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Study describes the first three days of SARS-CoV-2 infection in an ALI model of proximal airway epithelium

Researchers evaluated the initial three days of SARS-CoV-2 infection via scRNAseq dataset in humanized in vitro model.

3 Feb 2022

A relative COVID-19 survival analysis

Researchers from the University of California Riverside, Texas A & M University, Washington University, and the Medical College of Georgia have been investigating the risks of death by age due to COVID-19 infection compared to deaths by other causes in Hubei province, China.

3 Feb 2022

Red foxes susceptible to SARS-CoV-2 infection

Working towards the aim to determine the SARS-CoV-2 susceptibility of common wildlife species, the researchers in the United States have found that red fox (Vulpes vulpes) can experimentally become infected with SARS-CoV-2 and can shed virus in its oral and nasal secretions.

3 Feb 2022

Study results strongly support COVID mRNA vaccine boosters for nursing home residents

Researchers evaluate the vaccine effectiveness of mRNA booster dose in nursing home residents who completed the primary series of mRNA vaccination.

2 Feb 2022

Nanoparticle vaccine effective against eight SARS-CoV-2 variants in non-human primates

Researchers demonstrate that SARS-CoV-2 RBD-based nanoparticle vaccine induces neutralizing antibodies against SARS-CoV-2 variants.

2 Feb 2022

Antigenic map of SARS-CoV-2 variants reveals amino acid substitutions that govern immune escape and immunodominance

Researchers use antigenic cartography to analyze cross-reactivity patterns of eight groups of human sera on a panel of SARS-CoV-2 variants.

2 Feb 2022

Omicron variant's 'milder' outcomes may be due to more population immunity

The SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant's "milder" outcomes are likely due to more population immunity compared to earlier waves of the pandemic rather than the virus's properties, according to a paper by William Hanage, associate professor of epidemiology and co-director of the Center for Communicable Disease Dynamics at Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, and Roby Bhattacharyya, assistant professor at Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School and associate member at the Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard.

2 Feb 2022

Booster dose of Covaxin vaccine candidate neutralizes Omicron and Delta variants

Researchers evaluate the neutralization potential of sera samples from subjects boosted with the Covaxin against the SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant.

2 Feb 2022

UK's world-leading human challenge study provides new insights into mild SARS-CoV-2 infections

Findings from the UK's world-leading human challenge study provide new insights into mild infections with SARS-CoV-2 in healthy young adults.

2 Feb 2022

NIAID's new pandemic preparedness efforts aim to characterize prototype and priority pathogens

As the global COVID-19 pandemic continues into its third year, the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), part of the National Institutes of Health, is focusing on preparing for a range of other viral threats that could cause a public health emergency.

2 Feb 2022

Combined treatment strategy essential to minimize lung sequelae in COVID-19 patients

A combined treatment strategy targeting SARS-CoV-2 symptoms and severe lung tissue injury is essential to minimize lung sequelae- chronic complications resulting from COVID-19 infection, according to a review published this week in Clinical Microbiology Reviews, a journal of the American Society for Microbiology.

2 Feb 2022

COVID-19 mortality associated with obesity in ethnic minorities

A stronger association exists between deaths from COVID-19 and obesity in people of Black, South Asian and other ethnic minority groups than in White people, latest research published in the journal Nature Communications demonstrates.

2 Feb 2022

Study discovers how long-term memory T cells are formed after SARS-CoV-2 exposure

Exposure to SARS-CoV-2 by infection or vaccination generates immune cells that provide long-term immunity. These long-lived memory T cells play a key role in preventing severe cases of Covid-19. Researchers at the University of Zurich have now discovered how these memory T cells form.

2 Feb 2022

Virus News and Research

Latest Virus News and Research

Study describes the first three days of SARS-CoV-2 infection in an ALI model of proximal airway epithelium

A relative COVID-19 survival analysis

Red foxes susceptible to SARS-CoV-2 infection

Study results strongly support COVID mRNA vaccine boosters for nursing home residents

Nanoparticle vaccine effective against eight SARS-CoV-2 variants in non-human primates

Antigenic map of SARS-CoV-2 variants reveals amino acid substitutions that govern immune escape and immunodominance

Omicron variant's 'milder' outcomes may be due to more population immunity

Booster dose of Covaxin vaccine candidate neutralizes Omicron and Delta variants

UK's world-leading human challenge study provides new insights into mild SARS-CoV-2 infections

NIAID's new pandemic preparedness efforts aim to characterize prototype and priority pathogens

Combined treatment strategy essential to minimize lung sequelae in COVID-19 patients

COVID-19 mortality associated with obesity in ethnic minorities

Study discovers how long-term memory T cells are formed after SARS-CoV-2 exposure

Researchers discover mechanism behind loss of smell in people with COVID-19

SARS-CoV-2 omicron variant shown to replicate less efficiently in human lungs

Rapid antigen test for SARS-CoV-2 shows lower sensitivity

Safety and immunogenicity of high-dose quadrivalent influenza vaccine and mRNA-1273 vaccine booster in older adults

Quantitative framework to investigate the dynamic mechanism of host immune response confronting SARS-CoV-2 infection

Determining the limit of detection for SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant using rapid antigen tests

Impact of equitable access to COVID-19 vaccines for all countries

A new way of characterising biomolecules eBook

Redefining control and consistency in anaerobic microbiome workflows

AI in Healthcare: How generative tools are transforming clinical practice

The future of automation: Machine learning–driven hepatocyte and organoid counting

Virus News and Research

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A new way of characterising biomolecules eBook

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The future of automation: Machine learning–driven hepatocyte and organoid counting

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