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In-depth analysis of SARS-CoV-2 specific T cells in unexposed individuals

A new study aimed to analyze SARS-CoV-2 specific T-cells in unexposed individuals.

2 Dec 2021

£700 million will help hospitals across England tackle waiting lists and improve care

Hospitals across the country will benefit from a share of £700 million to expand wards, install modular operating theaters, upgrade outpatient spaces and MRI and screening technology, to help reduce waiting lists.

2 Dec 2021

New interactive graphic will help decision makers and the public understand, mitigate COVID-19 risks

The tool will help decision makers and the public understand what the risks are, including when eating out in a small restaurant, if they can safely sing in a choir, and how much difference it makes if a window is open.

2 Dec 2021

Government signs new contracts to secure the supply of vaccine stock in light of new variant

The government has signed new contracts to secure the supply of our vaccine stock to future proof the country's vaccine programme.

2 Dec 2021

New interactive graphic tool illustrates SARS-CoV-2 transmission routes and mitigations

A new interactive graphic developed by UK researchers and published by The BMJ today will help people decide what to do in everyday situations to protect themselves, and others, from covid-19.

2 Dec 2021

Healthcare integration process helped ensure better management of the COVID-19 pandemic

The global health emergency generated by the COVID-19 pandemic put healthcare systems all over the world to the test.

2 Dec 2021

SARS-CoV-2 evolution in animals could provide insights on the mutability of COVID-19

When animals catch COVID-19 from humans, new SARS-CoV-2 variants can arise. To evaluate this phenomenon, an interdisciplinary team at the College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences systematically analyzed mutation types occurring in the virus after infection of cats, dogs, ferrets, and hamsters.

2 Dec 2021

Immune cells play a much larger role in the onset of allergies than previously thought

A ground-breaking discovery from the Malaghan Institute has shone a light on immune cells in the skin, suggesting they play a much larger role in the onset of allergies than first thought.

2 Dec 2021

Mini-stomach organoids could be used to study how SARS-CoV-2 infection affects children

The team, led from Great Ormond Street Hospital (GOSH), UCL Great Ormond Street Institute of Child Health (UCL GOS ICH) and the Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale delle Venezie (Legnaro, Italy), have built on recent advances to grow 'mini-organs' in a laboratory, known as organoids.

2 Dec 2021

New blood test provides more accurate, faster diagnosis of HPV-associated head and neck cancer

Researchers at Mass Eye and Ear and Mass General Hospital have developed a blood test, or liquid biopsy, for head and neck cancer associated with the human papilloma virus (HPV) that was shown in a new study to be more accurate, faster and cheaper than conventional testing methods.

2 Dec 2021

Green seaweed extract exhibits anti-SARS-CoV-2 activity in vitro

Researchers investigate the antiviral activities of SSPS extracted from green seaweed Ulva sp. to demonstrate the anti-SARS-CoV-2 activity of ulvans.

2 Dec 2021

Investigating the zoonotic adaptation and anthropozoonotic transmission of SARS-CoV-2

Researchers summarize the possible causes and routes of transmission of SARS-CoV-2 between humans and animals.

2 Dec 2021

‘Boost Day’ drive launches to mark one year since COVID-19 vaccine approval in the UK

The UK is marking one year since it became the first country in the world to approve Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine with a "Boost Day" call.

2 Dec 2021

Impact of SARS-CoV-2 infection on testis function

A study published in the journal Nature Reviews Urology discusses the impact of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) on male fertility.

2 Dec 2021

New insights offered into cell-to-cell propagation of SARS-CoV-2

Evidence from a new study supports previous findings showing SARS-CoV-2 particles inside host cells are morphologically identical to those outside of cells.

2 Dec 2021

Systematic survey of human SARS-CoV-2 monoclonal antibodies

Scientists have mined information from several research publications and patents to create a dataset of approximately 8000 human antibodies to the SARS-CoV-2 spike from more than 200 donors.

2 Dec 2021

Study suggests efficacy of SARS-CoV-2 main protease inhibitors is not compromised in current COVID-19 variants

A new study has focussed on assessing the Mpro mutants of newly emerged SARS-CoV-2 variants.

2 Dec 2021

Researchers report antibody cocktails are promising candidate tools for controlling new SARS-CoV-2 variants

Researchers from Academia Sinica in Taiwan have been investigating new antibodies that could have strong effects against SARS-CoV-2 infection.

2 Dec 2021

Novel method for estimating the ability of SARS-CoV-2 to spread in a population

Researchers from Curtin University have formulated a new modeling framework to help identify the transmissibility of COVID-19 based on periods of varying case incidence.

2 Dec 2021

Pandemic lockdown created mental and emotional issues for older adults with sensory impairment

During the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic, many assisted living and senior center facilities were forced to close their doors to outside visitors to limit potential exposure to the virus.

1 Dec 2021

Virus News and Research

Latest Virus News and Research

In-depth analysis of SARS-CoV-2 specific T cells in unexposed individuals

£700 million will help hospitals across England tackle waiting lists and improve care

New interactive graphic will help decision makers and the public understand, mitigate COVID-19 risks

Government signs new contracts to secure the supply of vaccine stock in light of new variant

New interactive graphic tool illustrates SARS-CoV-2 transmission routes and mitigations

Healthcare integration process helped ensure better management of the COVID-19 pandemic

SARS-CoV-2 evolution in animals could provide insights on the mutability of COVID-19

Immune cells play a much larger role in the onset of allergies than previously thought

Mini-stomach organoids could be used to study how SARS-CoV-2 infection affects children

New blood test provides more accurate, faster diagnosis of HPV-associated head and neck cancer

Green seaweed extract exhibits anti-SARS-CoV-2 activity in vitro

Investigating the zoonotic adaptation and anthropozoonotic transmission of SARS-CoV-2

‘Boost Day’ drive launches to mark one year since COVID-19 vaccine approval in the UK

Impact of SARS-CoV-2 infection on testis function

New insights offered into cell-to-cell propagation of SARS-CoV-2

Systematic survey of human SARS-CoV-2 monoclonal antibodies

Study suggests efficacy of SARS-CoV-2 main protease inhibitors is not compromised in current COVID-19 variants

Researchers report antibody cocktails are promising candidate tools for controlling new SARS-CoV-2 variants

Novel method for estimating the ability of SARS-CoV-2 to spread in a population

Pandemic lockdown created mental and emotional issues for older adults with sensory impairment

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Exploring the role of confocal-based high-content imaging in advancing core facilities

Transforming Cardiovascular Care: Insights from Mina Makar at AstraZeneca

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

Virus News and Research

Latest Virus News and Research

A new way of characterising biomolecules eBook

Exploring the role of confocal-based high-content imaging in advancing core facilities

Transforming Cardiovascular Care: Insights from Mina Makar at AstraZeneca

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

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