New research has revealed how light can be used to destroy infectious coronavirus particles that contaminate surfaces.Scientists are interested in how environments, such as surgeries, can be thoroughly disinfected from viruses such as SARS-CoV-2 that caused the COVID-19 pandemic. Coronavirus – illustrative photo. Image credit: Pixabay (Free Pixabay license) SARS-CoV-2 viral particles are composed of...
by Zhang Nannan, Chinese Academy of Sciences SARS-CoV-2 stabilizes host mRNAs to induce cytokine storm. Credit: Xue Yuanchao’s groupIn the past four years, the pathogen responsible for Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19), SARS-CoV-2, has infected more than 770 million people and caused more than 6.9 million deaths worldwide. The severe impact of SARS-CoV-2 is often attributed to...
OCTOBER 18TH, 2023POSTED BY SARAH AVERY-DUKE DUKE UNIVERSITY“This study demonstrates proof-of-concept that a single vaccine that protects against both MERS and SARS viruses is an achievable goal,” Kevin Saunders says. “Given that one MERS and two SARS viruses have infected humans in the last two decades, the development of universal coronavirus vaccines is a global...
Studies in mice confirm that a vaccine candidate could target SARS and MERS Peer-Reviewed Publication DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER URHAM, N.C. – A vaccine designed to protect against three different deadly coronaviruses shows success in mouse studies, demonstrating the viability of a pan-coronavirus vaccine developed by researchers at the Duke Human Vaccine Institute. Publishing in...
UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI-COLUMBIA IMAGE: VIRUS IMAGE CREDIT: UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI COLUMBIA, Mo. — While the coronavirus continues to infect people around the world, researchers at the University of Missouri have identified a specific protein inside the human body that plays a critical role in how the virus spreads from cell to cell after infection — a discovery...
April 18, 2023 Español Today, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration amended the emergency use authorizations (EUAs) of the Moderna and Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 bivalent mRNA vaccines to simplify the vaccination schedule for most individuals. This action includes authorizing the current bivalent vaccines (original and omicron BA.4/BA.5 strains) to be used for all doses administered to...
by Dalhousie University Thiopurines 6-thioguanine and 6-thioguanosine inhibit coronavirus replication. (A) Structures of thiopurines used this study in comparison to guanine. (B) Calu-3 cells were infected with SARS-CoV-2 at an MOI of 0.1 then treated with 6-thioguanine (6-TG), 6-thioguanosine (6-TGo), or 6-mercaptopurine (6-MP). Supernatants were harvested after 48 h and stored at -80°C until titering...
URAL FEDERAL UNIVERSITY IMAGE: ACCORDING TO SCIENTISTS, SALEN – THE SUBSTANCE AT THE PHOTO – IS RELATIVELY SIMPLE AND INEXPENSIVE TO SYNTHESIZE. CREDIT: URFU / DAMIR SAFIN Researchers found out that salen is able effectively bind a number of proteins of the coronavirus SARS-CoV-2. Scientists used the method of molecular docking and discovered, that salen...
by Stefan Gerhardt, Leibniz-Institut für Plasmaforschung und Technologie e.V. Prototype of the newly developed INP plasma jet for combating viruses Credit: INP A Greifswald research team from the Center of Excellence ZIK plasmatis at the Leibniz Institute for Plasma Science and Technology e.V. (INP) was able to demonstrate for the first time in laboratory experiments...
by American Heart Association Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Heart damage is common among patients hospitalized with COVID-19, leading many to wonder how the virus affects the heart. Now, researchers have found that the spike protein from the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) virus can lead to heart muscle injury through the inflammatory process, according...
