Five things to know about the summer COVID surge—including 'razor blade throat'
Despite an uptick in recent cases, the number of COVID-19 hospitalizations and deaths is just about at new lows, according to the most recent data.
Aug 4, 2025
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Viruses: News and Research on Coronaviridae
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How conspiracy theories about COVID's origins are hampering our ability to prevent the next pandemic
In late June, the Scientific Advisory Group for the Origins of Novel Pathogens (SAGO), a group of independent experts convened by the World Health Organization (WHO), published an assessment of the origins of COVID.
Jul 30, 2025
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Using AI and wearable sensors to detect inflammation before symptoms appear
Modern medicine is largely reactive—treating illness only after symptoms emerge. But a new study from the Research Institute of the McGill University Health Center (The Institute) and McGill University points to a more proactive ...
Jul 30, 2025
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With no need for sleep or food, AI-built 'scientists' quickly design nanobodies against SARS-CoV-2 variants
Imagine you're a molecular biologist wanting to launch a project seeking treatments for a newly emerging disease. You know you need the expertise of a virologist and an immunologist, plus a bioinformatics specialist to help ...
Jul 29, 2025
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Data-driven detection of concerning SARS-CoV-2 variants months in advance
Since the start of the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic, several variants of the virus have developed into Variants of Concern (VOCs), as classified by the World Health Organization (WHO). VOCs are virus variants that are predicted or ...
Jul 18, 2025
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Defensins are tiny proteins with strong antiviral possibilities in disease prevention and treatment
Viruses and bacteria are always trying to sneak into our bodies, but researchers at the University of Missouri are discovering that our own biology may already hold the keys to fighting off some of the deadliest infectious ...
Jul 15, 2025
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CDC says COVID-19 cases rise in 25 states
COVID-19 cases are on the rise again across the United States, with the biggest increases in parts of the South, Southeast and West Coast.
Jul 14, 2025
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SARS-CoV-2 can cause buildup of Alzheimer's-related peptides in retina
A new Yale study has found a promising target for treating the brain fog that can follow COVID-19 and offers new insight into a hypothesis about the origin of Alzheimer's disease.
Jul 14, 2025
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University steps up search for disease-spreading threats
The University of Minnesota is stepping up efforts to identify biological threats that could trigger an epidemic, launching an institute to track disease-spreading infectious pathogens at the genetic level and monitor wastewater ...
Jul 2, 2025
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WHO says all COVID-19 origin theories still open, after inconclusive study
All hypotheses on how the COVID-19 pandemic began remain open, the World Health Organization said Friday, following an inconclusive four-year investigation that was hamstrung by crucial information being withheld.
Jun 27, 2025
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