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Virus: is a biological agent that reproduces inside the cells of living hosts. When infected, a host cell produces thousands of identical copies of the original virus at an extraordinary rate.
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APR 01, 2022Drug Discovery & Development
A pill form of remdesivir, an antiviral drug currently administered intravenously, may be able to treat COVID-19 in mice ...Written By: Annie LennonAPR 01, 2022Cannabis Sciences
Since legal cannabis has gained momentum throughout the country, so have the reports that it's the cure all for everythi ...Written By: Helaine KrysikMAR 29, 2022Drug Discovery & Development
A compound delivered via a nasal spray can prevent and treat various COVID-19 variants in mice. The corresponding study ...Written By: Annie LennonMAR 23, 2022Immunology
As we age, parts of our bodies get old and worn out, including the immune system. That's one reason why COVID-19 has bee ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAR 15, 2022Drug Discovery & Development
On Monday, March 14, the biotech company Moderna announced that the first participant had been dosed with a ne ...Written By: J. Bryce OrtizMAR 14, 2022Immunology
Though it may happen at different rates for different microbes, mutations happen, and SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAR 10, 2022Health & Medicine
From the beginning of the pandemic to late January 2022 during the Omicron wave, the CDC estimates that 43% of the US po ...Written By: Alexandria BassMAR 10, 2022Microbiology
Researchers still have a lot to learn about how bladder cancer develops, though smoking is a major risk factor. But new ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAR 04, 2022Drug Discovery & Development
mRNA COVID-19 vaccines and monoclonal antibody treatments are less effective against Omicron sub-variants of COVID-19 th ...Written By: Annie LennonMAR 03, 2022Cell & Molecular Biology
There's a microbial arms race going on all around us, and bacteria have devised some sneaky ways to compete with other c ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAR 01, 2022Technology
Early in the COVID-19 pandemic, we relied most on several mitigation measures to slow the spread of the virus and keep u ...Written By: Ryan VingumFEB 21, 2022Cell & Molecular Biology
Two people have been cured of HIV, and now, a US woman joins them. In this third case, stem cell transplants were being ...Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 20, 2022Health & Medicine
Ivermectin has been a drug of controversy in the COVID-19 treatment debate. Last year, it got a bad rap from the mainstr ...Written By: Alexandria BassFEB 18, 2022Health & Medicine
It's no coincidence that some people have strokes after COVID-19 infection. But, according to a recent study in Natu ...Written By: Alexandria BassFEB 17, 2022Technology
The use of synthetic models replicating parts of the human body (often called “organoids”), has emerged in r ...Written By: Ryan VingumFEB 14, 2022Drug Discovery & Development
SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19 and caused a global pandemic, has infected over 406 millionpeople worldw ...Written By: J. Bryce OrtizFEB 13, 2022Microbiology
Recent studies have shown that an Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) infection can be a precursor to multiple sclerosis; large, po ...Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 11, 2022Microbiology
Ebola virus has caused several major outbreaks in recent decades. Its high death rate and disturbing symptoms have made ...Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 08, 2022Clinical & Molecular DX
Viral experts are still unsure where and how the Omicron variant originated, but one thing is clear: it has overt ...Written By: Tara FernandesFEB 06, 2022Health & Medicine
Bharat Biotech, a biotechnology company in India, is expected to be the first to offer a COVID-19 nasal spray vaccine wi ...Written By: Alexandria BassFEB 06, 2022Health & Medicine
According to the CDC, people are not up to date with COVID-19 vaccinations if they're not boosted 5 months after the ...Written By: Alexandria BassFEB 01, 2022Clinical & Molecular DX
Have you heard about the COVID test vending machines? These ‘self-serve’ testing protocols are part of effor ...Written By: Tara FernandesFEB 01, 2022Microbiology
The wide variation in the severity of COVID cases is probably due to a wide range of factors, including how much virus a ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 31, 2022Health & Medicine
Scientists have identified a common genetic risk factor for the loss of smell due to COVID-19. Six months after testing ...Written By: Hannah Daniel
APR 01, 2022
Drug Discovery & Development
A pill form of remdesivir, an antiviral drug currently administered intravenously, may be able to treat COVID-19 in mice
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
APR 01, 2022
Cannabis Sciences
Since legal cannabis has gained momentum throughout the country, so have the reports that it's the cure all for everythi
...
