A Carrimycin and Azvudine combination showed additive antiviral effects, superior lung protection, and immune benefits in ...

Routine genomic surveillance in California uncovered a rare 69-nucleotide in-frame deletion in the SARS-CoV-2 nsp3 protein, ...

New research from UNC Charlotte's Center for Computational Intelligence to Predict Health and Environmental Risks (CIPHER) has found that the two recent and prevalent strains of the virus that cause ...

Researchers have tracked how the COVID-19 virus mutates long term, revealing patterns that could help predict the emergence of future variants. In the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic, as the world ...

Since SARS-CoV-2 is here to stay, it is important to assess how our understanding of this virus has changed post-pandemic. Dr. Jamie Guenthoer, a staff scientist in the Overbaugh lab at Fred ...

People who recovered from COVID-19 infection or were vaccinated against SARS-CoV-2 are more likely to have immunity to other closely related bat coronaviruses that could threaten future human health.

To enter cells, the COVID-19 virus fuses its surrounding membrane with the membrane of the target cell. This is where the fusion peptides of the spike protein come into play. These regions function as ...

Antibodies from people who recovered from COVID-19 neutralized closely related bat coronaviruses, including viruses capable of using ACE2 receptors across multiple species.

A multi-institutional study led by researchers at the University of Alabama at Birmingham and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill has revealed a previously underappreciated mechanism by ...

Approximately 15 to 20 million Americans who have acquired COVID-19 experience persistent symptoms lasting over 3 months (long-COVID). Respiratory symptoms of long-COVID include breathlessness, ...