[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 »Denmark dumps 17 million mink into the trenches
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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 »Mask use and social distancing considerably reduce the incidence of many diseases, including COVID-19
[ad_1] Reviewed by Emily Henderson, B.Sc.November 10, 2020 Measures to reduce the spread of COVID-19 through non-pharmaceutical interventions (NPIs) such as mask donning and social distancing are a key tool to combat the impact of the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. These actions have also greatly reduced the incidence of many other …
Read More »Fear of China-developed corona virus vaccine: suspended due to side effects
[ad_1] China’s Sinovac Biotech Ltd., which has developed a vaccine against the corona virus, which infects more than 51 million people worldwide and causes the deaths of over 1.2 million people. made a statement … Yesterday, Pfizer based in the United States and developed by biontech in Germany, the Covidien-19 …
Read More »The United States clears synthetic antibodies against Covid-19
[ad_1] On Monday, the American Medicines Agency (FDA) granted temporary authorization for a new type of treatment against Covid-19, synthetic antibodies produced by Eli Lilly, for mild and moderate patients only, and not for inpatient or oxygenated patients. The treatment was specially developed against the new coronavirus. Others, such as …
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 »“Covid is a sneaky animal”
[ad_1] In this second wave of Covid, some, influenced by the doubt maintained by deniers (there is no rebound, the deaths are falsely labeled Covid …) still ask the question of the usefulness of hospitalization. They know patients who have not been signed and, due to the controversy created over …
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 …
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