Contrary to prevailing belief, an evolutionary analysis finds no evidence that most viruses with epidemic or pandemic ...

Six years after the COVID-19 pandemic, which had claimed over 7 million lives worldwide by April 2024 (figures are no longer being tracked), we are still debating the origins of this novel virus. The ...

I'll never understand why masking isn't required - or even just strongly encouraged - in all medical facilities, or, at the very least, in hospitals. A recent study published in the peer-reviewed ...

Findings reveal coronaviruses exploit stress-linked tRNA modifications, enhancing translation efficiency and offering insights for antiviral drug development.

Problems with iron levels in the blood and the body's ability to regulate this important nutrient as a result of SARS-CoV-2 ...

The global pandemic may be over, but SARS-CoV-2 continues to infect people around the world. Indeed, the United States has recorded roughly 750 deaths from COVID-19 over the past month. Now, an siRNA ...

Two of the closest known relatives to SARS-CoV-2 -- a pair of bat coronaviruses discovered by researchers in Laos -- may transmit poorly in people despite being genetically similar to the ...

Investigators from Mass General Brigham have found that a method originally designed for cancer detection can also identify and monitor even tiny amounts of SARS-CoV-2 intact viral particles in blood ...

Maternal SARS-CoV-2 infection during pregnancy does not appear to increase the risk for neurodevelopmental delays in children through age 18 months.

Nepal, March 5 -- 2003, when severe acute respiratory syndrome-1 (SARS-CoV-1) first emerged in China, it triggered a global alert, including in Nepal. I was then working as a junior medical officer, ...