Bat Virus Receptor Studies Vital to Predict Spillover Risk
Latest work unexpectedly shows two close bat virus relatives of human respiratory virus MERS-CoV use bat ACE2 as cell entry ...
Tag: Coronavirus
Novavax Missed Its Global Moonshot but Is Angling to Win Over mRNA Defectors
Novavax hitched its wagon to the global coronavirus pandemic. Before most Americans truly grasped the scope of the danger, the ...
How a COVID-19 Infection Spurs Antibodies Against Common Colds
Scientists at Scripps Research analyzing coronavirus antibodies found more antibodies that recognize other, related viruses in people who had been ...
Johns Hopkins: Chemical in Leafy Greens May Slow Growth of Coronaviruses
Researchers at Johns Hopkins Children’s Center report evidence from lab experiments that a chemical derived from a compound found abundantly ...
Bird Flu is Killing Millions of Chickens and Turkeys Across the US
An outbreak of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza in chicken and turkey flocks has spread across 24 U.S. states since it ...
Long COVID Leaves Newly Disabled People Facing Old Barriers
Up to one-third of COVID-19 survivors will acquire the condition known as long or long-haul COVID-19. The American Academy of ...
Will the BA.2 Subvariant Cause Another Wave of Infections in the US?
A new omicron subvariant of the virus that causes COVID-19, BA.2, is quickly becoming the predominant source of infections amid ...
Even Mild Cases of COVID-19 Can Leave a Mark on the Brain — Such as Reductions in Gray Matter
Researchers have been steadily gathering important insights into the effects of COVID-19 on the body and brain. Two years into ...
Mitigating Flu and Other Respiratory Viruses for Children in Indoor Environments
In January, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) updated its guidance for reducing SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19) transmission in schools ...
Like COVID, TB is a Pandemic and Must be Treated as an Emergency
In 1993, the World Health Organisation (WHO) declared tuberculosis (TB) a global public health emergency. It urged nations to coordinate ...
USAMRIID Scientist Wins AMSUS Research and Development
Xiankun (Kevin) Zeng, Ph.D., a molecular biologist and principal investigator at the U.S. Army Medical Research Institute of Infectious Diseases ...
Particles Carrying Viruses Likely Travel Farther Than Previously Thought
New research from the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory raises questions about how far droplets, like those that carry the virus ...
U.S. Purchases 600,000 Courses of Eli Lilly Monoclonal Antibody That Works Against Omicron
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced on Feb 10. it will acquire 600,000 treatment courses of ...
Building Better Antivirals for the Next Pandemic
New research shows for the first time why the antiviral drug remdesivir works against some viruses but not others—a finding ...
The US National Blood Crisis: Supply at 10-year Low From Pandemic Disruptions
The blood supply in the U.S. is now at its lowest level in over a decade. Many of the nation’s ...
Israel is Rolling Out Fourth Doses of COVID Vaccines to Everyone. Should Others Follow?
Earlier this year, Israel began offering a fourth dose of the Pfizer mRNA vaccine to people who are immunocompromised, older ...
First Lethal Hamster Model for SARS-CoV-2 Developed by USAMRIID Scientists
This model system will aid in understanding the severe disease course of COVID-19—including the virus’s interaction with the central nervous ...
Quick COVID Breathalyzer Could Allow Mass Screening in Public Places
According to experts, bringing an end to the pandemic will require rapid screening of people attending large gatherings, such as ...
COVID-19 Crisis in Los Angeles: Why Activating ‘Crisis Standards of Care’ is Crucial for Overwhelmed Hospitals
In Los Angeles County, ambulance crews are being told to conserve oxygen and to not take certain trauma and cardiac ...
‘Crisis Standards of Care’ During COVID Surge Involve Excruciating Choices for Hospital Staff
As the omicron variant brings a new wave of uncertainty and fear, I can’t help reflecting back to March 2020, ...
