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Synthetic antibodies show efficacy against bunyaviruses, study finds
Having developed synthetic antibodies made of VHH complexes, researchers showed that these could be used to combat bunyaviruses successfully.
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NIAID releases strategic plan, outlining COVID-19 research priorities
The US National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) plan outlines four research priorities, including furthering understanding of SARS-CoV-2 viral transmission and pathogenesis and development of animal models.
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Cytokine storms: a major killer in patients with severe COVID-19 infection
Professor Saad Shakir explains why cytokine storms occur in COVID-19 patients and suggests potential therapies for the symptoms of the coronavirus.
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Hyperferritinaemia could be causing severe COVID-19
Professor Yehuda Shoenfeld suggests hyperferritinaemia, a condition caused by high ferritin levels, may be causing the severe COVID-19 symptoms.
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New malaria vaccine candidate shows promise in non-human primates
Using an antibody to a particular malaria protein called PfGARP, researchers have developed a new strategy for designing a malaria vaccine.
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Experiments with Marburg virus reveal novel antibody protective mechanisms
Researchers discovered the monoclonal antibodies of a convalescent Marburg infection patient bound to the glycoprotein and combatted infection in two novel ways.
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COVID-19 research indicates SARS-CoV-2 exploits immune defences to drive infection
A new study has revealed that less than 10 percent of respiratory and intestinal cells are susceptible to SARS-CoV-2 infection and expression of ACE2 receptors is driven by the body's immune response.
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High-throughput protocol for producing tetramer assay probes used to investigate COVID-19
The developers of a novel method to create immunological assay probes for screening T cells has leveraged their new protocol against COVID-19.
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Specialised proteins could halt cytokine storms in COVID-19 patients
Researchers who developed modified proteins say this could be used in the fight against COVID-19, by tackling cytokine storms.
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Severe COVID-19 symptoms may be caused by overactive neutrophils
An international consortium suggest that the severe symptoms of COVID-19, including Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS), could be caused by Neutrophil Extracellular Traps (NETs).
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Human lung epithelium model being tested as a platform for COVID-19 research
The developers of the lung epithelium model plan to investigate whether SARS-CoV-2 can infect and replicate in the model to assess whether it could be used in the fight against COVID-19.
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COVID-19 and big pharma: what are 15 leading companies doing to develop a coronavirus vaccine?
A new report has revealed the vaccine R&D efforts of 15 of the leading pharmaceutical companies to combat the COVID-19 coronavirus.
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Scientists identify fusion peptide as promising COVID-19 drug target
Researchers working on related coronaviruses SARS and MERS have identified the membrane fusion peptide on the Spike protein as a possible drug target for SARS-CoV-2, the virus causing COVID-19.
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MERS vaccine candidate could hold promise for COVID-19 vaccine
The vaccine candidate protected all murine models from a lethal MERS infection and could also be effective against the SARS-CoV-2 virus causing COVID-19.
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IL-27 could work as potential immunotherapy against cancers
Researchers have created a new kind of immunotherapy using the interleukin-27 (IL-27) cytokine to effectively combat tumours in vitro and in vivo.