Virus News and Research

Latest Virus News and Research

Farming population is highly vulnerable to COVID-19

Preventing the horrific mortality and ill health consequences of COVID-19 infection poses a huge and on-going challenge in Ireland and among the farming community over the coming months.

22 Sep 2020

NIH expands clinical trials to evaluate convalescent plasma as a treatment for COVID-19

Two randomized, placebo-controlled clinical trials funded by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) are expanding enrollment to further evaluate convalescent plasma as a treatment for patients hospitalized with COVID-19.

22 Sep 2020

Research consortium receives $111 million NCI grant to prevent, treat HIV-related cancers

The widespread use of antiretroviral therapy to suppress the HIV virus has helped tens of millions of people with HIV live healthier, longer lives--but an unfortunate consequence of people living longer with HIV is an increased risk of cancer.

22 Sep 2020

COVID-19 can affect the retina

Now, a new study published in the journal EClinicalMedicine shows that the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), the virus that causes the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), targets the retina.

22 Sep 2020

Respiratory specimens testing positive for SARS-CoV-2 decrease in the U.S., CDC report

In the report, published on Sept. 18, the CDC shows that indicators tracking COVID-19 activity continued to decline or remain stable. Still, two regions say a slight increase in the percentage of specimens testing positive for SARS-CoV-2. Meanwhile, four regions reported a slight increase in the percent of outpatient or emergency department visits for influenza-like illness (ILI).

22 Sep 2020

Researchers identify a potential drug candidate for hand, foot and mouth disease

A study appearing next week in the journal Nature Communications offers some good news in the search for antiviral drugs for hard-to-treat diseases. Researchers have identified a potential new drug candidate against enterovirus 71, a common cause of hand, foot and mouth disease in infants and young children

22 Sep 2020

Discovering a molecule that could interfere with SARS-CoV-2 replication

In this interview, News-Medical speaks to Stepan Nersisyan about his discovery of a molecule that could replicate SARS-CoV-2.

22 Sep 2020

Inhibition of SARS-CoV-2 with antisense oligonucleotides

A part of the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) viral RNA is highly conserved. Researchers have used this as a target for designing antisense oligonucleotide gapmers to cleave the RNA and disrupt virus replication. Their research is published as a preprint on the online server bioRxiv in September 2020.

22 Sep 2020

Children are disproportionally harmed by precautions involved with lockdowns, say experts

Children, who appear at a relatively lower risk from COVID-19, are disproportionally harmed by precautions involved with lockdowns, say Matthew Snape and Russell Viner in a Perspective.

22 Sep 2020

BCG vaccine may offer protection against COVID-19, shows study

While scientists race to develop and test a vaccine effective against SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, recent studies have indicated that countries with widespread BCG vaccination appear to be weathering the pandemic better than their counterparts.

22 Sep 2020

Cats’ immune system can deal with SARS-CoV-2, shows study

On 8 May 2020, the Institute of Agrifood Research and Technology (IRTA) reported the case of the first cat infected with SARS-CoV-2 in Spain. It was a 4-year-old cat called Negrito, who lived with a family affected by COVID-19, with one case of death.

22 Sep 2020

Social contacts increase again despite coronavirus

At the beginning of the month, 60 percent still restricted themselves in this regard. At the same time, the proportion of people concerned about the impact of the virus on their social relationships fell to 15 percent.

22 Sep 2020

COVID-19 poses a unique threat during hurricane evacuations

The 2020 hurricane season is breaking records with 23 named storms, and more are projected to develop over the next few weeks.

22 Sep 2020

New national research and training hub at UW-Madison could transform medicine

A national research initiative announced today will place the University of Wisconsin-Madison at the forefront of a revolution in imaging fostered by cryo-electron microscopy and cryo-electron tomography - technologies that can illuminate life at the atomic scale.

22 Sep 2020

Nanoparticle SARS-CoV-2 model could potentially speed the search for drugs

A team of scientists from the National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences and Naval Research Laboratory in Washington, D.C., has developed a new tool that mimics how SARS-CoV-2 -- the virus that causes COVID-19 -- infects a cell, information that could potentially speed the search for treatments against the disease.

22 Sep 2020

Expanded screening of asymptomatic people could reduce COVID-19 infections and deaths

New research suggests when the COVID-19 pandemic is slowing, low-cost, recurring screening of asymptomatic people - at an expense of approximately $3 or less per test every two weeks - could decrease COVID-19 infections and deaths and be cost-effective.

22 Sep 2020

Belief in pandemic conspiracy theories is an obstacle to minimize the spread of COVID-19

Belief in conspiracy theories about the coronavirus pandemic is not only persistent but also is associated with reluctance to accept a COVID-19 vaccine when one becomes available and to engage in behaviors such as mask-wearing that can prevent its spread, according to researchers at the Annenberg Public Policy Center.

22 Sep 2020

Virus News and Research

Latest Virus News and Research

Farming population is highly vulnerable to COVID-19

NIH expands clinical trials to evaluate convalescent plasma as a treatment for COVID-19

Research consortium receives $111 million NCI grant to prevent, treat HIV-related cancers

COVID-19 can affect the retina

Respiratory specimens testing positive for SARS-CoV-2 decrease in the U.S., CDC report

Researchers identify a potential drug candidate for hand, foot and mouth disease

Discovering a molecule that could interfere with SARS-CoV-2 replication

Inhibition of SARS-CoV-2 with antisense oligonucleotides

Children are disproportionally harmed by precautions involved with lockdowns, say experts

BCG vaccine may offer protection against COVID-19, shows study

Cats’ immune system can deal with SARS-CoV-2, shows study

Social contacts increase again despite coronavirus

COVID-19 poses a unique threat during hurricane evacuations

New national research and training hub at UW-Madison could transform medicine

Nanoparticle SARS-CoV-2 model could potentially speed the search for drugs

Expanded screening of asymptomatic people could reduce COVID-19 infections and deaths

Belief in pandemic conspiracy theories is an obstacle to minimize the spread of COVID-19

Exploring how COVID-19 pandemic trajectory might unfold in the future

Impaired cytotoxic T cell response found in in elderly COVID-19 patients

Study detects key differences in immune responses of adults and children with COVID-19

A new way of characterising biomolecules eBook

CoppaFeel!: Breast Cancer Doesn’t Discriminate, So Why Should Awareness?

The CAR T Veteran: A Journey of Resilience, Remission, and Advocacy

Innovating for impact: Jordi Labs on aligning methodologies with FDA expectation

Virus News and Research

Latest Virus News and Research

A new way of characterising biomolecules eBook

CoppaFeel!: Breast Cancer Doesn’t Discriminate, So Why Should Awareness?

The CAR T Veteran: A Journey of Resilience, Remission, and Advocacy

Innovating for impact: Jordi Labs on aligning methodologies with FDA expectation

Newsletters you may be interested in