New discovery concerning receptors used by coronaviruses to enter human cellsbyPasteur InstituteSARS-CoV-2 binds to ACE2 protein. The protease TMPRSS2 then cleaves the spike to enable viral fusi
New discovery concerning receptors used by coronaviruses to enter human cellsbyPasteur InstituteSARS-CoV-2 binds to ACE2 protein. The protease TMPRSS2 then cleaves the spike to enable viral fusi
By Jennifer RigbyOctober23,2023(Reuters) - Researchers in the United States have shown for the first time they can safely and effectively infect human volunteers with Zika virus, a step to
By Jennifer RigbyOctober23,2023(Reuters) - Researchers in the United States have shown for the first time they can safely and effectively infect human volunteers with Zika virus, a step to
Science journalist Jon Cohen, physician-scientist Linda-Gail Bekker, and biochemist Wesley Sundquist describe the history of HIV/AIDS prevention and the unique mechanism that led lenacapavir to be named the 2024 Breakthrough of the Year.
Science journalist Jon Cohen, physician-scientist Linda-Gail Bekker, and biochemist Wesley Sundquist describe the history of HIV/AIDS prevention and the unique mechanism that led lenacapavir to be named the 2024 Breakthrough of the Year.
by Oregon Health & Science UniversityHIV. Credit: Chris Bickel / AAASAbout two decades after first devising a new kind of vaccine, Oregon Health & Science University researchers are unloc
by Oregon Health & Science UniversityHIV. Credit: Chris Bickel / AAASAbout two decades after first devising a new kind of vaccine, Oregon Health & Science University researchers are unloc
by The Peter Doherty Institute for Infection and ImmunityAssessment of MPXV-CRISPR with lateral-flow device. Credit:The Lancet Microbe(2023). DOI: 10.1016/S2666-5247(23)00148-9In a collabo
by The Peter Doherty Institute for Infection and ImmunityAssessment of MPXV-CRISPR with lateral-flow device. Credit:The Lancet Microbe(2023). DOI: 10.1016/S2666-5247(23)00148-9In a collabo
by Amy NortonPeople who develop long COVID have distinct abnormalities in their immune and hormonal function that can be picked up with blood tests, researchers have found.In a new study of 268 patien
by Amy NortonPeople who develop long COVID have distinct abnormalities in their immune and hormonal function that can be picked up with blood tests, researchers have found.In a new study of 268 patien
Researchers at the Francis Crick Institute have identified three 4,000-year-old British cases ofYersinia pestis, the bacteria causing the plague – the oldest evidence of the plague in Britain to
Researchers at the Francis Crick Institute have identified three 4,000-year-old British cases ofYersinia pestis, the bacteria causing the plague – the oldest evidence of the plague in Britain to
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainGhana has recorded its first confirmed case of mpox in 2024, health authorities said on Thursday, as the virus continues to spread in Africa.The patient, a young boy
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainGhana has recorded its first confirmed case of mpox in 2024, health authorities said on Thursday, as the virus continues to spread in Africa.The patient, a young boy
by Weill Cornell Medical CollegeStructure of Pf20Sβ6A117Dwith WLW-vs.aOverall structure of the Pf20Sβ6A117D–WLW-vs complex. The four bound inhibitor molecules are shown in orang
by Weill Cornell Medical CollegeStructure of Pf20Sβ6A117Dwith WLW-vs.aOverall structure of the Pf20Sβ6A117D–WLW-vs complex. The four bound inhibitor molecules are shown in orang
JANUARY 11, 2024by Association for Professionals in Infection ControlCredit: CC0 Public DomainA newstudypublished in theAmerican Journal of Infection Controlreports microbial c
JANUARY 11, 2024by Association for Professionals in Infection ControlCredit: CC0 Public DomainA newstudypublished in theAmerican Journal of Infection Controlreports microbial c