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Placenta found to demonstrate anti-oxidant activity against COVID-19 in full-term pregnancy

Researchers assessed the placental anti-oxidant response in the third trimester of pregnancy against SARS-CoV-2 infections.

16 Mar 2022

New insight into SARS-CoV-2 nsp14 protein opens door to new drugs

In a recent research paper currently available on bioRxiv* preprint server, scientists from the University of Oxford in the United Kingdom and the University of Auckland in New Zealand identified several structural specificities of the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) that may serve as viable starting points for the development and optimization of viral inhibitors against coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) and other future threats.

16 Mar 2022

Ethyl lauroyl arginine hydrochloride (ELAH) nasal spray as potent antiviral against SARS-CoV-2

Researchers evaluate the virucidal effects of ELAH against SARS-CoV-2 and human coronavirus-229E in a nasal spray formulation.

15 Mar 2022

Bacteria change their morphology when acquiring drug resistance, study reveals

If you've been hitting the gym and getting results, you know it's time to strut your stuff; and it turns out bacteria feel the same way.

15 Mar 2022

Study results in three new co-amorphous drug systems with great anti-COVID-19 potential

Researchers demonstrated that the bioavailability of matrine-type alkaloids could be prolonged by employing a co-former, resveratrol.

15 Mar 2022

Researchers find unusual way of stabilizing cancer-suppressing protein

The p53 protein protects our cells from cancer and is an interesting target for cancer treatments. The problem is, however, that it breaks down rapidly in the cell. Researchers at Karolinska Institutet in Sweden have now found an unusual way of stabilizing the protein and making it more potent.

14 Mar 2022

Conformational variation of the SARS-CoV-2 energy landscape

Researchers demonstrate that the energy landscape of SARS-CoV-2 exhibits significant conformational variation.

14 Mar 2022

Aminoglycoside antibiotic geneticin shows selective antiviral effect against SARS-CoV-2

Researchers elucidated antiviral activities of aminoglycoside geneticin against seven SARS-CoV-2 variants using different cell lines and respiratory tissues.

11 Mar 2022

Targeting regulation of subcellular architecture may hold opportunities to treat metabolic diseases

Cells use their molecular architecture to regulate their metabolic functions, and repairing diseased cells' architecture to a healthier state can also repair metabolism, according to a study led by Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health researchers.

10 Mar 2022

Using metal oxide nanoparticles as 'radiosensitizers' for gentler cancer treatment

Radiation therapy is one of the cornerstones of cancer therapy. However, some types of tumor respond little or hardly at all to radiation. If it were possible to make tumor cells more sensitive, treatment would be more effective and gentler.

10 Mar 2022

Durable selenium nanoparticle fabrics with antiviral and antibacterial properties

Researchers graft SeNPs on polyester fabric through a flat screen-printing technique and observed their antimicrobial activity.

8 Mar 2022

Scientists shed light on placenta's role in transferring vitamin D to fetus during pregnancy

Scientists have shed new light on the role of the placenta in managing the relationships between maternal vitamin D and fetal development, according to a study published today in eLife.

8 Mar 2022

SARS-CoV-2 spike protein characteristics responsible for viral evolution in human hosts

Researchers directly compared the pre-fusion spikes of SARS-CoV-2 Alpha and Beta variants with the original Wuhan strain and the D614G-only variant.

8 Mar 2022

Biologists reveal structure of newly discovered speargun-like molecular injection systems in bacteria

Biologists from ETH Zurich have discovered speargun-like molecular injection systems in two types of bacteria and have described their structure for the first time.

7 Mar 2022

Study may pave the way for better multiple sclerosis drugs

Investigators from Weill Cornell Medicine and Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center have discovered how a drug for multiple sclerosis interacts with its targets, a finding that may pave the way for better treatments.

4 Mar 2022

World's first Microhub makes spatial context accessible for all

New Mica imaging platform from Leica Microsystems brings previously inaccessible experiments to all life science researchers

From Leica Microsystems GmbH 3 Mar 2022

Scientists find no connection between pandemic chilblains and SARS-CoV-2 infection

A recent study provides a better understanding of whether SARS-CoV-2 infection is linked with the occurrence of chilblains.

3 Mar 2022

Cow's milk protein can trigger inflammation in multiple sclerosis sufferers

Multiple sclerosis sufferers often complain of more severe disease symptoms after consuming dairy products. Researchers at the Universities of Bonn and Erlangen-Nuremberg have now found a possible cause for this.

1 Mar 2022

Mechanisms leading to Parkinson's disease following SARS-CoV-2 infection

In a recent study posted to the bioRxiv* preprint server, researchers demonstrated the impact of an amyloidogenic severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) protein fragment named SFYVYSRVK (SK9) on the α-synuclein (aS) monomers and fibrils, a potential risk factor for Parkinson's disease.

28 Feb 2022

Harvard researcher develops new model system to illuminate the fundamentals of aging

Huge amounts of time and money have been devoted to finding treatments for diseases that become more common as we age, like cancer and Alzheimer's.

28 Feb 2022

Electron Microscopy News and Research

Placenta found to demonstrate anti-oxidant activity against COVID-19 in full-term pregnancy

New insight into SARS-CoV-2 nsp14 protein opens door to new drugs

Ethyl lauroyl arginine hydrochloride (ELAH) nasal spray as potent antiviral against SARS-CoV-2

Bacteria change their morphology when acquiring drug resistance, study reveals

Study results in three new co-amorphous drug systems with great anti-COVID-19 potential

Researchers find unusual way of stabilizing cancer-suppressing protein

Conformational variation of the SARS-CoV-2 energy landscape

Aminoglycoside antibiotic geneticin shows selective antiviral effect against SARS-CoV-2

Targeting regulation of subcellular architecture may hold opportunities to treat metabolic diseases

Using metal oxide nanoparticles as 'radiosensitizers' for gentler cancer treatment

Durable selenium nanoparticle fabrics with antiviral and antibacterial properties

Scientists shed light on placenta's role in transferring vitamin D to fetus during pregnancy

SARS-CoV-2 spike protein characteristics responsible for viral evolution in human hosts

Biologists reveal structure of newly discovered speargun-like molecular injection systems in bacteria

Study may pave the way for better multiple sclerosis drugs

World's first Microhub makes spatial context accessible for all

Scientists find no connection between pandemic chilblains and SARS-CoV-2 infection

Cow's milk protein can trigger inflammation in multiple sclerosis sufferers

Mechanisms leading to Parkinson's disease following SARS-CoV-2 infection

Harvard researcher develops new model system to illuminate the fundamentals of aging

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