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Tend to get sick when the air is dry? New research helps explain why

Recent research from CU Boulder may have finally revealed why humans tend to get sick from airborne viral diseases more often in drier environments. Published in December in PNAS-Nexus, the study found that airborne...

7 March, 2023

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Co-inventor of mRNA shots sets sights on pan-coronavirus vaccine

Drew Weissman’s decades of research helped pave the way for mRNA Covid-19 vaccines, but the scientist isn’t resting on his laurels. The University of Pennsylvania immunologist, who on Thursday shared the $3...

13 September, 2021

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Unraveling the mysterious mutations that make delta the most transmissible covid virus yet

Upon first inspection, the mutations in the highly contagious delta covid variant don’t look that worrisome. For starters, delta has fewer genetic changes than earlier versions of the coronavirus. “When...

4 August, 2021

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Virus trap made from DNA material could render coronaviruses harmless

The corona pandemic and the SARS-CoV-2 virus are just two examples of the fact that in most cases there is no antidote to viral infections. And even vaccinations do not always provide complete protection. Unlike...

21 July, 2021

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Duke Human Vaccine Institute develops potential coronavirus vaccine to protect against variants, future outbreaks

Researchers at the Duke Human Vaccine Institute have created a vaccine with the potential to protect against multiple types of coronavirus. The new pan-coronavirus vaccine, which has had promising results in protecting...

28 June, 2021

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New study on swine influenza virus may be relevant to influenza, coronavirus infection in humans

A new study carried out in pig cells suggests previous infection with swine influenza virus (SIV) can protect against the development of porcine respiratory coronavirus (PRCoV) if there is a zero- or three-day interval...

3 June, 2021

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Scientists uncover a molecule that can help coronavirus escape antibodies

Researchers have found that a natural molecule can effectively block the binding of a subset of human antibodies to SARS-CoV-2. The discovery may help explain why some COVID-19 patients can become severely ill despite...

26 April, 2021

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Leprosy drug may help fight COVID-19

SARS-CoV-2, which is the virus that causes COVID-19, is not the only zoonotic coronavirus. In fact, it is the third to have emerged since the turn of the century. It was preceded by severe respiratory syndrome (SARS) in...

30 March, 2021

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The world needs a single naming system for coronavirus variants

Geographic associations risk stigma. Researchers must quickly agree on a more meaningful and universal nomenclature. Earlier this month, the World Health Organization (WHO) convened a meeting at which, among other...

20 January, 2021

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How to fight back against coronavirus vaccine phobia

The world is soon likely to confront a serious new challenge to the fight against Covid-19: vaccine hesitancy. In the U.S. and U.K., large numbers of people — at least 30 percent — have said in recent surveys that they...

21 September, 2020

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