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Promising drug candidates for Crimean-Congo haemorrhagic fever identified
Researchers have identified key signalling pathways that when blocked by existing drug candidates limit reproduction of the Crimean-Congo haemorrhagic fever (CCHF) virus. The findings …
COVID-19: Vaccination greatly reduces infectious viral load, study finds
By comparing the infectious viral load caused by ancestral SARS-CoV-2 as well as by the Delta and Omicron variants, scientists highlight the benefits of …
Immunologists unravel battle plans of deadly coronaviruses
Researchers have unraveled new secrets behind coronaviruses' battle plans -- providing new insights into how these deadly viruses sometimes win the war against human …
Decoy particles trick coronavirus as it evolves
Decoy nanoparticles mimic cells, attracting viruses to bind to them rather than infecting healthy cells. Researchers tested the strategy against the novel coronavirus and …
Pandemic's urgency drove new collaborative approaches worldwide
In a new paper, nearly 130 authors from institutions around the world describe their groundbreaking collaborative work, 'Defining the risk of SARS-CoV-2 variants on …
Shapeshifting volcano virus points to new ways to deliver drugs, vaccines
A discovery about a shapeshifting virus found in hot volcanic springs could have very useful implications.
A scaffold with a twist: Cryo-EM reveals the building blocks of poxvirus
Researchers have revealed how poxviruses build their scaffold - a temporary protein coat that forms and disappears as the virus matures.
'An underutilized tool:' UV-LED lights can kill coronaviruses and HIV with the flip of a switch, study finds
The same light bulbs used in offices and public spaces can destroy coronaviruses and HIV, according to a new study.
I was here first! This is how hepatitis C inhibits hepatitis E
Infections with hepatitis C and E are so common that, going only by statistics, many people should be infected with both viruses at the …
Henipavirus glycoprotein architecture suggests therapeutic strategies
3D structural findings are reported on a critical component of the Nipah virus' infection mechanism, and how antibodies home in on an important part …
Virology: Equine hepatitis viruses and hepatitis C
As of today, there is no vaccine against hepatitis C. To improve the search for it, researchers are looking for a so-called surrogate model: …
Cloth masks inferior for protection against airborne viral spread
A new study examines the efficacy of particle filtration by woven fabric, which consists of fibers twisted together into yarns. There are, therefore, two …
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