New COVID-19 drug shows greater promise against resistant viral strains
Rutgers Health researchers have developed an oral antiviral drug candidate for COVID-19 that could overcome major limitations ...
Binding to surface sugars enhances omicron variant's cell attachment, researchers discover
Researchers at Umeå University have discovered that the SARS-CoV-2 variant omicron has developed a stronger binding to human ...
Scientific American16d
Four Ways the COVID-Causing Virus Changed Science
Kei Sato was looking for his next big challenge five years ago when it smacked him — and the world — in the face. The ...
India Today on MSN9d
Is HCoV-HKU1 a human coronavirus of concern?
HCoV-HKU1, a not-so-common human coronavirus, surfacing in Kolkata has raised concern. Dr Shalmali Inamdar, an internal ...
Daily Mail12d
Sars virus is 'here to stay'
"It appears that Sars-related coronavirus may be the first example of a coronavirus that causes severe disease in humans." Scientists proposed naming the new virus after World Health Organisation ...
Is HCoV-HKU1 a cause for concern or just another seasonal virus?
HCoV-HKU1, which spreads through respiratory droplets, is less severe than SARS or COVID-19. Experts suggested preventive ...
The Scientist14d
Viruses That Mimic Human Proteins May Be More Common than Previously Thought
A screen of human-infecting viruses identified extensive examples of viral proteins that resembled human sequences, which ...
Onlymyhealth16d
Kolkata Woman Diagnosed With Rare Human Coronavirus HKU1; Here’s What You Need To Know
A Kolkata woman has been diagnosed with the rare human coronavirus HKU1 Learn about its symptoms risk factors and how it spreads to stay informed and protected ...
WBAA21d
5 years into the pandemic, the COVID-19 virus keeps changing
But something else has changed: the human immune system. "As we got infected by the virus — but also really importantly as we saw the vaccines roll out — that just built up immunity in the population, ...