Study suggests COVID-19 vaccine confidence and hesitancy in the UK driven by trust, not misinformation
An interesting new study, released as a preprint on the medRxiv* server, reports that vaccine hesitancy in the UK is
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Could microalgae-derived antiviral compounds combat SARS-CoV-2 and other viruses?
With the emergence of the ongoing coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, caused by the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2
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Are pre-existing Vitamin D deficiencies linked to COVID-19 severity and mortality?
Even as the coronavirus disease 20019 (COVID-19) pandemic continues to spread and new variants of the severe acute respiratory syndrome
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Are women more likely to develop long COVID?
Researchers found different groups of symptoms persisting after coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), with fatigue and higher IL-6 levels common in
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Study identifies mechanism behind SARS-CoV-2 viral protein production
A new study from German researchers examines how SARS viruses, including the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), hijack
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L452R and Y453F SARS-CoV-2 mutations increase transmission and evade immunity
Mutations from the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) have created multiple variants. Some variants, such as those found
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New nanoparticle SARS-CoV-2 vaccine confers robust protection with single dose after two weeks
In a methodologically ‘state-of-the-art’ approach, US researchers have developed a protein-based nanoparticle vaccine against coronavirus disease (COVID-19), with a swift
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Risk of SARS-CoV-2 from reinfected individuals with previous infection or vaccination
A technical report recently published by the European Center for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) has summarized all available literature
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Changes in OASI gene expression increases risk of Alzheimer's and severe COVID-19 infection
Previous research identified the interferon-responsive OAS1 gene as a risk gene for Alzheimer's disease. OAS1 is an enzyme that binds
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Quantum dot-based affinity biosensors in microfluidic systems offer an alternative SARS-CoV-2 diagnostics platform
In a new study published in Emergent Materials, researchers show how microfluidic systems integrated with quantum dot-based affinity biosensors can
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