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Marmoset study establishes standards for the new era of biodiversity genomics

The international consortium today announces a series of publications in a special collection of Nature that resulted from the first phase of the Vertebrate Genome Project (VGP) to release 16 high quality reference genomes.

29 Apr 2021

Municipalities with low socioeconomic status in Greater Santiago have higher COVID-19 mortality

People up to age 40 living in economically depressed municipalities in the Greater Santiago, Chile, metropolitan area were three times more likely to die as a result of the infection than their counterparts in wealthier areas, researchers report in the journal Science.

28 Apr 2021

CU Cancer Center researchers receive PRCRP grant to investigate metastasis

Two members of the University of Colorado Cancer Center have received prestigious Idea Awards from the U.S. Department of Defense's Peer Reviewed Cancer Research Program.

27 Apr 2021

SARS-CoV-2 clade linked to disease severity in the early phase of the pandemic

A new study in the journal JAMA Network reports on the disease severity associated with some clades of the virus, from an analysis of genomes from specimens isolated in the initial phase of the pandemic.

27 Apr 2021

First cases of B.1.1.7 variant with E484K mutation in Pennsylvania

The E484K mutation has also been found on the B.1.351 and P.1 variant, contributing to their status as variants of concern. In February 2021, Public Health England published a report of 11 B.1.1.7 genomes that also had the E484K spike mutation. Currently, there are 247 isolates of B.1.1.7 + E484K reported globally, and new research finds the first reports of it in southeastern Pennsylvania.

27 Apr 2021

Researchers identify genetic abnormalities that drive invasiveness in head and neck cancer

A multi-institutional team of researchers has identified both the genetic abnormalities that drive pre-cancer cells into becoming an invasive type of head and neck cancer and patients who are least likely to respond to immunotherapy.

26 Apr 2021

New COVID-19 testing strategy can quicken test results for healthcare workers

Fast turnaround of COVID-19 test results for healthcare workers is critical. Investigators have now developed a COVID-19 testing strategy that maximizes the proportion of negative results after a single round of testing, allowing prompt notification of results.

26 Apr 2021

AI platform can identify specific proteins that allow bacteria to infect the intestines

Researchers from Tel Aviv University have created an artificial intelligence platform that can identify the specific proteins that allow bacteria to infect the intestines - a method that paves the way for the creation of smart drugs that will neutralize the proteins and prevent disease, without the use of antibiotics.

26 Apr 2021

Hormonal therapies for breast and prostate cancers increase the risk of heart attack, stroke

The hormonal therapies used to treat many breast and prostate cancers raise the risk of a heart attack and stroke, and patients should be monitored regularly and receive treatment to reduce risk and detect problems as they occur.

26 Apr 2021

Fighting malaria in 2021: Where are we now and where are we going?

In support of World Malaria Day, News-Medical spoke to Dr. Laurence Slutsker, an internationally recognized expert in malaria, about fighting this disease in 2021.

26 Apr 2021

SARS-CoV-2 limits type I and type III IFN protein biogenesis

New research led by Roy Parker of the University of Colorado Boulder finds that SARS-CoV-2 prevents the IFN response despite an increased presence of IFN-encoding mRNAs by suppressing transcriptional processes. Inhibition of IFN mRNAs triggers degradation from the activation of RNase L and the SARS-CoV-2 protein Nsp1.

26 Apr 2021

New method helps map the specialized diversity and spatial location of cells within a tissue or tumor

Not all cancer cells within a tumor are created equal; nor do all immune cells (or all liver or brain cells) in your body have the same job. Much of their function depends on their location.

23 Apr 2021

House flies can carry SARS-CoV-2 up to 24 hours after exposure, study finds

A team of researchers in the USA – at Kansas State University and Agricultural Research Service – found that house flies can acquire and harbor infectious SARS-CoV-2 for up to 24 hours after exposure.

22 Apr 2021

New mathematical model predicts the spread of COVID-19

Scientists at the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Brookhaven National Laboratory and the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign (UIUC) have developed a new mathematical model for predicting how epidemics such as COVID-19 spread.

22 Apr 2021

Researchers discover how SARS viruses enhance the production of viral proteins in infected cells

Coronavirus researchers led by Professor Rolf Hilgenfeld of the University of Luebeck and PD Dr. Albrecht von Brunn of the Ludwig-Maximilian Universitaet in Munich have discovered how SARS viruses enhance the production of viral proteins in infected cells, so that many new copies of the virus can be generated.

21 Apr 2021

Genomic News and Research

Marmoset study establishes standards for the new era of biodiversity genomics

Municipalities with low socioeconomic status in Greater Santiago have higher COVID-19 mortality

CU Cancer Center researchers receive PRCRP grant to investigate metastasis

SARS-CoV-2 clade linked to disease severity in the early phase of the pandemic

First cases of B.1.1.7 variant with E484K mutation in Pennsylvania

Researchers identify genetic abnormalities that drive invasiveness in head and neck cancer

New COVID-19 testing strategy can quicken test results for healthcare workers

AI platform can identify specific proteins that allow bacteria to infect the intestines

Hormonal therapies for breast and prostate cancers increase the risk of heart attack, stroke

Fighting malaria in 2021: Where are we now and where are we going?

SARS-CoV-2 limits type I and type III IFN protein biogenesis

New method helps map the specialized diversity and spatial location of cells within a tissue or tumor

House flies can carry SARS-CoV-2 up to 24 hours after exposure, study finds

New mathematical model predicts the spread of COVID-19

Researchers discover how SARS viruses enhance the production of viral proteins in infected cells

SARS-CoV-2 pandemic underscores importance of understanding evolution of RNA genomes

All-in-one test provides a promising solution for COVID-19 detection and mutational surveillance

Chronic SARS-CoV-2 infections favor viral adaptation, says study

1 in 6 patients with colorectal cancer found to have inherited genetic mutations

Researchers develop new mathematical model to predict the onset of diseases

The art of CRISPR: The power and promise of gene editing eBook

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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