Researchers at the Wuhan Institute of Virology have detected a new coronavirus in bats that is capable of entering human cells using the exact same mechanism as SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID ...

A sugar-based receptor binds to the human coronavirus HKU1 spike protein and triggers opening. This ‘activates’ the spike for the next steps in cell entry Computational simulations of the ...

In a study adding to the pool of knowledge about viral entry, researchers have published a highly compelling study showing a previously unrecognized entryway for SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes ...

Previously, researchers have developed decoy receptor proteins to combat the problem of viruses escaping the host immune response. The main idea behind this strategy is that viruses cannot resist ...

Researchers have demonstrated a potential route of the SARS-CoV-2 spike protein damaging the heart. In a study evaluating mice and human heart cells, the SARS-CoV-2 spike protein inflamed the heart ...

Several studies have shown that severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2), the causal agent of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, affects multiple systems. A recent ...

We may finally know how covid-19 enters the brain: new research suggests the virus responsible stimulates the growth of tiny tubes between nose and brain cells that it can tunnel through. Covid-19 has ...

Benjamin holds a Master's degree in anthropology from University College London and has previously worked in the fields of psychedelic neuroscience and mental health. Benjamin holds a Master's degree ...

Revealing the ‘sweet secrets’ of coronavirus cell entryA sugar-based receptor binds to the human coronavirus HKU1 spike protein and triggers opening. This ‘activates’ the spike for the next steps in ...