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Synthetic sugar-coated nanoparticle blocks Covid-19 from infecting human cells

Posted by moocow1452
Tags: medicine, pandemics, coronaviruses.covid19, research, swansea university, freie universitt berlin, charit universittsmedizin berlin, sumati bhatia, chemistry.bio, nanoparticles, coatings.sugar, cells.human, treatments, press releases, author.ffion white, source.swansea, short read
https://www.swansea.ac.uk/press-office/news-events/news/2025/08/lab-made-sugar-coated-particle-blocks-covid-19-infection--possible-new-treatment-on-the-horizon.php

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Lab-made sugar-coated particle blocks Covid-19 infection - Possible new treatment on the horizon
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  1. CptBluebear
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    Can't help but think that covid had a silver lining beyond all the tragedy. It supercharged all vaccine research. I don't fully trust regular news websites to properly report on scientific...

    Can't help but think that covid had a silver lining beyond all the tragedy. It supercharged all vaccine research.

    I don't fully trust regular news websites to properly report on scientific reports, but I'm willing to entertain the idea this is an interesting possibility.

    6 votes
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    moocow1452
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    Probably a better link: https://www.swansea.ac.uk/press-office/news-events/news/2025/08/lab-made-sugar-coated-particle-blocks-covid-19-infection--possible-new-treatment-on-the-horizon.php

    Probably a better link: https://www.swansea.ac.uk/press-office/news-events/news/2025/08/lab-made-sugar-coated-particle-blocks-covid-19-infection--possible-new-treatment-on-the-horizon.php

    3 votes
  3. [2]
    Omnicrola
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    I tried reading the paper to understand a bit more but couldn't find details on how this might be deployed in the field. How long do the polysialosides stay in the body? If it's not involving the...

    I tried reading the paper to understand a bit more but couldn't find details on how this might be deployed in the field. How long do the polysialosides stay in the body? If it's not involving the immune system and is instead just floating around the body waiting to glue itself to a virus, how long before the body tries to dispose of it?

    2 votes
    1. tanglisha
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      I wonder if they could add it to a food, like iodized salt and vitamin d in milk.

      I wonder if they could add it to a food, like iodized salt and vitamin d in milk.

      3 votes