Coronavirus
The latest news, research and opinion on coronavirus and covid-19, including antiviral development and delivery, pathology, and disease biochemistry.
Forming bonds through Covid-19
How studying chemistry helped ward off loneliness during the pandemic
Moderna’s mRNA vaccine approved for RSV
US approval adds complementary option to protein-based vaccines for respiratory syncytial virus
EcoHealth Alliance fights back against US government funding suspension
New York-based non-profit will file documents refuting allegations about inadequate oversight of NIH-funded research in China just before the pandemic
Elevated carbon dioxide lets Sars-CoV-2 live far longer in droplets
Study explains why good ventilation lowers transmission of Covid-19
Chinese scientist who published Sars-CoV-2 genome without approval regains access to lab
Following Zhang Yongzhen and his team’s eviction from their lab, a protest appears to have forced a U-turn from authorities
New Covid-19 antiviral cuts symptoms by 1.5 days
Simnotrelvir already has emergency approval in China
Spearheading antiviral discovery with AI and open innovation
The Covid Moonshot experiment
Pharmaceuticals roundup 2023
Regulatory and pricing reforms have topped industry agendas in 2023, while weight loss drugs surged and Covid-19 therapies waned
ACE2 receptor not essential for Sars-CoV-2 infection, study shows
Fresh understanding linked to evolutionary plasticity of Covid-19 virus
Introduction: the coronavirus pandemic and the future
This series of Chemistry World reports is part of a forth coming e-book and hardback to be published by the Royal Society of Chemistry. The book was motivated by a desire on the part of the editors and the authors to produce a body of information on the new and deadly coronavirus about which the world was largely uninformed and for which it was totally unprepared.
Favipiravir
Originally developed to treat flu and marketed in Japan as Avigan, promising Covid-19 trial results have seen countries stockpiling this medication by the millions
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mRNA vaccine pioneers win medicine Nobel prize
Katalin Karikó and Drew Weissman honoured for breakthroughs that enable the rapid development of new vaccines, including several of those used against Covid-19
Air monitor detects airborne virus particles in real time
Device that detects Sars-CoV-2 could be adapted to monitor other respiratory pathogens
AI can suggest Covid-19 antivirals from protein sequence alone
IBM model can also find molecules that bind at different sites on target proteins
The uncertainties of my PhD shaped me
Discovering the potential of mangroves and myself
Meet the first deaf, Black woman to earn a Stem doctorate
Amie Fornah Sankoh has persevered from failing primary school in Sierra Leone to gaining a biochemistry PhD in the US
Margaret Faul: ‘Stand for what you think is right’
The pharmaceutical executive on why chemistry clicked for her, and life as a female organic chemist in the drug industry
Glow-in-the-dark proteins offer cheap and fast diagnostic tests
Covid-19 can be detected with the sensitivity of PCR and the ease of lateral flow
Setting drug development speed records
The pandemic treatment sprint was spectacular, but hard to match under less unusual circumstances
Pharmaceuticals roundup 2022
Following the huge success of vaccines and treatments for covid-19, companies are upping their investment in R&D and dealmaking
Battling long Covid with drugs
Can we clean Covid from the air around us?
The human health observatory in our sewers
mRNA vaccines for Covid and beyond
Experimenting in a pandemic
2020: the year the world changed
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Medical research charities report £260 million shortfall due to pandemic
The impact of Covid-19 on fundraising efforts sees charities slash research support
New questions raised over Sputnik Covid vaccine results point to fraudulent practices
Analysis comparing Sputnik results with five other Covid vaccines finds phase 3 trial outcome is highly improbable
Catalogues of complexity
The tangled web of fine chemicals supply frequently throws up surprises
Teaching-focused staff contribute to REF results too
But are often overlooked in celebrations of research excellence
What is the future of Covid-19 pharmaceuticals?
Firms anticipate long-term markets for prevention and treatment
UK’s non-profit vaccine manufacturing centre sold off before opening
Pharmaceutical firm Catalent buys government-backed facility near Oxford
Moderna sued over Covid-19 vaccine-related patents
Arbutus and Genevant say lipid nanoparticles that protect mRNA infringe six key patents
Living through Covid-19
Many researchers are now feeling the effects of additional emotional burdens
Explainer: How do the Covid vaccines measure up against each other and omicron?
Looking at how the evidence stacks up for vaccines against variants and how their performance holds up over time
The shadow of drug resistance
Why do some medicines stop working, and can we avoid it for Covid-19 antivirals?
The conference conundrum
Following the Covid-19 pandemic, is it time to rethink events for good?
Pharmaceuticals roundup 2021
It’s been another dramatic, pandemic-dominated year for the pharmaceutical industry
Covid-19 antivirals surge forward
Promising results from Pfizer trial, while UK approves Merck & Co’s molnupiravir
New antiviral impresses against Covid-19
Merck & Co and Ridgeback’s molnupiravir reduces risk of hospitalisation and death, and may work against other coronaviruses
Where are the Covid-19 drugs?
Small molecules appear to be lagging behind development of vaccine and antibody treatments
Leading a lab through pandemic-induced uncertainty
Emphathy is vital to support mentees effectively
Let it go
We have to accept that we can’t catch up on time lost in lockdown
Chemistry Nobel predictions range from free-radical chemistry to MOFs
Data-crunching goes up against gut feeling as the chemistry community weighs in on their favourites for the world’s top chemistry prize