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DNA damage in older age increases expression of ACE2 and SARS-CoV-2 infection risk

Impaired DNA repair capacity among elderly increases expression of ACE2 receptor.

26 Oct 2022

Study finds new drug combination to be more effective against complicated urinary tract infections

An international study led by a Rutgers scientist comparing new and older treatments against complicated urinary tract infections has found a new drug combination to be more effective, especially against stubborn, drug-resistant infections.

25 Oct 2022

Discovery of small molecule enzyme inhibitor could be the key to treating cancers, autoimmune diseases

Researchers at the University of Illinois Chicago have found a small molecule capable of manipulating an immune process that plays an important role in cancers and autoimmune diseases.

25 Oct 2022

Researchers set sights on a new therapeutic target for aggressive breast cancer

Researchers at VCU Massey Cancer Center have set their sights on a new therapeutic target for an aggressive form of breast cancer with limited treatment options.

25 Oct 2022

Researchers discover new type of microglia related to stroke in the ischemia/reperfusion injured brain

A research team, affiliated with UNIST has identified a new type of microglia associated with stroke in the ischemia/reperfusion (I/R) injured brain.

24 Oct 2022

Investigating the evidence of synthetic origins of SARS-CoV-2

Researchers investigated whether severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) originated naturally from an animal-to-human spillover or synthetically during coronavirus research experiments.

24 Oct 2022

Low meal frequency is suggested to decrease Alzheimer’s disease risk

Researchers evaluated the associations between low meal frequency (LMF) and Alzheimer’s disease (AD).

24 Oct 2022

Bovine ultralong complementarity-determining region H3 found to cross-react with sarbecoviruses

In a new study, researchers performed an in vitro analysis to isolate ultralong bovine heavy chains that showed binding with severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) and related coronaviruses (CoVs).

24 Oct 2022

What is the efficacy of mulberry component Kuwanon C against COVID-19?

A recent study determined the underlying antiviral mechanism of KC associated with the inhibition of SARS-CoV-2.

24 Oct 2022

Compact rapid detection kit to test for monkeypox virus shows promising results in new research

In a new study, researchers introduced a compact rapid detection kit that tests for the monkeypox virus using a combination of RPA and CRISPR technology.

24 Oct 2022

Study shows hybrid immunity or vaccine boosters elicit plasma neutralizing activity against Omicron sublineages

Researchers evaluated imprinted antibody responses against SARS-CoV-2 Omicron sublineages.

24 Oct 2022

Immune response in SARS-CoV-1 survivors after COVID-19 vaccination

Researchers evaluate SARS-CoV-2 vaccine-induced immune responses in SARS survivors.

23 Oct 2022

Relationship between COVID-19 and chilblains

A recent study discusses the associations between chilblains and COVID-19.

23 Oct 2022

How does COVID-19 and its treatment affect testicular function?

Researchers summarized available information related to the reproductive effects of COVID-19 in men.

23 Oct 2022

Biochemical and structural evidence demonstrates Omicron mutations are better adapted to mouse ACE2 than to human ACE2

Researchers demonstrated the structural basis of how the receptor-binding domain nested Omicron mutations have adapted to mouse angiotensin-converting enzyme 2 rather than human ACE2.

22 Oct 2022

Study indicates that the major determinants of SARS-CoV-2 pathogenicity reside outside of the spike protein

Researchers at Boston University made a chimeric recombinant SARS-CoV-2 encoding the spike glycoprotein gene of Omicron in the backbone of an ancestral SARS-CoV-2 isolate.

22 Oct 2022

Adaptive immune responses in adults of various ages receiving 2 doses of the BNT162b2 mRNA vaccine

Researchers assessed the correlation between immunosenescence and poor COVID-19 vaccination outcomes in older adults.

21 Oct 2022

Exploring SARS-CoV-2-associated endothelial dysfunction

A new study described the evidence, mechanisms, and therapies for endothelial dysfunction in coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19).

21 Oct 2022

Scientists develop human salivary gland organoids to test SARS-CoV-2 infectivity

In a recent study published in the journal Nature Cell Biology, researchers demonstrated the susceptibility of salivary glands to severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection in vitro using an organoid culture model.

20 Oct 2022

Researchers circumvent a key mechanism in castration-resistant prostate cancer

Researchers at Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine have shown that they can circumvent a key mechanism in castration-resistant prostate cancer (CRPC) and possibly make immunotherapies more effective.

20 Oct 2022

Enzyme News and Research

DNA damage in older age increases expression of ACE2 and SARS-CoV-2 infection risk

Study finds new drug combination to be more effective against complicated urinary tract infections

Discovery of small molecule enzyme inhibitor could be the key to treating cancers, autoimmune diseases

Researchers set sights on a new therapeutic target for aggressive breast cancer

Researchers discover new type of microglia related to stroke in the ischemia/reperfusion injured brain

Investigating the evidence of synthetic origins of SARS-CoV-2

Low meal frequency is suggested to decrease Alzheimer’s disease risk

Bovine ultralong complementarity-determining region H3 found to cross-react with sarbecoviruses

What is the efficacy of mulberry component Kuwanon C against COVID-19?

Compact rapid detection kit to test for monkeypox virus shows promising results in new research

Study shows hybrid immunity or vaccine boosters elicit plasma neutralizing activity against Omicron sublineages

Immune response in SARS-CoV-1 survivors after COVID-19 vaccination

Relationship between COVID-19 and chilblains

How does COVID-19 and its treatment affect testicular function?

Biochemical and structural evidence demonstrates Omicron mutations are better adapted to mouse ACE2 than to human ACE2

Study indicates that the major determinants of SARS-CoV-2 pathogenicity reside outside of the spike protein

Adaptive immune responses in adults of various ages receiving 2 doses of the BNT162b2 mRNA vaccine

Exploring SARS-CoV-2-associated endothelial dysfunction

Scientists develop human salivary gland organoids to test SARS-CoV-2 infectivity

Researchers circumvent a key mechanism in castration-resistant prostate cancer

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