Differences in lung physiology and immune function in children may lie behind their decreased rates of symptomatic infections, hospitalization and death, according to a study from The University of Texas and Baylor College of Medicine (both TX, USA).
The emergence and global spread of SARS-CoV-2 has prompted scientific study on an unprecedented scale, with an urgent need for…
Researchers at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center have discovered that SARS-CoV-2 can infect human myocardiocytes in vitro. COVID-19 infection can cause heart problems. This study demonstrates that this could be due to direct infection of myocardiocytes by the virus.
Researchers have accurately profiled the immune response to COVID-19 in critically ill patients, allowing them to identify six inflammatory molecules as potential targets for COVID-19 treatment.
Researchers at the University of Toronto have revealed the binding action of the bacterial toxin responsible for toxic shock syndrome. Although similar to the toxin that causes diarrhea, the two proteins behave differently due to a short amino acid sequence, which the researchers were able to manipulate.
Take a look behind the scenes of a recent Future Virology paper, titled ‘Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection: Let the…
Scientists have investigated the genetic variation in immunity against seven viruses including the SARS-COV-2. The results reveal some HLA variants that may provide the most effective immune response to the viruses.
Researchers at Rush University Medical Center (IL, USA) demonstrated that astrocytes, a type of brain cell can spread the HIV virus to peripheral organs, even when undergoing combination antiretroviral therapy (cART). Suggesting major improvement to current HIV treatments.
Researchers from Princeton University have uncovered an antibiotic molecule capable of killing both Gram-negative and Gram-positive bacteria using two simultaneous mechanisms, while also avoiding antibiotic resistance.
In this interview we speak to Jonathan Kurtis (Brown University, RI, USA) about the discovery of a parasite protein that provides new insights into how malaria regulates infection levels within its host, along with new possibilities for a broadly effective vaccine and a new class of antimalarial drugs.
