Scientists Discover That a Simple Brain Game May Predict Your Risk of Infection
A person who experiences highly variable cognitive function is likely to be more infectious and experience more symptoms after exposure to a respiratory virus. An…
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Scientists Successfully Edit the Genes of Nature’s Master Manipulators
Researchers are utilizing the gene-editing technology CRISPR to modify the viruses that have evolved to engineer bacteria. CRISPR, the revolutionary gene-editing tool, is making waves…
Broad Implications: Researchers Unearth a Secret to Viral Resistance
Researchers at Trinity College Dublin have made a discovery that could explain why some people are able to resist viral infections. They did this by…
Your Blood Group Can Predict Your Risk of Contracting This Incredibly Common Viral Disease
According to a study published in The Journal of Infectious Diseases conducted by researchers from the Karolinska Institute in collaboration with Octapharma, people with blood…
Common Group of Viruses Strongly Linked to Type 1 Diabetes
Individuals with type 1 diabetes are eight times more likely than others to have an enterovirus infection; the findings support ongoing research on vaccines to…
100% Survival – Tiny Swimming Robots Can Treat Life-Threatening Cases of Pneumonia
Nanoengineers from the University of California, San Diego, have created tiny robots called microrobots that can swim around in the lungs, deliver medicine, and be…
Newly Discovered Virus Similar to COVID Could Infect Humans and Resist Vaccines
A virus discovered in a Russian bat that is related to SARS-CoV-2, the virus responsible for COVID-19, is likely capable of infecting humans and, if…
Mysterious Soil Virus Gene Seen for the First Time
The protein could be important in both soil decomposition and soil carbon cycling. There are billions of bacteria, fungi, and viruses in every handful of…
Stick to Masks: Face Shields Don’t Provide High-Level COVID Protection
The peer-reviewed study found that face shields did not give high levels of protection against external droplets. According to a recent study from the University of…
Why Do Some People Never Get Sick? Harvard Scientists Are Close to an Answer
Drugs that might be used to treat infections in mammals by causing pathogen tolerance have been discovered through research on frog embryos. Why do some…
Turning Harmless Cells Into Ruthless Tumor and Virus Killers
Processes in the human body transform harmless immune cells into ruthless killers According to a recent study, the human body has the capability to change…
A Better Kind of Face Mask: Researchers Develop Virus Killing Masks
The research team utilized accessible and affordable equipment to improve N95 masks and cut waste Researchers at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute have created a practical method…
New Method Can Stop Cyberattacks in Less Than a Second
Computers, laptops, and other smart gadgets in our homes could be protected by artificial intelligence that can quickly identify and eliminate malware. Cardiff University researchers…
Exploring Underground Ecosystems: Scientists Identify New Soil Viruses
PNNL scientists discover new soil viruses The unsung hero of our lives is soil. It nourishes crops to give humans with food, drains rainfall into…
Coronavirus Particles Likely Travel Farther Than Thought – Infectious Up to 200 Feet
A study raises questions about how far droplets, like those that carry the virus that causes COVID-19, can travel before becoming harmless. A modeling study…
A New Technique Reveals How Immune Cells Locate Their Targets
MIT biological engineers have developed a simple way to identify B or T cells that interact with viral or bacterial proteins. The human body has…
Broad-Spectrum Antiviral Agents Could Be a Quick Response to a COVID-19 Pandemic
Existing drugs may offer a first-line treatment for coronavirus outbreak. The number of people infected with the new corona virus continues to skyrocket, with more…
Important Discovery in COVID-19 Coronavirus Vaccine Development
A team of scientists at the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) has recently made an important discovery in identifying a set of…
