New method for monitoring circulating SARS-CoV-2 variants and detecting new ones
After more than two years of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, there is still a constant threat of evolving strains that are more contagious and...
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New lab-on-a-chip platform for detecting SARS-CoV-2 in resource-limited settings
Jan 9 2022 A recent study shows how a novel and integrated lab-on-a-chip platform can represent a rapid, affordable, and exact molecular diagnostic tool for...
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Study explores role of APOBEC-mediated RNA editing in SARS-CoV-2 fitness
The severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) is an enveloped coronavirus with a single-stranded RNA genome. The SARS-CoV-2 exhibits moderate genetic variability, owing to...
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Development of SARS-CoV-2 detection platform using surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy
The current focus for disease management against severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) is vaccination. However, rapid diagnosis of variants is still pivotal for...
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R37 MERIT Award supports innovative ovarian cancer research
One of the most impactful advancements during the past decade in treating ovarian cancer is the use of PARP inhibitors (short for poly adenosine diphosphate-ribose...
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Dexamethasone shown to upregulate innate and adaptive immune responses in COVID-19 acute respiratory distress syndrome patients
In a recent cross-sectional study posted to the medRxiv* preprint server, researchers used per protocol bronchoalveolar lavage fluid (BALF) samples after intubation to evaluate the...
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The dynamics of the Omicron wave in England
In a recent study posted to the medRxiv* preprint server, researchers investigated the transmission dynamics of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) variant of...
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Study looks at rapid antigen vs. PCR tests in the emergency department triage
In a recent study posted to the Lancet preprint* server, researchers assessed the utility of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2) rapid antigen testing (RAT)...
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The relative performance of OPS, NPS, and saliva for detecting the Delta and Omicron SARS-CoV-2 variants
Scientists have worked extensively hard to contain the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic caused by the rapid transmission of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2). They...
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Monitoring SARS-CoV-2 Ct values during early infection
A new study published on the preprint server medRxiv* tracks the fluctuations in viral load in people recently infected with the severe acute respiratory syndrome...
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SARS-CoV-2 prevalence in bivalve mollusks from harvesting areas in Southern Italy
The emergence and global dissemination of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), the virus that caused the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, presents...
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Applications of bioconjugated nanomaterials in SARS-CoV-2 diagnostics
In a new study in the journal Accounts of Materials Research, researchers presented an overview of the recent advances in severe acute respiratory syndrome...