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New universal flu vaccine protects mice against diverse variants of influenza A and B viruses

A new universal flu vaccine protects against diverse variants of both influenza A and B viruses in mice, according to a new study by researchers in the Institute for Biomedical Sciences at Georgia State University.

26 Aug 2022

Immune therapy may be an alternate therapeutic approach for treating chronic hepatitis B

Hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection is global in nature and induces several incredible liver diseases, such as chronic hepatitis B (CHB), cirrhosis of the liver (LC) and hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). A total of 882,000 patients died of HBV-related liver diseases in 2019.

25 Aug 2022

A complex immunological landscape emerges in South Africa after Omicron BA.1/BA.2

Researchers evaluate infection rates and changes in the immunological history of COVID-19 patients over time.

25 Aug 2022

Chinese researchers identify a new molecular mechanism of NASH pathogenesis

Nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH), characterized by liver steatosis, inflammation and injury, has emerged as one of major causes for end-stage liver disease like hepatocellular carcinoma. However, what drives its progression?

25 Aug 2022

Investigating the links between the rate of new cases, mutations, and selection in SARS-CoV2 virus

How many times in the last 18 months have you seen a map that looks like the one above? It looks like a population density map, but in fact, it is a case total for the COVID19 rates from Johns Hopkins Coronavirus Research Center (collected on 24 May 2022).

25 Aug 2022

NIH experts discuss a published case series detailing the symptoms and outcomes of monkeypox

Lessons learned from the public health responses to the HIV and COVID-19 pandemics should help guide the response to the current outbreak of monkeypox, National Institutes of Health experts write in an editorial published today in the New England Journal of Medicine.

25 Aug 2022

New study investigates a potential treatment for people diagnosed with monkeypox

The team behind the world-leading RECOVERY trial of COVID-19 treatments are leading a new study investigating a potential treatment for people who have been diagnosed with monkeypox.

25 Aug 2022

What is the efficacy of Grignard Pure™ against surrogate of SARS-CoV-2?

Researchers characterized the efficacy of Grignard Pure™ (GP) in inactivating MS2 bacteriophage, a non-enveloped viral microbe that has been used widely as a severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) surrogate.

25 Aug 2022

SARS-CoV-2 mutational spectra based on reconstructed phylogenetic tree

In a new study, researchers assessed the impact of mutagenesis on the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) genome and the effects of mutations in the neutral regions and non-neutral regions of the genome.

25 Aug 2022

Susceptibility of deer mice and California mice to COVID-19

In a new study, researchers assessed the susceptibility of deer mice and California mice to severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection.

25 Aug 2022

What is the link between influenza vaccination and the severity of COVID-19 infection?

Researchers performed a systematic review and meta-analysis to investigate whether influenza vaccinations could reduce COVID-19 severity outcomes.

25 Aug 2022

Researchers report large molecular compounds and nanoscale nanozyme of two traditional Chinese medicines may inhibit COVID-19 signaling

Researchers investigated the potential anti-COVID-19 activity of traditional Chinese medicine.

25 Aug 2022

Investigation of SARS-CoV-2 and respiratory syncytial virus coinfection in children

A new study evaluated the occurrence of RSV and SARS-CoV-2 coinfections in children.

25 Aug 2022

Study investigates factors that influence immune responses over 15 months after SARS-CoV-2 infection

In a new study, the long-term humoral immunity to SARS-CoV-2 was investigated.

25 Aug 2022

Study suggests inclusion of the Omicron BA.5 strain in a SARS-CoV-2 vaccine would be beneficial in protection against this widely circulating variant

Researchers explored neutralizing antibodies against SARS-CoV-2 Omicron BA.1, BA.2, and BA.5 lineage infected patients.

25 Aug 2022

Virus News and Research

Latest Virus News and Research

New universal flu vaccine protects mice against diverse variants of influenza A and B viruses

Immune therapy may be an alternate therapeutic approach for treating chronic hepatitis B

A complex immunological landscape emerges in South Africa after Omicron BA.1/BA.2

Chinese researchers identify a new molecular mechanism of NASH pathogenesis

Investigating the links between the rate of new cases, mutations, and selection in SARS-CoV2 virus

NIH experts discuss a published case series detailing the symptoms and outcomes of monkeypox

New study investigates a potential treatment for people diagnosed with monkeypox

What is the efficacy of Grignard Pure™ against surrogate of SARS-CoV-2?

SARS-CoV-2 mutational spectra based on reconstructed phylogenetic tree

Susceptibility of deer mice and California mice to COVID-19

What is the link between influenza vaccination and the severity of COVID-19 infection?

Researchers report large molecular compounds and nanoscale nanozyme of two traditional Chinese medicines may inhibit COVID-19 signaling

Investigation of SARS-CoV-2 and respiratory syncytial virus coinfection in children

Study investigates factors that influence immune responses over 15 months after SARS-CoV-2 infection

Study suggests inclusion of the Omicron BA.5 strain in a SARS-CoV-2 vaccine would be beneficial in protection against this widely circulating variant

Virtual screening and molecular dynamics explore potential repurposed drugs against monkeypox virus

How does the human gut microbiome impact menopause?

Severe COVID-19 increases risk of future cardiovascular events

Social media messaging strategies can help educate young adults about HPV vaccine interventions

Universal benefits of positive psychological factors may not generalize across races, study suggests

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