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When a person is infected with a coronavirus such as SARS-CoV2, the immune system produces antibodies against a component in the virus. In the case of COVID-19 infections, the SARS-CoV2 virus is made up of RNA surrounded by spike proteins. The spike proteins latch onto cells within the infected individual and the viral RNA replicates allowing the virus to spread and infect more cells. To combat the coronavirus, the immune system must recognize the spike proteins and begin producing antibodies in response.
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JAN 25, 2023Coronavirus
Research has shown that when fetuses and pregnant women are exposed to viruses, there is an increased risk of neurologic ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 17, 2023Microbiology
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SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19 continues to cause huge numbers of infections around the world because of the ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 14, 2023Coronavirus
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Researchers at the University of British Columbia have identified a compound that shows promise in targeting a wide rang ...Written By: Zoe MichaudDEC 13, 2022Coronavirus
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The CDC has estimated that over 40% of Americans have been infected with COVID-19, and about half probably do not know t ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 03, 2022Coronavirus
A case of COVID-19 doesn't cause any symptoms at all in some people, while others are killed by the viral infection. Sci ...Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 25, 2022Clinical & Molecular DX
Scientists at the University of Pennsylvania have developed an experimental mRNA vaccine that protects against all known ...Written By: Zoe MichaudNOV 20, 2022Immunology
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Viral infections can trigger other dormant, or latent viruses. For example, the herpesviruses HSV and CMV can be reactiv ...Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 16, 2022Coronavirus
After only a few months of the COVID-19 pandemic, researchers had identified the virus that causes the disease, SARS-CoV ...Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 14, 2022Neuroscience
The virus that causes COVID-19 does not infect neurons, or if it does, that only happens in rare cases. But COVID-19 can ...Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 04, 2022Coronavirus
It may be possible to reduce the severity of COVID-19 symptoms with an inexpensive amino acid that could open up new tre ...Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 03, 2022Clinical & Molecular DX
Infections of SARS-CoV-2, or COVID-19, do not always occur on their own. A COVID-19 infection can occur at the same time ...Written By: Zoe MichaudOCT 28, 2022Coronavirus
Three Advantages: Reduction in plastic use Time savings Better results Nucleic acids play an essential role in the funct ...Sponsored By: MilliporeSigmaOCT 26, 2022Health & Medicine
Cases of RSV (respiratory syncytial virus), are surging among children. RSV is a common respiratory illness and it norma ...Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 19, 2022Health & Medicine
New guidance from public health agencies recommends that screening mammograms be scheduled and attended regardless of va ...Written By: Zoe MichaudOCT 13, 2022Immunology
SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, is generally known to infect cells in the nose and respiratory tract by latc ...Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 12, 2022Coronavirus
Researchers have now had years to evaluate the efficacy and safety of COVID-19 vaccines, and the news is good. The mRNA ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 16, 2022Coronavirus
The majority of SARS-CoV-2 infections start to get better within several days, although infected people can shed virus a ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 09, 2022Health & Medicine
A new study in the Annals of the American Association of Geographers looked at the impact of COVID-19 on Black-owned bus ...Written By: Kerry Charron
JAN 25, 2023
Coronavirus
Research has shown that when fetuses and pregnant women are exposed to viruses, there is an increased risk of neurologic
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 17, 2023
Microbiology
Fungi that can cause lung infections are all over our environment. Recent research has highlighted how much fungal speci
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 16, 2023
Coronavirus
SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19 continues to cause huge numbers of infections around the world because of the
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 14, 2023
Coronavirus
The virus that causes COVID-19 uses the upper airways as a "launchpad" to infect others, said the researchers.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 06, 2023
Clinical & Molecular DX
Researchers at the University of British Colombia’s Life Sciences Institute have identified a compound that can po
...
Written By:
Kerry Charron
DEC 30, 2022
Cancer
As we near the end of 2022, and enter our fourth year of facing COVID-19 (so named because of it’s emergence in 20
...
Written By:
Katie Kokolus
DEC 14, 2022
Clinical & Molecular DX
Researchers at the University of British Columbia have identified a compound that shows promise in targeting a wide rang
...
Written By:
Zoe Michaud
DEC 13, 2022
Coronavirus
Scientists believe COVID-19 is still highly transmissible between species based on computer simulations of mammalian cro
...
Written By:
Kerry Charron
DEC 09, 2022
Coronavirus
The CDC has estimated that over 40% of Americans have been infected with COVID-19, and about half probably do not know t
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 03, 2022
Coronavirus
A case of COVID-19 doesn't cause any symptoms at all in some people, while others are killed by the viral infection. Sci
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 25, 2022
Clinical & Molecular DX
Scientists at the University of Pennsylvania have developed an experimental mRNA vaccine that protects against all known
...
Written By:
Zoe Michaud
NOV 20, 2022
Immunology
German scientists provided a case study of a 51-year-old patient that highlighted one of the first symptoms a monkeypox-
...
Written By:
Kerry Charron
NOV 18, 2022
Immunology
Viral infections can trigger other dormant, or latent viruses. For example, the herpesviruses HSV and CMV can be reactiv
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 16, 2022
Coronavirus
After only a few months of the COVID-19 pandemic, researchers had identified the virus that causes the disease, SARS-CoV
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 14, 2022
Neuroscience
The virus that causes COVID-19 does not infect neurons, or if it does, that only happens in rare cases. But COVID-19 can
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 04, 2022
Coronavirus
It may be possible to reduce the severity of COVID-19 symptoms with an inexpensive amino acid that could open up new tre
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 03, 2022
Clinical & Molecular DX
Infections of SARS-CoV-2, or COVID-19, do not always occur on their own. A COVID-19 infection can occur at the same time
...
Written By:
Zoe Michaud
OCT 28, 2022
Coronavirus
Three Advantages: Reduction in plastic use Time savings Better results Nucleic acids play an essential role in the funct
...
Sponsored By:
MilliporeSigma
OCT 26, 2022
Health & Medicine
Cases of RSV (respiratory syncytial virus), are surging among children. RSV is a common respiratory illness and it norma
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 19, 2022
Health & Medicine
New guidance from public health agencies recommends that screening mammograms be scheduled and attended regardless of va
...
Written By:
Zoe Michaud
OCT 13, 2022
Immunology
SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, is generally known to infect cells in the nose and respiratory tract by latc
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 12, 2022
Coronavirus
Researchers have now had years to evaluate the efficacy and safety of COVID-19 vaccines, and the news is good. The mRNA
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 16, 2022
Coronavirus
The majority of SARS-CoV-2 infections start to get better within several days, although infected people can shed virus a
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 09, 2022
Health & Medicine
A new study in the Annals of the American Association of Geographers looked at the impact of COVID-19 on Black-owned bus
...
Written By:
Kerry Charron