Protein OCLN found to play crucial role in SARS-CoV-2 cell-to-cell transmission
In a recent study published in the journal PNAS, researchers demonstrated that the tight junction (TJ) protein occludin (OCLN) is ...
Tag: MERS-CoV
SARS-CoV-2 and human cold coronavirus OC43 inhibit stress granule formation through Nsp15 protein
In a recent study published in the journal PLOS Pathogens, researchers investigated the mechanisms through which the human common cold ...
Scientists explore bat sarbecovirus isolation in Japan
In a recent study published in Emerging Infectious Diseases, researchers performed bat sarbecovirus isolation experiments using Rhinolophus cornutus bats from several ...
World Antimicrobial Awareness Week: Preventing Antimicrobial Resistance Together
In this interview, News-Medical talks to Dr Javier Yugueros-Marcos, Head of the Antimicrobial Resistance and Veterinary Products Department at the World Organisation ...
The impact of humidity levels on viral transmission and viability
In March 2020, the World Health Organization (WHO) announced a global pandemic known as the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. ...
Broadly neutralizing antibodies are the blueprint for variant-proof, pansarbecovirus vaccines
A recent Nature Reviews Immunology study has summarized the efficacy of neutralizing antibodies that target four main regions of the spike (S) ...
Study demonstrates that ATV006 is orally bioavailable and has potent efficacy against SARS-CoV-2
The coronavirus illness 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has been ongoing since 2019, and it has tremendously affected the worldwide healthcare system ...
Only some coronaviruses found to have pandemic-causing potential
Researchers have noticed that some coronaviruses, e.g., Center East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus (MERS-CoV), have by no means precipitated a pandemic, ...
