New study finds that SARS-CoV-2 infects fat tissue and creates inflammatory storm cloud
Is SARS-CoV-2 hiding in your fat cells?
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Is SARS-CoV-2 hiding in your fat cells?
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A team of researchers from the Instituto Gulbenkian de Ciência (IGC) revealed that cells of the brain can detect the presence of malaria parasites in the blood, triggering the inflammation underlying cerebral malaria. This ...
Sep 5, 2022
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Innate immunity is activated when the pattern recognition receptors (PRRs) recognize pathogen-associated molecular patterns (PAMPs). A research team from Kanazawa University has shown that a liver-derived secretory protein ...
Jul 15, 2022
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In a case study, scientists of the German Center for Infection Research (DZIF) and the University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf investigated the T-cell response of a cancer patient, who was suffering from prolonged COVID-19. ...
Jul 14, 2022
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A research team led by Kyoto University is attempting to take the Marburg virus by its horns using recently gained knowledge of its core structure.
Jul 12, 2022
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A promising strategy to reduce the impact of viral infectious diseases, such as influenza, is the use of attenuated, live viruses as vaccines.
Jul 5, 2022
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The viral replication cycle is crucial for a virus to spread inside the body and cause disease. Focusing on that cycle in the hepatitis A virus (HAV), UNC School of Medicine scientists discovered that replication requires ...
Jul 4, 2022
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Hepatitis E virus (HEV) is widespread, and so far there is no effective drug to treat it. In the search for one, the so-called rocaglates have come into focus: plant compounds that can inhibit the replication of viruses. ...
Jun 27, 2022
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An oral antiviral drug that targets a key part of the respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) polymerase and inhibits the synthesis of viral genetic material has been identified, a finding that could provide an effective treatment ...
Jun 24, 2022
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Instead of relying on the cell's repair mechanisms, the vaccinia virus MacGyvers a tool for DNA repair from one that it already uses to copy DNA, reports a team of researchers at the Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC) ...
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