Drug-free nasal spray blocks, neutralizes viruses, bacteria
WEB5 days ago · “The COVID pandemic showed us what respiratory pathogens can do to humanity in a very short time. That threat hasn’t gone away. Not only do we have the flu to deal with seasonally, but we now have COVID, too,” said co-senior author Jeffrey Karp, distinguished chair in anesthesiology at BWH. The new study details the research team’s efforts to create a nasal spray to defend against ...
Researchers Unveil Simple Drug-Free Spray That Could Prevent COVID…
WEB1 day ago · Researchers at Brigham have developed a spray that could provide wide-ranging protection against respiratory infections including COVID-19, influenza, common cold viruses, and bacteria that cause pneumonia. A new study details how a nasal spray formulated by investigators from Brigham and Women’s Hospital, a …
'Radically simple' nasal spray could block flu and Covid, study
WEB15 hours ago · Mon, September 30, 2024, 9:48 AM EDT · 1 min read. A newly developed simple nasal spray could help prevent infections with flus and Covid by forming a protective coating on the nasal cavity ...
Drug-free nasal spray demonstrates effectiveness in blocking viral …
WEB5 days ago · Experiments in mice showed that a single dose of the PCANS nasal spray could effectively block infection from an influenza virus (PR8) at 25 times the lethal dose. Virus levels in the lungs were ...
UH researchers have developed two nasal sprays for respiratory …
WEBAug 7, 2024 · UH researchers have developed two nasal sprays for respiratory viruses, COVID-19. Both sprays are developed to function by heightening the immune system in a person’s nose. Patricia Ortiz...
Antiviral Nasal Spray Shows Promise Fighting COVID-19
WEBJun 16, 2022 · Researchers supported in part by the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) have developed a nasal spray that has the potential to not only treat COVID-19 but also prevent SARS-CoV-2 infection in a …
Could a Nasal Spray Help Protect You From Covid? - The New York Times
WEBSep 28, 2023 · Several academic labs have developed Covid-specific nasal sprays to try to prevent infection, including both long-lasting vaccines and shorter-acting prophylactics.
Could a nose spray a day keep COVID away? - Nature
WEBOct 31, 2022 · The spritz developed by Moscona’s team is one of a raft of proposed nasal sprays to prevent SARS-CoV-2 infection. The sprays would be fast-acting and would be applied frequently, perhaps once or...
Intranasal proteins could protect against COVID-19 variants
WEBMay 10, 2022 · The findings suggest that a nasal spray of these proteins could protect against SARS-CoV-2 either before or after exposure. The team is now working toward human clinical trials to test such an experimental nasal spray to treat COVID-19.
New COVID-19 nasal spray outperforms current antibody …
WEBApr 13, 2022 · A new protein-based antiviral nasal spray is being advanced to Phase I human clinical trials to treat COVID-19. It works by blocking the spike protein's ability to infect cells. A single inhaled dose treated or even …