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Researchers report antibody cocktails are promising candidate tools for controlling new SARS-CoV-2 variants

Researchers from Academia Sinica in Taiwan have been investigating new antibodies that could have strong effects against SARS-CoV-2 infection.

2 Dec 2021

Novel method for estimating the ability of SARS-CoV-2 to spread in a population

Researchers from Curtin University have formulated a new modeling framework to help identify the transmissibility of COVID-19 based on periods of varying case incidence.

2 Dec 2021

Pandemic lockdown created mental and emotional issues for older adults with sensory impairment

During the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic, many assisted living and senior center facilities were forced to close their doors to outside visitors to limit potential exposure to the virus.

1 Dec 2021

Freeze-dried liposomes could be used in potential COVID-19 vaccines

Things that are freeze-dried: Astronaut food. Emergency rations. And, just maybe, some future COVID-19 vaccines.

1 Dec 2021

Impact of engineered ACE2-Fc on SARS-CoV-2 infection

Researchers employ a structure-guided approach for the development of a series of ACE2-Fc variants using human IgG1 or IgG3 backbone.

1 Dec 2021

Fourth shot of Moderna COVID vaccine improves Delta variant neutralization in kidney transplant patients

New research suggests that a fourth dose of the mRNA-1273 vaccine in kidney transplant recipients improves Delta variant serum neutralization.

1 Dec 2021

Novel approach to estimate transmission advantage of SARS-CoV-2 variants in real-time

A new study retrospectively estimates the effective transmission advantage of the Alpha variant as compared to other non-VOC lineages.

1 Dec 2021

Safety and immunogenicity of different COVID-19 booster vaccines

New study findings suggest that booster vaccination with an mRNA-based vaccine has the highest immunogenicity against the COVID-19 Delta variant.

1 Dec 2021

Plant-derived virus-like particle vaccines against SARS-CoV-2

In a review published in Biotechnology Letters, the authors discuss plant-derived VLP-based vaccines.

1 Dec 2021

Grouping of immunological T-cell receptors may be key to identifying patients' history of infection

Grouping of pathogen-recognizing proteins on immune T cells may be key to identifying if someone has had an infection in the past, suggests a study published today in eLife.

1 Dec 2021

Impact of SARS-CoV-2 on oral health

New research examined SARS-CoV-2 and its impact on oral health and suggests that survival against the infection may be partially dependent on such factors.

1 Dec 2021

Role of interferon type I-driven responses associated with disease control in COVID-19

New research suggests that treatment with type I interferons in the early stage of COVID-19 may supress disease progression by limiting SARS-CoV-2 in hosts.

1 Dec 2021

Novel nanopore technique for annotation of SARS-CoV-2 capping sites and understanding sgRNA structure

New research examined SARS-CoV-2 transcripts in order to understand how it expresses its gene products in the infected host.

1 Dec 2021

Custom Biofluid & Tissue Procurement Service

Global provider of human and animal biospecimens - AMSBIO offers a custom procurement service enabling researchers to source specific biofluid and tissue samples which are not already available in their extensive biorepository.

From AMS Biotechnology 1 Dec 2021

For older adults, smelling the roses may be more difficult

The reports from covid-19 patients are disconcerting. Only a few hours before, they were enjoying a cup of pungent coffee or the fragrance of flowers in a garden. Then, as if a switch had been flipped, those smells disappeared.

1 Dec 2021

Comparison of peptides from human cardiac proteins and SARS-CoV-2 proteins

A new study investigated whether linear peptides contained in proteins (primarily expressed in the heart) also occur in the SARS-CoV-2 proteome.

1 Dec 2021

WHO recommends the use of first long-acting option to protect women from HIV

The first long-acting option to protect women from HIV, proven to reduce women's HIV risk, has been recommended for use by the World Health Organization.

1 Dec 2021

Lessons learnt from the pandemic: Nurse-scientists share strategies for expanding capacity and staffing

Since March of 2020, the COVID-19 pandemic has put an unprecedented strain on the American health care system as large surges of intensive care unit patients overwhelmed hospitals.

30 Nov 2021

Nanoengineers develop a new approach to effectively deliver mRNA into cells

Nanoengineers at the University of California San Diego have developed a new and potentially more effective way to deliver messenger RNA (mRNA) into cells.

30 Nov 2021

Study compares NAbs from natural SARS-CoV-2 infection vs. vaccine induced against symptomatic infection

Scientists have recently compared the levels of antibody concentrations in unvaccinated, SARS-CoV-2 convalescent individuals and COVID-19 specific antibodies in vaccinated individuals.

30 Nov 2021

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Latest Virus News and Research

Researchers report antibody cocktails are promising candidate tools for controlling new SARS-CoV-2 variants

Novel method for estimating the ability of SARS-CoV-2 to spread in a population

Pandemic lockdown created mental and emotional issues for older adults with sensory impairment

Freeze-dried liposomes could be used in potential COVID-19 vaccines

Impact of engineered ACE2-Fc on SARS-CoV-2 infection

Fourth shot of Moderna COVID vaccine improves Delta variant neutralization in kidney transplant patients

Novel approach to estimate transmission advantage of SARS-CoV-2 variants in real-time

Safety and immunogenicity of different COVID-19 booster vaccines

Plant-derived virus-like particle vaccines against SARS-CoV-2

Grouping of immunological T-cell receptors may be key to identifying patients' history of infection

Impact of SARS-CoV-2 on oral health

Role of interferon type I-driven responses associated with disease control in COVID-19

Novel nanopore technique for annotation of SARS-CoV-2 capping sites and understanding sgRNA structure

Custom Biofluid & Tissue Procurement Service

For older adults, smelling the roses may be more difficult

Comparison of peptides from human cardiac proteins and SARS-CoV-2 proteins

WHO recommends the use of first long-acting option to protect women from HIV

Lessons learnt from the pandemic: Nurse-scientists share strategies for expanding capacity and staffing

Nanoengineers develop a new approach to effectively deliver mRNA into cells

Study compares NAbs from natural SARS-CoV-2 infection vs. vaccine induced against symptomatic infection

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