Virus Archives - El·lipse

03.03.2021

Identified a specific region of SARS-CoV-2 useful for the diagnosis of COVID-19 and vaccine development

Pulmobiotics is a CRG spin-off that aims to develop therapeutic applications for lung diseases. Photo by Robina Weermeijer on Unsplash.

27.07.2020

Pulmobiotics: transforming a pathogen to fight lung disease

Ivermectin was recently shown to inhibit the replication of SARS-CoV-2 in vitro at very high doses, but this effect has not yet been studied in vivo. The new study will investigate this question in a randomised trial. | Picture by ISGlobal.

21.05.2020

New study to assess the efficacy of ivermectin against COVID-19

Untrained staff performing the test will get an unequivocal result from the instrument. | Picture by the UPF.

15.05.2020

InstaCOVID19: UPF develops rapid diagnostic tests for SARS-CoV-2

So far, two recent studies suggest that hydroxychloroquine may be effective in reducing the viral load of SARS-CoV-2, although the results are inconclusive and further research is needed.

13.05.2020

New study to assess the efficacy of hydroxychloroquine in the prevention and treatment of COVID-19 during pregnancy

The latest book by physicist Ricard Solé, a researcher at the IBE, takes us into the world of viruses.

11.05.2020

Viruses: complex adaptive systems

Patients who received redemsivir had a 31% faster recovery time than those who received placebo. There was a 4-day reduction in hospital stay. | Picture by Francisco Avia.

08.05.2020

The antiviral drug remdesivir reduces the time to recovery in COVID-19 patients

The developed tool, which is at the implementation phase, uses Artificial Intelligence technology to assist the diagnosis of COVID-19. | Picture by Geralt from Pixabay.

07.05.2020

Artificial Intelligence, a great ally in the diagnosis of COVID-19

| Edited picture from the National Cancer Institute on Unsplash.

07.04.2020

On Covid-19 research at the PRBB

07.04.2020

Making a contribution to Hospital del Mar to fight against the new coronavirus pandemic

A new study explains the evolution of virus-plant interactions in Mediterranean ecosystems by considering environmental fluctuations in each case. | Picture by Dengrz from Unsplash.

16.03.2020

Researchers model the role of the environment on the spread of viral infections in plants

60-90% of the adult world population is infected by cytomegalovirus. It is a latent and asymptomatic infection. | Picture by Qimono from Pixabay.

27.02.2020

New protection biomarker against cytomegalovirus in kidney transplant patients