In a recent study posted to the bioRxiv* preprint server, researchers developed bispecific-antibodies (bsAbs) against severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) Omicron sub-lineages… [+5228 chars]
A new Canadian study suggests that pregnant people experienced lower rates of health problems after receiving the COVID-19 vaccine than their counterparts who werent pregnant. The Canadian National … [+1812 chars]
Thousands of students in Windsor, Ont. are receiving suspension notices for out-of-date immunization records, according to CTV News. It does seem that health units in other parts of Ontario are giv… [+2145 chars]
A new machine-learning tool can identify diabetes and prediabetes using ECG data, according to research recently published online in BMJ Innovations. Similar artificial intelligence (AI) tools have … [+4736 chars]
NEW YORK - The polio virus has been found in New York City's wastewater in another sign that the disease, which hadn't been seen in the U.S. in a decade, is quietly spreading among unvaccinated peo… [+2361 chars]
Scientists have identified antibodies that are effective against many different SARS-CoV-2 variants, an advance that paves the way for next-generation vaccines which could protect from different COVI… [+3505 chars]
Placeholder while article actions load In an eerie echo of the coronavirus pandemic, more than a decade of warningspreceded the global outbreak of human monkeypox that has now spread to more than 31… [+10022 chars]
Virus and cells All work with SARS-CoV-2 was performed in an A/BSL3 laboratory and approved by our Institutional Biosafety Committee (IBC# IBC-00005484) and Institutional Animal Care and Use Committ… [+10996 chars]
Since the start of the COVID pandemic people have been on high alert over viruses passed from animals to humans. And it's for good reason: Zoonotic viruses are increasing. In early August, research… [+6165 chars]
Monkeypox vaccines have almost run out in Brighton less than a week after the city welcomed hundreds of thousands of revellers for Pride celebrations. The local rollout of the modified smallpox jab … [+13871 chars]
With the monkeypox vaccine in short supply in the United States, thousands of foreigners, including Americans are flocking to Montreal to get their shots. Canada's second-largest city, located about… [+2554 chars]
In a recent study posted to the bioRxiv* preprint server, researchers assessed the cardiac effects of remdesivir. Study: Activation of the urotensin-II receptor by anti-COVID-19 drug remdesivir indu… [+5651 chars]