Written By:
Helaine Krysik
MAR 29, 2022
Drug Discovery & Development
A compound delivered via a nasal spray can prevent and treat various COVID-19 variants in mice. The corresponding study
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
MAR 23, 2022
Immunology
As we age, parts of our bodies get old and worn out, including the immune system. That's one reason why COVID-19 has bee
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 15, 2022
Drug Discovery & Development
On Monday, March 14, the biotech company Moderna announced that the first participant had been dosed with a ne
...
Written By:
J. Bryce Ortiz
MAR 14, 2022
Immunology
Though it may happen at different rates for different microbes, mutations happen, and SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 10, 2022
Health & Medicine
From the beginning of the pandemic to late January 2022 during the Omicron wave, the CDC estimates that 43% of the US po
...
Written By:
Alexandria Bass
MAR 10, 2022
Microbiology
Researchers still have a lot to learn about how bladder cancer develops, though smoking is a major risk factor. But new
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 04, 2022
Drug Discovery & Development
mRNA COVID-19 vaccines and monoclonal antibody treatments are less effective against Omicron sub-variants of COVID-19 th
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
MAR 03, 2022
Cell & Molecular Biology
There's a microbial arms race going on all around us, and bacteria have devised some sneaky ways to compete with other c
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 01, 2022
Technology
Early in the COVID-19 pandemic, we relied most on several mitigation measures to slow the spread of the virus and keep u
...
Written By:
Ryan Vingum
FEB 21, 2022
Cell & Molecular Biology
Two people have been cured of HIV, and now, a US woman joins them. In this third case, stem cell transplants were being
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 20, 2022
Health & Medicine
Ivermectin has been a drug of controversy in the COVID-19 treatment debate. Last year, it got a bad rap from the mainstr
...
Written By:
Alexandria Bass
FEB 18, 2022
Health & Medicine
It's no coincidence that some people have strokes after COVID-19 infection. But, according to a recent study in Natu
...
Written By:
Alexandria Bass
FEB 17, 2022
Technology
The use of synthetic models replicating parts of the human body (often called “organoids”), has emerged in r
...
Written By:
Ryan Vingum
FEB 14, 2022
Drug Discovery & Development
SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19 and caused a global pandemic, has infected over 406 millionpeople worldw
...
Written By:
J. Bryce Ortiz
FEB 13, 2022
Microbiology
Recent studies have shown that an Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) infection can be a precursor to multiple sclerosis; large, po
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 11, 2022
Microbiology
Ebola virus has caused several major outbreaks in recent decades. Its high death rate and disturbing symptoms have made
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 08, 2022
Clinical & Molecular DX
Viral experts are still unsure where and how the Omicron variant originated, but one thing is clear: it has overt
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
FEB 06, 2022
Health & Medicine
Bharat Biotech, a biotechnology company in India, is expected to be the first to offer a COVID-19 nasal spray vaccine wi
...
Written By:
Alexandria Bass
FEB 06, 2022
Health & Medicine
According to the CDC, people are not up to date with COVID-19 vaccinations if they're not boosted 5 months after the
...
Written By:
Alexandria Bass
FEB 01, 2022
Clinical & Molecular DX
Have you heard about the COVID test vending machines? These ‘self-serve’ testing protocols are part of effor
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
FEB 01, 2022
Microbiology
The wide variation in the severity of COVID cases is probably due to a wide range of factors, including how much virus a
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 31, 2022
Health & Medicine
Scientists have identified a common genetic risk factor for the loss of smell due to COVID-19. Six months after testing
...
Written By:
Hannah Daniel