TEHRAN (ANA)- Tiny, pond-dwelling Halteria ciliates are virovores, able to survive on a virus-only diet, researchers at the University of Nebraska–Lincoln reported, adding that the single-celled creatures are the first known to thrive when viruses alone are on the menu.

TEHRAN (ANA)- An enzyme that defends human cells against viruses can help drive cancer evolution towards greater malignancy by causing myriad mutations in cancer cells, according to a new study by the Weill Cornell Medicine.

TEHRAN (ANA)- Vaccines that provide long-lasting protection against influenza, coronaviruses and respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) have proved exceptionally difficult to develop, and researchers from the NIH/National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases now explore the challenges and outline approaches to improved vaccines.

TEHRAN (ANA)- An international study led by Aarhus University researchers shed new light on our understanding of the metabolism in the kidneys, and how to use it for instance against SARS-CoV-2 protection.

TEHRAN (ANA)- Viruses can inflame and disrupt connections between the olfactory system, which governs the sense of smell, and the part of the brain associated with memory and learning, possibly accelerating the onset of Alzheimer's disease, according to a new study by researchers at University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus.

TEHRAN (ANA)- Iranian scientists at Islamic Azad University’s Shahr-e Kord branch produced special kits to diagnose COVID-19 virus, ICU infection and brucellosis disease.

TEHRAN (ANA)- A virus discovered in a Russian bat that is related to SARS-CoV-2, the virus responsible for COVID-19, is likely capable of infecting humans and, if it spreads, is resistant to existing vaccines, a team of researchers at Washington State University found.

TEHRAN (ANA)- Researchers at Tohoku University engineered a battery-less, self-powering device that can wirelessly transmit the detection of coronavirus in the air.

TEHRAN (ANA)- Scientists at Hokkaido University are working on a project to develop an innovative wastewater-based early warning system and mass diagnosis tool for COVID-19 and other diseases.

TEHRAN (ANA)- Managing director of a knowledge-based company in Iran announced production of laboratory diagnostic kits to distinguish coronavirus from different types of influenza.