A protein particle hidden within the SARS-CoV-2 virus could lead to longer-lasting, more protective vaccines for COVID-19.

A study headed by researchers at the Applied Biomedical Science Institute and collaborators have uncovered a region of the SARS-CoV-2 virus spike protein that induces potentially pathogenic ...

On Sept. 4, 2025, Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is scheduled to testify before the Senate Finance ...

Our verdict There is some evidence that the spike proteins generated by the Moderna Covid-19 vaccine leave the site of injection. There is also evidence that the spike protein on the actual virus can ...

CoV-2—the virus that causes COVID-19—continues to pose a global health threat, driven by new variants and its ability to ...

Scientists from La Trobe University and Kumamoto University in Japan have discovered that the body's immune system strongly reacts to an internal protein from SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes ...

New research has uncovered a series of mutations in the SARS-CoV-2 spike protein that enhanced the virus' ability to infect the brains of mice. The findings may help scientists understand its ...

Scientists have discovered a mutation in SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, that plays a key role in its ability to infect the central nervous system.

New research reveals promising drug targets to block coronaviruses at multiple stages of infection—even across different ...

Kennedy, in announcing cuts to mRNA vaccine research on Aug. 5, 2025, claimed that mRNA vaccines don’t work against ...

XFG also has several unique mutations in its spike protein, which will improve the virus's ability to evade COVID-19 antibodies from prior infection or vaccination." Here's everything to know about ...

Viruses with a deletion in the spike protein are better able to infect the brains of mice ‘These findings suggest there might be treatments that could work better to clear the virus from the ...