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Specific immunoresponse to SARS-CoV-2 in cats and dogs housed with COVID-19 patients

Researchers conducted a detailed epitope mapping of Np and developed an experimental double antigen-based ELISA.

13 Jan 2022

Insignificant homology of SARS-CoV-2 spike sequences to myocarditis-associated antigens

Researchers determine whether sequences within SARS-CoV-2 could lead to an immune response to autoantigens associated with autoimmune myocarditis.

13 Jan 2022

Virus-like particles as delivery vehicles for gene-editing

Scientists deliver gene-editing proteins through the use of engineered virus-like particles, which mediated efficient base editing both in vitro and in vivo.

13 Jan 2022

Hollow fiber membranes efficiently remove synthetic SARS-CoV-2 from the air

Researchers re-design HFM filters for removing/deactivating viral aerosols.

13 Jan 2022

Researchers identify gene variant that protects against severe COVID-19

An international metastudy led by researchers at Karolinska Institutet in Sweden has identified a specific gene variant that protects against severe COVID-19 infection.

13 Jan 2022

Analysis of COVID vaccine breakthrough infections in highly vaccinated Israel

Researchers evaluated and modeled age-structured cases of SARS-CoV-2 infection, SARS-CoV-2 vaccination coverage, and breakthrough infections.

13 Jan 2022

Assessing how autoantibodies in COVID-19 correlate with anti-viral humoral responses

Researchers screen several systemic autoantibodies to assess their association with the severity of COVID-19.

13 Jan 2022

People with COVID-19 can end self-isolation after 5 days following 2 consecutive negative LFD tests

From Monday, 17 January, people with COVID-19 in England can end their self-isolation after five full days, as long as they test negative on day 5 and day 6.

13 Jan 2022

Study confirms waning immunity in adolescents following two doses of mRNA COVID-19 vaccines

Researchers test the durability of antibodies produced by a vaccine-induced full-length SARS-CoV-2 spike protein and receptor-binding domain.

13 Jan 2022

FAU receives $1.3 million NIH grant for automated HIV self-testing assay

As of 2020, there were 37.7 million people globally living with HIV and 680,000 people died from AIDS-related illnesses last year. Since the start of the epidemic, more than 36.3 million people have died from AIDS-related illnesses.

13 Jan 2022

Harmful effects of SARS-CoV-2 infection in pregnant women and their newborns

Pregnant women should get vaccinated to minimize the detrimental health effects COVID-19 has on the placenta, the fetus and the newborn, states Roberta L. DeBiasi, M.D., M.S., division chief of Pediatric Infectious Diseases at Children's National Hospital in an editorial published in The Journal of Infectious Diseases.

13 Jan 2022

Researchers detect Delta variant in the blood and placentas of women who had pregnancy complications

A growing body of evidence has linked the Delta variant of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, with an increased risk for pregnancy complications, including stillbirths.

13 Jan 2022

Effect of emerging SARS-CoV-2 variants and vaccination status on COVID-19 transmission rates

In a new study, a team of researchers determined the impact of the emerging SARS-CoV-2 variants of concern and vaccination status on the SARS-CoV-2 transmission dynamics.

13 Jan 2022

Plasma SARS-CoV-2 viral RNA as a valuable biomarker for SARS-CoV-2 infection in the lungs

Researchers recently evaluated respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) viral RNA (vRNA) levels in longitudinal samples collected simultaneously from mechanically ventilated coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) patients and analyzed their connections and relationships with clinical outcomes.

13 Jan 2022

Disease/Infection News

Specific immunoresponse to SARS-CoV-2 in cats and dogs housed with COVID-19 patients

Insignificant homology of SARS-CoV-2 spike sequences to myocarditis-associated antigens

Virus-like particles as delivery vehicles for gene-editing

Hollow fiber membranes efficiently remove synthetic SARS-CoV-2 from the air

Researchers identify gene variant that protects against severe COVID-19

Analysis of COVID vaccine breakthrough infections in highly vaccinated Israel

Assessing how autoantibodies in COVID-19 correlate with anti-viral humoral responses

People with COVID-19 can end self-isolation after 5 days following 2 consecutive negative LFD tests

Study confirms waning immunity in adolescents following two doses of mRNA COVID-19 vaccines

FAU receives $1.3 million NIH grant for automated HIV self-testing assay

Harmful effects of SARS-CoV-2 infection in pregnant women and their newborns

Researchers detect Delta variant in the blood and placentas of women who had pregnancy complications

Effect of emerging SARS-CoV-2 variants and vaccination status on COVID-19 transmission rates

Plasma SARS-CoV-2 viral RNA as a valuable biomarker for SARS-CoV-2 infection in the lungs

Exploring the structural basis of antibody evasion and enhanced transmission of the SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant

Microbial characteristics of COVID-19

Prevalence of persistent Long COVID symptoms after SARS-CoV-2 infection

Analyzing milk produced after maternal COVID-19 diagnosis for the presence of SARS-CoV-2

Researchers develop a website to identify SARS-CoV-2 regional clusters in real-time

Vaccination offers long-term protection from worst outcomes of COVID-19

How agentic AI is reshaping laboratory workflows

Fourier 80: bringing benchtop NMR systems to the laboratory

How industrial hygiene flow calibration supports defensible exposure data

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