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Researchers detect Zika virus RNA in free-ranging African bats

A team of Colorado State University scientists, led by veterinary postdoctoral fellow Dr. Anna Fagre, has detected Zika virus RNA in free-ranging African bats. RNA, or ribonucleic acid, is a molecule that plays a central role in the function of genes.

3 Jun 2021

Centivax and US Naval Medical Research Center to begin Phase I clinical trial of antibody therapeutics

Centivax Inc. announced today that it has entered into a strategic partnership with the U.S. Naval Medical Research Center (NMRC) for Phase I clinical development of Centi-B9, Centivax's SARS-CoV-2 broad-spectrum injectable antibody therapeutic and prophylactic.

3 Jun 2021

Study: Lung squamous patients harboring druggable mutations have lower median overall survival

Oncotarget published "Molecular characterization of lung squamous cell carcinoma tumors reveals therapeutically relevant alterations" which reported that unlike lung adenocarcinoma patients, there is no FDA-approved targeted-therapy likely to benefit lung squamous cell carcinoma patients.

3 Jun 2021

E6-specific inhibitors offer a unique, strategic approach for treating HPV-HNSCC

Oncotarget published "A high-content AlphaScreen™ identifies E6-specific small molecule inhibitors as potential therapeutics for HPV+ head and neck squamous cell carcinomas" which reported that the incidence of human papillomavirus-positive head and neck squamous cell carcinoma has increased dramatically over the past decades due to an increase in infection of the oral mucosa by HPV.

3 Jun 2021

New campaign aims to drive innovative solutions in food systems

Worldwide, unsustainable farming practices are damaging both the global environment and the health and wellbeing of people everywhere. At the same time, climate change is making our food systems more fragile, while the global population continues to rapidly increase.

3 Jun 2021

Study could help scientists, policymakers communicate about zoonotic diseases

A new study from North Carolina State University found that certain types of messages could influence how people perceive information about the spread of diseases from wildlife to humans.

3 Jun 2021

Researchers are closer to unraveling the mystery of science behind regeneration

Many salamanders can readily regenerate a lost limb, but adult mammals, including humans, cannot. Why this is the case is a scientific mystery that has fascinated observers of the natural world for thousands of years.

3 Jun 2021

NCI grants more than $4.2 million to launch Cancer Epitope Database and Analysis Resource

Researchers are about to welcome a new one-stop shop for crucial information on how the immune system targets cancers.

3 Jun 2021

Epigenetic regulation affects the 3D structure of genome

All the cells of an organism share the same DNA sequence, but their functions, shapes or even lifespans vary greatly. This happens because each cell "reads" different chapters of the genome, thus producing alternative sets of proteins and embarking on different paths.

3 Jun 2021

European Virtual Institute receives award to explore brain circuits that underlie emotional behavior

A Marie Sklodowska-Curie Innovative Training Network will explore the brain circuits that underlie emotional behavior thanks to funding of 4.5 million euros by the European Research Council.

3 Jun 2021

Experts offer plausible solutions to mitigate zoonotic risk associated with intensive animal agriculture

As early as the Neolithic period (circa 3900 BC), the domestication of animals likely led to the development of diseases including measles and smallpox. Since then, zoonotic disease has led to other major transnational outbreaks including HIV, Ebola, SARS, MERS, and H1N1 swine flu, among others.

3 Jun 2021

Opioid Agonist Therapy can reduce mortality risk in people with opioid dependence

A new global review has found that receiving Opioid Agonist Therapy (OAT) is associated with lower risk of multiple causes of death among people with opioid dependence.

3 Jun 2021

A study of the COVID fatality rates in India during waves 1 and 2

A team of researchers at the Department of Biostatistics, University of Michigan estimated the underreporting factor for infections using publicly available data released by the Indian Council of Medical Research on the reported number of cases and national seroprevalence surveys.

3 Jun 2021

New research sheds light on the origins of synovial sarcoma

A new study published today in Cancer Discovery, a journal of the American Association for Cancer Research, reports findings that may change the understanding of how synovial sarcoma develops and spreads.

3 Jun 2021

New study will help design better antibodies for potential treatments

Scientists are harnessing hard X-rays in the fight against cancer. A team of researchers, in conjunction with the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Argonne National Laboratory, has used ultrabright X-ray light to determine how specific types of antibodies can tell the difference between different forms of a cancer-linked molecule.

3 Jun 2021

Tiny implant reverses diabetes in mice without requiring drugs

A team of researchers led by diabetes specialists and biomedical engineers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis and Cornell University has demonstrated that, using a miniscule device, they can implant insulin-secreting cells into diabetic mice.

3 Jun 2021

Number of specialty behavioral health establishments have increased but more work needs to be done

The number of specialty behavioral health establishments, their workforce and their wages have increased steadily between 2011 and 2019, according to a new study by Indiana University and University of Michigan researchers.

2 Jun 2021

Ethnic minorities are twice as likely to die after traumatic brain injury

People of color are more than twice as likely to die after a traumatic brain injury as white people, according to a new retrospective review from Oregon Health & Science University.

2 Jun 2021

Hydroxychloroquine + Azithromycin therapy at a higher dose improved survival by nearly 200% in ventilated COVID patients

However, a fascinating new study posted to the medRxiv* preprint server suggests that such disappointment may have been both premature and unwarranted, based on a re-analysis of over 250 patients on invasive mechanical ventilation (IMV) during the first two months of the pandemic.

2 Jun 2021

Nanopore sequencing contradicts human genome integration of SARS-CoV-2

Now a new preprint research paper posted to the bioRxiv* server dismisses the possibility, raised by that study, that the virus inserts its genetic material into the host cell’s genome.

2 Jun 2021

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Researchers detect Zika virus RNA in free-ranging African bats

Centivax and US Naval Medical Research Center to begin Phase I clinical trial of antibody therapeutics

Study: Lung squamous patients harboring druggable mutations have lower median overall survival

E6-specific inhibitors offer a unique, strategic approach for treating HPV-HNSCC

New campaign aims to drive innovative solutions in food systems

Study could help scientists, policymakers communicate about zoonotic diseases

Researchers are closer to unraveling the mystery of science behind regeneration

NCI grants more than $4.2 million to launch Cancer Epitope Database and Analysis Resource

Epigenetic regulation affects the 3D structure of genome

European Virtual Institute receives award to explore brain circuits that underlie emotional behavior

Experts offer plausible solutions to mitigate zoonotic risk associated with intensive animal agriculture

Opioid Agonist Therapy can reduce mortality risk in people with opioid dependence

A study of the COVID fatality rates in India during waves 1 and 2

New research sheds light on the origins of synovial sarcoma

New study will help design better antibodies for potential treatments

Tiny implant reverses diabetes in mice without requiring drugs

Number of specialty behavioral health establishments have increased but more work needs to be done

Ethnic minorities are twice as likely to die after traumatic brain injury

Hydroxychloroquine + Azithromycin therapy at a higher dose improved survival by nearly 200% in ventilated COVID patients

Nanopore sequencing contradicts human genome integration of SARS-CoV-2

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