https://aktuelles.uni-frankfurt.de/thema/corona-en/ Aktuelles aus der Goethe-Universität | Neues aus Forschung, Lehre, Studium Wed, 04 Sep 2024 11:42:56 +0000 de hourly 1 https://aktuelles.uni-frankfurt.de/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/cropped-fav_guo-blau-32x32.jpg https://aktuelles.uni-frankfurt.de/thema/corona-en/ 32 32 https://aktuelles.uni-frankfurt.de/english/post-covid-syndrome-government-funded-drug-study-gets-underway/ Wed, 04 Sep 2024 11:40:45 +0000 https://aktuelles.uni-frankfurt.de/?p=80835 Alleviating the long-term effects of a SARS-CoV-2 infection An innovative study for the treatment of post-COVID syndrome (PCS) is starting under the direction of Frankfurt University Hospital’s Department of Infectious […]]]> https://aktuelles.uni-frankfurt.de/english/cancellation-of-all-corona-protection-measures-at-goethe-university-as-of-08-04-2023/ Sat, 08 Apr 2023 05:57:45 +0000 https://aktuelles.uni-frankfurt.de/?p=70343 https://aktuelles.uni-frankfurt.de/english/long-covid-after-mild-sars-cov-2-infection-persistent-heart-inflammation-might-explain-heart-symptoms/ Tue, 06 Sep 2022 11:00:00 +0000 https://aktuelles.uni-frankfurt.de/?p=61626 The research team led by Dr Valentina Puntmann and Professor Eike Nagel from University Hospital Frankfurt and Goethe University Frankfurt followed up around 350 study participants without previously known heart […]]]> https://aktuelles.uni-frankfurt.de/english/neutralisation-efficacy-of-antibodies-against-omicron-variants-ba-1-and-ba-2-declines-quickly/ Fri, 22 Jul 2022 18:05:25 +0000 https://aktuelles.uni-frankfurt.de/?p=60686 The Omicron variants BA.1 and BA.2 of the SARS-CoV-2 virus, which dominated from about December to April, can already circumvent after three months the protection against infection offered by vaccinations […]]]> https://aktuelles.uni-frankfurt.de/english/covid-19-pandemic-more-zombie-firms-through-federal-aid-by-scattergun-approach/ Thu, 21 Apr 2022 07:03:00 +0000 https://aktuelles.uni-frankfurt.de/?p=57748 Extensive aid programs for companies during the COVID-19 pandemic also saved firms whose survival was not socially desirable. This is shown by a study of the Leibniz Institute for Financial […]]]> https://aktuelles.uni-frankfurt.de/english/aprotinin-is-effective-in-covid-19-patients-researchers-of-goethe-university-and-university-of-kent-paved-the-way/ Mon, 11 Apr 2022 10:01:00 +0000 https://aktuelles.uni-frankfurt.de/?p=57527 A clinical study from Spain recently confirmed laboratory experiments made by researchers of Goethe University Frankfurt and University of Kent who showed that the protease inhibitor aprotinin prevented cells to […]]]> https://aktuelles.uni-frankfurt.de/english/digital-training-at-home-to-beat-lockdown-frustration/ Wed, 06 Apr 2022 12:29:49 +0000 https://aktuelles.uni-frankfurt.de/?p=57439 Interactive training programs for use at home can make the restrictions during a lockdown more bearable. The live-streaming of sports offerings allows for a significant increase in physical activity, revealed […]]]> https://aktuelles.uni-frankfurt.de/english/researchers-of-the-university-of-kent-and-goethe-university-find-explanation-why-the-omicron-variant-causes-less-severe-disease/ Mon, 24 Jan 2022 12:01:21 +0000 https://aktuelles.uni-frankfurt.de/?p=54379 A new study by researchers from the University of Kent and the Goethe University Frankfurt shows that the SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant is less effective than Delta at blocking a cellular […]]]> https://aktuelles.uni-frankfurt.de/english/harald-schwalbe-appointed-as-new-instruct-eric-director/ Tue, 04 Jan 2022 14:00:35 +0000 https://aktuelles.uni-frankfurt.de/?p=54191 Instruct-ERIC has appointed Professor Harald Schwalbe as its new Director, succeeding