In a small study, Yale researchers have found "differences in immune profiles" among those who have rare reaction to the ...

In December 2024, a rumor began spreading online that a team of researchers at Yale University had found the "spike protein" of the SARS-CoV-2 virus, which is responsible for the COVID-19 illness ...

Yale researchers have found clues as to why certain people experience adverse health effects after the COVID-19 vaccine, ...

The spike protein of the coronavirus, or SARS-CoV-2, binds to ACE2, a receptor on the host cells, which allows the virus to enter the cells and infect it. Binding is the first step for infection, and ...

Persistent levels of spike protein from COVID-19 vaccines could be associated with a range of chronic symptoms like excessive fatigue, brain fog and muscle aches, according to […] ...

The paper has not been peer-reviewed. Post-vaccination syndrome patients had lower levels of antibodies against the SARS-CoV-2 spike protein versus healthy controls, likely because they stopped ...

Swipe to advance through slides First, It Binds to a Lung Cell When a virus spike protein latches onto an ACE2 receptor, a protease enzyme slices off the spike's head. (ACE2 normally helps ...

The SARS-CoV-2 spike or fusion protein is a trimer: a group of three units, each consisting of a receptor-binding subunit, S1, and a subunit responsible for fusion, S2. The three S1 and S2 ...