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Health

Surprising biological mechanisms discovered underlying severe COVID-19

Pranjal Malewar

Severe COVID-19 has been considered an inflammatory “cytokine storm”.

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Health

Study highlights specific changes associated with COVID-19 in particular brain function

Pranjal Malewar

Incorporating such sensitive cognitive testing into future studies could help reveal more detailed insights.

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Health

Spike mutations allow SARS-CoV-2 to enter the brain

Dr. Prajakta Banik

A mutation in the SARS-CoV-2 virus helps it infect the brain, which could explain neurological issues like ‘long COVID.

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Health

Insights into COVID-19 cell entry may lead to improved vaccines

Dr. Prajakta Banik

The viral spike protein suggests that future vaccines targeting it could work against various SARS-CoV-2 variants.

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Health

Routine tests fail to diagnose long-term COVID-19 accurately

Dr. Prajakta Banik

An NIH-supported study published in the Annals of Internal Medicine found that routine lab tests aren't practical for diagnosing long COVID.

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Health

SARS-CoV-2 clues on pandemic potential

Dr. Prajakta Banik

A Yale study found that two bat coronaviruses related to SARS-CoV-2, discovered in Laos, might not spread well in people despite their genetic similarities...

Image showing SHINE, a rapid diagnostic test developed by Pardis Sabeti's lab in 2020, uses paper strips and CRISPR enzymes to identify specific sequences of viral RNA in samples.
Health

Easy flu tests may enhance diagnosis and tracking

Dr. Prajakta Banik

CRISPR assays for quick flu detection and subtyping.

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Health

Targeting various COVID variants by altering spike protein structure

Dr. Prajakta Banik

Versatile antiviral nanoparticles, effective across SARS-CoV-2 variants.

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Health

First SARS-CoV-2 vaccinations immune response to new virus variants

Dr. Prajakta Banik

Immunological imprinting impacts human antibody reaction to SARS-CoV-2 mutations.

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Health

MIT researchers are using new nanoparticles to improve vaccines

Dr. Prajakta Banik

Zeolitic imidazolate frameworks boost SARS-CoV-2 spike protein trimer immunity via Toll-like receptor activation.

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Health

Iron deficiency from infection may trigger long COVID

Dr. Prajakta Banik

Iron imbalance and inflammatory stress affect COVID-19 outcomes.

Health

Current antiviral treatment course is inadequate for high-risk COVID-19

Dr. Prajakta Banik

Molnupiravir's impact on SARS-CoV-2 response in at-risk outpatients.

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Health

SARS-CoV-2 variants: How a set of key covariates affect viral kinetics?

Pranjal Malewar

A prospective observational cohort study.

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Health

Breakthrough RNA mapping method by HIRI researchers

Dr. Prajakta Banik

SHIFTR allows unbiased protein identification on RNA regions in live cells.

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Health

The complement system damages cells in long-term COVID

Dr. Prajakta Banik

Persistent complement dysfunction in long COVID: Inflammation and blood clot risks.

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Health

Influenza immunity spurs rapid protection in new vaccine

Dr. Prajakta Banik

Influenza boosts antibody power against SARS-CoV-2.

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Health

How ultraviolet light degrades coronavirus?

Pranjal Malewar

SARS-CoV-2 has among the largest of genomes for RNA viruses.

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Neuroscience

COVID-19 changes gene activity in olfactory mucosal cells in Alzheimer’s

Amit Malewar

Distinct immune responses after infection between AD patients and healthy individuals.

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Health

SARS-CoV-2 moves within neurons to infect the brain

Dr. Prajakta Banik

Separate effects: SARS-CoV-2, neuroinvasion, and anosmia.

Unraveling Coronavirus A Global Challenge
Health

COVID-19 vulnerability tied to past infections and vaccination

Dr. Prajakta Banik

Mapping antigenic connections in SARS-CoV-2 and serological reactions.

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Biology

First-ever RNA recovery from extinct species

Dr. Prajakta Banik

RNA history of extinct Tasmanian tiger.

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Health

A dive into the question of whether a COVID cure could lead to harmful mutations of the virus

Pranjal Malewar

A COVID cure worse than the disease?

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Health

COVID patients emit 1,000 virus copies per min in early symptoms

Dr. Prajakta Banik

Exhaled SARS-CoV-2 RNA copies during COVID-19 infection.

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Science

COVID-19 virus is evolving rapidly in white-tailed deer

Pranjal Malewar

Study finds deer are virus reservoirs, promoting ongoing mutation.

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Health

Nose-picking healthcare workers were more likely to catch COVID-19 during the pandemic

Pranjal Malewar

Why not to pick your nose?

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Health

The genetic screen reveals protein for the COVID-19 vaccine

Vidya Nagalwade

Tissue protein prevents viral spread and may provide COVID-19 defence.

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Health

Long COVID not caused by COVID-19 immune inflammatory response, study

Pranjal Malewar

Immune activation may persist for months after COVID-19.

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AI & Machine Learning

Researchers develop deep learning model for predicting CRISPR tool activity

Vidya Nagalwade

CRISPR and AI accurately control gene expression.

Health

Probing the underlying mechanisms of immune dysfunction in Chronic lymphocytic leukemia

Amit Malewar

With a median age at diagnosis of 70 years, chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) is the most common form of leukemia in Western nations and...

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Health

Study links COVID infection and semen quality

Pranjal Malewar

Men experience a long-term drop in semen quality after COVID infection.

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