The 18 glycosyl hydrolase family of chitinases is an ancient gene family that is widely expressed
from prokaryotes to eukaryotes. In mammals, despite the absence of endogenous chitin, …

Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer death in the United States and around the world.
Almost as many Americans die of lung cancer every year than die of prostate, breast, and …

Notable changes in lung cancer epidemiology and prevention have occurred over the past
decade owing to changes in smoking patterns, groundbreaking advances in our …

Background The emergence of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is a major healthcare
threat. The current method of detection involves a quantitative polymerase chain reaction (…

The recent spread of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) exemplifies
the critical need for accurate and rapid diagnostic assays to prompt clinical and public …

Post-acute infection syndromes may develop after acute viral disease 1 . Infection with
SARS-CoV-2 can result in the development of a post-acute infection syndrome known as long …

Saliva Specimens to Detect SARS-CoV-2 Infection In this letter, the investigators report that
saliva specimens and nasopharyngeal swab specimens had similar sensitivity in the …

The article provides information related to human health which includes novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV)
in Wuhan City, China. Topics include clinical presentation of Coronaviruses …

Background An important feature of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2
pathogenesis is COVID-19-associated coagulopathy, characterised by increased thrombotic and …

Rapid and accurate SARS-CoV-2 diagnostic testing is essential for controlling the ongoing
COVID-19 pandemic. The current gold standard for COVID-19 diagnosis is real-time RT-PCR …