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Jim1348 Send message Joined: 30 Oct 20 Posts: 57 Credit: 9,112,528 RAC: 0	Message 1484 - Posted: 28 Jan 2022, 18:51:53 UTC New MERS-related virus NeoCoV may be more lethal, transmissible - study A new lethal virus known as NeoCoV has been discovered, and it may be more transmissible - with one mutation - according to a new study by Chinese scientists from Wuhan, though some experts are cautioning that further study is needed. It has not yet made the leap to humans. https://www.jpost.com/health-and-wellness/coronavirus/article-694885 This is not COVID-19, but too close for comfort. ID: 1484 · Rating: 0 · rate: / Reply Quote

robertmiles Send message Joined: 3 Nov 20 Posts: 41 Credit: 1,857,727 RAC: 1,772	Message 1541 - Posted: 28 Feb 2022, 18:23:09 UTC Plant-derived antiviral drug is effective in blocking highly infectious SARS-CoV-2 Delta variant https://scienceblog.com/526756/plant-derived-antiviral-drug-is-effective-in-blocking-highly-infectious-sars-cov-2-delta-variant/ There’s a Covid-19 epidemic in deer. It could come back to haunt us https://www.vox.com/science-and-health/22904422/covid-pandemic-deer-animals-spillover-spillback Repurposing FDA-approved drugs may help combat COVID-19 https://scienceblog.com/528484/repurposing-fda-approved-drugs-may-help-combat-covid-19/ ID: 1541 · Rating: 0 · rate: / Reply Quote

robertmiles Send message Joined: 3 Nov 20 Posts: 41 Credit: 1,857,727 RAC: 1,772	Message 1588 - Posted: 21 Mar 2022, 18:13:10 UTC Oral drug prevents death from COVID-19 in old mice by reversing immune aging https://scienceblog.com/528885/oral-drug-prevents-death-from-covid-19-in-old-mice-by-reversing-immune-aging/ ID: 1588 · Rating: 0 · rate: / Reply Quote

robertmiles Send message Joined: 3 Nov 20 Posts: 41 Credit: 1,857,727 RAC: 1,772	Message 1600 - Posted: 24 Mar 2022, 4:44:00 UTC New human-safe UV light zaps germs fast https://scienceblog.com/529012/new-human-safe-uv-light-zaps-germs-fast/ ID: 1600 · Rating: 0 · rate: / Reply Quote

Jim1348 Send message Joined: 30 Oct 20 Posts: 57 Credit: 9,112,528 RAC: 0	Message 1712 - Posted: 22 Aug 2022, 4:46:27 UTC A new study published in Nature Communications has homed in on a part of the SARS-CoV-2 spike protein that seems to be shared across all known variants. The research also reveals an antibody fragment that can hypothetically block the virus from entering human cells, paving the way for future therapies to neutralize all COVID-19 variants. https://newatlas.com/health-wellbeing/antibody-master-key-discovery-neutralize-every-covid-variant/ ID: 1712 · Rating: 0 · rate: / Reply Quote