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Trained scent dogs can more effectively detect COVID-19 infections than RT-PCR tests

It's an idea that has finally gained scientific consensus: Dogs can be a faster, more precise, less expensive -; not to mention friendlier -; method of detecting COVID-19 than even our best current technology.

14 Aug 2023

CRISPR/sgRNA-SAM therapy: a potential breakthrough for Parkinson's disease?

Researchers utilize the CRISPR-Cas9 system to induce the synthesis of dopamine (DA) in the brains of a rat model for Parkinson’s disease.

11 Aug 2023

COVID-19 lockdown may have led to waning immunity to gastrointestinal viruses

Following the first stay-at-home orders issued in the U.S. to curb the spread of COVID-19, gastrointestinal viruses such as norovirus, rotavirus and adenovirus all but disappeared from California communities, and remained at very low levels for nearly 2 years.

11 Aug 2023

Study examines shared genetic etiology of chronic diseases and links leukocyte telomere length to heart failure risk

Researchers performed a prospective cohort study to investigate the shared genetic etiology between chronic diseases.

10 Aug 2023

Newly identified helicase might hold the key to a novel family of anti-COVID-19 drugs

Researchers used a multidisciplinary approach to investigate a nonstructural protein essential in SARS-CoV-2 replication.

10 Aug 2023

Preventing the next pandemic: swine influenza genomic surveillance essential, study shows

Researchers explored the evolutionary dynamics of swine influenza A virus (swIAV) populations in Asia's southern and eastern regions.

10 Aug 2023

How does sun exposure affect skin microbiota composition and diversity?

Researchers recruited healthy volunteers to study how ultraviolet radiation exposure impacted their skin microbiota composition, diversity, and overall skin health.

10 Aug 2023

Ebola virus forms "viral factories" to replicate inside host cells

New research in the journal Nature Communications gives scientists an important window into how Ebola virus replicates inside host cells.

9 Aug 2023

Outcome markers in COPD patients with COVID-19

Researchers identify potential markers for severe COVID-19 and death in COPD patients.

8 Aug 2023

Understanding variations in SARS-CoV-2 evolution and clearance by immunodeficiency status

Researchers describe the virological range of persistent SARS-CoV-2 infection in immunosuppressed individuals.

7 Aug 2023

Role of M2 macrophage-derived exosomes in controlling neutrophil-mediated tissue injury in sepsis

Researchers investigate whether M2 macrophage-derived exosomes could prevent inflammation-associated damage during sepsis.

7 Aug 2023

New PCNA inhibitor AOH1996 shows selective cancer cell killings and tumor suppression potential

Study described a small molecule inhibitor of proliferating cell nuclear antigen (PCNA) that selectively kills cancer cells.

4 Aug 2023

Study finds α5 integrin as a potential therapeutic target in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis

Researchers examined the therapeutic effects of targeting integrins for treating Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS).

3 Aug 2023

Point-of-care rapid diagnostics for detecting SARS-CoV-2 in exhaled breath

Researchers developed a rapid, non-invasive, point-of-care platform for the direct detection of SARS-CoV-2 in exhaled breath.

3 Aug 2023

How does the Mediterranean Diet impact the gut microbiome and cognitive performance African American obese adults?

The effects of the Mediterranean Diet (Med Diet) and intentional weight loss (IWL) on the gut microbiome.

2 Aug 2023

New study spotlights effective strategy against COVID-19 variants: the E7 monoclonal antibody

Researchers developed potent monoclonal antibodies from a severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus (SARS-CoV) survivor.

1 Aug 2023

Are wastewater surveillance metrics associated with high community case and hospitalization rates of COVID-19 across US counties?

Study aimed to understand whether the use of at-home COVID-19 tests impacted the determination of community-level incidence.

1 Aug 2023

Investigating the neurological effects of SARS-CoV-2: anosmia and neuroinvasion as separate phenomena

A group of researchers investigated the neurotropic potential of SARS-CoV-2 and its variants by studying their ability to invade the brain through the olfactory pathway in hamsters.

1 Aug 2023

SARS-CoV-2 spike pseudovirion infection in ARPE-19 cells is a dynamin-dependent process that is primarily mediated by LDLR

Researchers reported on lentiviral pseudovirions pseudotyped with SARS-CoV-2.

1 Aug 2023

The incidence of diabetes following mRNA, inactivated COVID-19 vaccines, and after SARS-CoV-2 infection

Researchers evaluate the risk of new-onset diabetes linked with COVID-19 vaccination and infection.

31 Jul 2023

Polymerase News and Research

Trained scent dogs can more effectively detect COVID-19 infections than RT-PCR tests

CRISPR/sgRNA-SAM therapy: a potential breakthrough for Parkinson's disease?

COVID-19 lockdown may have led to waning immunity to gastrointestinal viruses

Study examines shared genetic etiology of chronic diseases and links leukocyte telomere length to heart failure risk

Newly identified helicase might hold the key to a novel family of anti-COVID-19 drugs

Preventing the next pandemic: swine influenza genomic surveillance essential, study shows

How does sun exposure affect skin microbiota composition and diversity?

Ebola virus forms "viral factories" to replicate inside host cells

Outcome markers in COPD patients with COVID-19

Understanding variations in SARS-CoV-2 evolution and clearance by immunodeficiency status

Role of M2 macrophage-derived exosomes in controlling neutrophil-mediated tissue injury in sepsis

New PCNA inhibitor AOH1996 shows selective cancer cell killings and tumor suppression potential

Study finds α5 integrin as a potential therapeutic target in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis

Point-of-care rapid diagnostics for detecting SARS-CoV-2 in exhaled breath

How does the Mediterranean Diet impact the gut microbiome and cognitive performance African American obese adults?

New study spotlights effective strategy against COVID-19 variants: the E7 monoclonal antibody

Are wastewater surveillance metrics associated with high community case and hospitalization rates of COVID-19 across US counties?

Investigating the neurological effects of SARS-CoV-2: anosmia and neuroinvasion as separate phenomena

SARS-CoV-2 spike pseudovirion infection in ARPE-19 cells is a dynamin-dependent process that is primarily mediated by LDLR

The incidence of diabetes following mRNA, inactivated COVID-19 vaccines, and after SARS-CoV-2 infection

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