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Study suggests tea polyphenols may modulate COVID-19 via intestinal microbiota

A new study discusses the state of current knowledge about the potential use of tea polyphenols in the prevention and treatment of COVID-19.

16 Feb 2022

Children with severe COVID-19 show low mucosal neutralizing activity against SARS-CoV-2

A new study examines neutralizing responses to the ancestral variant of SARS-CoV-2, as well as against later variants of concern.

16 Feb 2022

Study confirms that pets can harbor SARS-CoV-2 infection

A new study looks at how dogs and cats within households are susceptible to COVID-19 infection from humans, and whether they act as reservoir species.

16 Feb 2022

Research identifies differences between Omicron lineages BA.1 and BA.2

Researchers recently identified another Omicron lineage, called BA.2, that is more contagious than BA.1, the Omicron lineage that sparked the winter surge of coronavirus cases in January 2022.

16 Feb 2022

COVID-19 related placental tissue destruction and insufficiency may cause stillbirth and neonatal death from hypoxic-ischemic injury

Researchers evaluate the role of the placenta in causing stillbirth and neonatal death post-maternal COVID-19 and confirmed placental positivity for SARS-CoV-2.

16 Feb 2022

Study examines lyophilized mRNA-lipid nanoparticle vaccines with long-term stability

A new study explored the high immunogenicity and stability of lyophilized mRNA-LNP vaccines in relation to SARS-CoV-2.

16 Feb 2022

Impact of Omicron on COVID-19 prevalence among unvaccinated and vaccinated in Omicron-dominated countries

Scientists have recently explored the impact of the omicron variant of SARS-CoV-2 on the prevalence of COVID-19 in vaccinated and unvaccinated individuals.

16 Feb 2022

Study explores how the electrostatic charge of the SARS-CoV-2 spike protein has changed over time

In a new study, researchers examined the effect of electrostatic changes on the ability of the SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant to escape immunity.

16 Feb 2022

Pregnancy outcomes of pregnant women infected by SARS-CoV-2

A new study evaluated the pregnancy outcomes of pregnant women in the third trimester who were infected by SARS-CoV-2 for the detection of the virus in the placenta and different samples of the newborn as well as detection of antibodies in the cord blood.

16 Feb 2022

Omicron RBD-ACE2 binding found to be stronger than wild type SARS-CoV-2 strain

Researchers recently investigated the effect of SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant mutations on the binding of the receptor-binding domain and angiotensin-converting enzyme-2 to study the overall binding profile of the RBD-ACE2 system.

16 Feb 2022

CRISPR-Cas12a assay to diagnose SARS-CoV-2 infection and detect strain-specific SNPs for variant identification

The multiplex detection approach outlined in this study has the potential to address the need to rapidly characterize the phenotype and clinical response to continually emerging SARS-CoV-2 variants as the COVID-19 pandemic continues.

16 Feb 2022

COVID-19 vaccine boosters shown to confer protection against the SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant

In a new study, researchers investigated whether a COVID-19 vaccine booster dose is effective against the SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant.

16 Feb 2022

Features of platelet-immune crosstalk in healthy recipients of two doses of mRNA-based SARS-CoV-2 vaccine BNT162b2

Researchers investigated the role of platelets in the adverse immune response against a COVID-19 vaccine.

16 Feb 2022

The emergence of infectious diseases from the "germ’s eye view”

The study highlighted that the disruption caused by the COVID-19 pandemic has shown that human societies remain ill-prepared and susceptible to novel infectious diseases.

16 Feb 2022

Human nose organoids provide better understanding of the first steps toward SARS-CoV-2 infection

Preclinical models that recapitulate aspects of human airway disease are essential for the advancement of novel therapeutics and vaccines.

16 Feb 2022

Superior immune response in vaccinated after infection with Omicron compared to unvaccinated

In a recent study posted to the medRxiv* preprint server, researchers evaluated the cross-reactivity of the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) Omicron variant-triggered neutralization and fragment crystallizable (Fc) effector functions between coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)-vaccinated and unvaccinated individuals in South Africa.

16 Feb 2022

Mechanism of SARS-CoV-2 Nsp1 interaction with ribosomal complexes

In a recent study posted to the bioRxiv* preprint server, the team of researchers explored the protein-protein interaction between the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) non-structural protein 1 (Nsp1) and host 40S and 43S ribosomal subunits.

15 Feb 2022

The long-term consequences of SARS-CoV-2 infection in people with HIV

In a recent study posted to the medRxiv* preprint server, an interdisciplinary team of researchers from the United States (US) analyzed a cohort of patients with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) (PWH) recovering from coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) and characterized severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2)-specific immune responses in these patients.

15 Feb 2022

Study suggests folic acid supplementation linked to increased risk for COVID-19 diagnosis

In a recent study posted to the medRxiv* preprint server, researchers evaluated if folic acid or methotrexate use impacts the risk of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) diagnosis or associated mortality in the United Kingdom (UK).

15 Feb 2022

Use of immunosuppressants for inflammatory rheumatic diseases and the associated risk of severe COVID-19

A recent study posted to the medRxiv* preprint server investigated the risk of severe/fatal coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) in patients treated with immunosuppressants for inflammatory rheumatic diseases (IRD).

15 Feb 2022

Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome News and Research

Latest Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome News and Research

Study suggests tea polyphenols may modulate COVID-19 via intestinal microbiota

Children with severe COVID-19 show low mucosal neutralizing activity against SARS-CoV-2

Study confirms that pets can harbor SARS-CoV-2 infection

Research identifies differences between Omicron lineages BA.1 and BA.2

COVID-19 related placental tissue destruction and insufficiency may cause stillbirth and neonatal death from hypoxic-ischemic injury

Study examines lyophilized mRNA-lipid nanoparticle vaccines with long-term stability

Impact of Omicron on COVID-19 prevalence among unvaccinated and vaccinated in Omicron-dominated countries

Study explores how the electrostatic charge of the SARS-CoV-2 spike protein has changed over time

Pregnancy outcomes of pregnant women infected by SARS-CoV-2

Omicron RBD-ACE2 binding found to be stronger than wild type SARS-CoV-2 strain

CRISPR-Cas12a assay to diagnose SARS-CoV-2 infection and detect strain-specific SNPs for variant identification

COVID-19 vaccine boosters shown to confer protection against the SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant

Features of platelet-immune crosstalk in healthy recipients of two doses of mRNA-based SARS-CoV-2 vaccine BNT162b2

The emergence of infectious diseases from the "germ’s eye view”

Human nose organoids provide better understanding of the first steps toward SARS-CoV-2 infection

Superior immune response in vaccinated after infection with Omicron compared to unvaccinated

Mechanism of SARS-CoV-2 Nsp1 interaction with ribosomal complexes

The long-term consequences of SARS-CoV-2 infection in people with HIV

Study suggests folic acid supplementation linked to increased risk for COVID-19 diagnosis

Use of immunosuppressants for inflammatory rheumatic diseases and the associated risk of severe COVID-19

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