A Pill to Prevent COVID-19 Shows Promise
That’s the potential promise of a new study on a drug made by Japanese pharmaceutical company Shionogi. At a scientific ...
CeSPIACE: A broad spectrum peptide inhibitor against variable SARS-CoV-2 spikes
SARS-CoV-2, the virus responsible for COVID-19, infects cells by binding its spike protein to angiotensin-converting enzyme 2 ...
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5 years into the pandemic, the COVID-19 virus keeps changing
The virus that causes COVID-19 continues to mutate. Scientists say that's likely to continue indefinitely, and the virus will ...
5 years of the COVID-19 pandemic: The origins of a social catastrophe
The COVID-19 pandemic has laid bare the incapacity of capitalism to deal with the problems of mass society, and that this ...
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Building a better COVID-19 vaccine
One avenue for new vaccine development is mucosal vaccines. In theory, dosing the vaccine directly into the respiratory tract ...
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Bispecific antibodies for SARS-CoV-2 variant neutralization
Bispecific antibodies targeting multiple SARS-CoV-2 sites offer enhanced neutralization against emerging variants, advancing ...
Inflammation inside and outside the brain may contribute to neurological complications in COVID-19
COVID-19 affects hundreds of millions of people worldwide and is often associated with long-term neurological abnormalities.
Predicting SARS-CoV-2 variant infectivity with biophysical principles
When the COVID-19 pandemic first began, we saw how quickly the SARS-CoV-2 virus evolved. New variants emerged with mutations ...
Study suggests women are at greater risk of developing long COVID-19
A study led by the University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio found women had a 31% greater risk of developing ...
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COVID-19 hospitalization linked to long-term organ damage and mortality
A large-scale French study finds that patients hospitalized with COVID-19 face a significantly higher risk of long-term organ ...
From inflammation to fibrosis: Research explores cellular changes as COVID-19 lung damage worsens
Researchers have uncovered changes in the cellular response throughout lung damage caused by SARS-CoV-2—the virus behind ...
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Ensitrelvir Shows Promise for COVID-19 Prevention Following Exposure
The lack of available medications in the United States for COVID post-exposure prophylaxis leaves household members in close contact with someone who is infected vulnerable to developing COVID ...