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Study sheds new light on how the B cell academy mounts a diverse immune response

Cells jostling for a spot in a germinal center face a cutthroat admissions process. Formed after exposure to a pathogen or vaccine, germinal centers act as a kind of immune system training academy, helping B cells refine their response to the threat.

18 Jan 2023

Tight transmission bottlenecks may limit the evolution of SARS-CoV-2 variants

A new study describes that tight transmission bottlenecks restrict the evolution of SARS-CoV-2 in the transmission chain. SARS-CoV-2 is the causative pathogen of the COVID-19 pandemic.

18 Jan 2023

Threshold control method could aid in future non-pharmaceutical intervention relaxation policy making

Governments around the world used a variety of techniques known as nonpharmaceutical interventions, or NPIs, to control the spread of COVID-19.

18 Jan 2023

Upregulation of Robo4 expression reduces mortality from severe infection

The researchers screened a library of drugs using a mouse endothelial cell line to identify pathways that are involved in the regulation of Robo4 and found that two competitive SMAD signaling pathways appear to regulate Robo4 expression.

18 Jan 2023

Exploring a novel amplicon-based mpox virus sequencing strategy

Researchers described the development of a sequencing strategy based on amplicons for mpox detection.

18 Jan 2023

What older Americans need to know about taking Paxlovid

A new coronavirus variant is circulating, the most transmissible one yet. Hospitalizations of infected patients are rising. And older adults represent nearly 90% of U.S. deaths from covid-19 in recent months, the largest portion since the start of the pandemic.

18 Jan 2023

After a brief pandemic reprieve, rural workers return to life without paid leave

When Ruby B. Sutton found out she was pregnant in late 2021, it was hard to envision how her full-time job would fit with having a newborn at home.

18 Jan 2023

The "Great Escape" by SARS-CoV-2 XBB.1

In a recent article published in the Lancet Microbe, researchers in the Netherlands and the United Kingdom quantified the antigenic diversity of new severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) subvariants, BQ.1.1, BM.1.1.1, and XBB.1, all derivatives of the variant of concern (VOC) Omicron, which emerged in late 2022.

17 Jan 2023

Researchers develop long lasting surface spray with potential to kill viruses and bacteria

University of Queensland researchers have developed a long lasting surface spray that has the potential to kill viruses such as COVID-19 and potentially deadly bacteria.

17 Jan 2023

Novel peptide suppresses the damaging lung inflammation seen in ARDS

A novel peptide designed by University of California, Irvine researchers has been found to suppress the damaging lung inflammation seen in acute respiratory distress syndrome, or ARDS.

17 Jan 2023

What are the major findings of long COVID research?

Researchers explored existing literature on long coronavirus disease (COVID). They highlighted key immunological findings, similarities with other diseases, symptoms, and associated pathophysiological mechanisms, and diagnostic and therapeutic options, including COVID-19 vaccinations.

17 Jan 2023

Exploring bioinformatics approach for evaluating binding affinities of probable COVID-19 therapeutic decoys

Researchers developed a computational workflow based on molecular dynamic (MD) simulations and artificial neural network (ANN) to assess the SARS-CoV-2 spike (S) protein receptor-binding domain (RBD)-human angiotensin-converting enzyme 2 (hACE2) binding affinities of SARS-CoV-2 variants.

17 Jan 2023

S. aureus enhances replication of SARS-CoV-2 in vitro through the bacterial iron-regulated surface determinant protein A

Researchers assessed the impact of Staphylococcus aureus (S. aureus) on SARS-CoV-2 replication.

17 Jan 2023

COVID-19 is a threat during pregnancy, study suggests

Pregnant women who are infected with the virus that causes COVID-19 face a 7 times increased risk of dying and a significantly elevated risk of being admitted to an intensive care unit or suffering from pneumonia, according to research published today in BMJ Global Health.

17 Jan 2023

Researchers explore immune responses to mpox infections

In new research, researchers demonstrated that individuals recovering from mpox virus (MPXV) infection have neutralizing antibodies that target MPXV antigens A35R and H3L.

17 Jan 2023

Preclinical study shows the therapeutic value of kinetin against SARS-CoV-2

Researchers investigated the ability of kinetin (N6-furfurylaminopurine, MB-905) to inhibit severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) proliferation in vitro.

17 Jan 2023

The impact of cross-reactive immunity on the probability that a newly introduced SARS-CoV-2 variant will invade the host population

Researchers investigated the effect of cross-protective immunological responses on novel SARS-CoV-2 variant emergence by mathematical modeling.

17 Jan 2023

Study finds non-Omicron breakthrough infections elicit robust cross-neutralizing activity against Omicron variants across the antigenic barrier

Researchers assessed the effect of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection with a non-Omicron variant on SARS-CoV-2 BA.4/5 neutralization.

17 Jan 2023

Endothelial cell-specific protein Robo4 reduces mortality in severe infection

Pipes play an essential role in bringing water to the faucets in your home, but if one of those pipes springs a leak, damage can result.

16 Jan 2023

New test 'fishes' for multiple respiratory viruses using DNA as 'bait'

A new test that 'fishes' for multiple respiratory viruses at once using single strands of DNA as 'bait', and gives highly accurate results in under an hour, has been developed by Cambridge researchers.

16 Jan 2023

Virus News and Research

Latest Virus News and Research

Study sheds new light on how the B cell academy mounts a diverse immune response

Tight transmission bottlenecks may limit the evolution of SARS-CoV-2 variants

Threshold control method could aid in future non-pharmaceutical intervention relaxation policy making

Upregulation of Robo4 expression reduces mortality from severe infection

Exploring a novel amplicon-based mpox virus sequencing strategy

What older Americans need to know about taking Paxlovid

After a brief pandemic reprieve, rural workers return to life without paid leave

The "Great Escape" by SARS-CoV-2 XBB.1

Researchers develop long lasting surface spray with potential to kill viruses and bacteria

Novel peptide suppresses the damaging lung inflammation seen in ARDS

What are the major findings of long COVID research?

Exploring bioinformatics approach for evaluating binding affinities of probable COVID-19 therapeutic decoys

S. aureus enhances replication of SARS-CoV-2 in vitro through the bacterial iron-regulated surface determinant protein A

COVID-19 is a threat during pregnancy, study suggests

Researchers explore immune responses to mpox infections

Preclinical study shows the therapeutic value of kinetin against SARS-CoV-2

The impact of cross-reactive immunity on the probability that a newly introduced SARS-CoV-2 variant will invade the host population

Study finds non-Omicron breakthrough infections elicit robust cross-neutralizing activity against Omicron variants across the antigenic barrier

Endothelial cell-specific protein Robo4 reduces mortality in severe infection

New test 'fishes' for multiple respiratory viruses using DNA as 'bait'

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Clue's CEO Rhiannon White on the Future of Femtech and PCOS

Freezing Point Osmometry in Life Science Applications

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Virus News and Research

Latest Virus News and Research

A new way of characterising biomolecules eBook

Clue's CEO Rhiannon White on the Future of Femtech and PCOS

Freezing Point Osmometry in Life Science Applications

Precision in every drop: Inside Hamilton’s syringe technology

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