Men have higher morbidity and mortality from COVID-19 than women, possibly due to androgen receptor-regulated viral entry protein expression. This led to a clinical trial of androgen deprivation ...

Study reveals how the JAK inhibitor lowers ACE2 expression and viral entry in individuals with a genetic risk variant linked to autoimmune diseases. Study: Tofacitinib Mitigates the Increased SARS-CoV ...

A new longitudinal study provides critical insights into the intricate interplay between human immunity and viral evolution ...

New infections with SARS-CoV-2 continue 4 years after the pandemic began, despite advances in vaccines, antiviral medications, and preventive measures. 1 Beyond the serious complications of Covid-19, ...

Harnessing AI agents and human expertise, researchers accelerate the design of innovative nanobodies to combat evolving SARS-CoV-2 variants. Study: The Virtual Lab: AI Agents Design New SARS-CoV-2 ...

Since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, there has been controversy surrounding the origins of SARS-CoV-2. New research from the University of California, San Diego (UCSD), School of Medicine ...

Two of the closest known relatives to SARS-CoV-2 -- a pair of bat coronaviruses discovered by researchers in Laos -- may transmit poorly in people despite being genetically similar to the ...

The question of the origin of SARS-CoV-2 continues to occupy scientists, the media, and the public intensely even 5 years after the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic. Where the virus came from, when and ...

During the first few years of the COVID-19 pandemic, the virus SARS-CoV-2 was detected in an increasing number of non-human animal species. This included many wild animal species as well as domestic ...