It's been five years since COVID-19 was declared a global pandemic. As SARS-CoV-2 shifts to endemic status, questions about ...

However, mutations in the spike protein can alter its structure, reducing the effectiveness of these inhibitors. In a ...

Viruses like SARS-CoV-2 use sugar molecules to hide from the immune system, but scientists at Scripps Research have designed ...

Being sugar-coated doesn’t just help the medicine go down, as the song goes, but it can also help a virus evade the immune ...

Sugar coatings aren't only for candies; they also help viruses, like the ones that cause COVID-19, hide from their hosts' immune system.

He adds that the high rate of mutation seen in the SARS-CoV-2 virus -- specifically, the receptor binding domain on the virus' spike protein -- has led to an unprecedented number of COVID-19 ...

But predicting which mutations would be most successful ... that connects the thermodynamic properties of the virus's spike protein to its ability to spread. The key player in SARS-CoV-2's ...

However, mutations in the spike protein can alter its structure, reducing the effectiveness of these inhibitors. In a significant breakthrough, a research team led by Professor Yoshinori Fujiyoshi and ...

One avenue for new vaccine development is mucosal vaccines. In theory, dosing the vaccine directly into the respiratory tract allows for robust antibody and T-cell responses where SARS-CoV-2 generally ...

Scientists at Scripps Research have developed a universal vaccine, offering protection against multiple coronaviruses, ...

However, mutations in the spike protein can alter its structure, reducing the effectiveness of these inhibitors. The team was led by Professor Yoshinori Fujiyoshi and Project Assistant Professor ...

“But we have to take a flu shot every year.” He adds that the high rate of mutation seen in the SARS-CoV-2 virus — specifically, the receptor binding domain on the virus’ spike protein — has led to an ...