARS-CoV-2 S using Foxp3-Tocky mice and Nr4a3-Tocky mice.

27 Jul 2022

The neutralizing antibody response in mRNA vaccinated and boosted healthcare workers against major circulating SARS-CoV-2 Omicron subvariants

Researchers assessed the duration of the neutralizing antibody responses after SARS-CoV-2 mRNA booster vaccination.

27 Jul 2022

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Efficacy of COVID mRNA vaccines among patients on CAR‐T‐lymphocyte therapy

Efficacy of monoclonal antibodies against Omicron BA.1, BA.2, and BA.5

A comparison of SARS-CoV-2 antibody profiles in elderly and younger individuals

Highly specialized T cells remain in blood 20 months after COVID-19

The nose key to winning the war against COVID-19

CDC investigation notice highlights outbreak of Salmonella infections from small turtles purchased online

Specific area of SARS-CoV-2 spike protein found to be a promising target for pan-coronavirus vaccine

Study finds specific molecular barriers to SARS-CoV-2 replication in bat cells

Investigating an effective linear deoxyribonucleic acid COVID-19 vaccine option for domestic cats

Increased resistance to human interferons could be a potential driver of SARS-CoV-2 evolution

Study shows SARS-CoV-2 impairs interferon production through NSP2-induced repression of mRNA translation

Scientists receive $3.9 million NIH grant to eradicate HIV from the brain

Innovative technology reveals new insights into cellular reservoirs of HIV

Study shows the emerging Omicron sublineage BA.2.75 does not show greater immune evasion than BA.5

UK study finds over 100 symptoms of long COVID in non-hospitalized adults

Novel compound inhibits SARS-CoV-2 replication by binding a genome target

Scientists explore post-COVID-19 conditions among children

Scientists explore associations between SARS-CoV-2 neutralizing antibodies and receptor-binding domain-selective proliferative memory CD4 T cells

Temporal changes in CD4 T-lymphocyte dynamics upon immunization against SARS-CoV-2 spike protein

The neutralizing antibody response in mRNA vaccinated and boosted healthcare workers against major circulating SARS-CoV-2 Omicron subvariants

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