Researchers examine proteins involved in SARS-CoV-2 infection
Like all viruses, the novel coronavirus is dependent on help from the human host cell. Proteins are the functional units of the cell and enable the virus to enter the host cell or help the virus to replicate.
Scientists from Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin and from the Berlin Institute of Health (BIH), along with colleagues from the United Kingdom, Germany and the United States, have examined the corresponding genes of the helper proteins in a large study.
They discovered numerous variants that influence the amount or function of the proteins as well as their ability to support the virus. The gene variants reveal potential target structures for new drugs. The researchers have now published their results in the journal
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IMAGE: Red: proteins required by the virus, blue: proteins associated with severe COVID-19 disease; the higher the peak, the higher the probability that there is actually a connection. view more
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Like all viruses, the novel coronavirus is dependent on help from the human host cell. Proteins are the functional units of the cell and enable the virus to enter the host cell or help the virus to replicate. Scientists from Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin and from the Berlin Institute of Health (BIH), along with colleagues from the United Kingdom, Germany and the United States, have examined the corresponding genes of the helper proteins in a large study. They discovered numerous variants that influence the amount or function of the proteins as well as their ability to support the virus. The gene variants reveal potential target structures for new drugs. The researchers have now published their results in the journal
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A blood test to predict Covid-19 survival chances?
A blood test to predict Covid-19 survival chances?
TIMESOFINDIA.COM / Updated: Dec 11, 2020, 23:14 IST
(This story was first published in The Times of India on Dec 11, 2020)
NEW DELHI: Researchers in UK claim to have developed a blood test that can not only tell whether a
Covid-19 positive patient requires
intensive care but also whether they will survive after developing the symptoms. The test is yet to be tried in real-life hospital settings but if validated, could help doctors target the more vulnerable with life-saving treatments.
It has however been tried on 24 severely ill Covid-19 patients correctly predicting the outcome for 18 of 19 patients who survived and five of five patients who died.
A blood test to predict Covid-19 survival chances?
This story is from December 11, 2020
A blood test to predict Covid-19 survival chances?
TIMESOFINDIA.COM | Dec 11, 2020, 16:04 IST
NEW DELHI: Researchers in UK claim to have developed a blood test that can not only tell whether a Covid-19 positive patient requires intensive care but also whether they will survive after developing the symptoms. The test is yet to be tried in real-life hospital settings but if validated, could help doctors target the more vulnerable with life-saving treatments.
It has however been tried on 24 severely ill Covid-19 patients correctly predicting the outcome for 18 of 19 patients who survived and five of five patients who died.