Category: Coronavirus
Dog Owners Have a 78% Higher Chance of Being Infected With the Coronavirus
If you own a dog and walk it on the street, your chance of catching Covid-19 increases by 78%, according to a new study. Dogs themselves can be carriers …
Nanoparticle Vaccine Elicits Broad Neutralizing Antibodies Against SARS-CoV-2 and Related ACE2-Binding Coronaviruses in Monkeys
Key Takeaways: A ferritin-based nanoparticle vaccine (RBD–scNP) elicited cross-neutralizing antibodies against SARS-CoV-2, SARS-CoV, and bat coronaviruses in macaques. It produced a geometric mean ID50 titer of 47,216—far exceeding that …
The BCG a Tuberculosis Vaccine Boosts Immune Cells and Reduces Risk of Other Infections
According to a new study published in Cell Host & Microbe, a vaccine against tuberculosis (TB) that has been around for about a century can offer protection against other …Fudan University Scientists Develop a Highly Reliable COVID-19 Test That Only Takes 4 Minutes
Since the start of the pandemic, none of the currently available testing options – PCR, antigenic, saliva, or self-tests – have combined two essential features for the massive containment …Pregnant Women Are 15 Times Less Likely to Die From COVID-19 Than Other Women
Since the beginning of the coronavirus pandemic, scientists have been trying to understand why the severe forms of Covid-19 were expressed in some and not in others, especially between …BCG: Vaccination Against TB Effective for Other Viral Infections
BCG, or Bacillus Calmette–Guérin vaccine, is a vaccine documented to have a preventive effect against pulmonary tuberculosis, TB meningitis, and disseminated tuberculosis. The vaccine is almost a hundred years …
Scientists Design Nanoparticles to Help Immune Cells Accurately Target Pathogens without Causing Harm to Healthy Cells
According to reports, there were about 190000 cases and 75000 mortality from acute lung injury and acute respiratory distress syndrome ALI/ARDS. With the advent of COVID-19, these figures skyrocketed …