Institute for Security Studies

Potent Antivirals for Respiratory Syncytial Virus Detected via Peptide-Based Fusion Inhibitor Screening

Abstract The respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) causes fatal pneumonia in neonates, infants, and older adults. However, no approved antiviral drugs exist for RSV; furthermore, the currently available antibody-based therapies are expensive and do not provide complete protection aga...

“Tell the World We Are Not Terrorists; We Are Goddesses of Mesopotamia” A Profoundly Dizzying Mythological Narrative of Terrorism: PKK and Jineology

In this research, we analytically ask: How do PKK women (re)construct their identities and gender-centred violent narratives? How do mythological narratives function in this process? What are the political functions of these narratives? To this end, we conducted a comprehensive a...

Osteosarcopenia Revisited: From Mechanisms to Management

Abstract Sarcopenia and osteoporosis are characterized by insufficient mass and function of skeletal muscle and bone, and often co-occur in older persons, a condition called osteosarcopenia. Loss of bone and skeletal muscle mass and function is driven by multiple risk factors tha...