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New review on retention of the health workforce in rural and remote areas

Rural populations across the globe continue to face health, economic and social inequities. A major contributor to pervasive health inequalities in rural and remote areas is a shortage of available, appropriate and motivated health workers.

8 Dec 2020

Transmission dynamics of SARS-CoV-2 in children: an Indian case study

Researchers have studied the primary contacts of COVID-19 positive children in India in May 2020 and found all children to be asymptomatic, and only four of the parents became positive. Although this suggests lower transmission from children, no recommendations can be made yet on school reopening.

8 Dec 2020

Link between evolution of microevolution and macroevolution could provide new foundation for biology

A link between evolution over short time frames (microevolution) and long time frames (macroevolution) that could open new approaches to understanding some of biology's deepest questions is proposed by Dr Owen Gilbert of the Department of Integrative Biology at the University of Texas at Austin (USA) in a new paper, published in the open-access, peer-reviewed journal Rethinking Ecology.

8 Dec 2020

UCI researchers develop new technology to rapidly hypermutate antibodies

Using the same strain of yeast that ferments wine and makes dough rise, a team led by University of California, Irvine and Harvard Medical School researchers has developed an in vitro technology that can rapidly hypermutate antibodies.

8 Dec 2020

Study examines how social inequalities can affect heat stress in South European urban contexts

Climate change has and will continue to induce severe increases in summer temperatures throughout Europe, especially in the Mediterranean region, where Italy stands out in terms of heat-related effects on daily mortality.

8 Dec 2020

Researchers address variability of disease severity in respiratory tract infections

Is it possible to predict the course of a viral respiratory tract infection - for instance one caused by a coronavirus - based on individual patient characteristics? This question will be addressed by Dr. Victor Corman and his junior research group at Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin.

8 Dec 2020

Study highlights previously unknown mechanisms involved in myeloma resistance

A group of researchers led by Maximillian Merz, MD, Assistant Professor of Oncology with the Myeloma team at Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center, conducted the first prospective clinical trial investigating spatial heterogeneity in patients with either relapsed/refractory or newly diagnosed multiple myeloma.

7 Dec 2020

Honey bees use visual signal to deter predators

An Asian hornet sets its sights on a busy honey bee hive. If all goes according to plan, the hornet's attack will result in a haul of bee larvae, precious nourishment to pilfer and feed to its own hornet young.

7 Dec 2020

Potential SARS-CoV-2 Mpro inhibitors identified by in silico screening

The search for effective inhibitors of SARS-CoV-2 is assuming new urgency as the fall/winter resurgence of the infection appears.

7 Dec 2020

Study assesses different pipelines for timing mutations in cancer genomes

UCLA Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center researchers studying cancer evolution have created a framework to help determine which tool combinations are best for pinpointing the exact timing of DNA mutations in cancer genomes.

7 Dec 2020

Study reveals genetic abnormalities that cause brain aneurysms

Nearly three percent of the world's population is at risk of developing an intracranial aneurysm, a localized dilation of a blood vessel forming a fragile pocket. Rupture of this aneurysm results in extremely severe, and, in one-third of cases, fatal hemorrhage.

7 Dec 2020

No evidence for risk of vaccine-driven virulence evolution in SARS-CoV-2

Beyond the morbidity and mortality associated with the pandemic, COVID-19 has paralyzed the global economy.

7 Dec 2020

Evolution of the SARS-CoV-2 proteome in 3D during the first six months of the COVID-19 pandemic

In a recent study, researchers report how the SARS-CoV-2 proteome in 3D has evolved during the first six months of the COVID-19 pandemic.

7 Dec 2020

Immunity passports may be valid based on how they are used, says UPV/EHU expert

According to the Chair in Law and the Human Genome at the University of the Basque Country (UPV/EHU), immunity passports may be valid, depending on how they are used.

6 Dec 2020

Intermediate embryonic stem cell type could lead to advances in regenerative medicine

A team led by UT Southwestern has derived a new "intermediate" embryonic stem cell type from multiple species that can contribute to chimeras and create precursors to sperm and eggs in a culture dish.

4 Dec 2020

Insecticide rotation and better forest management could control ‘evolving’ malaria mosquitoes

Anopheles malaria mosquitoes in Africa and Latin America are evolving in response to human activity, studies in both continents have found.

3 Dec 2020

Genetically engineered T cells can target, attack pathogenic T cells that cause Type 1 diabetes

A new study has found that a novel T cell genetically engineered by University of Arizona Health Sciences researchers is able to target and attack pathogenic T cells that cause Type 1 diabetes, which could lead to new immunotherapy treatments.

3 Dec 2020

COVID-19 mutation mapping identifies escape mutations against therapeutic antibodies

A new study maps all known mutations in the SARS-CoV-2 virus, showing how each contributes to escape from individual antibodies.

3 Dec 2020

Patch-seq technique helps depict the variation of neural cells in the brain

The tree of life describes the evolution of life and seeks to define the relationships between species. Likewise, the tree of cell types aims to organize cells in the brain into groups and describe their relationships to each other.

3 Dec 2020

Novel method for creating chemical reactions could unlock many new applications

Scientists have broken the rules of enzyme engineering to unlock a new method for creating chemical reactions that could unlock a wide range of new applications - from creating new drugs to food production.

2 Dec 2020

Evolution News and Research

New review on retention of the health workforce in rural and remote areas

Transmission dynamics of SARS-CoV-2 in children: an Indian case study

Link between evolution of microevolution and macroevolution could provide new foundation for biology

UCI researchers develop new technology to rapidly hypermutate antibodies

Study examines how social inequalities can affect heat stress in South European urban contexts

Researchers address variability of disease severity in respiratory tract infections

Study highlights previously unknown mechanisms involved in myeloma resistance

Honey bees use visual signal to deter predators

Potential SARS-CoV-2 Mpro inhibitors identified by in silico screening

Study assesses different pipelines for timing mutations in cancer genomes

Study reveals genetic abnormalities that cause brain aneurysms

No evidence for risk of vaccine-driven virulence evolution in SARS-CoV-2

Evolution of the SARS-CoV-2 proteome in 3D during the first six months of the COVID-19 pandemic

Immunity passports may be valid based on how they are used, says UPV/EHU expert

Intermediate embryonic stem cell type could lead to advances in regenerative medicine

Insecticide rotation and better forest management could control ‘evolving’ malaria mosquitoes

Genetically engineered T cells can target, attack pathogenic T cells that cause Type 1 diabetes

COVID-19 mutation mapping identifies escape mutations against therapeutic antibodies

Patch-seq technique helps depict the variation of neural cells in the brain

Novel method for creating chemical reactions could unlock many new applications

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Bringing real-time analytics to downstream bioprocess monitoring

Designing fluidic architecture for scalable diagnostic platforms

Evaluating new approaches for rare disease genomics

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