Angiotensin-converting enzyme 2 receptor (ACE2R) is a transmembrane protein expressed in various tissues throughout the body that plays a key role in the regulation of blood pressure. Recently, ACE2R ...

SARS-CoV and SARS-CoV-2 bind to the human ACE2 receptor in practically identical conformations, although several residues of the receptor-binding domain (RBD) differ between them. Herein, we have used ...

Researchers found that Akkermansia muciniphila boosts lung-specific antiviral immunity against SARS-CoV-2 in mice by modulating the gut–lung axis. This commensal gut bacterium shows promise as a ...

If we want to prevent viral infections or develop drugs that can effectively treat them, those infections have to be ...

Despite years of global investigation, the WHO confirms COVID-19’s true origin remains unknown due to limited data, with ...

SARS-CoV-2 infection in children and adolescents increases risk for cardiovascular disease, compared with uninfected individuals.

Since the emergence of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), understanding the mechanisms underlying ...

SARS-CoV-2 is a positive-sense single-stranded RNA virus. It is contagious in humans and is the cause of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). Vaccination-induced antibody responses wane, but ...

Shemyakin Institute of Bioorganic Chemistry has synthesized perylenylethynylphenol derivatives acting as photosensitizers for photodynamic therapy reported to be useful for the treatment of SARS-CoV-2 ...

The use of TNF-α inhibitors among patients with hidradenitis suppurativa did not affect seroconversion following mRNA vaccination for COVID-19.

An expert group charged by the World Health Organization to investigate the origins of the COVID-19 pandemic has found no ...

Two new Omicron subvariants are gaining ground in the U.S. as some people report experiencing respiratory symptoms like ...