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Researchers use bacteriophages to treat antibiotic-resistant mycobacterial lung infection

For the first time, researchers have successfully used bacteriophages – viruses that kill bacteria – to treat an antibiotic-resistant mycobacterial lung infection, clearing the way for a young National Jewish Health patient with cystic fibrosis to receive a life-saving lung transplant.

13 May 2022

Deoxyribonucleic acid nanostructure sensor found to rapidly detect and inhibit SARS-CoV-2

Researchers reported on a three-layer designer deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) nanostructure (DDN) strategy-based sensor designed by them for rapid and accurate SARS-CoV-2 detection and inhibition.

9 May 2022

SARS-CoV-2 develops partial resistance to the antiviral drug remdesivir in cell culture

The virus that causes COVID-19 can develop partial resistance to the antiviral drug remdesivir during infection of cultured cells in the laboratory by more than one mechanism.

5 May 2022

Study offers provable standards for SARS-CoV-2 UVC disinfection

When the COVID-19 pandemic emerged in early 2020, ultraviolet radiation became one of the go-to methods for preventing the spread of the SARS-CoV-2 virus, along with facemasks, hand sanitizer and social distancing.

4 May 2022

Features of SARS-CoV-2 Omicron BA.2 sublineage spike protein

Researchers assessed the traits of the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) Omicron BA.2 sublineage spike (S) protein.

3 May 2022

SARS-CoV-2 Mpro inhibitors built on rattlesnake venom scaffold

A new study describes the development of new molecules with inhibitory activity against the SARS-CoV-2 viral main protease (Mpro) enzyme, based on rattlesnake venom.

29 Apr 2022

Researchers investigate O-glycosylation in cells infected with Ebola

Researchers from the Copenhagen Center for Glycomics have been investigating O-glycosylation in cells infected with Ebola virus in order to better understand the disease.

28 Apr 2022

Exploring Populations of B and T Cells in Lymph Nodes of Patients Diagnosed with COVID-19 via Microscopy and Image Analysis

My work is focused on looking at the dynamics of B/T cell populations within lymph nodes from patients that had recovered from COVID-19. My role in this research was developing and implementing microscopy image analysis techniques using methods and instrumentation in part supplied by TissueGnostics.

From TissueGnostics 26 Apr 2022

CN Bio introduces PhysioMimix NASH ‘in-a-box’ reagent kit

First product within new ‘in-a-box’ range, which harnesses next-generation, human-relevant Liver-on-a-Chip technology to improve the accuracy and efficiency of NASH drug discovery.

From CN Bio 26 Apr 2022

Quercetin and other plant flavonols show anti-SARS-CoV-2 activity

A new study discusses the potential of certain plant compounds to block SARS-CoV-2 replication within host cells.

24 Apr 2022

High performance microplates for enhanced cell growth and survival

The Sero Krystal™ PDL range of coated microplates from Porvair Sciences set a new benchmark for reproducible cell culture even with challenging cell types.

From Porvair Sciences Limited 20 Apr 2022

Researchers investigate Zika virus and Dengue virus co-immunity

In a new study, researchers successfully created new strains of the Zika virus and proved that the process of passaging through mice resulted in significantly increased virulence.

19 Apr 2022

Discovery can lead to new antiviral treatments against Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever

Researchers at Karolinska Institutet in Sweden have identified key signaling pathways that when blocked by existing drug candidates limit reproduction of the Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever (CCHF) virus.

19 Apr 2022

Injectable hybrid inorganic nanoscaffold-templated stem cell assembly for cartilage repair

This study led by Prof. Qiuyu Zhang (Northwestern Polytechnical University), Prof. Ki-Bum Lee (Rutgers University), and Prof. Liang Kong (School of Stomatology, The Fourth Military Medical University).

19 Apr 2022

New insight into lymphoid cell maturity could pave the way for more effective IBD treatments

A research group at Karolinska Institutet in Sweden has analyzed how certain immune cells known as innate lymphoid cells (ILCs) develop into mature cells that play a part in inflammatory bowel disease (IBD).

15 Apr 2022

Inhibiting key signaling pathway in immune cells may slow down Alzheimer's disease

Inhibiting an important signaling pathway in brain-resident immune cells may calm brain inflammation and thereby slow the disease process in Alzheimer's and some other neurodegenerative diseases, suggests a study by Weill Cornell Medicine investigators.

14 Apr 2022

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Researchers use bacteriophages to treat antibiotic-resistant mycobacterial lung infection

Deoxyribonucleic acid nanostructure sensor found to rapidly detect and inhibit SARS-CoV-2

SARS-CoV-2 develops partial resistance to the antiviral drug remdesivir in cell culture

Study offers provable standards for SARS-CoV-2 UVC disinfection

Features of SARS-CoV-2 Omicron BA.2 sublineage spike protein

SARS-CoV-2 Mpro inhibitors built on rattlesnake venom scaffold

Researchers investigate O-glycosylation in cells infected with Ebola

Exploring Populations of B and T Cells in Lymph Nodes of Patients Diagnosed with COVID-19 via Microscopy and Image Analysis

CN Bio introduces PhysioMimix NASH ‘in-a-box’ reagent kit

Quercetin and other plant flavonols show anti-SARS-CoV-2 activity

High performance microplates for enhanced cell growth and survival

Researchers investigate Zika virus and Dengue virus co-immunity

Discovery can lead to new antiviral treatments against Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever

Injectable hybrid inorganic nanoscaffold-templated stem cell assembly for cartilage repair

New insight into lymphoid cell maturity could pave the way for more effective IBD treatments

Inhibiting key signaling pathway in immune cells may slow down Alzheimer's disease

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