Neutralization of SARS-CoV-2 lineage B.1.1.7 by human sera from people who received Pfizer vaccine
Given concerns that the #B117 #coronavirus variant that first emerged in the UK may evade current vaccines, a study tested the variant...
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Given concerns that the #B117 #coronavirus variant that first emerged in the UK may evade current vaccines, a study tested the variant...
After studying microbial communities living on bristles from used toothbrushes, researchers found those communities matched microbes...
Vaccines have been described as the solution to the #COVID19 pandemic. But treatments, which are bringing down death rates, will be...
Scientists discover a simple new way bacteria (Caulobacter crescentus) avoid #antibiotics in the human body - by changing shape. Upon...
In poliomyelitis, also called #polio, “polio” refers to the poliovirus, which is an enterovirus that invades the intestines, “myel”...
New #coronavirus variants like the one discovered in South Africa migrate to other countries. The more the virus spreads, & the longer it...
Vaccine development exceeded everyone’s expectations. But the next few months will still bring many sick people — & doctors have woefully...
The CDC announces order that will require people in US to wear a face mask while using any form of public transportation, including...
Travelers passing through Oakland Airport can now pick up a #COVID19 test like they would a bag of chips. Travelers can buy DIY...
Fewer than 0.01% of recipients of the #coronavirus vaccine have contracted #COVID19 a week after getting the 2nd jab, new data from...
The humanitarian crisis in Manaus, the Amazon's largest city & birthplace of the Brazil #P1 variant, shows what happens when gov't...
Metabolism of L-tyrosine by gut #microbiota points to novel strategies for combating #asthma & #COVID19. Researchers found a protective...
Moderna & Pfizer reported that their vaccines, while still effective, offer less protection against the S. African #coronavirus variant....
Food is essential to life, hence #food #safety is a basic human right. Billons of people in the world are at risk of unsafe food. Many...
Recent research has revealed that phase-separated droplets have a range of important functions in cells. New study has unraveled the...
Vaccines alone will not stop the #COVID19 pandemic in the US, a new model shows. And if precautions like working remotely, limiting...
The mosquito-borne arbovirus #Zika virus (ZIKV, Flavivirus, Flaviviridae), has caused an outbreak impressive by its magnitude and rapid...
In March, when Dr. Fauci said that the coronavirus pandemic could kill 100,000 to 240,000 people in the US, some thought his projection...
People taking #cholesterol-lowering drugs may fare better than others if they are infected with the novel #coronavirus. A new study hints...
Alzheimer's-like protein aggregates are found in the muscle deterioration seen in aging, but the aggregates can be reversed by boosting...