Genetics
COVID-19 mutations and their links to excessive immune responses
Mutations on a key SARS-CoV-2 viral protein are linked to extreme immune responses and could offer a novel vaccine target.
Sep 27, 2023
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News tagged with viral replication
Genetics
Study identifies shared molecular mechanisms across SARS-CoV-2 variants that allow virus to thrive despite vaccination
In a study published online in Cell , scientists at UCSF QBI, University College London and the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai reported breakthrough findings on convergent evolutionary mechanisms shared by COVID-19 ...
Sep 21, 2023
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Medications
Cancer drug shows promise in limiting COVID-19 inflammation
A cancer drug could play an important role in limiting the damaging effects of lung disease in COVID-19 patients, thanks to new research at Hudson Institute of Medical Research.
Sep 18, 2023
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Medical research
Study discovers mechanism that inhibits a wide variety of viruses, similar to one already found in cancer drug
TWINCORE researchers describe a mechanism that inhibits virus replication and protects cells from damage. Interestingly, a drug that has already been approved could prove useful in combating various viruses.
Aug 31, 2023
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Genetics
SARS-CoV-2: The grasping fingers of the viral N protein
Immediately after the infection of a cell in the throat or lungs, the SARS-CoV-2 virus works very hard to replicate, using the human cell's metabolic pathways to produce its proteins and make sure that its genetic material ...
Aug 21, 2023
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Variable patient responses to SARS-CoV-2 infection are mimicked in genetically diverse mice
Researchers at The Jackson Laboratory have created a panel of genetically diverse mice that accurately model the highly variable human response to SARS-CoV-2 infection. Together with collaborators at NIH's Rocky Mountain ...
Aug 11, 2023
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Modulating type 1 Interferon may expand treatment options for COVID-19
In their continuing work to limit the impact of COVID-19, Emory University researchers have, for the first time in nonhuman primates, studied how modulating the signaling of type 1 Interferon (IFN-I), one of the body's initial ...
Aug 8, 2023
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Medical research
Study demonstrates ability to remove key barrier to an HIV cure
The results of a novel study presented by Emory researchers during the International AIDS Society (IAS) Conference in Brisbane, Australia, have revealed exciting findings in the pursuit of an HIV cure. The study, led by Monica ...
Jul 25, 2023
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Medications
Propolis found to improve immunity, reduce free radicals and attenuate chronic inflammation in HIV patients
An article published in the journal Biomedicine & Pharmacotherapy demonstrates the beneficial effects of consuming 500 milligrams (mg) per day of propolis for people living with HIV, the virus that causes AIDS. The authors ...
Jun 27, 2023
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Neuroscience
Studying herpes encephalitis with mini-brains
About 3.7 billion people carry the herpes simplex virus-1 in our nerve cells where it lies quiescent until triggered by stress or injury. When activated, its symptoms are usually mild, limited to cold sores or ulcers in our ...
Jun 22, 2023
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