Gene atlas of malaria parasite reveals potential drug and vaccine targets
Scientists from Imperial College London (UK) and the Wellcome Sanger Institute (Cambridge, UK) have mapped…
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A COVID-19 machine learning model based on standard laboratory tests – an interview with Steven Phelps and Vafa Bayat of Bitscopic
In an interview with leaders from Bitscopic, we learn about the predictive model, with a machine learning algorithm that they use to predict the diagnostic fingerprint of COVID-19, using standard laboratory tests.
In Focus: studying the COVID-19 pandemic – a Special Focus Issue
Infectious Diseases Hub has partnered with Future Virology to bring you exclusive access to articles and features in the recent Special Focus Issue.
AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine trial resumed in the UK after safety evaluation
AstraZeneca and Oxford University (UK) have resumed the progress of their Phase III COVID-19 vaccine trial after investigating unexpected side effects in a patient enrolled in the trial in the UK.
A peek behind the paper – Mohammad K Parvez on coronaviral hepatitis
In an exclusive interview with an author behind one of the papers published in the recent Future Virology Special Focus Issue, heptatitis and COVID-19 are discussed.
COVID-19 in homeless populations: unique challenges and opportunities
In this Commentary article published in the Special Focus Issue in Future Virology on the COVID-19 pandemic, researchers study the safety of different populations in regard to the spread of disease.
Transmission and clinical characteristics of asymptomatic patients with SARS-CoV-2 infection
In this Special Report from the ‘COVID-19: studying the global pandemic’ Special Focus Issue authors theorize about the identification of asymptomatic patients and the impact this has on the spread of COVID-19.
Countries with previous TB vaccine coverage show improved COVID-19 outcomes
An epidemiological study has revealed that COVID-19 outcomes are better in those countries that have undertaken a TB vaccination regime in the last 15 years.
The genetic basis for a high level in clinical variability among COVID-19 patients – an interview with Alessandra Renieri
In this interview with Alessandra Renieri we hear about the GEN-COVID network in Italy working to dsicover the genetic variability in COVID-19 patients who show phenotypic differences and what this means for treating the disease.
Asymptomatic COVID-19 patients still carry the same amount of virus
A study undertaken in South Korea has shown that the viral load in asymptomatic COVID-19 patients is the same as in those who show symptoms of the disease and this could be contributing to the spread of the infection in populations.