Professor Sir David Stuart in the role. Integrated structural biology has demonstrated its innovative power in a breath-taking manner […]]]> https://aktuelles.uni-frankfurt.de/english/university-president-schleiff-priority-continues-to-be-given-to-face-to-face-teaching/ Fri, 26 Nov 2021 16:08:43 +0000 https://aktuelles.uni-frankfurt.de/?p=53770 University President Prof. Dr. Enrico Schleiff has two pieces of good news for students, teachers and staff in view of the rising incidence of corona: Together with the university’s occupational […]]]> https://aktuelles.uni-frankfurt.de/english/potential-new-treatment-for-covid-19-identified/ Thu, 28 Oct 2021 12:39:11 +0000 https://aktuelles.uni-frankfurt.de/?p=53449 Researchers have identified a potential new treatment that suppresses the replication of SARS-CoV-2, the coronavirus that causes Covid-19. In order to multiply, all viruses, including coronaviruses, infect cells and reprogramme […]]]> https://aktuelles.uni-frankfurt.de/english/mobile-vaccination-unit-at-goethe-university-new-dates-2/ Wed, 06 Oct 2021 09:17:50 +0000 https://aktuelles.uni-frankfurt.de/?p=52953 Goethe University is making further appointments available in cooperation with the Workers’ Samaritan Federation (ASB) and the City of Frankfurt’s health department: Registration deadline is the day before at 12 […]]]> https://aktuelles.uni-frankfurt.de/english/as-of-october-1-3g-rules-at-goethe-university/ Fri, 01 Oct 2021 09:48:31 +0000 https://aktuelles.uni-frankfurt.de/?p=52884 In the winter 2021/2022 semester, Goethe University will return to in-person attendance. After three semesters in which teaching was primarily virtual, the majority of courses will once again be held […]]]> https://aktuelles.uni-frankfurt.de/english/mobile-vaccination-unit-at-campus-bockenheim-on-17-august/ Thu, 12 Aug 2021 07:13:12 +0000 https://aktuelles.uni-frankfurt.de/?p=52256 More than half of the population got vaccinated. But we need more people who are vaccinated to stem the spread of COVID-19. Especially the existence of new mutations which are […]]]> https://aktuelles.uni-frankfurt.de/english/sars-cov-2-achilles-heel-of-viral-rna/ Tue, 20 Jul 2021 13:55:25 +0000 https://aktuelles.uni-frankfurt.de/?p=52026 Certain regions of the SARS-CoV-2 genome might be a suitable target for future drugs. This is what researchers at Goethe University, together with their collaborators in the international COVID-19-NMR consortium, […]]]> https://aktuelles.uni-frankfurt.de/english/effects-of-remote-learning-during-first-lockdown-comparable-to-summer-vacation/ Thu, 01 Jul 2021 08:29:26 +0000 https://aktuelles.uni-frankfurt.de/?p=51638 How effectively do children and teenagers learn in remote classes from home? The issue has been the subject of intensive discussions, not only among experts. A systematic review from the […]]]> https://aktuelles.uni-frankfurt.de/english/physical-activity-levels-and-well-being-sink-worldwide-during-coronavirus-restrictions/ Thu, 27 May 2021 08:28:29 +0000 https://aktuelles.uni-frankfurt.de/?p=51100 During the first lockdown people were a good 40 percent less active, as shown by an international study led by Goethe University Frankfurt. Psychological well-being sank as well; the portion […]]]> https://aktuelles.uni-frankfurt.de/english/current-information-on-incidence-development-in-frankfurt-and-at-goethe-university/ Wed, 26 May 2021 07:08:54 +0000 https://aktuelles.uni-frankfurt.de/?p=51051 The incidence numbers in Frankfurt dropped below the decisive threshold of 100 on 18 May and remained below this threshold for at least five consecutive work days. According to the […]]]> https://aktuelles.uni-frankfurt.de/english/sars-cov-2-research-accelerator-worldwide-network-headed-by-goethe-university-develops-protocols-for-laboratories/ Tue, 11 May 2021 06:38:15 +0000 https://aktuelles.uni-frankfurt.de/?p=50834 For the development of drugs or vaccines against COVID-19, research needs virus proteins of high purity. For most of the SARS-CoV-2 proteins, scientists at Goethe University Frankfurt and a total […]]]> https://aktuelles.uni-frankfurt.de/english/sars-cov-2-research-second-possible-effective-mechanism-of-remdesivir-discovered/ Mon, 10 May 2021 13:03:35 +0000 https://aktuelles.uni-frankfurt.de/?p=50830 When a cell is infected, SARS-CoV-2 not only causes the host cell to produce new virus particles. The virus also suppresses host cell defence mechanisms. The virus protein nsP3 plays […]]]> https://aktuelles.uni-frankfurt.de/english/virus-host-on-the-advance/ Tue, 04 May 2021 09:29:20 +0000 https://aktuelles.uni-frankfurt.de/?p=50715 Genome of a raccoon dog sequenced for the first time – researchers see potential for transmission of SARS-CoV-2 Researchers from the LOEWE Centre for Translational Biodiversity Genomics (TBG) have sequenced […]]]> https://aktuelles.uni-frankfurt.de/english/current-goethe-university-regulations-regarding-the-federal-infection-protection-act/ Wed, 28 Apr 2021 08:46:49 +0000 https://aktuelles.uni-frankfurt.de/?p=50631 The Federal Infection Protection Act, which came into effect on 23.04.2021, also has consequences for the continued operation of Goethe University. Within the framework of these legal regulations, the Executive […]]]> https://aktuelles.uni-frankfurt.de/english/a-year-of-coronavirus-voices-from-goethe-university/ Mon, 19 Apr 2021 12:46:08 +0000 https://aktuelles.uni-frankfurt.de/?p=50482 In the middle of March last year, the coronavirus pandemic also arrived at Goethe University: Teaching operations in the semesters that followed were and continue to be carried out in […]]]> https://aktuelles.uni-frankfurt.de/english/the-vaccination-formula-rapid-vaccination-could-avoid-lockdown-even-with-rising-infection-numbers/ Thu, 01 Apr 2021 09:21:28 +0000 https://aktuelles.uni-frankfurt.de/?p=50114 Despite rising infection numbers, contact restrictions could be avoided if the vaccination rate were fast enough. Professor Claudius Gros from Goethe University Frankfurt and Dr Daniel Gros from the Center […]]]> https://aktuelles.uni-frankfurt.de/english/new-study-suggests-better-approach-in-search-for-covid-19-drugs/ Thu, 11 Feb 2021 13:32:02 +0000 https://aktuelles.uni-frankfurt.de/?p=49093 Research from the University of Kent, Goethe-University in Frankfurt am Main, and the Philipps-University in Marburg has provided crucial insights into the biological composition of SARS-CoV-2, the cause of COVID-19, […]]]> https://aktuelles.uni-frankfurt.de/english/goethe-coronavirus-fund-reaches-5-million-euro-mark/ Mon, 01 Feb 2021 09:20:44 +0000 https://aktuelles.uni-frankfurt.de/?p=48910 A short ten months after Goethe University and Frankfurt University Hospital first called for donations, the Goethe Coronavirus Fund has passed the targeted 5 million euro mark. The idea of […]]]> https://aktuelles.uni-frankfurt.de/english/the-drug-aprotinin-inhibits-entry-of-sars-cov2-in-host-cells/ Mon, 23 Nov 2020 14:18:00 +0000 https://aktuelles.uni-frankfurt.de/?p=47794 In order for the SARS-CoV2 virus to enter host cells, its “spike” protein has to be cleaved by the cell’s own enzymes – proteases. The protease inhibitor aprotinin can prevent […]]]> https://aktuelles.uni-frankfurt.de/english/folding-of-sars-cov2-genome-reveals-drug-targets-and-preparation-for-sars-cov3/ Fri, 20 Nov 2020 09:42:52 +0000 https://aktuelles.uni-frankfurt.de/?p=47761 For the first time, an international research alliance has observed the RNA folding structures of the SARS-CoV2 genome with which the virus controls the infection process. Since these structures are […]]]>