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Study: COVID-19 vaccines may remain effective against new influenza viruses

Influenza vaccines need to be evaluated every year to ensure they remain effective against new influenza viruses.

26 Mar 2021

Research identifies ways to prevent coronavirus spread to the nervous system

A number of studies have shown that human coronaviruses, including SARS-CoV-2 which causes COVID-19, appear to attack neurons and the nervous system in vulnerable populations.

23 Mar 2021

Researchers use new approach to detect COVID-19 in wastewater

There are many ways to test municipal wastewater for signs of the virus that causes COVID-19, but scientists in Houston have determined theirs is the best yet.

23 Mar 2021

Anti-SARS-CoV-2 drug candidate enters phase I clinical trial

DC402234 (FB2001), an anti-SARS-CoV-2 drug candidate mainly developed by research team at the Shanghai Institute of Materia Medica (SIMM) of Chinese Academy of Sciences enters its Phase I clinical trial in the United States on March 15.

19 Mar 2021

Study explores how CAR T immunotherapy could be used to treat solid tumors

A study recently published in the journal Science looked into how CAR T immunotherapy could be used to treat solid tumors in addition to leukemias. The programming of CAR T cells opens avenues for applying cell therapies to, for example, breast cancer or ovarian cancer in the future.

18 Mar 2021

Compromised immunity can allow SARS-CoV-2 to evade the immune system

The vast majority of people infected with SARS-CoV-2 clear the virus, but those with compromised immunity--such as individuals receiving immune-suppressive drugs for autoimmune diseases--can become chronically infected.

17 Mar 2021

White-tailed deer susceptible to SARS-CoV-2, finds study

White-tailed deer have been observed to be susceptible to severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). They can also transmit the virus both through direct and indirect contact to one another, researchers find. The research paper is available to be read online in the Journal of Virology.

15 Mar 2021

Promega launches XpressAmp™ Direct Amplification Reagents

Promega Corporation has released XpressAmp™ Direct Amplification Reagents that facilitate RNA extraction-free sample preparation that is automation-friendly.

From Promega Corporation 11 Mar 2021

New SARS-CoV-2 vaccine candidate produces strong immune response, prevents SARS-CoV-2 infection

A new SARS-CoV-2 vaccine candidate, developed by giving a key protein's gene a ride into the body while encased in a measles vaccine, has been shown to produce a strong immune response and prevent SARS-CoV-2 infection and lung disease in multiple animal studies.

10 Mar 2021

Two doses of Pfizer-BioNTech SARS-CoV-2 vaccine induce humoral protection against U.K. and S.A. variants

Researchers at the Pitié Salpêtrière Hospital, Department of Virology, Paris, France determined that in BNT162b2-vaccinated participants who received two doses, their sera harbored at least a neutralizing titer against the three SARS-CoV-2 variants.

8 Mar 2021

New academic spin-out based in Finland introduces a nasal spray vaccine against COVID

Rokote Laboratories Finland Ltd., a newly-founded academic spin-out based in Finland is working to develop and introduce to the markets a nasal spray vaccine against COVID.

8 Mar 2021

SARS-CoV-2 can evade immune response by T-killer cells through mutations

The body's immune response plays a crucial role in the course of a SARS-CoV-2 infection. In addition to antibodies, the so-called T-killer cells, are also responsible for detecting viruses in the body and eliminating them.

5 Mar 2021

Researchers to investigate COVID-19's disproportionate impact on long-term care residents and workers

Long-term care facilities have been disproportionately burdened by COVID-19, accounting for about 60% of COVID-19 deaths nationwide, 70% if retirement homes are included.

3 Mar 2021

Pharmacists discover active substances that block SARS-CoV-2 replication

A research team of pharmacists at the University of Bonn has discovered two families of active substances that can block the replication of the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus. The drug candidates are able to switch off the the key enzyme of the virus, the so-called main protease.

3 Mar 2021

New computer algorithm offers a path toward pan-influenza and coronavirus vaccine

A novel computer algorithm that could create a broadly reactive influenza vaccine for swine flu also offers a path toward a pan-influenza vaccine and possibly a pan-coronavirus vaccine as well, according to a new paper published in Nature Communications.

2 Mar 2021

Virology News and Research

Latest Virology News and Research

Study: COVID-19 vaccines may remain effective against new influenza viruses

Research identifies ways to prevent coronavirus spread to the nervous system

Researchers use new approach to detect COVID-19 in wastewater

Anti-SARS-CoV-2 drug candidate enters phase I clinical trial

Study explores how CAR T immunotherapy could be used to treat solid tumors

Compromised immunity can allow SARS-CoV-2 to evade the immune system

White-tailed deer susceptible to SARS-CoV-2, finds study

Promega launches XpressAmp™ Direct Amplification Reagents

New SARS-CoV-2 vaccine candidate produces strong immune response, prevents SARS-CoV-2 infection

Two doses of Pfizer-BioNTech SARS-CoV-2 vaccine induce humoral protection against U.K. and S.A. variants

New academic spin-out based in Finland introduces a nasal spray vaccine against COVID

SARS-CoV-2 can evade immune response by T-killer cells through mutations

Researchers to investigate COVID-19's disproportionate impact on long-term care residents and workers

Pharmacists discover active substances that block SARS-CoV-2 replication

New computer algorithm offers a path toward pan-influenza and coronavirus vaccine

New nanoparticle-delivered COVID-19 vaccine candidate shows efficacy in ferret model

CN Bio awarded Innovate UK grant to develop single and multi-organ models for COVID-19 research

Protein kinase inhibitors could help treat immunodeficiency in HIV patients

Comparative analysis of SARS-CoV-2 antivirals leads to new potential treatment for COVID-19

Study shows how D614G variant gains upper hand over original SARS-CoV-2 virus

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