have developed a novel PCR test for the detection of SARS-CoV-2. The test combines endpoint PCR with capillary electrophoresis. Modified proteins could help weather the storm of coronavirus Modified ...

Diseases such as covid-19 and influenza can be fatal due to an overreaction of the body’s immune system called a cytokine storm ... For example, when SARS -CoV-2 – the virus behind the ...

Tsang and Sparks’s team compared the immune statuses of people who had recovered from mild COVID-19 during the first wave of the pandemic to those never exposed to SARS-CoV-2. After performing ... yet ...

SARS-CoV-2-specific T cells in BALF exhibited profound activation, along with proliferative and multi-cytokine-producing capabilities and a glycolysis-driven metabolic signature, which were ...

When the COVID-19 pandemic first began, we saw how quickly the SARS-CoV-2 virus evolved. New variants emerged with mutations that increased transmissibility or helped the virus evade our immune ...

SARS-CoV-2, the virus responsible for COVID-19, infects cells by binding its spike protein to angiotensin-converting enzyme 2 ...

Examples of enveloped viruses include HIV 1, HIV 2, SARS-COV-2, Hepatitis B ... the loss of selenium, and the cytokine storm initiated by increased levels of IL-6, all contribute to multiorgan ...

Small-molecule inhibitors targeting viral proteins could serve as an effective alternative for controlling the spread of COVID-19 at both individual and community levels. In this vein, a recent study ...

Athena Akrami has not been well since March 2020, when she first experienced symptoms of a SARS-CoV-2 infection. Although the initial infection ... that they test the levels of inflammatory cytokines.