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Study demonstrates that a low-dose, bivalent, unmodified mRNA vaccine against SARS-CoV-2 is highly efficacious

Researchers compared the efficiency of monovalent and bivalent mRNA vaccines against SARS-CoV-2.

22 Apr 2022

Booster dose of BNT162b2 mRNA vaccine induces a high cross-neutralizing response against SARS-CoV-2 variants

Researchers assessed the impact of SARS-CoV-2 mRNA booster vaccine on the SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant.

22 Apr 2022

Discovering Genetic Variants that Significantly Predispose People to Critical COVID-19

We speak with postdoctoral researcher Erola Pairo-Castineira about her recent work which aimed to find the genetic factors that may predispose individuals to critical COVID-19 and learn how COVID-19 affects cells in the body.

22 Apr 2022

Rhinovirus the main virus co-circulating with SARS-CoV-2 in children

Researchers investigate the rates at which different pathogens appear in children, both independently and alongside SARS-CoV-2.

21 Apr 2022

Antibodies that neutralize most sarbecoviruses, including SARS-CoV-2 variants

Researchers isolate three mAbs that broadly neutralized sarbecoviruses and carried out virological and structural studies of these mAbs.

21 Apr 2022

SARS-CoV-2 spike protein disrupts lipid metabolism resulting in liver, heart & kidney damage

A new study describes the impact of SARS-CoV-2 on host lipid metabolism.

21 Apr 2022

Hybrid alphavirus-SARS-CoV-2 pseudovirus system rapidly measures neutralizing antibodies

Do a person's antibodies work to block the COVID-19 virus from infecting one's system? Are these antibodies also capable of blocking emerging variants such as the omicrons?

21 Apr 2022

New approach successfully differentiates between antibodies against influenza and SARS-CoV-2

A new study shows that it is possible to use the genetic sequences of a person's antibodies to predict what pathogens those antibodies will target.

21 Apr 2022

Abnormalities in astrocytes may play a key role in causing autism spectrum disorder symptoms

Abnormalities in a type of brain cell called astrocytes may play a pivotal role in causing some behavioral symptoms of autism spectrum disorders, according to a preclinical study by Weill Cornell Medicine investigators.

21 Apr 2022

Association between SARS-CoV-2 Omicron viral load and vaccination history

Researchers analyzed the association between viral loads in SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant infection and vaccination history.

21 Apr 2022

Judge’s ruling on the CDC mask mandate highlights the limits of the agency’s power

The role that the federal government plays in containing future epidemics will hinge on the outcome of an appeal of this week's court ruling that overturned the mask mandate for travelers on airlines, trains, and the nation's mass transit systems.

21 Apr 2022

Evolution of SARS-CoV-2 variants

Research has demonstrated the evolutionary process and biology of SARS-CoV-2, the causative pathogen of the COVID-19 pandemic.

21 Apr 2022

Researchers conduct SARS-CoV-2 risk assessment with regard to wildlife research, rehabilitation, and control

In a new study, risk assessments for research, survey, monitoring, management, wildlife rehabilitation, and wildlife control were updated regarding SARS-CoV-2.

21 Apr 2022

Intranasal nanoparticle STING agonist with immunoantiviral activity against SARS-CoV-2 variants

Researchers developed an immunoantiviral, NanoSTING, and demonstrated its broad-spectrum antiviral properties in hamsters and mice.

21 Apr 2022

Antibody dependent cellular cytotoxicity may influence HIV transmission from mother to child during breastfeeding

According to new research from Boston Medical Center, the antibody function known as antibody dependent cellular cytotoxicity (ADCC) and the ADCC sensitivity of HIV strains may influence the transmission of HIV from mother to child during breastfeeding.

21 Apr 2022

RNA splicing abnormalities in COVID-19 patients

This study entailed the integration of multiple-omics datasets to examine the dysregulation in the host splicing mechanism and alteration in protein isoforms among COVID-19 patients.

20 Apr 2022

Advancements in HIV science

As far as viruses go, human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) is quite simple. About 100,000 times smaller than a red blood cell, the virus expresses just a dozen proteins, yet it can establish a lifelong infection that, if left untreated, causes acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) and death.

20 Apr 2022

Virus News and Research

Latest Virus News and Research

Study demonstrates that a low-dose, bivalent, unmodified mRNA vaccine against SARS-CoV-2 is highly efficacious

Booster dose of BNT162b2 mRNA vaccine induces a high cross-neutralizing response against SARS-CoV-2 variants

Discovering Genetic Variants that Significantly Predispose People to Critical COVID-19

Rhinovirus the main virus co-circulating with SARS-CoV-2 in children

Antibodies that neutralize most sarbecoviruses, including SARS-CoV-2 variants

SARS-CoV-2 spike protein disrupts lipid metabolism resulting in liver, heart & kidney damage

Hybrid alphavirus-SARS-CoV-2 pseudovirus system rapidly measures neutralizing antibodies

New approach successfully differentiates between antibodies against influenza and SARS-CoV-2

Abnormalities in astrocytes may play a key role in causing autism spectrum disorder symptoms

Association between SARS-CoV-2 Omicron viral load and vaccination history

Judge’s ruling on the CDC mask mandate highlights the limits of the agency’s power

Evolution of SARS-CoV-2 variants

Researchers conduct SARS-CoV-2 risk assessment with regard to wildlife research, rehabilitation, and control

Intranasal nanoparticle STING agonist with immunoantiviral activity against SARS-CoV-2 variants

Antibody dependent cellular cytotoxicity may influence HIV transmission from mother to child during breastfeeding

RNA splicing abnormalities in COVID-19 patients

Advancements in HIV science

Antibody response to Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine over 6 months

Investigating the impact of SARS-CoV-2 Omicron spike mutations

Study investigates co-metabolism during SARS-CoV-2 infection

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Synthetic Psychedelics: A Growing Public Health Concern

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