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Newswise: How the SARS-CoV-2 virus acquires its spherical shape
Released: 28-Feb-2024 10:05 PM EST
How the SARS-CoV-2 virus acquires its spherical shape
University of California, Riverside

For centuries, coronaviruses have triggered health crises and economic challenges, with SARS-CoV-2, the coronavirus that spreads COVID-19, being a recent example.

Newswise: To Be Scared or Not to Be Scared - psychologists talked about the attitude of youth towards COVID-19 in 2020
Released: 28-Feb-2024 4:05 AM EST
To Be Scared or Not to Be Scared - psychologists talked about the attitude of youth towards COVID-19 in 2020
Scientific Project Lomonosov

RUDN University psychologists, as part of an international scientific team, studied social representations of COVID-19 in Russia and Malaysia at the end of 2020 among young people.

Released: 27-Feb-2024 6:05 AM EST
Fighting the flu: The surprising power of a century-old vaccine for tuberculosis
McGill University

As Canada’s flu season collides with record strep A cases and ongoing COVID-19 concerns, a new study is shedding light on our understanding of respiratory immune responses

Newswise: Vaping can increase susceptibility to infection by SARS-CoV-2
Released: 27-Feb-2024 6:05 AM EST
Vaping can increase susceptibility to infection by SARS-CoV-2
University of California, Riverside

Vapers are susceptible to infection by SARS-CoV-2, the virus that spreads COVID-19 and continues to infect people around the world, a University of California, Riverside, study has found.

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Released: 23-Feb-2024 8:05 PM EST
Researchers explore whether gut microbes cause some COVID-19 patients to have higher blood clot risk
Cell Press

A gut microbial metabolite called 2-methylbutyrylcarnitine (2MBC) plays a role in exacerbating thrombosis -- the formation of blood clots – researchers report February 23rd in the journal Cell Metabolism.

Newswise: Nanoscale Engineers Receive $1.2 Million to Prevent Surface Pathogens
Released: 23-Feb-2024 3:05 PM EST
Nanoscale Engineers Receive $1.2 Million to Prevent Surface Pathogens
Stony Brook University

UT Battelle LLC, a management contractor for the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Office of Science, has awarded $1.2 million to Stony Brook University researchers for a study to test surface pathogen prevention.

Newswise:Video Embedded measles-makes-a-comeback-what-parents-need-to-know
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Released: 23-Feb-2024 2:05 PM EST
Measles Makes a Comeback: What Parents Need to Know
Cedars-Sinai

A highly contagious childhood disease once eradicated by vaccination has made a comeback.



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