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Getting vaccinated against COVID-19 may significantly lower infectious viral load in people infected with the SARS-CoV-2, according to a study.The researchers noted that measuring the viral…

Scientists have developed a more sensitive and durable rapid COVID-19 test that uses polymer nanoparticles, rather than antibodies, to detect the SARS-CoV-2 virus. Rapid antigen tests can…

The research, published in the journal Nature on Monday, looked at changes to the brain on average 4.5 months after mild SARS-CoV-2 infection. Even mild infection with SARS-CoV-2, the…

Last year, the team found that up to 80 per cent of white-tailed deer sampled across Iowa in the US tested positive for SARS-CoV-2. Some white-tailed deer living in the US are actively…

The research, published recently in the International Journal of Infectious Diseases, used a newly adapted test which can detect whether the virus was potentially still active. One in ten…

“Our observational study provides proof of concept that time of day affects immune response to SARS-CoV-2 vaccination, findings that may be relevant for optimising the vaccine’s efficacy,”…

It is possible for people to be infected with flu, as well as Covid-19, and exhibit symptoms of both diseases. By Dr. Vignesh Naidu, Flu and Covid-19 are respiratory illnesses caused by…

The cells were treated with more than 1,400 individual US Food and Drug Administration-approved drugs and compounds, either before or after viral infection, and screened, resulting in 17…

The cells were treated with more than 1,400 individual FDA-approved drugs and compounds, either before or after viral infection, and screened, resulting in 17 potential hits. Ten of…

The research team is now analysing the structures of other variants of concern, including the Delta variant (B.1.617.2), first identified in India. (Photo source: Reuters)A study of the…