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How SARS-CoV-2's spike protein highjacks the host cell trafficking machinery

Researchers at The Medical Research Council Laboratory of Molecular Biology have conducted a study showing how the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) spike protein interacts with host cell factors in ways that promote the formation of syncytia.

13 Oct 2020

Paternal preconception mental health associated with premature births

Both a mother's and father's mental health are associated with increased risk that their baby will be born premature, a new study has found.

13 Oct 2020

"Reparative" cardiac fibroblasts play key role in maintaining the mechanics of the heart

The researcher of the Faculty of Science of the UMA Adrián Ruiz-Villalba, who is also member of the Andalusian Center for Nanomedicine and Biotechnology (BIONAND) and the Biomedical Research Institute of Malaga (IBIMA), is the first author of an international study that has identified the heart cells in charge of repairing the damage caused to this organ after infarction.

13 Oct 2020

Stem cells that repair broken bones can also generate arthritic bone spurs

The same stem cells that heal broken bones can also generate arthritic bone spurs called osteophytes, according to a new study in the Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases.

12 Oct 2020

Dynamic map reveals how cells fight microbes and preserve memory for future infections

Researchers have charted the activity of tens of thousands of genes in mouse immune cells over the course of an infection.

12 Oct 2020

CWRU and UH secure $4 million to establish research center focused on lung cancer in East Africa

Researchers with the Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine and University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center have secured $4 million in funding from the National Institutes of Health (NIH)/National Cancer Institute to establish an HIV-associated Malignancy Research Center (HAMRC) focused on lung cancer in East Africa.

9 Oct 2020

Too little sugar is the cause of perforated bones

Bone marrow cancer is currently an incurable disease that affects about 400 people in Norway every year. Professor Therese Standal at NTNU has now found an important reason for bone destruction in people with this disease.

9 Oct 2020

Researchers participate in nationwide study to discover new forms of diabetes

Indiana University School of Medicine researchers are participating in the Rare and Atypical Diabetes Network (RADIANT), a nationwide study funded by the National Institutes of Health. The study seeks to discover new forms of diabetes, identify their causes, and understand how they differ from more common types of diabetes.

9 Oct 2020

Simple eye drop can treat antibiotic-resistant bacterial infection

A natural treatment for an antibiotic-resistant bacterial infection that causes blindness in infants can be effectively administered through a simple eye drop without causing irritation, Kingston University London researchers have found.

9 Oct 2020

Excess genetic exchanges impede the segregation of chromosomes into eggs

The exchange of DNA between chromosomes during the early formation of sperm and egg cells normally is limited to assure fertility.

8 Oct 2020

NIH clinical trial to test a combination treatment regimen for COVID-19

A clinical trial to test the safety, tolerability and efficacy of a combination treatment regimen for coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) consisting of the antiviral remdesivir plus a highly concentrated solution of antibodies that neutralize SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, has begun.

8 Oct 2020

Breakthrough genetic discovery into the cause of severe neurological conditions

Researchers have made a breakthrough genetic discovery into the cause of a spectrum of severe neurological conditions.

8 Oct 2020

Study shows women are more concerned about COVID-19 than men

A Dartmouth-Gallup study finds that women are more concerned about COVID-19 than men, a difference that transcends party lines.

8 Oct 2020

Researchers track down two new relatives of rubella virus

At night in a Ugandan forest, a team of American and African scientists take oral swabs from insect-eating cyclops leaf-nosed bats.

8 Oct 2020

Researchers develop new tools to assess care provided for patients with brain metastasis

Ambitious efforts at UVA Cancer Center to improve care delivered to patients with cancer that has spread to the brain have yielded important insights and tools that can benefit other hospitals, a new publication reports.

7 Oct 2020

Salk physician-scientist has been named an NIH Director's New Innovator for 2020

Salk Institute Assistant Professor Edward Stites has been named an NIH Director's New Innovator for 2020 as part of the National Institutes of Health's High-Risk, High-Reward Research Program.

6 Oct 2020

SARS-COV-2 traveled from China to West Africa directly or via Europe

With the onset of COVID-19, the focus of medical research has been on tracing the origin of SARS-CoV-2, which was first reported in China’s Wuhan city.

6 Oct 2020

Study confirms SARS-CoV-2 spike glycoprotein promotes a hyper-inflammatory immune response

A group of researchers from Australia and China recently demonstrated how SARS-CoV-2 spike glycoprotein subunit 1 can induce a pro-inflammatory signaling pathway (leading to cytokines deployment and epithelial damage in human bronchial epithelial cells), but also highlighted the potential of peptide-based antivirals in tackling this novel coronavirus.

5 Oct 2020

NIH researchers discover how the brain may fuel intense neural conversations

Our thoughts, feelings, and movements are controlled by billions of neurons talking to each other at trillions of specialized communication points called synapses.

5 Oct 2020

High levels of folic acid during pregnancy could harm brain development of embryos

A UC Davis MIND Institute study of pregnant mice found that high amounts of folic acid during pregnancy harmed the brain development of embryos. Researchers say the findings indicate that more investigation is needed about the best recommended dosage for pregnant women.

5 Oct 2020

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How SARS-CoV-2's spike protein highjacks the host cell trafficking machinery

Paternal preconception mental health associated with premature births

"Reparative" cardiac fibroblasts play key role in maintaining the mechanics of the heart

Stem cells that repair broken bones can also generate arthritic bone spurs

Dynamic map reveals how cells fight microbes and preserve memory for future infections

CWRU and UH secure $4 million to establish research center focused on lung cancer in East Africa

Too little sugar is the cause of perforated bones

Researchers participate in nationwide study to discover new forms of diabetes

Simple eye drop can treat antibiotic-resistant bacterial infection

Excess genetic exchanges impede the segregation of chromosomes into eggs

NIH clinical trial to test a combination treatment regimen for COVID-19

Breakthrough genetic discovery into the cause of severe neurological conditions

Study shows women are more concerned about COVID-19 than men

Researchers track down two new relatives of rubella virus

Researchers develop new tools to assess care provided for patients with brain metastasis

Salk physician-scientist has been named an NIH Director's New Innovator for 2020

SARS-COV-2 traveled from China to West Africa directly or via Europe

Study confirms SARS-CoV-2 spike glycoprotein promotes a hyper-inflammatory immune response

NIH researchers discover how the brain may fuel intense neural conversations

High levels of folic acid during pregnancy could harm brain development of embryos

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