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Novel immunotherapy shows promise for children, young adults with recurrent AML

An immunotherapy harnessing the immune system's "natural killer" cells has proven effective in treating acute myeloid leukemia (AML) in some adults whose cancers return.

12 Dec 2021

Infant immune system beats the adult immune system at fighting off new pathogens

As any parent knows, infants are prone to getting respiratory infections.

12 Dec 2021

Formula 1's biggest stars urge all fans to get their COVID-19 vaccine

Formula 1's biggest stars have backed the UK's vaccine rollout and urged all fans to get their jab as soon as possible this winter in a new film out today (Saturday 11 December).

12 Dec 2021

Additional support offered to the social care sector to protect people from Omicron variant

Additional support is being offered to the social care sector as part of a package of new measures to protect people from the spread of the Omicron variant.

12 Dec 2021

UTEP to develop new initiative to reduce HIV in people who use drugs in the El Paso-Ciudad Juárez border

The University of Texas at El Paso will develop a sustainable public health intervention to suppress human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) in people who use drugs in the El Paso-Ciudad Juárez border region to help slow the spread of HIV.

11 Dec 2021

Nasal vaccine provides broad-based protection against heterologous respiratory viruses in mice

The emergence of COVID-19 variants such as delta and omicron have sent scientists scrambling to determine whether existing vaccinations and boosters are still effective against new strains of SARS-Cov-2.

11 Dec 2021

UCLA research points the way towards a longer-lasting COVID vaccine

Researchers at the Eli and Edythe Broad Center of Regenerative Medicine and Stem Cell Research at UCLA have identified rare, naturally occurring T cells that are capable of targeting a protein found in SARS-CoV-2 and a range of other coronaviruses.

11 Dec 2021

Data shows mobility trends during and between the three UK lockdowns

A study by the University of Southampton suggests population movement and social mixing rose sharply following the end of the second COVID-19 UK lockdown and then fell away suddenly a few days before Christmas 2020.

10 Dec 2021

COVID-19 booster program accelerated, 22 million people in the UK have received top-up jabs

More than 22 million people in the UK have now received a COVID-19 top up jab, as the booster programme is accelerated this winter.

10 Dec 2021

Impact of environmental SARS-CoV-2 contamination in residential housing

In a new study, scientists hypothesize that the presence of Corynebacterium and SARS-CoV-2 in surface samples might be associated with skin contamination.

10 Dec 2021

Study finds mutational changes in Omicron variant likely increase transmissibility

A new study presented evidence for a large number of mutational changes in the Omicron variant which will likely increase its transmissibility and significantly decrease the neutralization capacity of monoclonal antibodies, leading to a decline in vaccine efficacy.

10 Dec 2021

Mutational landscape of SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant

New research suggests mutations on the receptor-binding domain of the Omicron variant exert indirect effects that reduce antibody binding to epitopes and promote immune evasion.

10 Dec 2021

Screening FDA-approved compounds shown to possess antiviral or antimicrobial activity for SARS-CoV-2 inhibition

Researchers have screened several compounds that could show the ability to inhibit SARS-CoV-2.

10 Dec 2021

Research suggests targeting fusion peptide-calcium interaction may help treat COVID-19

Researchers discovered that the entry of coronaviruses is a Ca2+-dependent process and focused their studies on the SARS-1 FP-Ca2+ interaction and its effect on membranes using electron spin resonance (ESR).

10 Dec 2021

Study finds sarbecoviruses circulating in wildlife outside Asia can infect human cells

A recent study tested the RBD of 2 sarbecoviruses found in Russian horseshoe bats and other clades 3 viruses for their ability to invade the human cell.

10 Dec 2021

Maternal and neonatal cord-blood antibody profile in response to SARS-CoV-2

The goal of the current research was to determine the profile and specificity of maternal serum and neonatal cord blood antibody responses to SARS-CoV-2 virus exposure in mothers.

10 Dec 2021

Neutralizing antibody response against SARS-CoV-2 variants in health care workers pre- and post-vaccination

Researchers examined neutralizing antibody levels in 48 vaccinated health care workers against the major SARS-CoV-2 variants.

10 Dec 2021

Insight into immune cell communication may pave the way for new cancer vaccines

In the past decade, immunotherapy has helped save the lives of many cancer patients, many with lung cancer, who might have otherwise faced almost certain death sentences.

9 Dec 2021

Analysis finds substantially more mutations in the omicron SARS-CoV-2 variant

A University of Florida Health researcher has successfully analyzed the many mutations in the omicron variant of the SARS-CoV-2 virus, a crucial step in better understanding the variant's potential threat and ways to combat it.

9 Dec 2021

Researchers review transmission, origin, pathogenesis, animal model and diagnosis of Zika virus

Announcing a new article publication for Zoonoses journal. Dallas Vue and Qiyi Tang from Howard University College of Medicine, Washington, DC, USA review transmission, origin, pathogenesis, animal model and diagnosis of Zika Virus.

9 Dec 2021

Virus News and Research

Latest Virus News and Research

Novel immunotherapy shows promise for children, young adults with recurrent AML

Infant immune system beats the adult immune system at fighting off new pathogens

Formula 1's biggest stars urge all fans to get their COVID-19 vaccine

Additional support offered to the social care sector to protect people from Omicron variant

UTEP to develop new initiative to reduce HIV in people who use drugs in the El Paso-Ciudad Juárez border

Nasal vaccine provides broad-based protection against heterologous respiratory viruses in mice

UCLA research points the way towards a longer-lasting COVID vaccine

Data shows mobility trends during and between the three UK lockdowns

COVID-19 booster program accelerated, 22 million people in the UK have received top-up jabs

Impact of environmental SARS-CoV-2 contamination in residential housing

Study finds mutational changes in Omicron variant likely increase transmissibility

Mutational landscape of SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant

Screening FDA-approved compounds shown to possess antiviral or antimicrobial activity for SARS-CoV-2 inhibition

Research suggests targeting fusion peptide-calcium interaction may help treat COVID-19

Study finds sarbecoviruses circulating in wildlife outside Asia can infect human cells

Maternal and neonatal cord-blood antibody profile in response to SARS-CoV-2

Neutralizing antibody response against SARS-CoV-2 variants in health care workers pre- and post-vaccination

Insight into immune cell communication may pave the way for new cancer vaccines

Analysis finds substantially more mutations in the omicron SARS-CoV-2 variant

Researchers review transmission, origin, pathogenesis, animal model and diagnosis of Zika virus

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