A hidden strategy: How SARS-CoV-2 uses fibrinogen to evade the immune system
As scientists, we often think we understand a virus—its structure, its tricks, the way it moves through the body. But every ...
With H5N1 2.3.4.4b causing chaos overseas, the hunt for the next pandemic is on our shores
Since 1959 the avian flu virus H5N1 has been popping up around the globe. Now scientists believe it could spark the next ...
Scientists demonstrate pre-clinical proof of concept for next-gen DNA delivery technology
Scientists in The Wistar Institute lab of David B. Weiner, Ph.D., have described a next-generation vaccination technology ...
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New AI Model Helps Predict Future Mutations in SARS-CoV-2 Spike Protein
It's been five years since COVID-19 was declared a global pandemic. As SARS-CoV-2 shifts to endemic status, questions about ...
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Cambodia reports third fatal human H5N1 case of the year
Cambodia's human cases, many involving people who had contact with sick poultry, have been on rise since 2023.
H5N1 influenza viral lineages beginning to evade human immunological defenses, research finds
New computational modeling of avian influenza variants' immunoprotein interactions—developed by a research team at the ...
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Repeated N-Antigen Antibody Monitoring for Assessing SARS-CoV-2 Exposure
CoV-2 nucleocapsid antibodies to detect exposure to SARS-CoV-2: results from a prospective cohort study on COVID-19 ...
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Here's What RFK Jr. Got Wrong About H5N1 Bird Flu
Kennedy Jr. downplayed concerns about H5N1 avian influenza in the U.S., raising alarm among public health and infectious ...
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OPay extends N1.2 billion 10-year scholarship scheme to OAU
making the institution the third beneficiary of its N1.2 billion 10-year scholarship scheme. In line with its commitment to education and youth empowerment, OPay, has announced its plans to award ...
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COVID is still evolving and will find new ways to evade immune systems, scientists say
But that was one of the first big surprises from the virus dubbed SARS-CoV-2. It evolved like crazy. "SARS-CoV-2 so far has probably been even faster than influenza virus, which is really remarkable," ...
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5 years after COVID-19 became a pandemic, are we ready for what’s next?
There are no clear criteria to mark the end of a pandemic, and the virus that causes the disease — SARS-CoV-2 — continues evolving and infecting people worldwide. “Whether the pandemic ended ...
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Choice of adjuvant and antigen composition alters the immunogenic profile of a SARS-CoV-2 subunit vaccine
2.5 Serum and BAL antibody ELISA SARS-CoV-2 RBD203-N1 (RBD)-specific antibodies in serum and BAL samples were quantified by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA). All ELISA and ELISpot wash steps ...