Many treatments for COVID-19 focus on the spike protein that the virus uses to bind to human cells. While those treatments work well on the original variant, they may not be as effective on future ones. The Omicron variant, ...
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Hemp compounds identified by Oregon State University research via a chemical screening technique invented at OSU show the ability to prevent the virus that causes COVID-19 from entering human cells.
Jan 11, 2022
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Scientists have discovered an antibody that may lead to more effective treatments against a wide range of sarbecoviruses, the family of viruses that includes the coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 and their variants.
Jan 10, 2022
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Omicron is spreading rapidly throughout the world, with experts claiming that 40% of the global population will be infected within the next two months. This sounds quite startling, but we still don't really know whether omicron ...
Jan 10, 2022
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Research from the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) and the University of Melbourne has revealed that T cells, one of the body's key defenses against COVID-19, are expected to be effective in mounting ...
Jan 3, 2022
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Several weeks ago, Lausanne became home to some of the world's most powerful electron microscopes. They're installed at the Dubochet Center for Imaging (DCI)—a joint research facility run by Ecole Polytechnique Federale ...
Dec 29, 2021
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An international team of scientists have identified antibodies that neutralize omicron and other SARS-CoV-2 variants. These antibodies target areas of the virus spike protein that remain essentially unchanged as the viruses ...
Dec 27, 2021
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UBC researchers are the first in the world to conduct a molecular-level structural analysis of the omicron variant spike protein.
Dec 23, 2021
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It is controversial whether viruses are alive, but—like all living things—they do evolve. This fact has become abundantly clear during the pandemic, as new variants of concern have emerged every few months.
Dec 23, 2021
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At-home rapid COVID-19 tests are getting harder to find leading up to the Christmas holiday. Adding to the confusion, new preliminary information that suggests some rapid tests may not be able to detect the omicron variant, ...
Dec 21, 2021
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