Tag: SARS-CoV-2
Coronavirus infection increases risk of developing insulin resistance
Infection with SARS-CoV-2 (severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus type 2 virus) leads to activation of the immune system and subsequent release of pro-inflammatory signaling substances (cytokines). Studies show that this immune system activity persists for months after a coronavirus infection […]
Singapore succeeds in detection of Covid-19 variant in wastewater
Researchers from the Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) Interdisciplinary Research Group (IRG) at Singapore-MIT Alliance for Research and Technology (SMART), MIT’s research enterprise in Singapore, alongside collaborators from Biobot Analytics, Nanyang Technological University (NTU) and Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), have successfully developed an […]
US scientists design novel “trap” for COVID-19
Researchers at the Pritzker School of Molecular Engineering (PME) at the University of Chicago have come up with a novel way to trap SARS-CoV-2 viruses, the virus that causes COVID-19, within the body and then use the body’s own immune […]
