Image courtesy of Max Pixel. As the COVID-19 pandemic worsens in many countries, scientists are continuing to look for new methods of treating the respiratory illness. In a study published in Cell Reports, researchers at the Academia Sinica, in Taipei,
Image courtesy of Needpix. As isolation and social distancing measures remain in place, mental health issues are of growing concern. A paper published in the Lancet Journal of Psychiatry studied mental health in the adult UK population before and after
Art by Sophia Zhao. As scientists learn about the various effects of the SARS-CoV-2 pathogen on the body, researchers at UPenn and Johns Hopkins might have discovered a mechanism through which the virus affects brain cells. Using human induced pluripotent
Art by Sophia Zhao. COVID-19 is a fickle foe, exhibiting mild symptoms in some individuals, severe pain and pneumonia in others, or in forty percent of cases, simply no signs at all. Anticipating the degree of disease severity before onset
Image courtesy of Flickr. Researchers from Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) have recently developed a machine learning method called OptiVax to evaluate the effectiveness of potential SARS-CoV-2 peptide vaccines. Such vaccines contain peptides, or short protein segments, that prime the
Image courtesy of Flickr. What if the coronavirus could infiltrate the brain––the organ that makes you who you are, stores all of your memories and holds the power to control your entire body? As terrifying as that may sound, recent
Image courtesy of Flickr. While scientists have tirelessly worked to understand SARS-CoV-2’s mechanism of infection and pathogenesis, much is still unknown. To design an effective treatment or vaccine, researchers must both understand the mechanism by which a pathogen invades a
Artwork by Sophia Zhao. The results of the Moderna SARS-CoV-2 vaccine phase 1 clinical trial published last week have sparked new optimism in the race for a COVID-19 vaccine. Individuals that received the mRNA-1273 coronavirus vaccine and booster shot produced
Artwork by Sophia Zhao. In addition to their longevity, bats seem to be able to host deadly diseases such as Ebola, rabies and most recently SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus.Their unique immune response may be the reason why they can carry such diseases
Image courtesy of Pxfuel. Researchers at the Technical University of Munich have developed CoVex, an interactive online platform dedicated to compiling information on SARS-CoV-2 with the purpose of drug repurposing. To complement the development of new drugs, CoVex enables researchers
