Long Covid will be our economic downfall and continue to blight lives, expert warns
Experts fear condition will hit people’s ability to work and have costs for employers and government, Jane Dalton writes
Next COVID monoclonal antibody axed by FDA: Omicron 2 evades Sotrovimab.
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is continually monitoring how authorized and approved treatments for COVID-19 are affected by changing variants
Covid resurgent across UK with infections in over-70s at record high
A resurgence of Covid cases is under way across the UK, with infections in the over-70s at a record high and school leaders fearing that preparations
Monoclonal antibody COVID treatment induces drug-resistant SARS-CoV-2 mutants
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Even mild COVID can cause the brain to shrink and damage memory centre
COVID-19 can cause the brain to shrink and damage areas linked to memory and smell, says a new study by Oxford University that was published in the Nature journal
Halo scientists unveil how SARS-CoV-2 plays ultimate game of ‘hide and seek’ with immune system.
People suffering from COVID-19 could have several different SARS-CoV-2 variants hidden away from the immune system in different parts of the body, finds new research published in Nature Communications by an international research team. The study’s authors say that this may make complete clearance of the virus from the body of an infected person, by their own antibodies, or by therapeutic antibody treatments, much more difficult.
International Women in Science Day: Halo CTO Professor Christiane Schaffitzel
Halo CTO Professor Christiane Schaffitzel discovered the SARS-CoV-2 Achilles’ heel targeted by Halo’s safe, self-administered antiviral treatments and prophylactics
Next Covid strain could kill many more, warn scientists ahead of England restrictions ending
A future variant of Covid-19 could be much more dangerous and cause far higher numbers of deaths and cases of serious illness than Omicron, leading UK scientists have warned.
Proportion of Covid-19 deaths in over-80s highest for more than a year
However, the number of deaths remains well below levels in previous waves of the virus.
Nature Communications: Halo scientists publish essential new insights into how multiple SARS-CoV-2 variants evolve in patients.
As the global burden of SARS-CoV-2 infections escalates, so does the evolution of viral variants with increased transmissibility and pathology. In addition to this entrenched diversity, RNA viruses can also display genetic diversity within single infected hosts with co-existing viral variants evolving differently in distinct cell types.