Human SARS-CoV-2 challenge uncovers local and systemic response dynamics

September 9, 2024 | John Murphy | Leave a Comment

Human SARS-CoV-2 challenge uncovers local and systemic response dynamics

Rik G. H. Lindeboom, Kaylee B. Worlock, Lisa M. Dratva, et. al.Nature (2024) Abstract The COVID-19 pandemic is an ongoing global health threat, yet our understanding of the dynamics of early cellular responses to…[...]

October 4, 2023 | John Murphy | Leave a Comment

Detrimental effects of COVID-19 in the brain and therapeutic options for long COVID: The role of Epstein–Barr virus and the gut–brain axis

Kenji Hashimoto, Molecular Psychiatry (2023) Published: 04 July 2023 Abstract The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection has resulted in a serious public health…[...]

August 22, 2021 | John Murphy | Leave a Comment

Study reveals mouth as primary source of COVID-19 infection

While most COVID-19 research has focused on the nose and lungs, this is the first study to identify the mouth as a primary site for coronavirus infection and underscores the…[...]

August 16, 2021 | John Murphy | Leave a Comment

Age-dependent appearance of SARS-CoV-2 entry sites in mouse chemosensory systems reflects COVID-19 anosmia-ageusia symptoms

Authors: Julien Brechbühl,Ana Catarina Lopes,Dean Wood,Sofiane Bouteiller,Aurélie de Vallière,Chantal Verdumo, and Marie-Christine Broillet Abstract COVID-19 pandemic has given rise to a collective scientific effort to study its viral causing agent SARS-CoV-2. Research…[...]