[ad_1] Belgian and German researchers have shown how the glycoprotein peak of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) is fine-tuned based on human airway temperature and protease conditions, which in turn improves viral transmission and the consequent pathology. Their study is available on bioRxiv * prepress server. The rapid …
Read More »Why are children so much less likely than adults to be infected with Covid-19?
[ad_1] It was a big pandemic conundrum: Why are children less likely than adults to contract the new coronavirus and, if infected, less likely to get sick? One possible reason could be that many children already have antibodies to other coronaviruses, according to researchers from the Francis Crick Institute in …
Read More »Identification of antibody-resistant SARS-CoV-2 spike protein mutations
[ad_1] Using a number of different monoclonal antibodies, the researchers determined several mutations in the SARS-CoV-2 spike protein that leads to resistance. Understanding these resistant mutations is important for the development of effective therapeutic strategies. Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), responsible for the COVID-19 pandemic, infects host cells …
Read More »Using sewage epidemiology to monitor SARS-CoV-2 in Houston
[ad_1] With cases of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) skyrocketing around the world, understanding the full extent of the pandemic is of paramount importance. However, it is an ongoing challenge for public health officials. Currently, diagnostic testing capacity may be insufficient, and in some hospitals, reporting of COVID-19 patients is delayed for …
Read More »Aspirin to be tested as a potential COVID-19 treatment as part of the RECOVERY study
[ad_1] Confirmed cases for coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) – caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) have surpassed 50.8 million worldwide. As many countries begin to impose tighter blockades once again amid recurring cases, scientists are frantically trying to develop an effective treatment regimen for COVID-19 or antiviral …
Read More »ACE2 and TMPRSS2 are not the only viral receptors mediating the entry of SARS-CoV-2
[ad_1] Most vaccine research in the current 2019 coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic has focused on the role of the angiotensin converting enzyme 2 (ACE2) receptor in mediating viral entry into the host cell. However, a recent study published on the prepress server bioRxiv* in November 2020 discovers the major role played …
Read More »Frozen Coronavirus leads China to step up inspection of imported products
[ad_1] JN / Agencies Today at 08:18 The National Health Commission of China has released new regulations to step up control over imported products after detecting the novel coronavirus in frozen packaging, including chicken wings from Brazil. The new rules establish the thorough disinfection of the packaging of frozen products …
Read More »Cell phone contamination could be part of the SARS-CoV-2 transmission chain in hospitals, suggests case study in Brazil
[ad_1] Researchers conducting a study at a coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) intensive care unit (ICU) in Sao Paulo, Brazil, warned that infection control guidelines must include a universal policy to regarding the disinfection of mobile phones in a hospital environment. A team from the University of Sao Paulo, Brazil, conducted …
Read More »The risk of SARS-CoV-2 infection in nurseries for children and educators is low
[ad_1] A team of German scientists tested children and staff members from several nursery schools in the state of Hesse, Germany, to detect the prevalence of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection. Their findings suggest that SARS-CoV-2 infection rarely occurs in daycare centers and, therefore, these centers should …
Read More »Key to innate immunity to limit viral load in COVID-19 cases
[ad_1] As the 2019 coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic continues to cause many difficulties for public health authorities, research is underway to understand how the virus can cause fatal effects on infected people and thus suggest effective preventive and therapeutic measures against it. . A new study by researchers from Houston …
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