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Ribonucleic acid (RNA) is a biologically important type of molecule that consists of a long chain of nucleotide units. Each nucleotide consists of a nitrogenous base, a ribose sugar, and a phosphate.

NIH grant awarded to Marshall researcher for studying genetic mechanisms of cocaine addiction

Price E. Dickson, Ph.D., an assistant professor of biomedical sciences at the Marshall University Joan C. Edwards School of Medicine, has received a $407,000 grant from the National Institutes of Health to study the genetic and genomic mechanisms driving the relationship between social reward and cocaine addiction.

22 Jul 2022

Pigment epithelium-derived factor ablations may lead to eye aging

Researchers identified that loss of pigment epithelium-derived factor (PEDF) may cause aging in the eye.

21 Jul 2022

Is monkeypox a global public-health emergency?

A summary of available knowledge on the monkeypox virus including pathogenicity, risk to the human population, and strategies that can help limit its spread.

20 Jul 2022

Scientists introduce SARS-CoV-2 phenotype screening for identifying novel antiviral drugs

Researchers introduced a phenotypic screening assay for identifying compounds with SARS-CoV-2 inhibition potential based on caspase 3/7 activation.

20 Jul 2022

The clinical, epidemiological, and evolutionary consequences of a potential SARS-CoV-2-related bat virus spillover into humans

A team of scientists from France has recently described the epidemiological and clinical consequences of a bat sarbecovirus infection in humanized mice.

20 Jul 2022

What is the role of a niclosamide-based organic/inorganic hybrid in the suppression of SARS-CoV-2 infections?

A new study involved the preparation of NIC-MgO and NIC-MgO-HPMC by solid-state intercalation reaction followed by cetrimonium bromide (CTAB) stabilized NIC-MgO and MgO Nanoparticles (NP) preparation.

20 Jul 2022

Ghana announces first-ever Marburg virus outbreak

Ghana announced the country’s first Marburg virus disease outbreak, after receiving a confirmatory report of the disease from the World Health Organization’s (WHO) Collaborating Centre Laboratory.

20 Jul 2022

Potential mRNA vaccines for influenza

Scientists discuss the benefits of shifting the global influenza vaccination system to a mRNA-based platform,

19 Jul 2022

Gut-lung axis: Using commensal bacteria to reinforce mucosal immunity

A recent study discusses the use of commensal bacteria in the gut and/or respiratory tract to deliver viral antigens to the host, thus acting as vaccines

19 Jul 2022

Molnupiravir does not induce resistance mutations in SARS-CoV-2 genome

A new study has pointed out that Molnupiravir treatment increases the ratio of transition to transversion mutations in COVID-19 patients and that the treatment does not appear to induce resistance mutations in the SARS-CoV-2 genome.

19 Jul 2022

The known and proposed interactions of SARS-CoV and SARS-CoV-2 with DNA damage response pathways

Researchers reviewed the consequences of infection with sSARS-CoVs on the host DNA damage response.

19 Jul 2022

Influence of chr12q24.13 domain on COVID-19 severity

Researchers evaluated the probable impact of the chr12q24.13 domain on the outcomes of laboratory-validated SARS-CoV-2 infection.

19 Jul 2022

Scientists explore guanine-specific pocket in SARS-CoV-2 nucleocapsid protein of therapeutic value against multiple coronaviruses

Researchers studied open and closed conformations of the C-terminal of SARS-CoV-2 nucleocapsid (N) protein termed the NCTD.

19 Jul 2022

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NIH grant awarded to Marshall researcher for studying genetic mechanisms of cocaine addiction

Pigment epithelium-derived factor ablations may lead to eye aging

Is monkeypox a global public-health emergency?

Scientists introduce SARS-CoV-2 phenotype screening for identifying novel antiviral drugs

The clinical, epidemiological, and evolutionary consequences of a potential SARS-CoV-2-related bat virus spillover into humans

What is the role of a niclosamide-based organic/inorganic hybrid in the suppression of SARS-CoV-2 infections?

Ghana announces first-ever Marburg virus outbreak

Potential mRNA vaccines for influenza

Gut-lung axis: Using commensal bacteria to reinforce mucosal immunity

Molnupiravir does not induce resistance mutations in SARS-CoV-2 genome

The known and proposed interactions of SARS-CoV and SARS-CoV-2 with DNA damage response pathways

Influence of chr12q24.13 domain on COVID-19 severity

Scientists explore guanine-specific pocket in SARS-CoV-2 nucleocapsid protein of therapeutic value against multiple coronaviruses

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