Scientists reveal how Epstein-Barr virus reactivation triggers MIS-C in children
Why are some children devastated by mysterious post-COVID inflammation? Scientists uncover how a ‘silent’ virus awakens – and a promising ...
Tag: Spike Protein
New insights into COVID-19 spike protein offer hope for universal vaccines
A team led by Jose Onuchic at Rice University and Paul Whitford at Northeastern University, both researchers at the National ...
Innovative HIV vaccine approaches yield potential for broad protection against viral strains
A major challenge in developing a vaccine for HIV is that the virus mutates fast-;very fast. Although a person initially ...
New vaccine promises broad protection against SARS-CoV-2 and other sarbecoviruses
Scientists at the Georgia Institute of Technology and the University of Wisconsin, USA, have developed a broad-spectrum vaccine that can ...
mRNA vaccines train T cells in waves, study shows
mRNA vaccines developed against the spike glycoprotein of severe acute respiratory syndrome type 2 coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2), displayed remarkable efficiency in ...
Broad-spectrum neutralizing antibody mAb-39 targets conserved S2 epitope in SARS-CoV-2
The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic caused by SARS-CoV-2 has caused serious damage to public health and the global economy, and one ...
Hybrid immunity's role in curbing COVID-19: Canadian study sheds light on vaccine-infection synergy
In a recent preprint* study posted to the medRxiv server, a team of researchers evaluated the impact of hybrid immunity ...
Decoding the twist: Coronavirus spike proteins reveal their intricate invasion dance
In a recent study published in the journal Nature, researchers use cryogenic electron microscopy (cryo-EM) in tandem with molecular dynamics simulation ...
How well do current vaccines hold up against new SARS-CoV-2 variants BA.2.86 and FLip?
In a recent study posted to the bioRxiv preprint* server, researchers examine the neutralization of the recently identified severe acute ...
Latest updates on SARS-CoV-2 variants identified in the UK
Latest update UKHSA publishes latest BA.2.86 analysis in new technical briefing The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) has published SARS-CoV-2 ...