Each of the three approved vaccines against coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) – Moderna, BioNTech-Pfizer and Oxford-Astrazeneca – generate forms of the spike protein of severe…
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SARS-CoV-2 mutations in competition
Prior to the emergence of new mutants of the coronavirus, such as the British variant B.1.1.7, the SARS-CoV-2 variant named D614G had already mutated from…
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Research team identifies potential drug to treat SARS-CoV-2
A federally approved heart medication shows significant effectiveness in interfering with SARS-CoV-2 entry into the human cell host, according to a new study by a…
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Organ transplant patient dies after receiving Covid-infected lungs
Doctors say a woman in Michigan contracted Covid-19 and died last fall two months after receiving a tainted double-lung transplant from a donor who turned…
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Study shows real-world effectiveness of Moderna and Pfizer/BioNtech vaccines
Researchers in the United States have conducted a study demonstrating the real-world effectiveness of the recently approved Moderna and Pfizer/BioNtech vaccines at protecting against infection…
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New N501Y SARS-CoV-2 mutations increase binding to host cell receptor
A team of researchers at Nanjing University in China used several assays, atomic force microscopy, and simulations to determine that the N501Y mutation in the…
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Pitt scientists develop fast, efficient technique for discovering tiny antibody fragments
By capitalizing on a convergence of chemical, biological and artificial intelligence advances, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine scientists have developed an unusually fast and…
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Healthy people volunteering to be infected with SARS-CoV-2 should be paid, experts suggest
Multidisciplinary team of international experts suggests participants should receive a "substantial" amount, be paid ethically. Healthy people volunteering to be infected with SARS-CoV-2, in order…
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The human helpers of SARS-CoV-2: Natural variation impacts virus-relevant proteins
Like all viruses, the novel coronavirus is dependent on help from the human host cell. Proteins are the functional units of the cell and enable…
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BCG Vaccination Linked to Lower SARS-CoV-2 Seroprevalence
TUESDAY, Nov. 24, 2020 — History of Bacillus Calmette-Guérin (BCG) vaccination is associated with decreased seroprevalence of anti-severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) immunoglobulin…
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