Pandemic

It’s been over a year since Michael Bates, a massage therapist, has worked with a client. One year ago, he was recovering from pancreatic cancer, and his doctors told him he was cleared to go back to work. Then, the pandemic hit, and the same week he thought he’d begin…

Targeting the SARS-CoV-2 main proteaseVaccines are an important tool in the fight against COVID-19, but developing antiviral drugs is also a high priority, especially with the rise of variants that may partially evade vaccines. The viral protein main protease is required for cleaving precursor polyproteins into functional viral proteins. This…

Halting transmissionThe severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) spike (S) glycoprotein binds to host cells and initiates membrane fusion and cell infection. This stage in the virus life history is currently a target for drug inhibition. De Vries et al. designed highly stable lipoprotein fusion inhibitors complementary to a…

Updated / Thursday, 25 Mar 2021 07:32 Cineworld said material uncertainty around its ability to continue as a going concern remained Cineworld said today it will ask shareholders to approve a raise in its debt ceiling next month to allow it to borrow more money to shore up its shattered…

Michael Walters, Pokeworks Chief Operating OfficerLeading Fast-Casual Poke Chain Welcomes COO, CMO and CDO, Paving the Path to Growth in 2021 Irvine, CA  (RestaurantNews.com)  Pokeworks, the nation’s largest and fastest-growing poke franchise, has announced its high-level executive additions by welcoming Michael Walters as the new Chief Operating Officer, Steve Heeley…

FILE PHOTO: Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic continues in Stockholm. Photo: Reuters4:3 Image: Read More

Pfizer, maker of the most widely-used COVID-19 vaccine in the U.S., is testing a potential pill-based treatment for the virus using the same class of medication typically used to treat HIV. Pfizer announced the beginning of a phase 1 clinical trial using a protease inhibitor pill as a treatment for…

Transcript of remarks by CE at media session before ExCo (with video) *********************************************************************      Following is the transcript of remarks by the Chief Executive, Mrs Carrie Lam at a media session before the Executive Council meeting today (March 23):   Reporter: Is the Government seeking to start vaccination for those under…

Global trade and FinTech expert Jason Simon explains how the shift toward digital consumerism and digital money is accelerating San José, Costa Rica – WEBWIRE – Monday, March 22, 2021 PayPal was one of the first major, private payment solutions that was able to establish itself around the world. It…

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - It’s not like anyone’s going to the office anyway. The change in the March Madness schedule brought about by the COVID-19 pandemic will give basketball fans a first-of-its-kind experience — eight games on a Monday. The second-round matchups start with a lunchtime (or coffee break) affair between…